GMAT EXAM
The GMAT exam is a computer-adaptive test that assesses the applicant’s analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in standard written English. As per the GMAC, 9 out of 10 MBA enrollments use the GMAT Score for admission globally. Further, 2,300+ schools accept GMAT Scores for admission. Also, there are 650 GMAT test centers in 114 countries.
OVERVIEW
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Feature |
Details |
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Exam Name |
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) |
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Conducting body |
Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) |
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Most popular for |
MBA courses outside India |
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Also accepted for |
MS courses outside India MBA courses in India |
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Mode of Exam |
Computer-based adaptive test |
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Fee |
US $275 (INR 20,600 approx) |
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Score Range |
Minimum 200 & Maximum 800 |
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Official Website |
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Contact |
+91 120-439-7830, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Indian Standard Time Link : Click here |
ELIGIBILITY
Age : Minimum age should be 18 years and there is no upper age limit.
Educational qualification : Any graduate in any discipline from a recognized university. & must have a valid passport to appear
Number of attempts :Can give only 5 times a year, 8 times in a lifetime & 16 days gap for the previously held exam.
FEES
The application fee Once paid will not be refunded.
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No of days before Exam |
Cancellation Fee |
Rescheduling Fee |
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1 - 14 |
US $200 |
US $150 |
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15 - 60 |
US $175 |
US $100. |
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More than 60days |
US $150 |
US $50. |
The candidate cannot cancel or modify the exam date and time before 24 hours of the scheduled test and time.
RESULT
The applicant receives almost the entire score report just after submitting the test except for the AWA score. The applicants will have the option of accepting it or rejecting it. In the case of accepting the result, an applicant and the institutes of choice can access the result, but if an applicant declines the result, none of the parties will be able to access the result of GMAT. Once the test is over, applicants can download the non-official GMAT result. An applicant receives the complete GMAT score report within 20 days of giving the test including the AWA score.
GMAT SCORE
How is the score calculated?
The candidate's verbal and quantitative scores aren't based just on the number of questions the candidate gets right because it is a computer-adaptive test.
The scores are based on 3 factors:The difficulty of the questions that candidate answers: No of questions answered, No of questionss answers correctly
The validity of GMAT Score
Applicants should note that GMAT scores are valid for 5 years. Hence, applicants should check the application deadlines of various universities and schedule their GMAT tests accordingly.
RESCORING SERVICE
The candidates may request rescoring of their AWA by an independent reader for a fee of US $45, within six months of their test date. A request received after six months will not be accepted.
RECENT UPDATES
Since, 16th April 2018, shortened the exam by 30 minutes. Now, the test is for 3 hours and 30 minutes including test instructions and breaks.
The Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative sections have 13 and 10 minutes less respectively. The AWA and GMAT IR along with the Score Preview and the optional break time remained the same as before.
These changes do not have any impact on scoring in the shortened Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative sections as GMAC has removed only the unscored items have been.
GMAT has a feature that provides applicants with the flexibility to customize their GMAT experience. The candidate can choose the section order in which they feel most comfortable taking the exam.
Original Order – Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, < First Break >, Quantitative, < Second Break >, Verbal
Verbal, , Quantitative, , Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
Quantitative, < First Break >, Verbal, < Second Break >, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
There are no fixed official GMAT dates, the candidates can choose any date according to their convenience and availability.
Syllabus PDF
Interview with toppers: need to add
The strategy of toppers: need to add
ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS
How to Register for GMAT?
There are many ways to register Online / Phone / Postal mail / Fax
Online registration
Step 1: Visit the official GMAT website. Click here
Step 2: If you are an existing user then you just need to log in with id and password. Click here
Step 3: If you are a new user then you need to create a new account. Click here
Step 4: The candidate needs to fill up all necessary details required while filling up the form.
Step 5: Candidates need to choose what are the preferences of communication.
Step 6: Candidates need to fill in detailed academic information.
Step 7: Candidates need to give details about work experience.
Step 8: Candidates need to give their preferred location and tentative time to pursue higher education.
Step 9: Candidate needs to select exam centers as preferred locations and their convenience.
Step 10: Candidates need to write about the scheduled date for their GMAT exam.
Step 11: This is the last step Candidate needs to make a payment of the exam fee of $250 using a credit card, debit card, Cashier’s Checks, Money Orders, or Personal Checks.
Registration via Mail
Step-1: Download the form to schedule GMAT.
Step-2: Fill in the downloaded form.
Step-3: Next, the candidate needs to initiate the payment via cheque or money order.
Step-4: A cheque or money order should be drawn in favor of a US bank.
Step-5: The exam fee must be in USD.
Step-6: If a candidate wants to do payment through a credit or debit card, it is necessary to give the necessary information regarding the card.
Step-7: The candidate needs to send the necessary documents to the following address.
Pearson VUE
Attention: GMAT Program
PO Box: 581907
Minneapolis: MN 55458-1907
USA
NOTE: All the necessary documents need to be received at the postal address at least 10 business days before.
Registration via Fax
For completing GMAT registration through fax, candidates need to follow the same steps as there in the mail. After then, candidates need to fax all necessary documents to the specific regions as required.
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Region |
Fax |
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America |
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Asia Pacific |
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China |
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Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) |
Registration via Phone
To register through phone, GMAC charges $10 as a service charge for each transaction.
For the final step, the candidate has to send official GMAT scheduling and payment details.
GMAT Registration for the candidate with Disabilities
The candidate with a disability has to request authorities to arrange minimum accommodations for making the test comfortable.
Step-1: The candidate needs to complete the exam accommodations request form available on the GMAC website to request necessary accommodation. Click here
Step-2: Next, the candidates need to mention disability type to avail required accommodation.
