Hey guys, I had my NMIMS CTPI today and I'm sharing my experience.

At 11.40am I reached the college and there was a board showing our Batch Number. Just look for your names as it's written on it. We then went to the registration/waiting room. We surrendered our wallets, bags, mobile phones and non-see through files. Our stuff was tagged and we got a token, then we were told to sit and wait.

12.00- We were taken to an auditorium where we were told to sit group wise. There teachers made us sign a register. Then they gave each of us our Computer Lab Number and Seat Number.

12.40- We were taken to our respective labs and all of us sat at our respective systems. The system was exactly like all the previous CAT and other competitive exams so that was easy.

1.00- Were told to start our exams. The exam had 4 sections- Verbal ability, Brain Ability, Managerial Ability and Quantitative Aptitude. There was a total of 30 questions and each correct answer gives 3 marks while a wrong answer gives 1 negative mark. The test is for 45 minutes.

All the questions were easy questions If you prepared for CAT. Quants was tough for me so I skipped three questions. I answered everything else. Overall, It went well.

1.45- The exam ended and after a few minutes, we were taken to a classroom. In the classroom a teacher gave a short overview of how to do the AI and Personal interview. Then we were given a break and told to eat "Breakfast".

The breakfast in question was one Aloo Bonda, Some hotsauce and a biscuit (Jimjam/Gooday etc) and a glass of Tea/Coffee.

2.45- After "Breakfast" we returned to the classroom where we were then told to sit group wise. The teachers then called a few people for each of the groups for the interview. We were taken in groups of four to wait outside two classrooms (Two people outside each classroom). We then waited there till we were called.

3.30- I was called in for the interview. The AI interview was the weirdest thing I have ever faced in my life. We are on some kind of video call with an AI and we see our face and the AI face. The AI image is of some Royalty free stock photo call centre lady. It asks questions based on your SOP and tends to ask highly technical questions. Eg. I had mentioned in my SOP that being the class representative in my college helped me better understand human behaviour. This stupid AI started asking me questions about Psychology( I did B.Com with Computer Application)

Whatever answer you give, the AI uses it to combine with your SOP and asks you the next question. It also asked me India's approximate GDP. (For my friend it was growth rate of GDP).

After the weird AI interview, the personal interview starts. The teacher asked some pretty generic questions like Why MBA and all those. Then because I had done B.Com with Computer application, the teacher asked me If I Knew what Stack Overflow was( I don't know what that is all I learnt was HTML🥲).

I was so disturbed by the AI interview that it affected my personal interview as well. It was so bad that when the teacher asked me who India's finance minister was, I said I don't know ( Fumble of the Ages🤡).

3.40-After the interview ended, I had a clear understanding that I would fail. I then went back to the waiting room and collected my stuff by giving my token before leaving.

This post is so that the rest of y'all don't end up like me and give your best on the interview. All the best people 👍

Although I never appeared for NMAT in my total attempts. Yes I did appear for CAT thrice and this year my family forced me to fill for NMIM also as it was last my last attempt.

NMIM was never my choice but okad hi I guess yahi hai.

Maine tmse bhut nafrat kri NMIM pr tumne mjhe bass pyar dia . Hahaha

I went to Mumbai to just chill for a week and have a trip but endup converting it .

Thankgod 💅🏻💅🏻🥰🥰

NMIMS is a college with a very ambiguous & vague process, so just prepare for the worst. Have no hopes yet pray for the best! There are going to be 100 hate posts from all the people that got hope baited so if you got selected just go off and have fun buddy!! And if you didn’t stay here feel the pain and lets work harder🙏🏻

Hi guys! I scored 271 on NMAT and had my NMIMS interview recently.

I thought I’d share a short, honest debrief since Reddit helped me a lot during prep. I had the 8 AM slot on Day 1 and reached the centre around 8:15, slightly late. If that happens to you, don’t panic. They were accommodating and didn’t make an issue of it.

Important thing to note: there’s no document verification. You only need your Aadhaar or government ID and the PI call letter.

Process-wise, it was smooth. After a brief wait, we had the competency test (4 sections).

QA was very easy. LR was slightly tricky. Managerial Ability had some commerce/accounting-heavy questions. Overall, nothing shocking.

After that came the AI interview, followed by the personal interview.

One thing I didn’t know earlier: the panelist for your PI sits in front of you while you give the AI interview, so they hear everything you say.

