The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is conducted by The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) all the year round. GMAC is an international non-profit organization of business schools that also serves as a primary resource of research and information about quality graduate management education.
The Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) originated in 1954 as the first and only standardized test designed to screen candidates for graduate business and management programs. Today, GMAT scores are accepted by over 4,800 management programmes in more than 100 countries.
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Who can appear for GMAT?
GMAT has proved itself to be the most reliable predictor of academic success in graduate business studies, which means that the correlation between management aspirants who do well in GMAT and who do well in MBA programs and graduate business studies has been observed to be quite high. Any graduate interested in doing a postgraduate management programme in India or abroad can appear for GMAT.
GMAT exam pattern
GMAT is constantly in the phase of evolution. Present GMAT version in Generation IX while the Next Gen GMAT to be launched in June 2012 will be the Generation X of the exam. Here are the GMAT sections:
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| Exam | Current GMAT Exam | Next Generation GMAT Exam |
| Analytical Writing Assessment | 60 minutes Two AWA Prompts |
30 minutes One AWA Prompts |
| Quantitative | 75 minutes | 75 minutes |
| Verbal | 75 minutes | 75 minutes |
| Integrated Reasoning | - | 30 minutes |
| Total Exam Time | 3 hours 30 minutes | 3 hours 30 minutes |
Opportunities after GMAT:
IIMs and ISB form a part of the elite club of 50 management institutes in India that accept GMAT scores as their admission criteria. Recently, the government has also allowed all the B-schools in India to accept GMAT scores as one of their criteria for admission in their management programmes. Besides, Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) offers you an incredible option of applying to more than 4,800 management programmes across more than 100 countries worldwide.
GMAT scores are valid for 5 years and opens up opportunities across a wide range of spectrum for students. However, the top B-schools worldwide usually accept GMAT scores that are 700 or above and are not more than two years old.
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GIBS (GIBS Business School) encourages people who have completed either the National Level Entrance Exam (or all of these exams) and taken other state-level exams - such as the CAT, XAT, MAT, CMAT, GMAT, ATMA, and the State CET exam - to apply for PGDM (Post Graduate Diploma in Management) and MBA (
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International students who want to join INSEAD MIM should aim for GMAT score between 620 and 730. The students should perform good in each section including Verbal and Quant. Students should have a UG degree and submit transcripts, LOR, SOP, GRE score, English language requirements, and more to avoi
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No GMAT / GRE is not mandatory to apply to Babson MBA. The duration of the MBA course ranges between 12-21 months. The average work experience required to get into this course is 5-7 years. Here are the requirements for the MBA course of this college:
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Candidates with a valid score of CAT/ GMAT/ GRE score are exempted from the written test. These candidates still need to complete the form by paying the application fees. However, these aspirants may get called for the IIM Trichy - Chennai campus PGPBM interview round.
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GMAT scores are one of the crucial criteria during admission and are submitted by students to improve their profiles. 58% class submitted GMAT scores, and 42% submitted GRE scores. There is no ideal score provided by students to get into the Stanford MA. According to the university student profile 2
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Yes, you can register for GMAT while in last year of college. Those who want to take GMAT they can try while in last year. Or after graduation also.
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No, students don't need to submit either a GRE or GMAT score for most GSU courses. Business programs offered by the Robinson College of Business, have waived off the test score requirement for most courses.
However, students applying for studies at the Georgia State College of Law, may have to submit
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GMAT pattern is easy to understand for students including Indian students. There are three sections and 64 MCQs that have to be answered in 2 hours 15 minutes. There is no essay question or sentence correction questions. Exam is adaptable and sections get difficult based on previous section's perfor
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Average GMAT cutoff for Australian business schools is around 555–605. The score range can be higher also. So check the official website before preparing for GMAT exam.
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No, student who want to study at HEC Paris can not apply for programs without GMAT score. They should score atleast 690 for MBA and over 700 for MIM. Also, students should have a UG degree from a university, and submit transcripts, a reference, recommendations, essay, English language requirements,
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