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GMAT is very different from the other exams that we undertake, so is its schedule!!

All-round-the-year. Unlike other exams, you can choose your own date and time for taking the GMAT! The test is administered in the above cities five-days-a-week (Monday through Friday), twice-a-day.

September to December is the high season for GMAT, so in case you intend to take the test during this period, you need to register very early (say 90 days in advance) to get a date of your choice. Otherwise, registering at least 15 days in advance is mandatory. The test lasts roughly four hours, and most centres offer two slots : 9 A.M. and 2 P.M.

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is now a computer adaptive test in most countries and can be taken all round the year. GMAT is held in more than over 100 countries.

GMAT Test Centers - India

Ahmedabad (51274)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
301-302, Abhijeet-II, Mitha Kali,
6 Road, Ellisbridge,
Ahmedabad
Ph: 91-79-6561088

Allahabad (51275)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
119/25A, Mahatma Gandhi Marg,
Civil Lines, Allahabad – 211001
Ph: 91-532-2622477

Bangalore (50497)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
Maini Sadan, 1st Floor,
No 38 Lavelle Road, 7th Cross,
Bangalore – 560001
Ph: 91-80-2292553 / 54

Calcutta (49441)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
Flat 1/C, 1st Floor, Sukh Sagar Bldg,
Sarat Bose Road, Calcutta – 700020
Ph: 91-33-24852792

Chennai (50498)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
No 15, 2nd Floor, Romar House,
Jagannathan Road, Nugambakkam,
Chennai – 600034
Ph: 91-44-28241875

Hyderabad (50496)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
Avenue 1, Street 20, Plot 1672,
Road 12, Banjara Hills
Hyderabad – 500034
Ph: 91-40-23308504

Mumbai (50494)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
Marwah House, Saki Vihar Road,
Saki Naka, Andheri (E)
Mumbai – 400072
Ph: 91-22-28573160 / 28573171

New Delhi (50495)
Prometric Testing (P) Ltd.
Senior Plaza, 160-A, 3rd floor,
Gautam nagar, Yusuf Sarai,
Behind Indian Oil Building,
New Delhi-110049,
India.
Ph: (011) 26511649, 26531442

Registration process required to take the GMAT.

The test taker must first select a GMAT test center location. Most test centers are in permanent locations and offer the Computer-Adaptive GMAT exam throughout the year. Some test centers are Mobile (temporary) and offer the Computer-Adaptive GMAT exam on a very limited schedule.

In some countries, Supplementary test centers offer a paper-based version of the test once or twice a year.

Each test center operates on its own schedule and can accommodate varying numbers of test takers. Test takers choose the most convenient location for them by viewing the Test Center List either online or in the GMAT Information Bulletin for Testing in 2006.

Once they have decided where to take the test, test takers then need to schedule a GMAT exam appointment using one of three methods—online, by phone, or by mail. They can find out what times are available at their chosen test center by using the Check Seat Availability.

If a test taker has a documented disability and requires special testing accommodations, he or she must follow the registration procedures as described in the Test Takers with Disabilities article in the GMAT section in the Bulletin.

Have a look at the most Frequently asked Questions regarding GMAT. These may suffice your queries as well !!

What is GMAT?
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is administered by the Education Testing Service (ETS) and is primarily a multiple-choice test that management schools use for admission of students into their MBA programs. ETS administers the GMAT CAT (computer-adaptive test) on behalf of the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC). The GMAT Program also assists students in their transition to graduate education through a variety of services and publications.

How many times should I take the GMAT?
Most people are better off preparing thoroughly for the test, taking it one time and getting their top score. You may take the test as often as you like, but many business schools will average your scores. You should contact the schools to which you are applying to find out their policies. If you know you did poorly, you have the option of canceling the test immediately after completing it, and business schools will not know about your score.

Students typically raise their score when they retake the test. Students who raise their score the most tend to be students with high GPA’s who scored poorly on the GMAT nonetheless. Students who made glaring errors on test day, such as running out of time, will also tend to perform better.

How to Apply?
Obtain the “GMAT Information Bulletin” available free with Prometric Testing Services and USEFI. You can also request the bulletin from Infozee at Request Test Forms and it will be delivered to your given address. The Test Scheduling Form comes with the bulletin. The Test Scheduling Form comes with the bulletin. There are three ways to register:
Registering by Phone: You may call up Prometric office to register. Make sure to call at least THREE BUSINESS DAYS before the test date.
Registering by Fax: If registering by fax, you must send your fax at lest SEVEN DAYS prior to your first choice of a test day.
Registering by Mail/Courier: Fill in the form, get the draft made (if you are not paying by credit card), and submit these to the Prometric office either by hand or by registered post/courier. You must send the documents at least THREE WEEKS before your choice of a test day.

What are the requirements for the GMAT?
There are no education or nationality requirements. Anyone willing to pay the test fee may take the GMAT.

How many years is my GMAT score valid?
This will vary from business school to business school. Typically your score will last 5 years.

Are calculators allowed?
No, calculators are not allowed on test day.