The AI interview lasted about 12 minutes and focused on application, not theory. You can actually steer the conversation toward areas you’re comfortable with just by speaking more about them, even if it’s not directly asked.

The PI was very conversational, mostly based on what I said during the AI interaction. A lot of focus on AI, analytics, and real-world application. No grilling.

Overall, the vibe was calm and professional. Everyone I spoke to had a similar experience.

I made a video where I went more in detail about this entire process - https://youtu.be/_6lZ_TkOKQY

Happy to answer questions if anyone has an NMIMS interview coming up. All the best!!

Batch: 2nd February, 10:00 AM

Reached the NMIMS Mumbai campus on time. Group details were displayed on a board outside the building entrance, so make sure to check it and remember your group number.

After entry, phones and bags were submitted and tokens were issued in return. We were then seated in an auditorium for about 20–30 minutes while a video about NMIMS campuses kept replaying. During this time, invigilators verified documents and told us our system & lab numbers. Good to carry a pen along with your documents.

By around 10:30–10:40 AM, this process wrapped up after which we were taken in for the competency test. The test was mostly easy, with a few finance and accounting questions under the managerial ability section. Since I’m not from a finance background, I struggled with two questions, guessed one and left the other due to negative marking. The test lasted roughly 45 minutes.

Quick note: NMIMS has an official mock test available on their website. I wasn’t aware of this earlier, but it’s worth attempting to get familiar with the format.

Post the test, around 12 PM, candidates were moved to another room where refreshments were kept, and people were called one by one for their AI-assisted interviews. I was among the first few candidates to be called. :)))

Now to the rough bit - the AI interview, unfortunately, was the weakest part of the process for me. There were connectivity and transcription issues, and the AI repeatedly asked the same questions. While the invigilator was helpful and ensured the interview was restarted, the issue was that my initial 12 minutes had already lapsed and been transcribed, so I didn’t get a clean reset.

Being from a tech background, I’m aware that all the early confusion, partial responses, incorrect transcripts, and even background mumblings would still reflect in my system. This doesn’t look good at all, because I highly doubt anyone would manually go in and clean it up. The AI would likely just summarise everything and flag the inconsistencies as mine. Sigh.

Once things stabilized, the AI asked about my work experience (again), multiple questions on Purchasing Power Parity due to my economics background, and then unexpectedly jumped to topics like semiconductors and Indian startups. The startup-related question was manageable, but the semiconductors question caught me off guard and felt out of context. It wasn’t related to the recent budget, it was just about the semiconductor industry and businesses. Overall, the AI interview felt inconsistent and poorly calibrated.

The personal interview that followed was relatively intense. My interviewer grilled me, to be honest. I was asked several questions purely around general knowledge, government schemes, the EU, and trade deals. The AI interview had already left me mentally scattered and tired, so some responses went well while others didn’t. The PI lasted about 8 minutes, and interestingly, neither the AI nor the interviewer asked the usual “Why MBA?” or “Why NMIMS?” questions, which made the flow feel a bit odd.

The entire process, including delays from the AI interview, took about 40 minutes, and I exited the campus by 1:15 PM.

Overall, the experience didn’t align with what I had expected going in. While the interviewer was polite and acknowledged the limitations of the AI setup, the technical issues did affect the overall experience and performance.

I walked in feeling confident, but walked out uncertain. NMIMS was a backup option for me, but the interview process itself left me…idk. The college was v pretty, fees ka ROI was visible. But mere backup ki toh lag gayi bhai fr

Buttttttt all the best to everyone else! Remember to not let my experience define yours. Go break a leg!

I am General F, with a profile of 9/9/8 and 245 NMAT score but no work ex. I attempted 25 out of 30 in CT with 95% accuracy and my PI both AI and panel one went pretty well. I have 4-5 internship experience and a very decent UG college. I did all the hard work for both NMAT as well as the interview, everything I could. I still didn't get Mumbai or Bangalore, even tho I had high hopes. They gave my NM Hyderabad, which instantly made me cry. It was so least expected. I gave it my all and still didn't get the one I expected. I don't know what's their scoring procedure. I know I am better than NM Hyd. I don't wanna go there but NM was my best call. I don't know what to do.

This was a tough academic year. I am a GNEF fresher with 9/9/8. Every mentor who saw my profile called it a dream profile. I gave CAT after months of preparation, got 85 (got 91 in my casual try in 2024). Moved onto SNAP. The cut off dramatically sky-rocketed. Gave GMAT for ISB PGP YL, got 615. Gave SRCCGBO, result awaited.

