Graduate Record Examinations (GRE): GRE Subject Tests

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Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)

The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada.

The GRE is owned and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS). The test was established in 1936 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

According to ETS, the GRE aims to measure verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing, and critical thinking skills that have been acquired over a long period of learning.

The content of the GRE consists of certain specific

  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Arithmetic
  • Vocabulary Sections

The GRE General Test is offered as a computer-based exam administered at testing centers and institution owned or authorized by Prometric.

In the graduate school admissions process, the level of emphasis that is placed upon GRE scores varies widely between schools and departments within schools.

The importance of a GRE score can range from being a mere admission formality to an important selection factor.

The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) was significantly overhauled in August 2011, resulting in an exam that is not adaptive on a question-by-question basis, but rather by section, so that the performance on the first verbal and math sections determines the difficulty of the second sections presented. Overall, the test retained the sections and many of the question types from its predecessor, but the scoring scale was changed to a 130 to 170 scale (from a 200 to 800 scale).

The cost to take the test is US$205, although ETS will reduce the fee under certain circumstances. It also provides financial aid to those GRE applicants who prove economic hardship.

ETS does not release scores that are older than five years, although graduate program policies on the acceptance of scores older than five years will vary.

 

 

Key Description of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE):

Acronym: GRE

Type: Computer-based or paper-based standardized test

Developer / Administrator:

  • Educational Testing Service
  • Knowledge / skills tested Analytical writing
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Verbal Reasoning.

Purpose: Admissions to master's and doctoral degree programs in various universities

Year Started: 1936; 84 years ago

Duration: About 3 hours and 45 minutes (includes 1-minute breaks after each section and a 10-minute break after third section)

Score / Grade Range:

  • Analytical writing: 0.0 to 6.0 (in 0.5-point increments)
  • Verbal reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1-point increments)
  • Quantitative reasoning: 130 to 170 (in 1-point increments)

Score / Grade Validity: 5 years

Offered: Computer-based test: Multiple times a year (depends on availability of the test center)

Paper-Based Test: Up to 3 times a year in October, November and February

Restrictions on Attempts Computer-Based Test: Can be taken only once after 21 days from the day of exam in every year. Maximum of 5 times a year. (Applies even if candidate cancels scores on a test taken previously.)

Paper-Based Test: Can be taken as often as it is offered.

Countries / Regions: About 1,000 test centers in more than 160 countries
(Paper-based test offered only in areas where computer-based testing is not available.)

Languages: English

Annual number of test takers: 584,677 (2016)

Prerequisites / Eligibility Criteria No official prerequisite. Intended for bachelor's degree graduates and undergraduate students who are about to graduate. Fluency in English assumed.

Fee: US$ 205 or INR 15491

Scores / Grades Used By: Most graduate schools in USA, and few in other countries

Website www.ets.org/gre

Social Network: LinkedIn

 

History of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)

The Graduate Record Examinations was "initiated in 1936 as a joint experiment in higher education by the graduate school deans of four Ivy League universities and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching."

The first universities to experiment the test on their students were Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University and Columbia University.

The University of Wisconsin was the first public university to ask their students to take the test in 1938. It was first given to students at the University of Iowa in 1940, where it was analysed by psychologist Dewey Stuit.

It was first taken by students at Texas Tech University in 1942. In 1943, it was taken by students at Michigan State University, where it was analyzed by Paul Dressel. It was taken by over 45,000 students applying to 500 colleges in 1948.

"Until the Educational Testing Service was established in January, 1948, the Graduate Record Examination remained a project of the Carnegie Foundation."

 

Structure of GRE Test

The computer-based Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test consists of six sections. The first section is always the analytical writing section involving separately timed issue and argument tasks.

The next five sections consist of two verbal reasoning sections, two quantitative reasoning sections, and either an experimental or research section.

These five sections may occur in any order. The experimental section does not count towards the final score but is not distinguished from the scored sections.

Unlike the computer adaptive test before August 2011, the GRE General Test is a multistage test, where the examinee's performance on earlier sections determines the difficulty of subsequent sections.

This format allows the examined person to freely move back and forth between questions within each section, and the testing software allows the user to "mark" questions within each section for later review if time remains. The entire testing procedure lasts about 3 hours 45 minutes.

One-minute breaks are offered after each section and a 10-minute break after the third section.

The paper-based GRE General Test also consists of six sections. The analytical writing is split up into two sections, one section for each issue and argument task.

The next four sections consist of two verbal and two quantitative sections in varying order. There is no experimental section on the paper-based test. This version is only available in areas where the computer-based version is unavailable.

 

Scoring of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)

An examinee can miss one or more questions on a multiple-choice section and still receive a perfect score of 170. Likewise, even if no question is answered correctly, 130 is the lowest possible score.

 

Scaled Score Percentiles: The percentiles for the current General test and the concordance with the prior format are as follows.

According to interpretive data published by ETS, from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018 about 2 million people have taken the test.

Based on performance of individuals the mean and standard deviation of verbal section were 150.24 and 8.44.

Whereas, mean and standard deviation for quantitative section were 153.07 and 9.24. Analytical writing has a mean of 3.55 with a standard deviation of 0.86.

