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About
GMAT |
The
Graduate Management Admission
Test is a Standardized
test that measures verbal,
mathematical and analytical
writing skills. It is
intended to help the graduate
schools of business assess
the potential of applicants
for advanced study in
business and management.
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| Nearly 900 management
institutes all over the world
(almost all of them in the US)
require GMAT scores from each
applicant. The GMAT tests the
fundamental skills - Reasoning
and Comprehension included - and
does not require any subject-specific
theoretical study. |
The
test is designed in such a way
that it would be unlike any
other test you would have taken
at school or college. First,
the test has no question paper
or answer sheets, nor does it
have the same set of questions
for all the examinees. Further,
it does not give you the option
of not answering a question
(unless, of course, you run
out of time at the end). All
this because the GMAT is now
an entirely Computer based test
- the keyboard and mouse do
the work of a pen or pencil.
The test is scored out of 800
(in multiples of 10), and most
scores fall in the range of
500-600. However, a score of
even 800 is not unheard of!
The GMAT test is only one of
several parameters which the
graduate schools look at to
determine the selection of an
applicant. A high score alone
does not translate into an admission
offer from a great school. But
the test can be looked upon
as the first major hurdle to
be cleared in the process of
getting admission into a B-school
of your choice. |
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| THE GMAT-CAT
(Computer-Adaptive GMAT
Test) |
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In
a computer-adaptive test,
the computer screen displays
one question at a time,
which is chosen from a
very large pool of questions
categorized by content
and difficulty. The first
question is always of
a medium difficulty, and
each subsequent question
is determined by your
responses to all the previous
questions. In other words,
the CAT adjusts itself
to your ability level
- you’ll get few
questions that are either
too easy or too difficult
for you.
Each question in the GMAT
CAT has five answer options,
and you are required to
select one of these five
as the correct answer
by clicking on it. A subsequent
question is displayed
on the screen only after
you have answered the
previous question, so
you cannot skip a question.
You cannot also go back
to a previously answered
question to change your
answer. Thus, if you guess
a correct answer or answer
a question incorrectly
by mistake, your answers
to subsequent questions
will lead you back to
questions that are at
the appropriate level
of difficulty for you.
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| Administrator
of GMAT |
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GMAT test is developed and administered
by the US-based Pearson VUE
under the direction of the Graduate
Management Admission Council
(GMAC), a non-profit organization
of graduate business schools
worldwide. This implies that
Pearson VUE conducts the test,
and sends each examinee the
score report. For the conduct
of the test, Pearson VUE has
appointed testing centers in
various countries. |
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| All Examination
Schedule |
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All-round-the-year.
Unlike other exams, you
can choose your own date
and time for taking the
GMAT! The test is administered
in the above cities five-days-a-week
(Monday through Friday),
twice-a-day. September
to December is the high
season for GMAT, so in
case you intend to take
the test during this period,
you need to register very
early (say 90 days in
advance) to get a date
of your choice. Otherwise,
registering at least 15
days in advance is mandatory.
The GMAT test lasts roughly
four hours, and most centers
offer two slots: 9 A.M.
and 2 P.M.
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