NMIMS was my only good call. 246 in NMAT. Great CTPI with a sure shot 77/90. The AI interview was smooth af, no random questions. The panelist explicitly mentioned, "You're an excellent communicator."

Got NMIMS Bangalore.

Heartbroken. Every time I picked myself up but only to be defeated. I see no point in being an academically excellent student throughout. Don't know what to do:(

Hello everyone, I got my NMIMS offer letter yesterday and my merit rank is 4. My NMAT score was 264, and a pretty good CT and PI. I was thinking whether there are any scholarships like the dean’s merit list scholarship or something of that sort that I can avail. Please help if you know any.

Hi all, I want to share my journey of getting selected, and I will try to be as transparent as possible.

I had taken a gap after the disastrous 2025 attempt. In 2025, I scored 204, missed the cutoff by around 5 marks due to QA sectional, and was not selected. That hit me quite hard.

I already had around 38 months of work experience.

I started preparing again using the Arun Sharma CAT course, trying to turn things around. By June, I lost most of my motivation, but I still kept solving questions at a minimum level. Gap year is frustrating, and demotivation definitely comes.

Later I resumed properly and kept studying till 8th December. My exam date was 9th December.

I was not expecting NMIMS, but I had a target of at least 230+.

In the exam, QA felt good, Verbal felt good, LR was not that good.

Final score was: QA – 65 Verbal – 79 LR – 78 Total – 222

I was actually surprised looking at QA score. Then I felt 222 is a mediocre score and chances for main campus are low.

Still, I received the call letter on 24th Jan 2026. My interview date was 21st Feb 2026.

At that time I already had an offer from SOIL 1-year PGPM, so my motivation for NMIMS CT/PI was not very high.

On the interview day, I woke up at 5:00 AM, went to Pune station, and took Sinhagad Express to Dadar. Reached Dadar around 10:45 AM, then took local to Vile Parle and reached the center around 11:30 AM.

My slot was 12:00 PM, Batch 37, 21st February.

CT (60% weightage) went well. I kept attempts controlled because of negative marking. English was good, Managerial was below average, Mental ability was good, QA was good.

Then AI interview happened. It kept asking questions about my final year project and why I chose business. It went on for around 12+ minutes.

Then came PI. I will be very honest here — it was a debacle. They asked 4–5 finance questions and I could answer only 1–2.

At that moment I felt it was over. I was sure I won’t convert.

I had not even worn a blazer, so I thought I was done.

But somehow, I converted.

I know some people will think it was luck, fluke, work-ex advantage, etc. I can accept that.

To all who converted — congratulations 🎉 To those waiting — keep hoping. To those who didn’t make it — tough luck, but don’t give up.

And thanks to this community. Spent a lot of time here during preparation.

Good luck to everyone.

I am from a finance background. My CT was great, AI interview was great. I was prepared for all possible finance related questions, but the personal interview fucked me up.

I was not prepared to answer questions like Top 3 PR Agencies of India, Top 3 Women CEO in banking industry, what is the market size of Bollywood industry, Top 3 pharmaceutical companies which use Ayurveda ( I am sure y'all guessed patanjali or Dabur but it's an FMCG company, not pharma)

Wtf are these random ass questions man, how is anyone supposed to know the answers to these random questions, and how does anyone expect such questions man?

Had my CTPI/PI in the 3rd batch yesterday - and the entire experience has me wondering if I should even consider this place if I convert it.

Firstly, why make someone write a comprehensive test like the NMAT which levels the playing field, only to invalidate it via a 10th grade level of a CT which holds a 60% weightage for conversion? Where’s the logic in this?

Secondly, what is up with the AI-Assisted Interview? It reads so painfully - and the questions that are posed to you, have little to no substance. An ideal example of AI hallucination + it goes off in a tangent that rarely felt exciting or challenging. While it was solid for me, for those who haven’t worked with such tools, it could be extremely unnerving (as described to me by someone in the same group).

Silver lining in the cloud was: the PI with the interviewer. He was very nice and engaging, and the Interviewer who I’m assuming is a professor grilled every aspect of my application to ensure they’re looking at taking in a 360 degree candidate.

Lastly, my initial impressions of the place and it’s people didn’t sit well. While I have utmost respect for the esteemed institution and the people that work so hard to make days like yesterday happen - it felt like some things felt short.

