GMAT 2022: HIGHLIGHTS, FEE, APPLICATION, CUTOFF
Here is an article by Futeducation.com about GMAT 2022 highlights. fee, application process, cutoff and test centers.
Graduate Management Admission Test, also known as GMAT is a computerized aptitude test designed to test the verbal and analytical capabilities of a candidate. This test is the one-way ticket to get admission into Graduate Management Programs such as MBA which is accepted by most renowned business schools across the world. More than 2 lakhs students apply for this test every year, making it the most reliable aptitude test in the world.
There is no specific date or time to give GMAT; anyone can apply for online exam as short as an appointment 24 hours before the test. This exam is based on rolling basics. Being an online exam, there are about 35 test centers in more than 18 states across India. You can also give the exam from the comfort of your home.
The online exam result reports are available for free for the first 2 times if you use the report within 48 hours. Post that, the online test report can be purchased at a cost of $35 each. GMAT is considered a difficult exam to crack as only 6% of the total candidates score above 720.
The entire exam is divided into 4 sections:
The top colleges accepting GMAT scores are; Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Top IIMs accepting GMAT scores are IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta, IIM Luck now, and IIM Indore. Some of the top non- IIMs that accept GMAT Scores are XLRI, IMI, MDI, and GIM Goa.
HIGHLIGHTS
The following table provides all highlights about GMAT 2022:
Full form | Graduate Management Admission Test |
Conducted By | Graduate Management Admission Council |
Mode | Online |
Frequency | Not more than five times a year and eight times in a lifetime |
Type of Questions | MCQ and Non- MCQ |
Number of Questions | 80 |
Duration | 3 hours and 7 minutes |
Number of Sections | Integrated Reasoning skills Quantitative skills Verbal skills Analytical Writing Assessment |
Date of Exam | No specific Date |
Score Range | 200-800 |
Fee | $250 or INR 18750 |
Eligibility criteria | Must be above 18 years of age Have completed or in the final year of graduation. |
Documents needed | Adhaar Card, PAN card, Marks Sheets (10+2+3), Passport, Driving License |
Scores validated for | 5 Year |
Help Desk Number | 7303719966 +91 124 4945270 |
Email Id | [email protected] |
Official website | www.mba.com |
WHY APPLY FOR GMAT
If you want to pursue your career in the field of management and are planning to apply for an MBA/PGDM course, then you can apply for GMAT as it is a golden ticket to your favorite business schools across the globe.
You can also apply for GMAT if you are in the final year or in the second year of your graduation and you want to experience the difficulty level of the examination.
GMAT scores are accepted by more than 1500 business schools across the globe and their scores are regarded as the most reliable scores to give an insight into the aptitude and comprehensive skills of a candidate. So, if you are targeting to get a degree from Top B-schools including Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, IIMs, XLRI, IMI, you can apply for GMAT.
APPLICATION FORM FILLING PROCESS
The process of registration for GMAT is simple and straightforward. The following are the steps for the application for GMAT.
GMAT 2022 FEE STRUCTURE
GMAT Fee (If a candidate did not appear for the exam on the scheduled date and time, he/she will be charged full GMAT exam fee) | $250 | INR 18750 (Aprx) |
GMAT 2022 CANCELLATION & RESCHEDULING
SEGMENT | CRITERIA | REFUND IN DOLLARS (APRX) | REFUNDS IN RUPEES (APRX) |
CANCELLATION | 1 to 14 days before the test date | $50 | INR 3750 |
15 to 59 days before the test date | $75 | INR 5625 | |
60 days before the test date | $100 | INR 7500 | |
RESCHEDULING | 1 to 14 days before the test date | $150 | INR 11250 |
15 to 59 days before the test date | $100 | INR 7500 | |
60 days before the test date | $50 | INR 3750 |
GMAT can be given through test centers and at your home. Home proctored GMAT or Online GMAT provides you flexibility to give your exam from the comfort of your home. Appointments are available around the clock and all you need is a Windows or Mac computer/laptop. The score, time and the sections are same as that of the test-center based exam.
Following are the features and requirements for Home Proctored GMAT (online GMAT):
Click on the link to apply for online GMAT online – www.mba.com/gmatonline/
GMAT 2022 RESERVATION CRITERIA
Officially there are no specific criteria set forth by GMAC for any candidate to become eligible for exam but it is necessary to clear the criteria set by university/institute that you will be applying to.
