The Graduate Management Aptitude test (GMAT) is admission test for making applications to MBA schools. The test is administered in more than 150 countries around the world on the directions of Educational Testing Services (ETS). The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) is the administrative authority for conduct of GMAT test.
The Universities and Business Schools in United States, Canada and many other parts of the world ask your GMAT score for admission. The business schools accept GMAT score as a standard of ‘whether a candidate would be able to complete his / her graduate studies in management and related disciplines’.
If you are planning to apply for admission into some business school then GMAT is a test for you to write. Those belonging to a non English speaking nation, may have to produce TOEFL or IELTS score as a proof of English proficiency besides producing score in GMAT for business schools’ admission.
Having GMAT score means you can apply for admission to more than 1500 business schools for more than 1800 programs. The GMAT test is administered more than 200 000 times annually. The GMAT score does not guarantee you admission to a management school; you have to satisfy the eligibility criteria of individual school for admission and study program.