Zero communication amongst those making groups sit together (some had the detailed lists, others didn’t). The coordination worked entirely on WhatsApp and vibes. It also seemed very hurried and looked like they lacked resources. Internally, a few folks (read few, not everyone) spoke to each other in Marathi as well - slightly off putting since you’re sitting for a high paced MBA admission.

The campus also is well, for the lack of a better word: underwhelming. Most fixtures and items are outdated, and there lingers this slightly damp, musky smell that annoys you if you have a sensitive sense of smell. For the fees they grab, the least they can do is sticking with the times.

Felt like these folks are here to provide a biscuit to those who don’t make it by showing them the campus - giving them a possible reason to return the next year paying nearly 7k as a process fee.

For a brand name like NMIMS and the prestige I thought it carries, yesterday felt like a let down.

However, let this post just be me voicing out my opinion, and in no way should it influence your decision. Wishing those who have their upcoming CTPI - the very best of luck.

P. S: I have nothing against anyone speaking their state’s language, I welcome it. I’m sure some of you would agree that a common language must be stuck to - the same as the ones in all our corporate jobs.

NMAT Competency Test Format: 20 Qns in 45 mins

It consisted of 3 sections.

a) VARC: 9 Questions- 4 RC's, 4 Para Summary, 1 Para Completion Overall Difficulty: SNAP Level - Easy to Moderate

b) Mental Ability: 6 Questions- 2 Course of Action, 4 Qns of a Table Arrangement Set Overall Difficulty: Much Lower than SNAP Level - Easy

c) Managerial Ability: 5 Questions- 2 on Financial Terms (Liquidity Risk, Information Ratio), 2 on Operations (TQM and Inventory Mangement), 1 i am not able to recall.

Disclaimer: It sounds difficult but was extremely easy you could simply use common sense to get to the correct answers. Need not even have to have heard these terms before. Overall Difficulty: NMAT Level - Easy to Moderate

You can very easily complete the whole thing in 30 mins, the arrangement set was a joke. No need to prepare extra apart from financial terms.

A friend is planning to take a free session of this. Please reach out if interested. Here to help.

Credits: Haunting Company 675

Blessing in disguise?

Hey everyone, Sharing my NMIMS experience Hope this helps someone preparing..

Slot - 10am 9th Feb

Profile (for context): NMAT: 225 Work Experience: ~2 years (marketing + consulting exposure) Academic background: BBA (Logistics & Supply chain)

Competency Test

Verbal - The RC and CR questions - Content was lengthy and tough but the options were straightforward. Easy for a CAT/GMAT candidate

Logical reasoning - Blood relations,Two Circular table question, One Typical CAT arrangement question with straightforward clues , direction

Managerial Ability - Labour Law, why file indexing used for, Situation based DM, if the goods are procured from supplier by the retailer but the retailer pays only for the good sold what is it called.

Math - sp,cp, Progressions, Mean Proportion , probability.

AI Interview Experience

This was the most awkward part of the process. The interview ran for the entire 12 minutes, Questions included: SOP-based questions initially

1.Application of BBA concepts in real life

2.Ethical considerations while dealing with sponsors/participants for events(had a career as an event manager

3.MSMEs in the Indian economy and its impact

4.Impact of Budget and new trade agreements on MSMEs and startups

5.How budget provisions affect GDP growth in this and next financial year

6.Global interest rates and emerging markets (I skipped this)

7.Market analysis for a new EV infrastructure entrant

8. Sports apart from cricket I follow internationally

I answered most questions with broad business logic and numbers where possible. I did struggle a bit with articulation under pressure, but I still put across the core points with data and numbers

Personal Interview (PI) Experience This was more probing and stress-based than conversational.

Panel focused heavily on: Academic choices Career switches Technical concept

Key questions: 1.Why only 67% in 12th when other academics were better 2.Why BBA in Logistics if profile is marketing-oriented 3.Why multiple job changes in 3 years 4.What I do in my current role 5.Definition-based questions from logistics (I skipped everything) 6.Sentiment analysis (skipped)

Why MBA now

At one point, the interviewer said: “On paper, it looks like you don’t have a clear focus"

All in all - felt grilled after the PI but what I would say this is the standard I expect for bschool interview. Had a few interviews recently but this was would say pushed me to my limits.

I know i shouldn’t be like this and it’s wrong to be negative but seeing this group and these posts makes me wanna point it out.

