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The Graduate Management Admission Test(GMAT, pronounced G-mat / d i mt/ ) isa Computer-Adaptivestandardized testin mathematicsand the English language ormeasuring aptitude to succeed academicall! in graduate "usiness studies# $usinessschoolscommonl! use the test as one o man! selection criteria or admission intograduate"usiness administrationprograms (e#g# M$A,Master o Accountanc!, etc#)

principall! in the %nited &tates, "ut also in other English-spea'ing countries# t isdelivered via computer at various locations around the orld# n those internationallocations here an e*tensive netor' o computers has not !et "een esta"lished, theGMAT is oered either at temporar! computer-"ased testing centers on a limitedschedule or as a paper-"ased test (given once or tice a !ear) at local testing centers# Aso August +, the ee to ta'e the test is %# .+ orldide#01

The TestThe GMAT is a Computer Adaptive Test administered online by

Educational Testing Services (ETS) through Sylvan testing centers

located in all the major cities in India Those !ho !ish to enroll "or

courses in #usiness Management in American universities have to ta$e

the GMAT test and submit their scores to the department

The e*am measures ver"al, mathematical, and anal!tical riting s'ills that the e*amineehas developed over a long period o time in his education and or'# Test ta'ers anser2uestions in each o the three tested areas, and there are also to optional "rea's30+1ingeneral, the test ta'es a"out our hours to complete#

&cores are valid or ive !ears (at most institutions) rom the date the test ta'er sits or thee*am until the date o matriculation (i#e# acceptance, notuntil the date o application)#

The ma*imum score that can "e achieved on the e*am is 4# 5ver the 6 !ears

concluding in 5cto"er +7, the mean score has "een 64##061

The Anal!tical 8riting Assessment (A8A) section is the irst section to "e ansered#Then the 9uantitative section and the :er"al A"ilit! section ollo respectivel!#

[edit] Analytical Writing Assessment

The Anal!tical 8riting Assessment (A8A) section o the test consists o to essa!s# nthe irst, the student must anal!ze an argument and in the second the student must anal!zean issue# Each essa! must "e ritten ithin 6 minutes and is scored on a scale o ;

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relevant support# 8hile master! o the conventions o ritten English actor into scoring,minor errors are e*pected, and evaluators are trained to "e sensitive to e*aminees hoseirst language is not English#0=1

Each o the to essa!s in the Anal!tical 8riting part o the test is graded on a scale o

(the minimum) to < (the ma*imum)@

An essa! that is totall! illegi"le or o"viousl! not ritten on the assigned topic#

An essa! that is undamentall! deicient#

+ An essa! that is seriousl! laed#

6 An essa! that is seriousl! limited#

= An essa! that is merel! ade2uate#

An essa! that is strong#

< An essa! that is outstanding#

[edit] Quantitative Section

The 2uantitative section consists o 6 multiple choice 2uestions, hich must "eansered ithin minutes# There are to t!pes o 2uestions@ pro"lem solving and datasuicienc!# The 2uantitative section is scored rom to points# 5ver the 6 !earsending in 5cto"er +7, the mean score has "een 6#4/

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ata suicienc! is a uni2ue t!pe o math 2uestion created especiall! or the GMAT#Each item consists o the 2uestions itsel olloed "! to num"ered statements#

(A) statement alone is suicient to anser the 2uestion, "ut statement + aloneis not suicient#

($) statement + alone is suicient to anser the 2uestion, "ut statement aloneis not suicient#(C) "oth statements together are needed to anser the 2uestion, "ut neitherstatement alone is suicient#() either statement "! itsel is suicient to anser the 2uestion#(E) not enough acts are given to anser the 2uestion#

Berhaps the easiest a! to ull! internalize the scope o these 2uestions is to replace theord Fis ith the ords Fmust "e H the 2uestions are not as'ing hether an anser ispossi"le, "ut rather, hether it ImustI "e the case#

[edit] Verbal Section

The ver"al section consists o = multiple choice 2uestions, hich must "e anseredithin minutes# There are three t!pes o 2uestions@ sentence correction, criticalreasoning, and reading comprehension# The ver"al section is scored rom to points#5ver the 6 !ears ending in 5cto"er +7, the mean has "een +4#/

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[edit] ritical !easoning

This tests logical thin'ing# Critical thin'ing items present an argument that the test ta'eris as'ed to anal!ze# 9uestions ma! as' test ta'ers to dra a conclusion, to identi!assumptions, or to recognize strengths or ea'nesses in the argument# t presents "rie

statements or arguments and as's to evaluate the orm or content o the statement orargument# 9uestions o this t!pe as' the e*aminee to anal!ze and evaluate the reasoningin short paragraphs or passages# Dor some 2uestions, all o the anser choices ma!conceiva"l! "e ansers to the 2uestion as'ed# The e*aminee should select the "estanser to the 2uestion, that is, an anser that does not re2uire ma'ing assumptions thatviolate common sense standards "! "eing implausi"le, redundant, irrelevant, andinconsistent#

[edit] !eading om"re#ension

This tests the a"ilit! to read criticall!# Jeading comprehension 2uestions relate to a

passage that is provided or the e*aminee to read# The passage can "e a"out almostan!thing, and the 2uestions a"out it test ho ell the e*aminee understands the passageand the inormation in it# As the name implies, it tests the a"ilit! o the e*aminee tounderstand the su"stance and logical structure o a ritten selection# The GMAT usesreading passages o appro*imatel! + to 6 ords, covering topics rom socialsciences, "iological sciences, ph!sical sciences, and "usiness# Each passage has three ormore 2uestions "ased on its content# The 2uestions as' a"out the main point o thepassage, a"out hat the author speciicall! states, a"out hat can "e logicall! inerredrom the passage, and a"out the author?s attitude#

[edit] Total Score

The ITotal &coreI, composed o the 2uantitative and ver"al sections, is e*clusive o theanal!tical riting assessment (A8A), and ranges rom + to 4# A"out to-thirds otest ta'ers score "eteen = and

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e*aminee can ma'e a sill! mista'e and anser incorrectl! and the computer illrecognize that item as an anomal!# the e*aminee misses the irst 2uestion his score illnot necessaril! all in the "ottom hal o the range#

Also, 2uestions let "lan' (that is, those not reached) hurt the e*aminee more than

2uestions ansered incorrectl!# This is a maLor contrast to the &AT, hich has a rong-anser penalt!# Each test section also includes several e*perimental 2uestions, hich donot count toard the e*aminee?s score, "ut are included to Ludge the appropriateness othe item or uture administrations#

:er"al and 9uantitative &ection scores range rom to # Anal!tical 8ritingAssessment scores range rom to < and represent the average o the ratings rom theto GMAT essa!s# The essa!s are scored dierentl! rom the :er"al and 9uantitativesections and are not included in the total score#

All scores and cancellations in the past !ears ill "e on a student?s score report, a

change rom the previous polic! o the last three scores and cancellations "eing 'ept onthe score report#0citation needed1

[edit] Required Scores

Most schools do not pu"lish a minimum accepta"le score or detailed statistics a"out thescores achieved "! applicants# oever, schools do generall! pu"lish the average andmedian score o their latest inta'e, hich can "e used as a guide#

The average score or nearl! all o the top"usiness schools, as commonl! listed inpopular magazines and ran'ing services, is in the upper

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5n Nune +6, +4, a cheating scandal as ac'noledged "! GMAC involving some