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What is GMAT?
GMAT stands for Graduate Management Admission Test.
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a standardized assessment—delivered in English—that helps business schools assess the qualifications of applicants for advanced study in business and management. Schools use the test as one predictor of academic performance in an MBA program or in other graduate management programs.
The GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is a 3-1/2 hour standardized exam designed to predict how test-takers will perform academically in MBA (Masters in Business Administration) programs. GMAT scores are used by graduate business schools to make admission decisions.
It is administered by Graduate Management Admission Council (or GMAC) and required for admission to most U.S., Canadian, and European Business School's MBA program and is used by nearly 2000 business schools around the world.. The GMAT test results can also be used for admission to business PhD program, such as Harvard Business School DBA program.
The GMAT exam measures basic verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills that you have developed over a long period of time in your education and work.
It does NOT measure:
1. Your knowledge of business
2. Your job skills
3. Specific content in your undergraduate or first university course work
4. Your abilities in any other specific subject area, or
5. Subjective qualities—such as motivation, creativity, and interpersonal skills
The GMAT exam is the only admissions test designed by business schools for business schools. It was created in 1953 by nine business schools that decided they needed their own special test to evaluate and admit the best students for their programmes. Five decades of research and continuous improvement have proven the GMAT exam to be the most reliable indicator of academic success in graduate management education. Today, it is used by almost 5,000 programs in 1,900 schools, including all schools in the EIU ranking.
The Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT) is a critical part of the selective admissions process for over 4,500 graduate management programs at 1,900 schools around the world. For more than 50 years, schools have trusted the GMAT exam, a proven and reliable measurement, to assess candidates' skills and predict their success in graduate business curriculum.
In 2009, more than 260,000 prospective business students took the GMAT exam in more than 92 countries. The reach and stature of this computer-adaptive exam reflect its ability to help quality schools find the students around the world who are the best match for their programmes and for the demands of the marketplace. The process of continually reviewing and revising the exam is a rigorous one. An international panel thoroughly studies each potential new question before it is pilot-tested with candidates who represent the diversity of the GMAT test-taking pool. Questions are carefully screened to ensure they are culturally bias-free.
For leading business schools worldwide, the GMAT is recognized as the most effective test available for matching student competencies with program demands – regardless of program type or the race, gender, or national origin of students.
The GMAT exam consists of three main parts, the Analytical Writing Assessment, the Quantitative section, and the Verbal section.
1. Analytical Writing Assessment
The GMAT exam begins with the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA). The AWA consists of two separate writing tasks—Analysis of an Issue and Analysis of an Argument. You are allowed 30 minutes to complete each one.
2. Quantitative Section
Following an optional ten-minute break, you begin the Quantitative Section of the GMAT exam. This section contains 37 multiple-choice questions of two question types—Data Sufficiency and Problem Solving. You will be allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.
3. Verbal Section
After a second optional ten-minute break, you begin the Verbal Section of the GMAT exam. This section contains 41 multiple choice questions of three question types—Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction. You are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.
4. Computer-Adaptive Format
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) consists of four separately timed sections. Each of the first two sections consists of an analytical writing task; the remaining two sections (Quantitative and Verbal) consist of multiple-choice questions delivered in a computer-adaptive format. Questions in these sections are dynamically selected as you take the test; the multiple-choice questions will adjust to your ability level, and your test will be unique.
For each multiple-choice section of the GMAT exam, there is a large pool of potential questions ranging from a low to high level of difficulty. Each section of the test starts with a question of moderate difficulty. If you answer the first question correctly, the computer will usually give you a harder question. If you answer the first question incorrectly, your next question will be easier. This process will continue until you complete the section, at which point the computer will have an accurate assessment of your ability level in that subject area.
GMAT Test Dates:-
The GMAT is available year-round and on demand, which offers test takers greater flexibility in scheduling. Available time slots change continuously based on capacity and ongoing registration. You will find out which times are available at your chosen test center when you register to take the exam.
GMAT Scores:-
GMAT test takers receive four scores—
* Verbal
* Quantitative
* Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)
* Total
An Official GMAT Score Report shows each of these scores; in cases of repeat testing, the score report will show all of the test taker's GMAT scores for the past five years.
Verbal and Quantitative Scores
The Verbal and Quantitative scores range from 0 to 60. Scores below 9 and above 44 for the Verbal section or below 7 and above 50 for the Quantitative section are rare.
The Verbal and Quantitative scores measure different constructs and are not comparable to each other.
Analytical Writing Assessment Score
The AWA score is an average of the two independent ratings for each section: Analysis of an Issue and Analysis of an Argument. These average scores can range from 0 to 6 in half point intervals.
Writing scores are computed separately from the scores for the multiple-choice sections of the test and have no effect on the Verbal, Quantitative, or Total scores.
Total GMAT Score
Total GMAT scores range from 200 to 800. Two-thirds of test takers score between 400 and 600.
GMAT Syllabus 2012:-
GMAT Quantitative Ability - Maths
The section involves solving quantitative problems, reasoning using quantitative techniques and interpreting graphic data.
Topics:-
- Arithmetic
- Elementary Algebra and
- Basic Geometry
Topics in Arithmetic:- Number Systems, Percentages, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Speed, Time and Distance, Pipes, Cisterns and Work Time, Simple & Weighted Averages, Ratio, Proportion & Variation, Mixtures and Alligation and Clocks and Calendars.
Topics in Algebra / Modern Math:- Permutation & Combination, Probability, Arithmetic & Geometric Progression, Quadratic Equations, Set Theory, Inequalities and Basic statistics.
Topics in Geometry:- Basic concepts in Geometry, Co-ordinate Geometry, Mensuration and Trigonometry.
GMAT Verbal Section:-
1. Sentence Correction:- Sentence correction questions account for about a third or 13 to 14 questions in the verbal section of the GMAT test. These questions test an aspirant's proficiency in standard structured English. Though the rules that govern structured English writing are aplenty, being aware of the most commonly test 20 or 25 common errors will help you get most of the questions in this section right. Sample Sentence Correction Question.
2. Critical Reasoning:- In these type of questions, a small passage is given that is followed by a question. The critical reasoning questions are intended to assess your ability to construct and evaluate logically valid arguments. Sample Critical Reasoning Question.
3. Reading Comprehension:- About a third of the 41 questions in the verbal section of the GMAT test are Reading Comprehension questions. Usually, there will be three to four passages each with about 3 to 4 questions. Topics could vary from arts and humanities to science and technology to economics. Sample Reading Comprehension Question.
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