| The Graduate Management Admission Council had | | | | verbal section tests your ability to read and |
| developed a standardize test to assess the overall | | | | understand written material, to reason and evaluate |
| skills of students who want to pursue an MBA | | | | arguments, and to correct written material so that it |
| degree from some accredited institute. The GMAT | | | | conforms to standard written English. |
| measures a variety of skills that are thought to | | | | 2. Quantitative Section: You are allotted 75 minutes |
| predict the success of a student in business school. | | | | to complete the section that carries 37 questions. |
| The GMAT test measures your basic skills that you | | | | These questions test your ability to express your |
| have acquired over the high school and college years. | | | | ideas correctly in standard written English and to |
| The GMAT is an aptitude test because it is meant to | | | | improve incorrect or ineffective expressions. |
| measure your possibility to succeed in business | | | | 3. Analytical Writing Section: You have to manage this |
| school. | | | | part in 60 minutes. The Analytical Writing Assessment |
| The Graduate Management Admission Test measures | | | | tests your ability to analyze and evaluate issues and |
| your general verbal, mathematical and analytical | | | | arguments. This portion of the exam consists of two |
| writing skills. The GMAT is a computer-based test | | | | 30-minute writing tasks. |
| that is offered at several test centers all over the | | | | The GMAT is a high quality test so it needs deep and |
| world and throughout the year. More than 1,000 | | | | extensive preparation to ensure that you get the |
| graduate management programs and 850 institutes | | | | highest score possible. You can buy a GMAT test |
| worldwide use GMAT scores as part of the admission | | | | review book or download some sample tests through |
| process in their respective institutes. Most of the | | | | internet. You must try a practice test under |
| graduate schools of business in the United States | | | | conditions similar to the actual GMAT test, as it will |
| require you to sit in the GMAT test as part of the | | | | surely help to improve your verbal, quantitative, and |
| admission process. There are no set test dates or | | | | writing skills. You can always retake the GMAT test, |
| schedules for the GMAT test. The GMAT is offered | | | | but remember that you are allowed to take it only |
| on different dates at different centers. You can | | | | once in a month. Because all previous scores are sent |
| check availability of seats for different test centers | | | | to the institutions, to which you are applying for your |
| and dates on the GMAT website. You may register | | | | management program. You should never take the |
| for the GMAT test online at the GMAT website. | | | | GMAT test as practice. |
| The GMAT contains sections that measure verbal | | | | Your admission in a good management institute |
| reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing | | | | mainly rests on your performance in GMAT test. |
| skills. The basic structure of the GMAT test consists | | | | Your score depends on the number of questions that |
| of three parts: | | | | you have correctly answered in the test. Therefore, |
| 1. Verbal Section: This part contains 42 questions and | | | | put your best possible efforts if you really want to |
| you have to complete this section in 75 minutes. The | | | | join the best management institutes. |