Scaled score Verbal reasoning percentile Verbal prior scale Quantitative reasoning percentile Quantitative prior scale
170 99 760–800 96 800
169 99 740–750 95 800
168 98 720–730 93 800
167 98 710 90 800
166 97 700 89 800
165 96 680–690 86 790
164 94 660–670 84 790
163 93 650 82 780
162 90 630–640 79 770
161 88 620 76 770
160 86 600–610 73 760
159 83 590 70 750
158 80 570–580 67 740
157 76 560 64 730
156 73 540–550 60 720
155 68 530 56 700–710
154 64 510–520 53 690
153 60 500 49 680
152 54 480–490 45 660–670
151 51 460–470 41 640–650
150 46 450 37 630
149 41 430–440 34 610–620
148 37 420 30 590–600
147 33 410 26 570–580
146 29 390–400 23 550–560
145 26 380 19 530–540
144 22 370 16 500–520
143 19 350–360 13 480–490
142 16 340 11 460–470
141 14 330 9 430–450
140 11 320 7 400–420
139 9 310 6 380–390
138 8 300 4 350–370
137 6 290 3 330–340
136 4 280 3 300–320
135 3 280 2 280–290
134 2 270 1 260–270
133 1 260 1 240–250
132 1 250 <1 220–230
131 1 240 <1 200–210
130 <1 200–230 <1 200

 

Analytical Writing score Writing % Below
6 99
5.5 98
5 92
4.5 81
4 57
3.5 39
3 15
2.5 7
2 2
1.5 1
1 <1
0.5 <1

"Field-wise distribution" of test takers is "limited to those who earned their college degrees up to two years before the test date."

ETS provides no score data for "non-traditional" students who have been out of school more than two years, although its own report "RR-99-16" indicated that 22% of all test takers in 1996 were over the age of 30.

 

Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Subject Tests

In addition to the General Test, there are also six Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Subject Tests testing knowledge in the specific areas of

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Literature in English
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Psychology.

The length of each exam is 170 minutes.

In the past, subject tests were also offered in the areas of:

  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Revised Education
  • Engineering
  • Geology
  • History
  • Music
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Biochemistry
  • Cell and Molecular Biology.

In April 1998, the Revised Education and Political Science exams were discontinued. In April 2000, the History and Sociology exams were discontinued; with Economics, Engineering, Music, and Geology being discontinued in April 2001.

The Computer Science exam was discontinued after April 2013. Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology was discontinued in December 2016.

 

GRE Score Use in Admissions

Many graduate schools in the United States require GRE results as part of the admissions process. The GRE is a standardized test intended to measure all graduates' abilities in tasks of general academic nature (regardless of their fields of specialization) and the extent to which undergraduate education has developed their verbal skills, quantitative skills, and abstract thinking.

In addition to GRE scores, admission to graduate schools depends on several other factors, such as GPA, letters of recommendation, and statements of purpose.

Furthermore, unlike other standardized admissions tests (such as the SAT, LSAT, and MCAT), the use and weight of GRE scores vary considerably not only from school to school, but also from department to department and program to program.

For instance, most business schools and economics programs require very high GRE or GMAT scores for entry, while engineering programs are known to allow more score variation.

Liberal arts programs may only consider the applicant's verbal score, while mathematics and science programs may only consider quantitative ability. Some schools use the GRE in admissions decisions, but not in funding decisions; others use it for selection of scholarship and fellowship candidates, but not for admissions.

In some cases, the GRE may be a general requirement for graduate admissions imposed by the university, while particular departments may not consider the scores at all.

Graduate schools will typically provide the average scores of previously admitted students and information about how the GRE is considered in admissions and funding decisions.

In some cases programs have hard cut off requirements for the GRE; for example, the Yale Economics PhD program requires a minimum quantitative score of 160 to apply.

The best way to ascertain how a particular school or program evaluates a GRE score in the admissions process is to contact the person in charge of graduate admissions for the specific program in question.

In February 2016, the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law became the first law school to accept either the GRE or the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) from all applicants.

The college made the decision after conducting a study showing that the GRE is a valid and reliable predictor of students' first-term law school grades.

In the spring of 2017, Harvard Law School announced it was joining University of Arizona Law in accepting the GRE in addition to the LSAT from applicants to its three-year J.D. program.

 

GRE score for MBA Admission

GRE score can be used for MBA programs in some schools.

The GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is a computer-adaptive standardized test in mathematics and the English language for measuring aptitude to succeed academically in graduate business studies.

Business schools commonly use the test as one of many selection criteria for admission into an MBA program.

Starting in 2009, many business schools began accepting the GRE in lieu of a GMAT score. Policies varied widely for several years. However, as of the 2014–2015 admissions season, most business schools accept both tests equally.

Either a GMAT score or a GRE score can be submitted for an application to an MBA program. Business schools also accept either score for their other (non-MBA) Masters and Ph.D. programs.

The primary issue on which business school test acceptance policies vary is in how old a GRE or GMAT score can be before it is no longer accepted. The standard is that scores cannot be more than 5 years old (e.g., Wharton, MIT Sloan, Columbia Business School.

 

Preparation of GRE Test

A variety of resources are available for those wishing to prepare for the GRE. ETS provides preparation software called PowerPrep, which contains two practice tests of retired questions, as well as further practice questions and review material. Since the software replicates both the test format and the questions used, it can be useful to predict the actual GRE scores.

ETS does not license their past questions to any other company, making them the only source for official retired material. ETS used to publish the "BIG BOOK" which contained a number of actual GRE questions; however, this publishing was abandoned. Several companies provide courses, books, and other unofficial preparation materials.

