GMAT - Graduate Management Aptitude Test

About the Exam

The GMAT is a Computer Adaptive Test administered online by Educational Testing Services (ETS) through Sylvan testing centers located in all the major cities in India. Those who wish to enroll for courses in Business Management in American universities have to take the GMAT test and submit their scores to the department.

Eligibility
All Indian citizens with a valid passport are eligible to take the GMAT. Test takers can take the test only once every calendar month. The test scores are valid for a period of 5 years.

Test Details

GMAT is administered at all Sylvan Prometric Centers across the world everyday for the first three weeks of every month. For a test appointment you have to contact Sylvan in that particular country and apply to ETS using a GMAT form available in the bulletin.

Exam Structure

The exam consists of 3 sections:

Quantitative Section: consisting of 37 Questions to be answered in 75 minutes.

Verbal Section: consisting of 37 Questions to be answered in 75 minutes.

Essay Response Sections on various topics: 2 sections of 30 minutes each.

For every wrong response ¼ of the mark is deducted.

Application Details

Application bulletin can be obtained by writing to Institute of Psychological and Educational Measurement, Allahabad or can be directly downloaded fromwww.gmat.org. The fees payable for GMAT varies from country to country and must be paid in US$. The actual rates can be verified from the Bulletin.

What is GMAT?
GMAT stands for Graduate Management Aptitude Test.

Purpose of test
GMAT is designed to help graduate schools of business assess the applicants for admission to advanced study in business and management in the US or pursuing an online mba degree program.