The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has announced the schedule for the NMAT 2025 additional phase. The second phase of the NMAT 2025 examination will take place from January 13 to January 17. Candidates who were unable to utilize all three NMAT exam attempts earlier will have the opportunity to appear for the exam in January 2026. GMAC will commence the registration process for the NMAT additional phase on January 5, while the last date to submit the NMAT application form is January 10. Along with completing registration, candidates must also schedule their NMAT exam slot. The final date for scheduling the second-phase NMAT exam is also January 10, 2026.
To register and book an exam slot, candidates are required to pay an NMAT exam fee of INR 3,000.
NMAT Additional Phase Dates 2025
Check the NMAT additional phase exam dates below:
| NMAT 2025 Second Phase Events | NMAT 2025 Second Phase Dates |
| Registration Start Date | 05 Jan 2026 |
| Last Date for NMAT Registration | 10 Jan 2026 |
| NMAT Scheduling Starts | 05 Jan 2026 |
| Last Date for NMAT Scheduling | 10 Jan 2026 |
| NMAT Additional Phase Exam Window | 13 to 17 Jan 2026 |
After successfully completing the NMAT additional phase registration, candidates must proceed to schedule their examination. GMAC has a limited number of slots for the NMAT additional phase, and slots will be allotted strictly on a first-come, first-served basis. Candidates who have already taken the NMAT exam three times between November 5 and December 19 are not eligible to apply under the additional phase window.
Before applying for the NMAT by GMAC additional phase exam, candidates are strongly advised to carefully review the eligibility requirements and selection criteria prescribed by their preferred participating institutes.