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The Graduate Management Admission Test
The GMAT exam is the assessment for graduate business school candidatesit was designed by business schools to measure the skills shown to help graduate business students succeed in the challenging curriculum. A computer-adaptive exam that assesses Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing skills developed over time, the GMAT exam is a valid and reliable predictor of success in graduate business school. (Cost: US$250.00)
GMAT Test Takers
Individuals applying for admission to graduate management programs should take the GMAT exam. Because the market for graduate business education is so diverse, people from myriad regions and backgrounds, with varied work and educational experience, sit for the GMAT exam.
How the GMAT Exam Can Help You
Applicants come from different countries, cultures, academic backgrounds, and levels of work experience. Using the GMAT exam gives admissions professionals a consistent, objective measure of skills above all these application variables. The GMAT exam is given under standard conditions around the world, with the highest level of security, to ensure that scores are comparable across applicants.
GMAT Appointments & Testing Centers
Generally, GMAT appointments are available six days a week, but testing centers set their own hours to meet local and regional needs. Secure, standardized testing centers deliver the test in 94 countries around the world. To find out more, please visit mba.com to Find a Test Center.
GMAT Exam Format and Length
The GMAT exam is delivered via computer in individualized workstations. Being computer-adaptive (rather than computer-based) allows the GMAT exam to determine a test taker''''s true ability by selecting questions based on previous answers and the test design.
GMAT Exam Format and Length
Test Section
Number of Questioner
Timing
Analytical Writing Assessment
Analysis of on Issue
1 topic
30 minutes
Analysis of on Argument
1 topic
30 minutes
Optional rest break: 10 minutes
Quantitative Section 37 question
75 minutes
Problem Solving
Data Sufficiency
Optional rest break: 10 minutes
Verbal Section 41 questions
75 minutes
Reading Comprehension
Critical Reasoning
Sentence Correction
Testing Vendors
GMAC owns the GMAT exam and works closely with two strategic partners to manage the test: ACT, Inc., develops and reviews the questions and prompts used for the GMAT exam, and Pearson VUE delivers the exam at testing centers around the world.
For More Information
If you would like to learn more about the GMAT exam, please contact us for details.
GMAC Office
Graduate Management Admission Council
1600 Tysons Blvd., Ste. 1400
McLean, VA 22102 USA
+1-703-749-0131
Customer Service
866-505-6559 (toll-free in the U.S and Canada only)
+1-703-245-4222
GMAC Fax
+1-703-749-0169
Tools & Support for Test Takers
GMAT Cost and Additional Fees
The cost of the GMAT exam is US$250.00. For information about additional fees and services for prospective students, please read the article in this section.
GMAT Test-Prep Materials
We believe that every GMAT test taker deserves the best test-preparation materials available, so we developed a variety of products to help them get ready for the GMAT exam. These products use real, retired GMAT test questions and give prospetive students the best chance of success on the GMAT exam.
Testing Centers
The GMAT exam is generally offered six days a week at more than 400 testing centers around the world, although individual testing centers operate their own schedules based on local needs and expectations. In 2006, we also began operating a GMAT Mobile Testing Center.
Testing Accommodations
We offer testing accommodations in accordance with the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable laws in other countries.
GMAT Information Bulletin
This guidebook helps steer prospective students as they navigate their path to graduate business school.