Some students taking the GRE use a test preparation company. Students who do not use these courses often rely on material from university text books, GRE preparation books, sample tests, and free web resources.

Testing Locations of GRE

While the general and subject tests are held at many undergraduate institutions, the computer-based general test can be held in over 1000 locations with appropriate technological accommodations.

In the United States, students in major cities or from large universities will usually find a nearby test center, while those in more isolated areas may have to travel a few hours to an urban or university location. Many industrialized countries also have test centers, but at times test-takers must cross country borders.

 

Criticism of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)

Bias:

Algorithmic Bias: Critics have claimed that the computer-adaptive methodology may discourage some test takers since the question difficulty changes with performance.

For example, if the test-taker is presented with remarkably easy questions halfway into the exam, they may infer that they are not performing well, which will influence their abilities as the exam continues, even though question difficulty is subjective. By contrast, standard testing methods may discourage students by giving them more difficult items earlier on.

Critics have also stated that the computer-adaptive method of placing more weight on the first several questions is biased against test takers who typically perform poorly at the beginning of a test due to stress or confusion before becoming more comfortable as the exam continues.

On the other hand, standard fixed-form tests could equally be said to be "biased" against students with less testing stamina since they would need to be approximately twice the length of an equivalent computer adaptive test to obtain a similar level of precision.

Implicit Bias: The GRE has also been subjected to the same racial bias criticisms that have been lodged against other admissions tests.

In 1998, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education noted that the mean score for black test-takers in 1996 was 389 on the verbal section, 409 on the quantitative section, and 423 on the analytic, while white test-takers averaged 496, 538, and 564, respectively.

The National Association of Test Directors Symposia in 2004 stated a belief that simple mean score differences may not constitute evidence of bias unless the populations are known to be equal in ability.

A more effective, accepted, and empirical approach is the analysis of differential test functioning, which examines the differences in item response theory curves for subgroups; the best approach for this is the DFIT framework.

 

Weak indicator of graduate school performance

The GREs are criticized for not being a true measure of whether a student will be successful in graduate school. Robert Sternberg (now of Cornell University; working at Yale University at the time of the study), a long-time critic of modern intelligence testing in general, found the GRE general test was weakly predictive of success in graduate studies in psychology.

The strongest relationship was found for the now-defunct analytical portion of the exam.

Historical susceptibility to cheating

In May 1994, Kaplan, Inc warned ETS, in hearings before a New York legislative committee, that the small question pool available to the computer-adaptive test made it vulnerable to cheating. ETS assured investigators that it was using multiple sets of questions and that the test was secure. This was later discovered to be incorrect.

In December 1994, prompted by student reports of recycled questions, then Director of GRE Programs for Kaplan, Inc and current CEO of Knewton, Jose Ferreira led a team of 22 staff members deployed to 9 U.S. cities to take the exam. Kaplan, Inc then presented ETS with 150 questions, representing 70–80% of the GRE.

According to early news releases, ETS appeared grateful to Stanley H. Kaplan, Inc for identifying the security problem.

However, on December 31, ETS sued Kaplan, Inc for violation of a federal electronic communications privacy act, copyright laws, breach of contract, fraud, and a confidentiality agreement signed by test-takers on test day.

On January 2, 1995, an agreement was reached out of court.

Additionally, in 1994, the scoring algorithm for the computer-adaptive form of the GRE was discovered to be insecure.

ETS acknowledged that Kaplan, Inc employees, led by Jose Ferreira, reverse-engineered key features of the GRE scoring algorithms. The researchers found that a test taker's performance on the first few questions of the exam had a disproportionate effect on the test taker's final score.

To preserve the integrity of scores, ETS revised its scoring and uses a more sophisticated scoring algorithm.

MBA Colleges Accepting MAT Scores: List of Top Colleges

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MAT 2020 February Exam Result was released on February 25. After checking your MAT Score & Percentile, you must be looking for Top MBA Colleges that match your MAT Percentile & Score. Also, if you want to check MBA Colleges accepting MAT Scores in Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai and other cities check our MBA category.

Wishusucess.com has prepared a Score & Percentile wise List of Best B-schools accepting MAT February scores for MBA/PGDM Admissions 2020. Check this list below.

mba colleges accepting MAT Score

Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAT: 80-100 Percentile

There are highly ranked and internationally accredited MBA/ PGDM colleges among the MBA colleges accepting MAT score. Some of the prominent MBA colleges accepting MAT percentile 80 & above are:

B-School Range of MAT Cut off Percentile Admission status
BIMTECH Greater Noida (Specialized programs) 80-85 Open
XIME Bangalore 80-85 Open
Balaji Institute Of Modern Management (BIMM) Pune 80-85 Open
International School of Business & Media (ISB&M) Pune 80-85 Open
School of Inspired Leadership - SOIL Gurgaon 80-85 Open
SIESCOMS Navi Mumbai 80-85 Open
Jagan Institute of Management Studies (JIMS) Rohini Delhi 80-85 Open
Jaipuria Institute of Management (Jaipuria) Noida 80-85 Open
New Delhi Institute of Management (NDIM) New Delhi 80-85 Open
VIPS-TC-Delhi School of Business Delhi 80-85 Open
Christ University Bengaluru 80-85 Open
VIT Business School (VIT) Vellore 80-85 Open

 

 

Top MBA Colleges Accepting MAT: 70-80 Percentile

Top MBA colleges accepting MAT 70 percentile and above are highly ranked and internationally accredited MBA/ PGDM colleges in India. The list is given below.