Who administers the GMAT?
The GMAT is developed and administered by the US-based “Educational Testing Service” (ETS) under the direction of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), a non-profit organization of graduate business schools worldwide. This implies that ETS sets the questions, conducts the test, and sends each examinee the score report. For the conduct of the test, ETS has appointed Testing Agencies in various countries, which act as franchisee for ETS. In India, this agency is the “Prometric Testing Services Pvt Ltd” which administers the test at 9 centres in the country: Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Trivendrum.

What is a Computer-Adaptive Test?
In a computer-adaptive test, the computer screen displays one question at a time, which is chosen from a very large pool of questions categorized by content and difficulty. The first question is always of a medium difficulty, and each subsequent question is determined by your responses to all the previous questions. In other words, the CAT adjusts itself to your ability level - you’ll get few questions that are either too easy or too difficult for you.

Each question in the GMAT CAT has five answer options, and you are required to select one of these five as the correct answer by clicking on it. A subsequent question is displayed on the screen only after you have answered the previous question, so you cannot skip a question. You cannot also go back to a previously answered question to change your answer. Thus, if you guess a correct answer or answer a question incorrectly by mistake, your answers to subsequent questions will lead you back to questions that are at the appropriate level of difficulty for you.

List of good books & CDs available for the preparation of GMAT.

The Official Guide for GMAT Review - 11th Edition (Latest)
Price: Rs. 1800
Published by: GMAC

Published by the people who administer the GMAT. It is probably the most authentic source of GMAT preparation. The questions in this book are actual GMAT questions. It is a must buy if you are serious about GMAT.

Arco’s Master the GMAT CAT With CD
Price: Rs. 895
Published by: Arco

A comprehensive guide available for students preparing to take the GMAT. It comes with an interactive CD-ROM that creates exams just like the real GMAT CAT. Good value for money.

Cracking the GMAT With CD
Price: Rs. 595
Published by: The Princeton Review

The book has techniques and strategies to score high on the GMAT. It comes with a CD that has five computer based tests like the actual GMAT. Good value for money.

Guessing, like pacing, is more important for any objective based test you have ever taken.

If you hit a mental block, you have to guess at the question in front of you. You can’t pass over a question and go back to it later. Since all answers are final, you have to make sure your guess is a good one. Most students waste more than 1/3 of their time bogged down on a handful of tough questions. You have to learn how to guess, move on, and cut your losses after spending more than a few minutes on a question.

At the end of the test, when time is about to expire, you have to hurry to make sure to review every question or else face the severe penalty for not finishing all the test’s questions. Many students have to do this last-minute sprint and are often left guessing on the last few questions.

P.O.E.

The key guessing strategy is P.O.E. (process of elimination).
A big asset going into test day is knowing that one of the five possible answers must be right. If you can eliminate two of the choices, you can increase your chances of getting the right answer by 65% (from 20% or 1 in 5 to 33% or 1 in 3). Here’s how to do it:

Eliminate answer choices you know are wrong. Even if you don’t know the right answer, you can often tell that some of the answer choices are wrong. For example, on the Data Sufficiency questions, you can eliminate at least two of the answer choices by determining if one of the statements is true.

Avoid answer choices that look suspicious. For example, on Sentence Correction questions, beware of any answer choices that look completely different from all of the other choices. In the Quantitative section, you can usually eliminate any answers that are negative when all the other answers are positive.

Once you have narrowed down the list of answer choices, pick one of the remainders. It is a myth that some answer choices, like A or C, are more often correct than other choices.

Draw a Grid
If crossing off answer choices on paper tests helps to clarify your thinking (using the P.O.E), you might want to consider making a grid on your scratch paper. By drawing a simple grid and labeling the rows A through E, you can keep track of which answers you have eliminated by putting an X in that box.

The Importance of Dry Erase Scrap Paper
You’ll need scratch paper because you are taking a test off of a computer screen, and you can’t write on the screen. The result is that you’ll often have to carefully copy much of the question down onto paper without miscopying the information. This is awkward and difficult. It takes valuable time to recopy information and it increases the chance of a hurried error, so you have to be careful about what you copy and what you don’t copy.

Note: One major inconvenience is that as of January 2006, you can only use dry erase paper or dry erase boards on test day, so it is very difficult to write much content on this material.

GMAT Experiments on CATs
About 1/3 of the questions on the CAT are experimental and will be randomly mixed in with your normal questions. In these questions you are being used as a guinea pig for experimentation to assess the difficulty of the question. In the future, that question may be positioned at a difficulty level depending on how students performed on it when it was an experimental question.

The consequence of the experimental questions is that you can’t rely on all the questions being at your difficulty level. In other words, if you are a high scorer you can’t expect all the questions past question five to be difficult (at your level). Try to avoid obsessing over how hard your questions are as a measure of your performance.

Don’t Panic
If you have a bad day, you have the option of canceling. When you finish the test, the computer will offer the option of canceling the test or accepting it. If you cancel the test, neither you nor any school will see your score. If you accept the test, the computer will display your score and it will be available to all schools (official scores will be mailed about two weeks later). Relax and make sure to schedule the test far in advance of when it is due. Make sure you have adequate time to cancel and reschedule the test if necessary.

List of Quantitative Topics that must be reviewed before the final take-off!!

