NPAT Cut Off 2026: Category-Wise Cutoff and Good Score

NPAT cut-off for the 2026 is the minimum score needed to get shortlisted in the merit list. Upon meeting the cut-off, candidates will be shortlisted for the merit list and counselling sessions. The expected NMIMS NPAT cut-off for the Mumbai campus can be 80+ marks out of a 120-point score. 

Generally, the students’ scores should be 85+ to be on the safe side. Based on past cutoff trends, a good attempt for NPAT is between 90 and 98. If we consider the good attempt section-wise, at least 27 to 29 is considered an ideal attempt in Quant, 30-35 in Logical Reasoning, and 35 to 37 in Verbal Reasoning. 

For other B-schools such as NMIMS Bengaluru and NMIMS Navi Mumbai, the cut-off score is expected to be around 60-70. For clarity regarding the NPAT cut-off and ideal score, see the article here.

NMIMS NPAT Cut off 2026 (Expected)

NPAT cut off is likely to be around 80 this year for NMIMS Mumbai. Check the college-wise expected cutoff scores mentioned below.

NMIMS Campuses	Expected Cutoff Range
NMIMS Mumbai	80+
NMIMS Bengaluru	74-78
NMIMS Navi Mumbai	70-75
NMIMS Hyderabad	65-68
NMIMS Indore	65-68

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NPAT Cut off 2026: Good Attempt Section-Wise (Expected)

Answering questions with accuracy is crucial to maximising your score. Here is a good, section-wise attempt for NPAT 2026.

Section	Good Attempt NPAT
Quantitative Reasoning	27-29
Logical Reasoning	32-35
Verbal Reasoning	35-37
Overall	94-100

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NPAT Cut off 2026: Program-wise Cutoff Data

Through NPAT, students can take admission to different programs other than BBA. The cutoff range for BBA is usually higher than for other courses. You can expect the NPAT cutoff for BBA to be around 75-85 marks.

NPAT Program	Expected Cut Off Range
BBA	75–85 marks
B.Com (Hons)	72–82 marks
B.Sc Finance	74–84 marks
B.Sc Economics	70–80 marks
B.A. (Hons.) Liberal Arts	60–72 marks
BBA Branding & Advertising	68–78 marks

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NPAT Previous Year’s Cut off

Check the previous years’ cutoff scores and good attempts for the NPAT tabulated below. The following data can be used for reference and to give an idea of the marks students should aim to score. 

NPAT Cut off 2025

Section	Good Attempt	Overall Cut off
Quantitative and Numerical Ability	27-29	21
Reasoning and General Intelligence	32-35	28
Proficiency in the English Language	35-37	33
Overall	94-98	75+

NPAT Cut off 2024

Section	Good Attempt	Overall Cut off
Quantitative and Numerical Ability	26-28	20
Reasoning and General Intelligence	32-34	28
Proficiency in the English Language	34-36	32
Overall	92-98	70-72

NPAT Cut off 2023

Section	Good Attempt	Overall Cut off
Quantitative and Numerical Ability	25-27	20
Reasoning and General Intelligence	32-33	27
Proficiency in the English Language	33-35	30
Overall	90-95	68-70

NPAT Cut off 2022

Section	Good Attempt	Overall Cut off
Quantitative and Numerical Ability	24-26	20
Reasoning and General Intelligence	30-32	27
Proficiency in the English Language	31-34	30
Overall	85-88	65-68

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NPAT Cut off Trends

Here is a year-wise cut-off trend over the past 3 years. Based on the following cutoff score, we can predict that this year’s NPAT cutoff score will be around 80.

Year	Overall Cutoff	Number of Good Attempts
2024	70 to 72 marks	92 to 98 questions
2023	68 to 70 marks	90 to 95 questions
2022	65 to 68 marks	85 to 88 questions

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What is a Good score in NPAT?

Preparing for the exam without a target score would not help you qualify the exam with a good score. Check the score range and which category they fall under. 

Category	Score Range
Safe score	80-85
Good score	75-79
Average score	65-74

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NPAT Score Normalisation

NPAT is held in multiple shifts on different days. As a result, the exam difficulty level may vary across all slots. Therefore, NMIMS adopts a normalisation process to ensure fairness in the process and in students’ marks. In the normalisation process, the candidates’ raw scores are compared with those of other students. To put it simply, here is a formula that uses the normalisation steps to get a candidate’s marks, irrespective of the slot in which they appear. 

NPAT Percentile Calculation Formula: 

100 x (Number of students with a raw score equal to or less than the candidate) / (Total number of candidates)  

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Factors Affecting NPAT Cut off

The NPAT cutoff is determined by multiple factors. Check the key factors affecting the cut off score.

• The exam’s difficulty level is a major factor in determining the NPAT cutoff. With greater difficulty, the cut-off is likely to be lowered.
• The availability of seats at the participating institutes also plays a major role in determining the program’s cutoff score.
• NPAT has become popular over the past few years. The number of students taking the exam may be another factor in determining the cutoff score. With more students appearing for the exam, the competitive nature of the increase has intensified.

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Colleges Accepting NPAT Score

Check the other B-schools that accept the NPAT score for admission to BBA and other aligned programs. 

List of Colleges Accepting NPAT Score
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies – NMIMS, Mumbai	Anil Surendra Modi School of Commerce, Mumbai
SVKM’s NMIMS, Shirpur	NMIMS School of Design, Mumbai
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Indore	Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bangalore
Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University, New Delhi	Praxis Business School, [PBS] Kolkata
Mithibai College of Arts, Mumbai

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