B-School Range of MAT Cut off Percentile Admission status
IMS Ghaziabad 75-80 Open
IPE Hyderabad: Institute of Public Enterprise 75-80 Open
AIMS School of Business (AIMS) Bangalore 70-75 Open |
GITAM Visakhapatnam 70-75 Open |
Lexicon Management Institute of Leadership and Excellence (MILE) Pune 70-75 Open |
Indus Business Academy (IBA) Bangalore 75-80 Open |
IES Management IES MCRC Mumbai 70-75 Open |
Chetna CIMR 75-80 Read More
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management - VJIM Hyderabad 75-80 Open |
Kristu Jayanti College (KJC) Bangalore 70-75 Open
Rajagiri Centre for Business Studies (RCBS) Cochin 70-75 Open |
ITM Group of Institutions 70-75 Open |
International Institute of Management Studies (IIMS) Pune 70-75 Open |
DSIMS Mumbai 70-75 Open |
IBS Hyderabad: ICFAI Business School 75-80 Open I
SDMIMD Mysore 75-80 Open |
O P Jindal University, Sonepat (Delhi NCR) 75-80 Open |
National Insurance Academy (NIA) Pune 75-80 Open |
National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) Pune 75-80 Open
SDA Bocconi Mumbai 70-75 Open |
PES University 70-75 Open |
Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB) New Delhi 70-75 Open |
Delhi School of Business (DSB) New Delhi 70-75 Open |
Balaji Institute of International Business (BIIB) Pune 75-80 Open |
SSN School of Management, Chennai 70-75

 

 

MAT Percentile: 60-70

Many MBA colleges accepting MAT percentile in the range of 60-70 award greater weight-age to the profile of the applicants than only the MAT exam score. They are good MBA colleges with consistent placements. The list of some of the prominent MBA colleges is shared below:

B-School Range of MAT Cut off Percentile Admission status
St. Joseph Institute of Management, Bangalore 65-70 Open |
J K Business School Gurgaon 65-70 Open |
GITAM Hyderabad Business School Hyderabad 65-70 Open |
GITAM School of Business Bengaluru 65-70 Open |
Vivekanand Education VESIM Mumbai 65-70
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management (BULMIM) 65-70 Open |
EMPI Business school New Delhi 60-65 Open |
Jaypee Business School, Noida 60-65 Open |
CII School of Logistics, Amity University, Noida 60-65 Open |
National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad -Delhi NCR 60-65 Open |
Accurate Institute of Management And Technology 55-60 Open |
Acharya Bangalore B-School (ABBS) Bangalore 65-70 Open
ITM Bangalore 60-65 Open
RSB Chennai: Rajalakshmi School of Business 65-70 Open |
Guru Nanak GNMIMS Mumbai 65-70
Bharati Vidyapeeth`s BVIMSR Mumbai 60-65
GIBS Business School Bangalore 60-65 Open |
Adarsh Institute of Management and Information Technology- AIMIT Bangalore 60-65 Open |
IIBS Bangalore 60-65 Open |
MITCON Institute of Management Pune 60-65 Open
Suryadatta Institutes of Management Pune 65-70 Open |
St Xavier’s University, Kolkata 60-65 Open |
XIME Kochi 60-65 Open |
EDII Ahmedabad 60-65 Open |
R V Institute of Management 60-65 Open |
Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar 60-65 Open |
Sir Padampat Singhania University 65-70 Open |
SCMS Cochin 55-60 Open |
Crescent School of Business 55-60 Open |
Lloyd Business School 55-60 Open |
IEM Kolkata 55-60 Open |

MAT Colleges: List of Participating Mangement Institutes

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Here we are giving you some top B-schools and mat colleges accepting MAT Score 2020.

MAT 2020 February Exam Result was released on February 25. After checking your MAT Score & Percentile, you must be looking for Top MBA Colleges that match your MAT Percentile & Score.

Wishusucess.com has prepared a Score & Percentile wise List of Best B-schools accepting MAT February scores for MBA/PGDM Admissions 2020.

Check this list below. Also, if you want to check MBA Colleges accepting MAT Scores in Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai and other cities, scroll down to the bottom of page and check the Citywise List.

Top MAT Colleges Accepting MAT: 80-100 Percentile

There are highly ranked and internationally accredited MBA/ PGDM colleges among the MBA colleges accepting MAT score. Some of the prominent MBA colleges accepting MAT percentile 80 & above are:

Top MAT Colleges

 

MAT Colleges 2020:

List of Participating Management Institutes for MAT Exam 2020. This is the list of MBA colleges which accept MAT Score(MAT Colleges)

