GMAT
GMAT Exam(Graduate Management
Admission Test) is conducted by GMAC to evaluate students' analytical, reasoning,
quantitative and verbal skills to get admission in nearly 7,000 MBA and masters programs. GMAT Registration is open throughout the year for students to enrol
whenever they are well prepared. This exam can be given up to five times a year which is held across 650 centres in 114 countries around the world.
GMAT
Exam has a total of 80 questions to
be completed in 3 hours and 30 minutes including the two optional breaks whose
score is valid up to five years from
the Exam Date. Checkout the GMAT Exam
Pattern. In this exam, you will be facing 4 sections such as Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated
Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning. Top 25%
of test takers are able to get an average score ranging between 650-800. The cost involved in giving
the test is US $250.
It is a computer-adaptive test which adjusts its level of questions
according to the candidate’s performance in the previous questions. The
difficulty level is average in the beginning followed by an increase or
decrease seeing the students ability.
GMAT 2020 Eligibility
There
are certain eligibility criteria to be fulfilled to apply for GMAT as follows:
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Nationality - Any student can apply for
this test regardless of which country he/she comes from.
● Age Limit - A candidate must be at-least 18 years old. If in case, a
candidate’s age lies between 13-17 years, then he/she must provide a written
proof of guardian’s permission for taking the GMAT test which should be sent to
GMATParentalConsent@Pearson.com.
● Academic Qualification - A student should be a graduate from
recognised university in any field although GMAC has not set any minimum or
maximum qualification to appear for GMAT.
● Work Experience - There is no specific requirement for you to be an
experienced professional, a fresher can also go through this process. However,
every B-school has it’s own method of evaluating a candidate’s application.
GMAT 2020 Registration
You can get yourself
registered for GMAT at any time of the year but between 6 months to 24 hours of
your planned date. Although it's a bit difficult to get slots at the last
moment. You should try scheduling it at least 2 to 3 months in advance of your
tentative test date so that there’s enough time for preparation.
GMAT
registration can be done both online
on the official website and offline on phone
or by mail. If you are applying
through phone, then call the GMAT Customer Service in your region which will be
charging you an additional fee of US$
10 whereas postal mail provides an option to apply via check or money order.
Steps involved are:
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Gather information which is required to fill in application.
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Build the timeline as per your registration process.
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Schedule your exam and pay the registration fee.
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Select your score receiving schools to which score would be
shared.
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Review your details on the confirmation letter.
GMAT 2020 Exam Pattern
This
exam has a total of 80 questions which checks your proficiency in 4 sections
such as Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative and
Verbal. Students should manage their time wisely according to the number of
questions in each section.
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GMAT is a computer
adaptive test.
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There are a total of 80
questions.
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There are 4 sections
in GMAT such as Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning,
Quantitative and Verbal Section.
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From the Analytical
Writing Assessment section, there will be only 1 question and candidates
will have 30 minutes to solve it. This section is designed to judge test takers
ability to analyse and predict reasons behind a given argument.
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In Integrated
Reasoning, 12 questions will be asked and 30 minutes will be given to solve
it.
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From the Quantitative
section, 31 questions will be asked and 62 minutes will be given to solve
this section. Questions asked in this section belong to 12th class standard.
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The last section is of Verbal,
consisting of 36 questions that are to be attempted in 65 minutes.
GMAT 2020 Syllabus
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Analytical Writing Assessment evaluates the ability of a
candidate on how he/she is able to interpret a specific argument through the
perspective of an author and how well you offer a critique of the author’s
approach.
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Integrated Reasoning examines your skill of
extracting information presented from multiple sources in different formats.
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Quantitative section measures your data
sufficiency and problem solving skills giving you basic algebra, arithmetic and
geometry questions.
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Verbal section checks on whether you are
having command on standard writing and reading skills presenting you questions
on critical reasoning and reading comprehension.