Would-be MBA students getting ready to take the GMAT might be in for a little surprise when they show up at the testing center. In addition to all the usual security measures—including video monitoring and the computer adaptive test itself—test takers will soon be asked to submit to a new one: a biometric device that uses an infared light to capture the test-taker’s unique “palm vein pattern.”
Pearson VUE, the company that administers the GMAT for the Graduate Management Admission Council, plans to announce the new security effort tomorrow, but BusinessWeek got a sneak peak at it today.
The Fujitsu “PalmSecure” device will be rolled out next month at 16 testing centers in India and Korea for GMAT candidates. It goes live in the U.S. this fall, and when fully deployed will be used in 400 facilities in 107 countries by May 2009.
The announcement comes as the b-school world is embroiled in a cheating scandal involving the GMAT–users of a now-defunct test prep Web site, Scoretop.com, have been accused by GMAC of using it to post and access live test questions, and GMAC has said it will cancel the test scores of anyone who violated its rules.
But the new security measure is designed to stop a different kind of cheating–the use of professional test takers, or proxies, to take the exam on behalf of someone else. GMAC’s been burned by this type of cheater before. Back in 2003, it busted a half dozen people who took the GMAT for others for about $5,000 a pop. GMAC canceled 166 scores as a result, and five of the six imposters ended up at Rikers.
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University Next Stop For Gmat Mobile Test Center
This month Tuskegee students interested in taking the Graduate Management Admissions Test wont have to worry about driving to the nearest test center. This time the center will come to them when the University becomes the next stop for the GMAT Mobile Test Center on Jan. 31-Feb. 1.
For the last seven months the GMAT Mobile Test Center, a full-length bus outfitted with the same high-tech facilities found at permanent GMAT testing centers around the world, has been touring college campuses all over the country. The bus, which will be parked to the rear
The CAT paper may be going the GMAT way. Sample this - from 2003 to 2006, the number of questions has fallen from 150 to 75. The GMAT paper has 78 questions.
The number of choices and the duration of the CAT examination have also changed resembling a GMAT paper. And now, the CAT test might soon become an online exam like the GMAT.
Mumbai T.I.M.E institute Director Arks Srinivas says, “The CAT paper's quantitative section used to be considered very difficult but 2004 onwards, it is becoming easier and more arithmetic driven which is what GMAT follows. And if
There are many management students across the country keen to join international B-schools like Harvard, Wharton, Kellogg or Stanford.
The way to get into these institutes is the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT), the computer based online test conducted by Educational Testing Service (ETS) under the aegis of global nodal body Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).
To crack the GMAT, Indian students get coached at GMAT-prep institutes. MBAUniverse asked one of the leading GMAT-prep institute Jamboree about its assessments of the exam, the performance of Indian students in the exam and the kind of services it offers to students. A GMAT
PowerScore Releases the GMAT Sentence Correction Bible
The PowerScore GMAT Sentence Correction Bible is a complete how-to instruction book for the Sentence Correction section of the Graduate Management Admission Test. This book has been carefully designed to reinforce students understanding behind the Sentence Correction section of the GMAT. As a comprehensive manual, it teaches students how to solve every type of GMAT Sentence Correction problem.
The concepts and techniques discussed are drawn directly from our live PowerScore GMAT courses. In all of our preparation materials we rely on the analysis of questions released from GMAC, the producers of the GMAT. We
PowerScore Releases the GMAT Sentence Correction Bible
The Power Score GMAT Sentence Correction Bible is a complete how-to instruction book for the Sentence Correction section of the Graduate Management Admission Test. This book has been carefully designed to reinforce students understanding behind the Sentence Correction section of the GMAT. As a comprehensive manual, it teaches students how to solve every type of GMAT Sentence Correction problem.
The concepts and techniques discussed are drawn directly from our live PowerScore GMAT courses. In all of our preparation materials we rely on the analysis of questions released from GMAC, the producers of the GMAT.
Mobile GMAT Testing Center on the Natchez Campus
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has launched a pilot program whereby a GMAT bus will visit 49 cities over a seven-month period to provide mobile sites for students to take the GMAT. The GMAT bus will be on the Natchez Campus on January 13 and 17, 2007.