Step-3: The candidate needs to send the complete GMAT accommodation request form with all necessary documents to PEARSON VUE either via fax or mailing address.
Step-4: After receiving the documents, candidates will get a confirmation mail on a registered email id.
Step-5: If GMAC approves the accommodation request, then only candidates can book a slot for GMAT.
The candidate has to mention specific kind of disability like the following:
Attention Deficit or hyperactive disorder
Learning and Cognitive disabilities
Physical and systemic disabilities
Psychological disabilities
Sensory disabilities (vision and hearing)
Important Documents for GMAT
Candidate’s full name as mentioned in the passport , Residential or correspondence address , Contact details (phone number, email id) , Date of Birth , Nationality , Bank transaction history , Educational qualification , Work experience & Native language
EXAM ANALYSIS
Score Analysis
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Total Score Obtained by Indian candidates |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
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< 600 |
50% |
48% |
48% |
46% |
46% |
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600 - 690 |
36% |
37% |
37% |
38% |
38% |
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700+ |
14% |
14% |
15% |
16% |
15% |
In India, lesser candidates are scoring below 600 according to score reports from 2014 – 2018. (Globally 54% and India 46%)
The percentage of candidates scoring 600 - 690 has a steady increment. In terms of GMAT percentiles, it is 58 - 85%. It was 13,026 and in 2014, 10,671 in 2018 which is a 5.1% growth.
The number of candidates obtaining the 700+ GMAT score is almost the same. It was 5,075 in 2018 which has a 5.3% growth.
About 70% of the test takers score between 400 and 600.
This is an interesting aspect to cover. Every year approximately 200,000 students take the GMAT test including repeat attempts, out of which only 9% candidates score 700 or more, 1% score 760+, and 93% usually fail to get a good Score.
Average Score
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Section |
Average Score |
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GMAT score |
564.84 |
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Verbal score |
27.11 |
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Quant score |
40.38 |
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AWA score |
4.45 |
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IR score |
4.51 |
Highest Score
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GMAT Score |
Number of People with this Score |
Corresponding GMAT Percentile Rankings |
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760 |
2,100 |
99.0% |
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770 |
360 |
99.84% |
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780 |
60 |
99.97% |
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790 |
10 |
99.996% |
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800 |
– |
100% |
Mapping of score to percentile
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GMAT score |
GMAT percentile |
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800 |
99% |
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790 |
99% |
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780 |
99% |
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770 |
99% |
|
760 |
99% |
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750 |
98% |
|
740 |
97% |
|
730 |
96% |
|
720 |
94% |
|
710 |
91% |
|
700 |
88% |
|
690 |
85% |
|
680 |
82% |
|
670 |
80% |
|
660 |
77% |
|
650 |
73% |
|
640 |
67% |
|
630 |
65% |
|
620 |
62% |
|
610 |
58% |
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600 |
54% |
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Score |
Percentile |
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51 |
97% |
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50 |
86% |
|
49 |
74% |
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48 |
67% |
|
47 |
60% |
|
46 |
57% |
|
45 |
54% |
|
44 |
48% |
|
43 |
45% |
|
42 |
41% |
|
41 |
38% |
|
40 |
36% |
|
39 |
33% |
|
38 |
31% |
|
37 |
29% |
|
36 |
26% |
|
35 |
24% |
|
34 |
22% |
|
33 |
21% |
|
32 |
19% |
|
31 |
17% |
|
30 |
16% |
|
29 |
14% |
|
28 |
13% |
|
27 |
11% |
|
26 |
10% |
|
25 |
9% |
|
24 |
8% |
|
23 |
8% |
|
22 |
6% |
|
21 |
6% |
|
20 |
5% |
|
19 |
5% |
|
18 |
4% |
|
17 |
3% |
|
16 |
3% |
|
14 |
3% |
|
13 |
2% |
|
12 |
2% |
|
11 |
2% |
|
10 |
1% |
|
9 |
1% |
|
8 |
1% |
|
7 |
1% |
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6 |
0% |
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score |
Percentile |
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51 |
99% |
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50 |
99% |
|
49 |
99% |
|
48 |
99% |
|
47 |
99% |
|
46 |
99% |
|
45 |
99% |
|
44 |
98% |
|
42 |
96% |
|
41 |
94% |
|
40 |
90% |
|
39 |
89% |
|
38 |
85% |
|
37 |
82% |
|
36 |
80% |
|
35 |
76% |
|
34 |
71% |
|
33 |
68% |
|
32 |
66% |
|
31 |
61% |
|
30 |
58% |
|
29 |
56% |
|
28 |
51% |
|
27 |
46% |
|
26 |
43% |
|
25 |
38% |
|
24 |
36% |
|
23 |
32% |
|
22 |
30% |
|
21 |
26% |
|
20 |
22% |
|
19 |
19% |
|
18 |
17% |
|
17 |
14% |
|
16 |
12% |
|
15 |
10% |
|
14 |
9% |
|
13 |
7% |
|
12 |
5% |
|
11 |
3% |
|
10 |
2% |
|
9 |
2% |
|
8 |
1% |
|
7 |
1% |
|
6 |
0% |
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Score |
Percentile |
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8 |
91% |
|
7 |
81% |
|
6 |
66% |
|
5 |
50% |
|
4 |
33% |
|
3 |
19% |
|
2 |
9% |
|
1 |
0% |
AWA scores and percentiles
|
Score |
Percentile |
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6 |
88% |
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5.5 |
81% |
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5 |
56% |
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4.5 |
46% |
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4 |
18% |
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3.5 |
11% |
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3 |
4% |
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2.5 |
3% |
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2 |
1% |
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1.5 |
1% |
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1 |
1% |
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0.5 |
1% |
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0 |
0% |
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