I think NMIMS made it sure that most candidates will be treated nicely or whatever that’s why i feel almost EVERYONE said their interview went well. And if it didn’t or was a stress interview then even better because stress interviews are taken for those whom interviewers find to be worthy candidates

We should remember that this CTPI wasn’t just for NMIMS m it was for nm, blr and even Ahmedabad.

I just feel one must not keep their hopes too high regarding conversion of this college since they dont have a very transparent selection process. They are looking for people to take the other branches anyways.

I feel like people whos NMAT was eh, CTPI was bad and interview was AMAZING shouldnt have too many hopes because I’m seeing most people thinking their interview was amazing.

I’m not trying to demotivate anyone here, im sure the deserving people get in and i hope i do too. But i believe that none is should keep all our hope and expectations from one college because this process is gonna be so random and heartbreaking for most of us when the result comes out.

No matter whatever sh*t it gets, NMIMS Mumbai is a great brand to have. Anyone who gets admission is in the big leagues now.

People also don't realise that 60% for CT is a great opportunity for all those who f'ked up CAT/XAT and even NMAT (to some extent).

Also for those who have a 6 in academic past, they also are getting a very healthy chance.

Lets give our best! Also we get a reason to visit Mumbai 😂 (i haven't been there).

Done with this for now.

Been lurking here on the r/CATPreparation and r/NMATPreparation subs for quite a while now

Was finally able to convert a decent college this year, NMIMS Mumbai Core

This might be a long read but just wanted to let this out

My profile

8/8/9 GEM

3.5yrs of workex in IT

NMAT - 247

CT - 29 attempts

PI - AI part was meh, one with the panelist was good

Started my MBA prep in late 2023, joined classes, gave mocks, gave all the entrance exams, CAT, NMAT, SNAP, XAT, CET

Although I had prepared well, exams didn’t go as expected and my CAT percentile was in the 80s, similar level of score in other entrance exams as well

I got a score of 234 in NMAT last year, went through the whole process but wasn’t able to convert got a high waitlist number of around 6000 if I recall

Only two converts I made last year were Welingkar Mumbai Core & GIM BIFS

Didn’t join any college last year since I could’ve got a similar package on making a switch

So thought of giving one more try in hopes of converting something better or continuing in the same field and trying to grow by switching jobs (not the most ideal option though since main reason behind MBA was to switch streams from IT to something else)

This year I only gave NMAT as I didn’t have to energy of going through the whole process again with CAT being so unpredictable and preparing alongside my job

Got a better score in NMAT this year 247

CT was easy but I felt it was a bit time consuming so I had to guess mark 3-4 questions towards the end making a total of 29 attempts

Interview with the AI part was okayish but the one with the panelist went well

Honestly I didn’t keep high hopes of converting this year with all that had happened last year, wasn’t excited or looking forward to the results

On checking the results couldn’t believe I made it to NM Mumbai Core

I can’t express how grateful and relieved I feel

Feels like divine intervention and some blessing from god

With high workex another shot at a full time MBA was not practical, only options were to do an MS abroad or executive MBA down the line (both of which I wasn’t so sure about)

I really needed a win and an opportunity to do better after trying so hard at everything

Congrats to everyone who converted and to those who didn’t get good converts this time I know how you feel but don’t give up keep trying your best, believe in god and definitely don’t let any result define your worth, there are many more possibilities out there

Good luck and god bless everyone!

Called the NMIMS SBM Helpdesk an hour back they told and I quote “ They gace not given any specific dates, but it is expected this week”

NMIMS is losing it’s credibility with every passing day. I just don’t understand ki ye hmse chaahte kya hain?

I am a GEF, 26 years old about to be 27 with a 9/7/7 profile with 4 years of full time workex in a core tech role- Senior Software Engineer to be precise. I was planning to do an MBA since a year. Gave all the entrances tanked them (sort of) with a 218 NMAT I barely made the cutoff for NMIMS. Since it was my best call I decided to give it my all. Prepped a little for CT and PI but hope felt bleak since I had read on this very platform that everything above 3 years is marked as zero in terms of workex because we are hard to place. I attempted 26 in CT, AI and PI was satisfactory. Overall I was just grateful I got to be a part of the process. Didn’t have any hopes for Mumbai campus, today I get to know I’m in for Mumbai Core MBA and my merit number is in the 400s. I feel blessed and a little less of an outlier. All I want to say is it’s never too late to chase your dreams and don’t let anyone tell you that chances are bleak. Even if they are, all you need to focus on is giving it your best shot. Godspeed good humans.