B-School City Website
Zone: East
ABS Academy of Science, Technology & Management Durgapur www.absacademy.com
AKRA jain University Jamshedpur www.akrajainuniversity.in
Astha School of Management Bhubaneswar www.asthaeducation.in
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Institute of Management Science Kolkata www.bimskol.org
Bhavan’s Centre for Communication & Management Bhubaneswar www.bvbbhubaneswar.org
Biju Patnaik Institute of Information Technology & Management Studies Bhubaneswar www.biitm.ac.in
Birla Global University Bhubaneswar www.bimtechbbsr.ac.in
Calcutta Business School Bishnupur www.calcuttabusinessschool.org
Development Management Institute Patna www.dmi.ac.in
Dr BC Roy Engineering College Durgapur www.bcrec.ac.in
EIILM Kolkata www.eiilm.co.in
Future Institute of Engineering & Management Kolkata www.futureengineering.in
Globsyn Business School 24, Paragnads (s) www.globsyn.edu.in
Haldia Institute of Technology Haldia www.hithaldia.in
Hi Tech Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar www.hit.ac.in
Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management Kolkata www.iiswbm.edu
Institute of Business Management Kolkata www.ibmnce.in
Institute of Engineering & Management Kolkata www.iemcal.com
Institute of Management & Information Sciences Bhubaneswar www.imis.ac.in
Institute of Management Study Kolkata www.imscal.org
Institute of Science and Management Ranchi www.ismranchi.org
International School of Management Patna Patna www.ismpatna.ac.in
Jain Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Jamshedpur www.jimejsr.in
Kaziranga University Jorhat www.kazirangauniversity.in
KIIT University Bhubaneswar www.ksom.ac.in
Lalit Narayan Mishra Institute of Economic Development & Social Change Patna www.lnmipat.ac.in
Manipur University Imphal www.manipuruniv.ac.in
Mizoram University Aizwal www.mzu.edu.in
NERIM Group of Institutions Guwahati www.nerimindia.org
Netaji Subhas Institute of Business Management Jamshedpur www.nsibm.com
NSHM Business School Durgapur www.nshm.com
NSHM Business School Kolkata www.nshm.com
Rajdhani College of Engineering & Management Bhubaneswar www.rcemorissa.org
Rourkela Institute of Management Studies Rourkela www.rims-edu.com
Royal Global University Guwahati www.rgu.ac.in
Sambalpur University Sambalpur www.suniv.ac.in
Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University Bhubaneswar www.soa.ac.in
Srusti Academy of Management Bhubaneswar www.srustiacademy.org
Techno India Group Kolkata www.technoindiagroup.com
TM Bhagalpur University Bhagalpur www.mbatmbu.org
Tripura University Suryamani Nagar www.tripurauniversity.in
Utkal University Bhubaneswar www.camutkal.org
Vaishali Institute of Business & Rural Management Muzaffarpur www.vibrm.in
Vidyasagar University Midnapore www.vidyasagar.ac.in
Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribag ww.vbu.ac.in
Zone: West
Apex Institute of Management Science Jaipur www.apexedu.org
Balaji Institute of International Business Pune www.biibpune.com
Balaji Institute of Management & Human Resource Development Pune WWW.BIMHRDPUNE.COM
Balaji Institute of Modern Management Pune www.bimmpune.com
Balaji Institute of Telecom & Management Pune www.bitmpune.com
Bhilai Institute of Technology Durg www.bitdurg.ac.in
Biyani Instiute of Science & Management Jaipur www.bisma.in
Christ Institute of Management Pune www.cimlavasa.in
Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth Global Business School&Research Centre Pune www.gbsrc.dpu.edu.in
Dr K N Modi University Tonk www.dknmu.org
Dr V N Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane www.vnbrims.org
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Gandhinagar www.ediindia.ac.in
Flame School of Business Pune www.flame.edu.in
Flame School of Communication Pune www.flame.edu.in
Guru Nanank Institute of Management Studies Mumbai www.gnims.com
Gyan Vihar University Jaipur www.mygyanvihar.com
Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University Patan www.ngu.ac.in
IILM Academy of Higher Learning Jaipur www.iilmjaipur.ac.in
Indian Institute of Cost and Management Studies & Research Pune www.indsearch.org
Indore Indira Business School Indore www.indoreindira.com
Indukaka Ipcowala Institute of Management Anand www.charusat.ac.in
Indus Business School Pune www.iiebm.com
Indus University Ahmedabad www.indusuni.ac.in
Institute for Future Education Entrepreneurship & Leadership Pune www.ifeel.edu.in
Institute for Technology & Management Mumbai www.itm.edu
Institute of Rural Management Jaipur WWW.IIRM.AC.IN
International Institute of Management & Human Resource Development Pune www.iimhrd..edu.in
International Institute of Management Studies Pune www.iimspune.edu.in
International School of Management & Research Pune www.ismrpune.edu.in
IPS Academy, Institute of Business Mgmt&Research Indore www.ipsacademy.org
ITM University Raipur www.itm.edu
Jagan Institute of Management Studies Jaipur www.jimsjaipur.org
Jagannath University Jaipur www.jagannathuniversity.org
Jaipur National University Jaipur www.jnujaipur.ac.in
Jaipuria Institute of Management Jaipur www.jaipuria.ac.in
Jaipuria Institute of Management Indore www.jaipuria.ac.in
Manipal University Jaipur www.jaipur.manipal.edu
