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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An investigation is underway into alleged online cheating by prospective and current MBA students. Thousands are accused of looking at current questions on their entrance exams. The publisher of the test has shut down the domain and is looking into who used it to cheat. Those scores could be thrown out. A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered Scoretop.com to pay the Graduate Management Admission Council 2.35 million dollars and to turn over a computer hard drive containing payment information and user IDs. The council has sued Scoretop’s operator for copyright infringement. It alleges the site offered current questions from the Graduate Management Admission Test as well as other private material.

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Finally, there is hope for the leaders, are seeking a level of management, to help them climb quickly heads Corporate. Although the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, the former position is not prosecuted Graduate Management Programme (evening) for executives, he now has another year of progress.

In the evening, of course, the demolition of this academic session attended prudent not only for candidates for membership, but also among the graduates, during several meetings with the authorities trying to impress and the need for Course.

The new course is quite different in approach and content compared to the previous and is likely to win the leadership, not only the country but also abroad. While entering all other post-graduate diploma in management programmes IIM-C is the common Admission Test (CAT), under the direction of six IIMS, the program calls for the GMAT. The reason is that foreign students for the course.

In addition, unlike the past, of course, where students could attend the evening classes after hours, it will be a full-time courses, where students are required to make the stay on campus, as d ‘ usually on the other PGP. It is for students to line their current employer or leave their work for the course. The courses of the Institute at the end of the program, but those who took lien on the course are not allowed at the site.

“We are targeting a different group of students from this program. One of the criteria that must be at least five years of professional experience and are in the age group of 28-29 years. rate is contributing, married a lot more students to positions they held before classes. We expect many students from South-East Asian countries, Anup Sinha, dean of programme initiatives said.

The course will begin in December 2006 with 40 students. The student’s income increases, reaching 120. “We are families who need it. That is why we will take some time to increase home, “Sinha added.

A program like this is currently in India by the School of Business, Hyderabad. Apart from IIM Calcutta, IIM Ahmedabad is also planned for courses, although a little earlier in July. The fee for one year, this course has been fixed at Rs 800000 or the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars for foreign students.