The following is the detailed criteria-
TOP COLLEGES IN THE WORLD ACCEPTING GMAT SCORE
NAME OF INSTITUTE | GLOBAL MBA RANKING | CUTOFF* | OFFICIAL WEBSITE |
Stanford University | 1 | 733 | http://www.stanford.edu/ |
University of Pennsylvania | 2 | 722 | http://www.upenn.edu/ |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 3 | 720 | https://www.mit.edu/ |
Harvard University | 4 | 730 | https://www.harvard.edu/ |
HEC Paris | 5 | 690 | https://www.hec.edu/en |
INSEAD | 6 | 710 | https://www.insead.edu/ |
London Business School | 7 | 700 | https://www.london.edu/ |
The University of British Columbia | 8 | 650 | https://www.ubc.ca/ |
IE Business School | 9 | 690 | https://www.ie.edu/business-school/ |
University of California Berkeley | 10 | 727 | https://www.berkeley.edu/ |
TOP INDIAN COLLEGES ACCEPTING GMAT SCORES
There are more than 300 prestigious colleges in India that accept GMAT Scores for their E-MBA/E-PGDM courses. Below is the list of top colleges that accept GMAT score, their state location, estimated cutoff and their official website.
NAME OF INSTITUTE | STATE | CUTOFF* | OFFICIAL WEBSITE |
XLRI | Jamshedpur | 650+ | http://www.xlri.ac.in/ |
S.P Jain Institute of Management and Research | Mumbai | 650+ | https://spjimr.org/ |
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras | Chennai | 650+ | http://www.iitm.ac.in/ |
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade | New Delhi | 650+ | https://www.iift.ac.in/ |
IFMR Graduate School Of Business | Chennai | 640+ | https://krea.edu.in/ifmrgsb/ |
Birla Institute of Technology and Science | Pilani | 600+ | https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/ |
Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship | Chennai | 600+ | https://www.ximechennai.org/ |
Great Lakes Institute of Management | Chennai | 600+ | https://www.greatlakes.edu.in |
Goa Institute of Management | Goa | 600+ | http://www.gim.ac.in/ |
Xavier Institute of Management | Bhubaneswar | 550+ | https://ximb.edu.in/ |
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management | Mumbai | 550+ | http://simsr.somaiya.edu/ |
SDM Institute of Management Development | Mysore | 550+ | http://sdmimd.ac.in/ |
Amity School of Business | Noida | 550+ | https://www.amity.edu/ |
Universal Business School | Kushiwali | 550+ | https://universalbusinessschool.com/ |
Institute of Management Technology | Ghaziabad | 500+ | http://www.imt.edu/ |
Christ University Institute of Management | Bangalore | 450+ | http://www.christuniversity.in/ |
PES University | Bangalore | 450+ | http://pes.edu/ |
Indian Institute of Management, also called, IIMs are the most trusted, applied for and renounced Management College of India. The way to get an admission in to IIM is through CAT & GMAT. There are a total of 20 colleges in India, with IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta the oldest and the top three MBA/PGDM colleges of India.
Below is the List of all IIMs, their state location, estimated cutoff, and their official website.
NAME OF INSTITUTE | STATE | CUTOFF* | OFFICIAL WEBSITE |
IIM Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 700+ | www.iima.ac.in/home |
IIM Bangalore | Karnataka | 710+ | https://www.iimb.ac.in/home |
IIM Calcutta | West Bengal | 700+ | https://www.iimcal.ac.in/home |
IIM Indore | Madhya Pradesh | 700+ | https://www.iimidr.ac.in/ |
IIM Kashipur | Uttarakhand | 670+ | http://www.iimkashipur.ac.in/ |
IIM Kozhikode | Kerala | 700+ | https://www.iimk.ac.in/ |
IIM Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 710+ | http://www.iiml.ac.in/ |
IIM Raipur | Chhattisgarh | 560+ | https://www.iimraipur.ac.in/home |
IIM Ranchi | Jharkhand | 670+ | https://www.iimranchi.ac.in/ |
IIM Rohtak | Haryana | 650+ | http://www.iimrohtak.ac.in/ |
IIM Shillong | Meghalaya | 700+ | http://www.iimshillong.ac.in/ |
SECTION | TIME LIMIT | NUMBER OF QUESTIONS | QUESTION TYPES |
Analytical Writing Assessment | 30 minutes | 1 | Analysis of an Argument Issue Essay |
Integrated Reasoning | 30 minutes | 12 | Graphics Interpretation Table Analysis Multi-source Reasoning Two-part Analysis |
Quantitative Reasoning | 62 minutes | 31 | Data Sufficiency Problem Solving |
Verbal Reasoning | 65 minutes | 36 | Reading Comprehension Critical Reasoning Sentence Correction |
GMAT TEST CENTERS
Around 2 Lakhs candidates apply for GMAT every year. Below is the list of all the cities in which GMAT is conducted and has a test center.
