GMAT or Graduate Management Admission Test is a world renowned admission test required to be given by the candidates desirous of taking admission to graduate management programs at management education institutions throughout the world. The GMAT is designed to help graduate schools of business assess the qualifications of applicants for advanced study in business and management. GMAT scores are used by more than 3,000 graduate management programs throughout the world.The GMAT test measures general verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing skills that are developed over a long period of time and are associated with academic success in the core courses of graduate management programs. GMAT now has a new section called Integrated Reasoning in place of ‘Analysis of an issue’ Essay topic. The GMAT examination does not presuppose any specific knowledge of business or of other specific content areas, nor does it measure achievement in any particular subject area.
TEST CONTENT
The GMAT test measures general verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing skills that are developed over a long period of time and are associated with academic success in the core courses of graduate management programs. GMAT now has a new section called Integrated Reasoning in place of ‘Analysis of an issue’ Essay topic. The GMAT examination does not presuppose any specific knowledge of business or of other specific content areas, nor does it measure achievement in any particular subject area.
TEST FORMAT
| Section No. | Sections | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytical Writing Assessment (Analysis of an Argument) | 1 questions | 30 minutes |
| 2 | Integrated Reasoning | 12 questions | 30 minutes |
| 3 | Optional Break | - | - |
| 4 | Quantitative | 37 questions | 75 minutes |
| 5 | Optional Break | - | - |
| 6 | Verbal | 41 questions | 75 minutes |
| 7 | Total Duration | about 4 hours inclusive breaks and tutorial |
COMPUTE-ADAPTIVE TEST FORMAT
In a computer-adaptive test, questions are chosen from a very large pool of test questions categorized by content and difficulty and presented one at a time. The test is constantly targeting your individual ability level. In each section, your answer for each question will determine the level of your next question. Consequently, you must enter an answer for each question and you may not go back to make changes. If you answer a question incorrectly by mistake or correctly by lucky guess, your answers to subsequent questions will lead you back to questions that are at the appropriate level of difficulty for you.
SCORING
Essays are scored on a scale of 0 – 6 in 0.5 increments.Integrated Reasoning section is scored on a scale of 1 – 8 in 1 point increment.Quantitative section is scored on a scale of 0 – 60 in 1 point increment. Verbal section is scored on a scale of 0 – 60 in 1 point increment.• Scaled scores of Quantitative and Verbal sections are added to create a score on the scale of 200 – 800 in 10 points increment. 650+ score is considered good score.
ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Score Validity : 5 years
Registration Mode : Telephone / Mail/ Online / Fax
Mode of payment : Demand Draft/Credit card
Score reporting time : Approximately 2 weeks
Extra Score Reporting Fee : $ 28
Official Website : www.mba.com
Test Administration Frequency : Throughout the year
Test Repetition Policy : Once a calendar month, maximum 5 times a calendar year
Nature of test : Computer based test
Registration fee: $275
Rescheduling fee: $50 – Prior 60 days
$100 – Prior 15-16 days
$150 – prior 14 or fewer days