Exciting new feature added to the GMAT® exam

DELHI, India - June 26, 2014 - PRLog -- Delhi, India — June 26, 2014 -- Prospective business students taking the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) exam will now be able to preview their unofficial scores before deciding whether to report or cancel them, the Graduate Management Admission Council® announced today. The score reporting feature is available to all test takers and will take effect at approximately 600 test centers around the world that administer the GMAT exam beginning on Friday, June 27, 2014.

“The new score reporting feature gives test takers more certainty and control in the testing process and in how their scores are reported to schools. GMAC is committed to helping schools and students connect, and we believe this change, by making the testing experience easier, will be a part of strengthening those connections,” said Ashok Sarathy, GMAC vice president, product management.

Test takers are given the option of reporting or canceling their scores immediately after taking the test and before leaving the test center. Under the new process, test takers will see their unofficial scores — Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Total — and will be given two minutes to decide whether to accept them. If they do not make a choice, their scores will be canceled.

In addition, test takers who decide to cancel their scores at the test center will be able to reinstate them within 60 days of the test date for a USD 100 fee. After that, scores will not be retrievable. Said Sarathy, “If there were two things I would recommend to test takers to get the most out of this new feature, they would be:

·         Know what score you’re willing to accept so that when asked whether your wish to send your scores or cancel them, you have already considered your answer.

·         Understand that you have 60 days to reinstate a score you might have canceled but decide later that you want to send.”

“This new feature empowers test takers to make a better decision in their efforts to apply and go to a business or management program of choice,” said Ashish Bhardwaj, GMAC vice president, Asia Pacific.

Analytical Writing Assessment scores are unaffected by the change. They are not included on unofficial score reports available immediately but are reported on official score reports delivered within 20 days.

About GMAC: The Graduate Management Admission Council (gmac.com (http://ctt.marketwire.com/?release=1108298&id=4127524...)) is a nonprofit education organization of leading graduate business schools and owner of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT exam), now celebrating its 60th year and used by more than 6,000 graduate business and management programs worldwide. GMAC is based in Reston, Virginia, and has regional offices in London, New Delhi and Hong Kong. The GMAT exam -- the only standardized test designed expressly for graduate business and management programs worldwide -- is continuously available at approximately 600 test centers in 113 countries. More information about the GMAT exam is available at mba.com (http://ctt.marketwire.com/?release=1108298&id=4127527...). For more information about GMAC and additional resources for media, please visit gmac.com/newscenter (http://ctt.marketwire.com/?release=1108298&id=4127530...).

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