STATE | CITY | ADDRESS |
DELHI | Delhi | 1. EduPro Office Space Number 332, 3rd Floor, Vardhman Plus City Mall, Sector-23, Dwarka, Delhi–110075, India
2. Pearson Professional Centers 4th Floor, Building No 18, Ramnath House, Yusuf Sarai Community Centre, Above HDFC Bank, Delhi–110049, India
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HARYANA | Gurgaon | 1. Ansal University Golf Course Road, Sector-55, Gurgaon, Haryana–122003, India
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PUNJAB
| 1. Patiala 2. Mohali | 1. Thapar University Bhadson Road, Patiala, Punjab–147004, India
2. Winsoft Computer Centre SCF-13, 2nd Floor, Phase 2, Mohali, Punjab–160055, India
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UTTAR PRADESH
| 1. Noida 2. Lucknow 3. Allahabad | 1. Pearson Professional Centers Ground Floor, 1A/1, S B Towers, Sector 16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh–201301, India
2. UPTEC Computer Consultancy Limited 2nd Floor, Lekhraj Gold, Near Munsi Pulia, Indira Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh–226016, India
3. UPTEC Computer Consultancy Limited 9 (A) Patrika Marg, Civil Lines, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, UTT–211001, India
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RAJASTHAN
| Jaipur | 1. Sakar Edutech Private Limited Office No 404, Shyam Anukampa, O-11, Ashok Marg, C-Scheme, Opposite HDFC Bank, Jaipur, Rajasthan–302001, India
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GUJARAT
| Ahmedabad | 1. A1 Professional Assessment Center A/709, Titanium City Centre, B/h IOC Petrol pump, 100 Feet Road, Near Shyamal Cross roads, Sattelite, Ahmedabad, Gujarat–380015, India
2. H L Centre for Professional Education H L College Campus, Late Prin S V Desai Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat–380009, India
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ANDHRA PRADESH
| 1. Vijaywada 2. Vishakhapatnam | 1. KL University Green Fields, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh–522502, India
2. Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering Madhurawada, Kommadi, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh–530048, India
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MADHYA PRADESH
| Indore | 1. Sarva Mangla Maa Samiti – Inspire Me 611, Shekhar Central, Palasia Square, Indore, Madhya Pradesh–452018, India
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JHARKHAND
| Ranchi | 1. Infinity Academy Amravati Complex, Circular Road, Lalpur, Ranchi, Jharkhand–834001, India
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MAHARASHTRA
| 1. Nagpur 2. Mumbai 3. Pune | 1. Unisoft Technologies 2nd Floor, Parnanda Bldg, Ab Megamart, West High Court Rd, Dharampeth, Nagpur, Maharashtra–44010, India
2. Pearson Professional Centers Building No 9, 1st Floor, Solitaire Corporate Park, 167 Andheri, J B Nagar Link Rd, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai, Maharashtra–400093, India
3. Think Education Advisory Services LLP 209, 2nd Floor, Marine Chambers, Vithaldas Thackersey Marg, New Marine Lines, Mumbai, Maharashtra–400020, India
4. GATS Office 1, Symphony C, Ashok Nagar, Range Hills Rd, Off Pune University Rd, Pune, Maharashtra–411020, India
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WEST BENGAL
| Kolkata | 1. Agile Technologies And Solutions 1, Iswar Ganguli Street, Vasudeva Building, Top Floor, Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal–700026, India
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ODISHA
| Bhubaneswar | 1. KIIT University KIIT School of Management, Campus-7, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha–751024, India
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ASSAM
| Guwahati | 1. Assam Don Bosco University Airport Road, Azara, Guwahati, Assam–781017, India
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TELANGANA
| 1. Begumpet 2. Madhapur | 1. Pearson Professional Centers 1-10-72/A/.2, Pochampalli House, 3rd floor, (Above Nike Show room), S P Road, Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500016, India
2. Edu-Kinect #47, 2nd Floor, Silicon Valley, Image Garden Lane, Near HDFC Bank, Madhapur, Hyderabad, 500081, Telangana
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KERALA
| 1. Trivandrum |