MILE Management Institute for Leadership & Excellence Pune www.mile.education.com
MIT School of Business Pune www.mitsob.com
MIT School of Telecom Management Pune www.mitsot.com
Mitcon Institute of Management Pune www.mima.edu.in
Mody University of Science & Technology Lakshmangarh www.modyuniversity.ac.in
National Law University Jodhpur www.nlujodhpur.ac.in
NR Institute of Business Management Ahmedabad www.nribm.org
OP Jindal University Raigarh www.opju.ac.in
Poddar Management & Technical Campus Jaipur www.poddarinstitute.org
Pune Institute of Business Management Pune www.pibm.in
Raipur Institute of Technology Raipur www.rit.edu.in
Sai Balaji International Institute of Management Sciences Pune www.sbiims.edu.in
Sapphire Institute of Business Management Indore www.sapphireinstitute.in
School of Rural Management Ratlam www.srmratlam.com
Shanti Business School Ahmedabad www.shantibschool.edu.in
Shivalik institute of Management Education and Research Durg www.simer.in
Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Professional Management & Technology Raipur www.ssipmt.com
Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus Bhilai www.sstc.ac.in
SIES College of Management Studies Mumbai www.siescoms.edu
St Kabir Institute of Professional Studies Ahmedabad www.skips.in
Suryadatta Institute of Business Management & Technology Pune www.suryadatta.org
Suryadatta Institute of Management & Information Research Pune www.suryadatta.org
Suryadatta Institute of Management & Mass Communication Pune www.suryadatta.org
The IIHMR University Jaipur www.iihmr.edu.in
The IIS University Jaipur www.iisuniv.ac.in
University of Engineering & Management Jaipur www.uem.edu.in
Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Management Studies & Research Mumbai www.vesim.ves.ac.uin
Xavier Institute of Development Action & Studies Jabalpur WWW.XIDAS.AC.IN
Zone: North
ABES Engineering College Ghaziabad www.abes.ac.in
Accurate Institute of Advanced Management Greater Noida www.accurate.in
Accurate Institute of Management & Technology Greater Noida www.accurate.in
AIMA-Centre for Management Education (PGDM) New Delhi www.aima.in
AIMA-Centre for Management Education (PGDITM) New Delhi www.aima.in
Ajay Kumar Garg Institute of Management Ghaziabad www.akgim.edu.in
Amrapali Institute Haldwani www.amrapaliinstitute.ac.in
Ansal University Gurgaon www.ansaluniversity.edu.in
Apeejay Institute of Management Technical Campus Jalandhar WWW.AIMTC.APEEJAY.EDU
Apeejay School of Management New Delhi www.apeejay.edu/asm
Asia Pacific Institute of Management New Delhi www.asiapacific.edu
Asian Business School Noida www.abs.edu.in
Bhavan’s Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institite of Management New Delhi www.bulmim.ac.in
BML Munjal University Gurgaon www.bml.edu.in
Brij Mohan Institute of Management & Technology Gurgaon www.bimt.edu.in
Centre for Management Development Ghaziabad www.cmd.edu
Chitkara University Rajpura www.chitkara.edu.in
Christ Institute of Management Ghaziabad www.christinstitute-ncr.ac.in
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Institute of Management & Higher Studies Kanpur www.ddui.in
Doon Business School Dehradun www.doonbusinessschool.com
Doon Business School Global Dehradun www.doonbusinessschool.com
Dr Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management & Research Kanpur www.ghsimr.ac.in
EMPI Institutions New Delhi www.empiindia.com
Fortune Institute of International Business New Delhi www.fiib.edu.in
Galgotias University Greater Noida www.galgotiasuniversity.edu.in
GD Goenka University Gurgaon www.gdgoenkauniversity.com
Gianjyoti Institute of Management & Technology Mohali www.gjimt.ac.in
GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research Greater Noida www.glbimr.org
GLA University Mathura www.gla.ac.in
Glocal University Saharanpur www.glocaluniversity.edu.in
GNIOT College of Management Greater Noida www.gniotgroup.edu.in
Graphic Era Hill University Dehradun www.gehu.ac.in
Graphic Era University Dehradun www.geu.ac.in
Greater Noida Institute of Technology Greater Noida www.gniotgroup.edu.in
Guru Nanak Institute of Management New Delhi www.gnim.ac.in
Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Haridwar www.gkv.ac.in
Harlal Institute of Management & Technology Greater Noida www.himt.ac.in
Hierank Business School Noida www.hierank.org
HNB Garhwal University-Centre for Mountain Tourism & Hospitality Studies Srinagar-Garhwal www.hnbgu.ac.in
HNB Garhwal University-Department of Business Management Srinagar-Garhwal www.hnbgu.ac.in
IEM Institute of Business management Barabanki www.iemibm.ac.in
IILM Academy of Higher Learning Lucknow www.iilmlko.ac.in
IILM College of Management Studies Greater Noida www.iilmcms.ac.in
IILM Graduate School of Management Greater Noida www.iilmgsm.ac.in
IILM Institute for Business & Management Gurgaon www.iilm.edu
IILM Institute for Higher Education New Delhi www.iilmlr.ac.in
IMM-FOSTIIMA Business School New Delhi www.ifbs.org.in
Indian Institute of Finance Greater Noida www.iif.edu
Indirapuram Institute of Higher Studies Ghaziabad www.theiihs.com
Indraprastha Institute of Management Gurgaon www.iimgurgaon.com
Indus School of Business Management Gurgaon www.isbmgurgaon.com
