New GMAT in 2013
Rahat Bano interviews David A Wilson, president and CEO, Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), is planning to open an office in India (its third in the world, after the US and the 
UK). What difference will this make to potential GMAT candidates here?
It will give us the opportunity to work more closely with test-takers and coaching providers. We are planning a summit for coaching institutes to help them prepare candidates for the test. With an office in the country, we can learn more by being on the ground. GMAC is going to invest Rs 150 million in India.
What is GMAT's growth trend in India?
There are 52 programmes in India which accept the GMAT score. Our plan is to have at least a hundred programmes by 2010. There are more score reports being sent to schools in India (from 4700 in 2005 to 22,000 in 2009).
When do you plan to introduce the next generation of GMAT?
We plan to bring it out in 2013.
Any other plans?
We are working with some of the best people to develop assessments for soft skills. Leadership, team-building, the ability to develop successors are as just as important as entry-level (technical) skills. We are going to build a portfolio that will allow people to take assessments of soft skills themselves and then direct them to some number of ways to improve.
Author: HT Horizons
Date: 7th April, 2010
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