Graduate Management Admission Test or GMAT for short is an entrance exam conducted by the Graduate Admission Council permits candidates to get admission in business schools for advanced study in Business and Management.
Candidates can avail the option of applying to this exam at any time of the year by registering at any time and any place. This entrance exam tests the applicant’s skills varying from analytics, writing, verbal, quantitative, to reading skills in English.
GMAT 2020 Entrance Exam Schedule
GMAT entrance exams are open for registrations throughout the year and is accepted worldwide. The aspiring candidates can enter the official website of GATE 2020 and register themselves for the exam.
The dates selected by the candidate after visiting the website is decisive for appearing in the exam. This process gets simpler by the applicants registering after creating a free account and choosing Schedule a GMAT exam link by filling the required details.
Once the account has been created, the candidate can easily schedule their exam by visiting the website or calling the concerned regional customer service. Candidates have to pay 10$ as an extra application fee for telephonic registration with a total application fee of 250$.
GMAT 2020 Application Form
Candidates can check their GMAT Application Form by following the steps below:
Candidates can get the application form online. They need to register themselves by entering details like name, email and password to register. All details of education and personal must be entered correctly, as the application form cannot be edited later on after submission.
The applicants can fill the application from throughout the year. Exam dates are the basis of their final schedule for the exam. Printouts of the application should be taken and kept for further use.
Application Fee can be paid online through debit card, credit card/net-banking and by offline means like cheques or other modes.
GMAT 2020 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates are recommended to go through the GMAT Eligibility criteria before going further with the online application process. Candidates should be at least 18 years to apply and there is no upper age limit to apply.
It is necessary for the candidates to have a Bachelor’s degree from any recognized University of India or equivalent. Candidates can appear more than 5 times in a year. Re-appearing candidates have to wait for 16 days to take the test again. If the candidate has scored 800, they must wait for 5 years to reappear for the exam.
GMAT 2020 EXAM PATTERN
Understanding the GMAT Entrance exam pattern is important. The exam will be conducted online. The duration of the exam is 3and a half-hour, inclusive of 2 optional breaks. The total marks for this exam are 800.
| Sections | Time/ Number of Questions | Type of Questions | Score Range |
| Analytical writing assessment | 30 minutes and 1 question | Analysis of an argument | 0 to 6 (in 0.5 point increment) |
| Integrated reasoning | 30 minutes and 12 questions | Graphics interpretation, table analysis, multi-source reasoning, two part analysis | 1 to 8 ( in 1 point increment) |
| Quantitative reasoning | 62 minutes and 31 questions | Data sufficiency, problem solving | 6 to 51 (in 1 point increment) |
| Verbal reasoning | 65 minutes and 36 questions | Reading comprehension, critical reasoning, sentence corrections | 6 to 51 (in 1 point increment) |
GMAT 2020 Exam Syllabus
Candidates can refer the syllabus pattern described below:
The syllabus will be divided in four sections i.e. analytic writing assessment, quantitative reasoning, integrated reasoning and verbal reasoning. It will check candidate’s grammar usage while presenting the answer, etc.
Second section will be integrated reasoning this will includes question like graphic interpretation, table analysis, two-part analysis and multi-source reasoning etc.
Third section, will be the quantitative section. It will check candidates Maths skills. This section will include topics from data sufficiency and problem-solving questions.
The last section will be verbal section it will include topics from reading comprehension and critical reasoning. Candidates can prepare some questions from verbal ability like Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, idioms, modifier, parallelism and etc.
GMAT 2020 Admit Card
Candidates can download their Admit Cards online at the official website https://www.mba.com A link to the GMAT exam is provided. Click on the link to generate the account of GMAT on the website.
Enter the basic details such as name, emailed and password along with country details. Press the option Create Account. Upon completion of creation of the account, you have to fill the details of GMAT Admit Card in order to download it and take a print out as applicable.
Details on the GMAT Admit Card
- Candidates name,
- Address of the applicant
- Nationality
- Exam centre
- Date of the exam
- Time of the exam mentioned
- ID Number of GMAT
- Appointment Number
Documents Needed along with Admit Card
- GMAT 2020 Admit Card
- ID Proofs (i.e. Aadhar card, Passport, Driving License and PAN Card)
- A copy of Application Form
GMAT Exam Guidelines
The exam authorities will provide you with pen/pencil and paper for rough work. The candidate has to submit these things back to the invigilator or to the examination centre.
A GMAT 2020 Admit card number is marked on each seat. All applicants need to search for their named seats and sit accordingly.
No breaks for the candidates will be allowed, once you reach the examination hall.
GMAT 2020 Exam Results
Candidates will receive a list of unofficial test scores after the exam gets over. The marks obtained includes the marks scored in Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Integrated Reasoning and others.
Candidates need to either accept or decline their scores online within 2 minutes. If not marked accordingly, the session expires within the time limit and the scores will be automatically cancelled.
Applicants will receive
their scores officially vis email within 3 weeks.
GMAT 2020 Exam Cut Off
GMAT cut off marks decide whether a candidate is eligible for further rounds. A number of factors like number of candidates appearing the exam, total number of students appearing in the exam, difficulty level of the question paper, total marks, -etc.
GMAT 2020 Counselling
Candidates must read through the GMAT handbook made available on the official website to be aware of the counselling dates.
GMAT Preparation Tips
A few GMAT exam preparation tips that could be helpful for aspiring candidates in the field of management. A proper time schedule for study is beneficial. Candidates can go through the exam pattern and syllabus of the exam by attending mock tests and repeated revisions.
They can practice previous year’s question papers to get a feel of the exam proceedings. They are requested to practice and engage in fruitful activities to avoid confusion while learning. Eat a healthy and a balanced diet to stay fit and alert.
