GMAT online exam date extended. What are the benefits of giving GMAT online?
For all the students applying to B-schools and stuck at home due to Covid-19 pandemic( which most of the students are) , there’s a great move by the GMAC, which conducts GMAT exam that students can now book GMAT online exam till February 2021.
This will come as a relief for many as GMAT online exam was proving to be a big advantage for the students as without going anywhere in this pandemic and without exposing themselves to this deadly virus, they have an option to take the exam sitting at home. To promote these criteria, GMAC has also added some benefits with the GMAT online exam like Unlimited score report sending, use of physical as well as an online whiteboard, etc. We will be discussing all the benefits and differences between the online exam and the center exam also.
Brief About GMAT Online exam:-
After the covid pandemic, GMAC basically announced that the students can take the exam sitting at home by enrolling for GMAT Online exam. In GMAT online exam, the timing of the exam is the same i.e. 3 hours. It does not include AWA section as well which could be a relief for some students.
These 3 hours are divided as:-
Now, seeing the situation, GMAC has extended the GMAT online appointments till February 2021. Plus it has also allowed a retest earlier. When the online exam was launched, students were allowed to take it only once. If they wanted to take a retest, that had to be done in the center exam. But earlier in September, they allowed to take one retest in online mode which is also convenient for the students. Basically, this was done so that students do not miss out on deadlines by the universities and could apply comfortably.
The difference in GMAT online exam and test center based exam:-
| Key Features | GMAT online exam | Center based exam |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 3 sections i.e. Quant, Verbal and IR. Order of sections is fixed. | 4 sections i.e. Quant, verbal, AWA and IR. Order of sections could be chosen by the candidate. |
| Time duration | 2 hours 45 minutes + 15 minutes to check in | 3 hours 8 minutes + 30 minutes to enter |
| Cost | 250$ | 250$(could vary for different countries) |
| Attempts | One retest is permitted | 5 attempts max in 12 month period |
| Appointment availability | Round the clock availability | Available at all days |
| Score validity | 5 years | 5 years |
| Score sending | Complimentary unlimited score sending to programs after you receive your score. | Can choose 5 programs at no cost. Additional score reports available for fee. |
So, GMAC is making an effort to make students go for Online exam by offering them advantages which are not available with center based exam.