Study Material: gmat

About GMAT

GRADUATE MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST

The GMAT is a test administered to evaluate the aptitude ability of a candidate applying for a business program. It is a mandatory examination for admissions in more than 4000 graduate programs in 1800 B-School around the world. Natives from different countries across any stream can take the GMAT test.
The test is broadly divided into 3 modules:

* Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)
* Quantitative Section
* Verbal Ability

The maximum score is 800 and the mean score is 533 (as of 2005-06). The test is valid for 5 years.

AWA – The candidate has to answer two different kinds of task in this section.
(1) Analysis of an issue
(2) Analysis of an argument
The maximum time allotted is 30 minutes for each essay. The scoring ranges from 0-60 point,representing the average ratings of two essays.

Quantitative Section- This section assesses a candidate’s competence of arithmetic, elementary algebra and common geometry, divided into two types of tasks-
(1) Data Sufficiency
(2) Problem Solving
The scoring ranges from 0-60 points.

Verbal Section- This section is categorized into 3 sections-
(1) Reading Comprehension
(2) Critical Reasoning
(3) Sentence Correction
The time allotted for this section is 75 minutes and the test score for this section is 0-60 points. Also, there will be a few discretionary pre-test sections as a part of the Verbal and Quantitative sections but they can’t be identified so a student has to answer all the questions in the test.

TEST DETAILS
Maximum Time Limit – 3 hours 45 minutes
Maximum Score – 800
Test Fee- US $ 250 worldwide
Additional Test Score Reporting Fee- US $ 28
To increase the chances of acceptance, the candidate must be strong across a range of criteria and therefore the tests are one of the most important parts of his/her application that can improve his skills and chances.

A few strategies that can be used are:-
• Creating a well-balanced schedule incorporating study and stress free activities like exercise and social interaction
• Believing in one’s ability and harnessing self-confidence.

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GMAT

GMAT – The official test for entry to different B -School management programs. The GMAT broadly includes four integral parts: - Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), Integrated Reasoning (IR), Quantitative and Verbal.
The time allotted for the entire test is 3 hours 30 minutes, but it approximately works out to four hours including the breaks. (The breaks, however, are not mandatory.)
The GMAT is formatted according to an individual’s skill and ability. This ensures that the time required for solving the questions is less and there is a much wider range of accuracy than a fixed test paper.
In the beginning of the test, a moderately difficult question is presented to the candidate, as one answers each question, the computer grades it and presents the following questions accordingly. Each correct answer leads to the next question which is of increased difficulty. An incorrect answer prompts
an easier question.

The test time is 3 hours and 30 minutes, with only a single question timed at 30 minutes. The first section of the test is Analytical Writing Assessment- Argument. The candidate has to answer two different kinds of tasks in this section. Analysis of an issue and Analysis of an argument.

The next section is Integrated Reasoning. It includes 12 questions which include Multi-source reasoning, Graphics Reasoning, Two parts Analysis and Table Analysis. The time allotted for this task is 30 minutes.
This section is followed by the Quantitative Section. It contains data Sufficiency and Problem Solving.There are 37 questions which need to be solved in 75 minutes.
The next is the Verbal Section which includes Reading Comprehension, Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence questions. There are 41 questions for a 75 minutes slot.

The scores for each section are awarded according to the following criteria:-
* The total number of questions answered.
* The questions answered correctly or incorrectly.
* The difficulty level and other statistical features of each question.

There are certain trial multiple-choice questions which are pre-tested during a real exam. These are unidentified questions and might appear anywhere within the test. However, the answers to these trial questions are not a part of the actual scoring. The test does not have any negative marking so a candidate is advised to attempt all the questions. The AWA and the IR section are scored on a band 0-6. The scores of this are received within 2 business weeks.

An unofficial score card with the Verbal, Quantitative and Total scores are generated right after the test. The official score reports are available within 20 days to the candidate and the school/program selected.