INMANTEC Institutions Ghaziabad www.inmantec.edu
Institute of Advanced Management & Research Ghaziabad www.iamrindia.com
Institute of Management & Research Ghaziabad www.imrghaziabad.in
Institute of Management Research & Technology Lucknow www.imrt.edu.in
Institute of Management Studies Ghaziabad www.ims-ghaziabad.ac.in
Institute of Management Studies Noida www.imsnoida.in
Institute of Management Studies Roorkee www.imsroorkee.com
Institute of Productivity&Management Ghaziabad www.ipm.edu
Institute of Professional Excellence & Management Ghaziabad www.ipemgzb.ac.in
Institute of Technology & Science Ghaziabad www.its.edu.in
International Institute of Health Management Research New Delhi www.delhi.iihmr.org
International Management Centre New Delhi www.imc-nd.ac.in
Invertis University Bareilly www.invertisuniversity.ac.in
Jagan Institute of Management Studies Delhi www.jimsinida.org
Jagannath International Management School New Delhi www.jagannath.org
Jagannath University Bahadurgarh www.jagannathuniversityncr.ac.in
Jagran Institute of Management Kanpur www.jimkanpur.ac.in
Jaipuria Institute of Management Lucknow www.jaipuria.ac.in
Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida www.jaipuria.ac.in
Jaipuria Institute of Management Ghaziabad www.jaipuria.edu.in/jim
Jaipuria School of Business Ghaziabad www.jaipuria.edu.in/pgdm
Jamia Hamdard New Delhi www.jamiahamdar.ac.in
Jaypee Business School Noida www.jbs.ac.in
KR Mangalam University Gurgaon WWW.KRMANGALAM.EDU.IN
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management & Technology Bareilly www.lbsimt.com
Lloyd Business School Greater Noida www.lloydbusinessschool.com
Lovely Professional University Phagwara www.lpu.in
Mangalmay Institute of Management & Technology Greater Noida www.mangalmay.org
Master School of Management Meerut www.msmindia.org
Model Institute of Engineering & Technology Jammu www.mietjammu.in
Moti Lal Nehru School of Management Lucknow www.mlnsm.com
Narayan Institute of Management Bareilly www.narayan98.co.in
National Institute of Management&Technology Greater Noida www.nimt.ac.in
New Delhi Institute of Management New Delhi www.ndimdelhi.org
NGF College of Engg&Technology Palwal www.ngfcet.com
NIILM Centre for Management Studies Greater Noida www.niilm-cms.edu.in
OP Jindal Global University Sonipat www.jgu.edu.in
Roorkee Institute of Technology Roorkee www.ritroorkee.com
School of Management Sciences Lucknow www.smslucknow.com
Sharda University Greater Noida www.sharda.ac.in
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Katra www.smvdu.ac.in
Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering & Technology Bareilly www.srmsac.in
Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management Research New Delhi www.srisiim.ac.in
Sri Sukhmani Institute of Management New Delhi www.ssimdelhi.org
SRM Institute of Science & Technology Modinagar www.srmuniv.ac.in
SRMS International Business School Lucknow www.srms.ac.in/ibs
SRM University Sonepat www.srmuniversity.ac.in
STEP- HBTI Kanpur www.stephbti.ac.in
Swami Rama Himalayan University Dehradun www.srhu.edu.in
Techno Institute of Management Sciences Lucknow www.tims.edu.in
The Northcap University Gurgaon www.www.ncuindia.edu
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies Dehradun www.upes.ac.in
Uttaranchal University Dehradun www.uttaranchaluniversity.ac.in
Vidya School of Business Meerut www.vidya.edu.in
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies-Technical Campus Delhi www.vips.edu
Zone: South
Acharya Academy of Management Studies Bengaluru WWW.ACHARYABBS.AC.IN
Acharya Bangalore B-School Bengaluru www.acaryabbs.ac.in
Acharya Institute of Management & Sciences Bengaluru www.theaims.ac.in
Acharya Institute of Technology Bengaluru www.acharya.ac.in
Acharya School of Management Bengaluru www.acharya.ac.in
Adarsh Institute of Management & Information Technology Bengaluru www.adarshaimit.org
Administrative Staff College of India Hyderabad www.asci.org.in
Alliance University Bengaluru www.bus.alliance.edu.in
Amrita University Coimbatore WWW.AMRITA.EDU/ASB
Aurora’s Business School Hyderabad www.absi.edu.in
Bangalore Institute of Management Studies Bengaluru www.bimsbangalore.com
Bengaluru School of Management Studies Bengaluru www.gitambsms.in
Bharata Mata Institute of Management Kochi www.bmim.org
Bhavan’s Priyamvada Birla Institute of Management Mysore www.bpbim.org
BS Abdur Rahman University Chennai www.bsauniv.ac.in
Carlton Business School Hyderabad WWW.CARLTON.AC.IN
Centre for Management & Technology Visakhapatnam www.cmtvizag.com
Chathamkulam Institute of Research & Advanced Studies Palakkad www.chathamkulaminstitutions.org
Christ University Bengaluru www.christuniversity.in
Community Institute of Management Studies Bengaluru www.cimsbschool.org
Dayananda Sagar Business School Bengaluru www.dsbschool.org
DC School of Management & Technology Kottayam www.dcsmat.com
DG Vaishnav College Chennai www.dgvaishnavcollege.com
Dhruva College of Management Hyderabad www.dhruvacollege.net
DJ Academy for Managerial Excellence Coimbatore www.djacademy.ac.in
Don Bosco Group of Institutions Bengaluru www.donboscobangalore.e.ducation
Farook Institute of Management Studies Kozhikode www.fims.ac.in