- Area of Triangle

- Equilateral Triangle

- Isosceles TriangleRhombus

- Trapezium

- Hexagon

- Simple Interest,Compound Interest

- Co-Ordinate Geometry

- Circles

- Length of Direct common tangent

- Length of Transverse common tangent

- Length of common chord

- Arithmetic Progression.

- Geometric Progression

- Speed and Distance

- Trains

List of GMAT preparation classes in India along with their contact details.

The GMAT class in Bangalore, India, is held at:

Veritas GMAT Prep
Le Meridien
28 Sanky Road
Bangalore, India
Tel. +1-310-589-2500

The GMAT classes in New Delhi, India, are held at:

Council for American Education (CAE)
A-409, Defence Colony, New Delhi
Tel: (+91-11) 24330007, 41552577, 24330509

Jamboree GMAT Preparation
9 - AB, Taimoor Nagar, New Friends Colony, New Delhi
Tel: (+91-11) 55654789/90, 26330336

B - 1/16, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
Tel: (+91-11) 41661811, 26140741, 26142857

2530, Hudson Lines, 2nd Floor, Near Kingsway Camp, North Delhi
Tel: (+91-11) 27225695/98, 55650582

Edstar GMAT Preparation
1212-1213, Ansal Tower, 38 Nehru Place, New Delhi - 19
Tel: (011) 41674227, Mobile: 9818469221

The GMAT class in Mumbai, India, is held at:

Edstar GMAT Prep
D-WING, Central Bombay Infotec Park,
101, Sane Guruji Marg,
Jacob Circle, Mahalaxmi,
Mumbai - 400011
Tel : 022 - 23015639 / 23015602 / 23015591

Center for American Education (CAE)
F-34 , Dhanraj Mahal,
Next to Honkong Restaurant,
Near Regal Cinema,
Appollo Bunder,
Mumbai - 400 039.
India
Tel. 91-22-56372944

Tips & Tricks to handle the AWA section in the most effective manner.

Students tend to under-prepare for the AWA section. This is ironic because it is the one GMAT section where a small amount of preparation can make a large difference on test day. You don’t want an embarrassing AWA grade coming up in a business school interview. To beat the AWA, you must learn how to write in a highly disciplined and concise manner.

Be particularly concerned with structure. Clearly divide your essay into the introductory paragraphs, two to three content paragraphs, and a conclusion. Take time out before you start writing to set up an organizational structure.
Use transitional phrases such as “first”, “therefore” and “because” to help the computer identify concepts between and within the paragraphs. Make sure you spell these transition words correctly so that the computer may identify them. The E-rater does not have a spell-checker built in.

Be a conformist. The E-rater is not programmed to appreciate individuality, humor, or poetic inspiration; it will be comparing the style and structure of your essay to that of other high-scoring essays. If your essay looks like the high-scoring essays in the E-rater’s memory banks, you will get a high grade; if not, you will get a low grade.

Clearly state your critique in the Analysis of Argument essay. The Analysis of Argument question will show you an essay loaded with logical fallacies, such as the unwarranted assumption or fallacy of equivocation. These are buzzwords that the E-rater detects to see if you have correctly identified the argument’s logical flaws.

Write in effective American style. Both the human and the E-rater will detect poor writing style. The E-rater’s memory banks have essays written in American grammar/style, which is slightly distinct from the English used outside of the United States.

Practice, Practice, Practice. Try to do the essays in the 30-minute time frame. That is half of the challenge. Always practice under timed conditions on a computer or take our practice essays for grading.

A ‘must’ study list of idioms for GMAT.

Abide by
Close by
Versed in
Wanting in
Abound in
Confide in
Deficient in
Interfere in
Join in
Lost in
Pride in
Identical with
Interfere with
Trifle with
Reconciled with
Overwhelmed with
Part with
Compete with
Comply with
Conversant with
Bear with
Abounds with
Acquainted with
Agree with
Refrain from
Relief from
Part from
Prohibited from
Estranged from
Differ from
Abstain from
Wedded to
Testify to
Stop to
Submit to
Subscribe to
Reconciled to
Partial to
Limit to
Jump to
Keep to
Indebted to
Fancy to
Due to
Close to
Commend to
Acceptable to
Addicted to
Agree to
Anxious to
Sure of
Remind of
Repent of
Run of
Impatient of
Inform of
Inquire of
Hopeful of
Fond of
Deaf of
Despair of
Dispose of
Complain of
Confident of
Acquitted of
Adapt of
Hit upon
Decide upon
Agree upon
Touch at
Puzzled at
Indignant at
Get at
Grumble at
Call at
Amazed at
Arrive at
Anxious about
Zealous for
Zest for
Thankful for
Reputation for
Qualified for
Partiality for
Match for
Long for
Gift for
Grateful for
Fassination for
Fit for
Eligible for
Call for
Craving for
Cure of for
Bound for
Keep up
Bring up
Murmur against
Prejudice against
Warned against
Come across
Run out of
Get over
Brood over
Smile on
Run on
Keen on
Hard on
Call on
Commend on
Enticed into
Fell under
Inquire after
Hanker after
Look upto