Interested candidates can register online at www.mba.com. Students can follow the prompts online to register by entering the zip code for either Natchez, MS, or Alcorn State, MS. They can also call to register (800-717-GMAT) if they would prefer.
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The number of GMAT takers in India is growing every year. And experts predict the number to grow at between 20 to 25% over the next three to five years. Here’s what’s attracting Indians towards this international test.
From less than six thousand in 2001, to over 16,000 last year, the number of Indians opting for GMAT, is increasing every year. Out of the two lakh people taking GMAT every year across the world, about 5% are from India. Experts say the number of GMAT takers in India is growing at 20% per annum already.
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Taking the graduate management admission tests GMAT just got a little bit easier. Not the test itself, but the process.
The GMAT bus that was parked at NC A&T Saturday. The mobile testing center gives would-be grad students the chance to take the test without having to travel to another city which is sometimes the case.
About a dozen students took the test at A&T Saturday.
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Anderson Schools to Offer GMAT Prep Course in March
The Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico will conduct a six-week GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) preparation program this spring. The program, which runs March 24-May 12, is designed to teach participants the math and verbal skills theyll need to be successful on the exam.
Anderson isnt the only school that requires the GMAT – top-tier business schools across the country include the test in their admission decisions.
The GMAT is only one of a handful of criteria we look at, including undergraduate GPA, work experience, and letters of
Career Launcher, leading education service provider, is going to organize a seminar on GMAT preparations on 21 July 2007 in New Delhi.
According to the informed shared by Career Launcher with MBAUniverse, the seminar will be designed in collaboration of Veritas GMAT elite preparation, one of the leading GMAT prep company of the world.
The seminar will feature Chad Troutwine and Markus Moberg, Veritas Founders and MBA graduates from Yale School of Management. The event will be an interactive seminar targeted for working professionals who want to get into Global MBA programs.
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he Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guide Series, a highly acclaimed family of seven learning guides for advanced GMAT preparation, officially becomes a family of eight guides on May 1, 2007. Along with this additional book, ManhattanGMAT officially releases updates to all nine lessons in its complete GMAT preparation course, as well as several new tools: practice test assessments, a GMAT study problem tracker, and a test simulation booklet. With these new features,
New York, NY (PRWEB) May 2, 2007 -- Preparation for the GMAT just got a little more comprehensive at ManhattanGMAT, the worlds largest GMAT-exclusive preparation provider. The New York-based company
Communication breakdown postpones GMAT test in China
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) service has been postponed in China due to a communication disruption between East Asia and the rest of the world, a result of the recent earthquake near Taiwan.
Source : interfax.cn
Workshop for students planning to take the GMAT
The Graduate and Executive Programs of the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics is sponsoring a GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) practice test and strategy workshop beginning at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, in 125 Lerner Hall.
Students will take a GMAT practice test to diagnose skills from 5:30-8 p.m., break for dinner and then participate in the workshop for the remainder of the evening. The program will be presented by Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.
Cost is $20, payable by check to University of Delaware, and includes dinner and materials.
Source : udel.edu
Career Launcher, which offers coaching services to MBA aspirants, on Tuesday said it will float a 50:50 joint venture with US-based Veritas to introduce GMAT and GRE training programmes in Asia.
The company expects US$10 million as turnover from operations in Asia by 2011. The joint venture would initiate programme from Singapore, where it will be based and then gradually foray into other Asian countries like China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and Taiwan with a product basket including test-prep for exams like GMAT, GRE, SAT, courses on English speaking and other region-specific exams.
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Attend an educational evening highlighting GMAT test preparation and UST MBA programs. A free Kaplan and UST MBA programs forum will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, in Schulze Hall auditorium, Minneapolis campus.
A panel discussion will include a question-and-answer session with administrators, faculty, admissions professionals, students and alumni from the Full-time and Evening UST MBA programs. Get valuable insight on the GMAT exam and prep methods from a Kaplan Test Preparation representative.
This is an opportunity to network with business professionals. Door prizes, including a Kaplan GMAT preparation course ($1,400 value) will be awarded.
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