dMAT Result 2026: How to Get Your Certificate, Read Your Score and What to Do Next

By the Yastudy Test Prep Team · Last updated 12 October 2026

The result of the first dMAT in India, held on 26 September 2026, is published on 12 October 2026 in the g.a.s.t. participant portal. There is no pass or fail. Your certificate shows a dMAT score from 0 to 200 and a percentile rank for each of the two modules, and you submit that certificate to APS India.

How to download your dMAT certificate

1. Open the participant portal. Go to the official dMAT page for India and choose "Login Participants". g.a.s.t. also gives the short address www.d-mat.de/participants/login.
2. Sign in with your registration account. Use the same login details you created when you registered for the exam. Keep your participant number ready.
3. Download the certificate. Once results are published, the certificate can be downloaded from the portal at any time.
4. Check your name. It should match your passport exactly, because the certificate goes into your APS file.
5. Keep the certificate as issued. It is issued electronically by the TestDaF Institute, is valid without a signature, and carries a QR code that universities can use to check online that it is authentic.

How to read your dMAT certificate

The certificate reports two modules separately, and gives two numbers for each.

You get these for the Core Module (Figure Sequences, Mathematical Equations and Latin Squares) and for the General Academic Module. The overall result is the two module scores added together.

A worked example

These numbers are an illustration, not real results.

Because the dMAT is a standardised test, both numbers compare you with all participants at all test centres and on all test dates, not only with the people in your room.

What is a good dMAT score?

There is no official answer, and it helps to be clear about what is and is not known.

• For the APS certificate: no score is required. APS India states that a low score does not automatically lead to a refusal of the APS certificate.
• For the visa: g.a.s.t. says taking the dMAT is sufficient for the visa application.
• For admission: each German university decides on its own whether and how it uses the result. No general cut-off has been published.

What you can read from the numbers themselves:

A university that wants to shortlist by rank can use the percentile directly. g.a.s.t. gives the example of a university selecting the best 10% of applicants.

Results from Yastudy's first dMAT batch

We called the students of our first batch on results day, 12 October 2026. This is what they told us:

• Average percentile rank: about 60. On average, our students scored the same as or higher than about 60% of all participants.
• 15 students reached the 85th percentile or higher, which places them in roughly the top 15% of everyone who took the test.
• Best certificate we have checked so far: Core Module 153 (86th percentile), General Academic Module 150 (85th percentile), total score 303.
• A few students scored lower. There is no pass mark, so a lower score does not stop their APS certificate. Those who want a better result can retake the test in the next cycle.

On the certificate we checked, a module score of about 150 corresponded to the 85th to 86th percentile. That gives future candidates a first idea of the score needed to reach the top 15% in this test.

These figures were reported to us by students. We have checked one certificate so far and will update this section as more come in.

What to do after you get your result

1. Download and save the certificate from the g.a.s.t. portal.
2. Submit it to APS India. If you have not sent your APS application yet, include the dMAT certificate with your APS documents. If your APS documents are already with APS India, submit the dMAT certificate now to complete that file.
3. Wait for the APS certificate. APS India can issue it only after your dMAT certificate has been submitted and the result has been checked against the information provided by g.a.s.t. Your dMAT result will be shown on the APS certificate.
4. Apply to universities. Deadlines differ by university and programme. A German Embassy spokesperson told The PIE News that the dMAT schedule was planned around the 15 January application deadline for the summer semester, but some programmes close earlier, so check each one.
5. Apply for your visa once you have your admission. No particular dMAT score is needed for it.

Need help with the APS file itself? See our APS certificate guide and the Yastudy APS service.

If your score is lower than you hoped

A low score does not stop your APS certificate, and it does not by itself lead to a rejection by a university. APS India says universities assess applications independently and may consider the dMAT together with your other academic documents. Your score will be visible on the APS certificate, though, so it is reasonable to think about a second attempt.

• You can retake the test. g.a.s.t. allows as many attempts as you wish.
• The next date is not fixed yet. It is planned for the first quarter of 2027. See dMAT exam dates for updates.
• Check two things before you decide. First, whether your university deadlines leave room to wait for a new result. Second, how APS India will handle a new certificate for your file. The published FAQs do not cover this case, so ask APS India at info@aps-india.de.

If you do retake, practise the question types that cost you the most time: Figure Sequences, Mathematical Equations, Latin Squares and the General Academic Module.

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