Fatima College Madurai www.fatimacollegemdu.org
FISAT Business School Angamaly www.fisat.ac.in
Firebird Instt of Research in Management Coimbatore www.firebird.org.in
GITAM School of International Business Visakhapatnam www.gsib.gitam.edu
Guruvayurappan Institute of Management Coimbatore www.gim.org
Hyderabad Business School Hyderabad www.ghbs.in
ICBM School of Business Excellence Hyderabad WWW.ICBM.AC.IN
IFIM Business School Bengaluru www.ifimbschool.com
Indian Institute of Plantation Management Bengaluru www.iipmb.edu.in
Indus Business Academy Bengaluru www.iba.ac.in
Institute for Technology & Management Bengaluru www.itm.edu
Institute for Technology & Management Chennai www.itm.edu
Institute of Business Management & Research Bengaluru www.ibmr.in
Institute of Business Management & Research Hubli www.ibmrbschool.org
Institute of Health Management Research Bengaluru www.bangalore.iihmr.org
Institute of Insurance and Risk Management Hyderabad www.iirmworld.org.in
Institute of Public Enterprise Hyderabad www.ipeindia.org
Integral Institute of Advanced Management Visakhapatnam www.iiaminida.org
ISBR Business School Bengaluru www.isbr.in
Jain University Bengaluru www.bschool.cms.ac.in
Justice KS Hegde Institute of Management Nitte www.jkshim.ac.in
Karunya University Coimbatore WWW.KARUNYA.EDU/MBA
KCT Business School Coimbatore www.kctbs.ac.in
KLS Institute of Management Education & Research Belagavi www.klsimer.edu
Knowledge Business School Salem www.kbs.kiot.ac.in
Kristu Jayanti College of Management & Technology Bangalore www.kristujayanti.edu.in
KV Institute of Management & Information Studies Coimbatore www.kvimis.co.in
Lorven St Xaviers Bangalore Bengaluru www.thexavier.com
Mangalore Institute of Technology & Engineering Mangalore www.mite.ac.in
Manipal University Manipal www.manipal.edu.
Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies Tiruvalla www.macfast.org
MATS Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Bengaluru www.mime.ac.in
MOP Vaishnav College for Women Chennai www.mopvc.edu.in
MP Birla Institute of Management Bengaluru www.mpbim.com
MS Ramaiah Institute of Management Bengaluru www.msrim.org
NITTE School of Management Bengaluru www.nsom.ac.in
PES University Bengaluru www.pes.edu
Presidency University Bengaluru www.presidencyuniversity.ac.in
Rajadhani Business School Thiruvananthapuram WWW.RBSMBA.IN
Rajalakshmi School of Business Chennai www.rsb.edu.in
RL Institute of Management Studies Madurai www.rlinstitutes.com
RV Institute of Management Bengaluru www.rvim.edu.in
S Vyasa Deemed University Bengaluru www.vbs.svyasa.edu.in
Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management Mangalore www.sahyadri.edu.in
Sampoorna Group of Institutions Bengaluru www.sampoornainstitutions.org/
Saintgits Institute of Management Kottayam www.saintgits.org
Sankara Institute of Management Science Coimbatore www.sankara.ac.in
Saveetha University Chennai www.saveetha.com
SCMS Cochin School of Business Kochi www.scmsgroup.org
SCMS School of Technology & Management Kochi www.scmsgroup.org
Siddaganga Institute of Technology Tumkur www.sit.ac.in
Siva Sivani Institute of Management Secunderabad www.ssim.ac.in
Sona School of Management Salem www.sonamgmt.org
Sri Ramkrishna Engineering College Coimbatore www.srec.ac.in
SRM University Kattankulathur www.srmuniv.ac.in
SSN School of Management Chennai www.som.ssn.edu.in
St Aloysius College Mangalore www.aimit.edu.in
Synergy School of Business Hyderabad www.ssb.edu.in
Thiagarajar School of Management Madurai www.tsm.ac.in
Vels University Chennai www.velsuniv.ac.in
Vignana Jyothi Institute of Management Hyderabad www.vjim.edu.in
Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems & Management Hyderabad www.vishwavishwani.ac.in
Vivekananda Institute of Management Bengaluru www.vimjes.edu.in
Warangal Institute of Management Warangal www.itm.edu
Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Bengaluru www.xime.org

MAT Exam 2020: Exam Dates, Registration, Admit Card

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What is MAT?

Management Aptitude Test or MAT is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the All India Management Association (AIMA) for admissions to MBA/PGDM courses. Check important date of MAT exam 2020.

  • The exam is conducted four times in a year -- February, May, September and December.
  • Candidates who qualify the exam are eligible for admissions to 800+ B-schools accepting MAT scores.
  • MAT is conducted in both offline (Paper Based T est or PBT) and online (Computer Based Test or CBT) modes. Candidates can choose to appear in the exam in any mode as per their preference. Fees, exam pattern and syllabus for both the modes are same while exam dates are different.

This year AIMA cancelled PBT and CBT mode exams for May session due to COVID 19 pandemic. The May session exam are being conducted in Remotely Proctored Internet Based Test (IBT) mode frorm May 25 till JUly 5, 2020.

MAT Exam 2020

 

 

Key Description of MAT Exam 2020:

Given below are some key points about MAT exam conducted by AIMA for MBA admissions.

 

Features  Details 
Exam Name Management Aptitude Test
Conducting Body All India Management Association (AIMA)
MAT Convening body AIMA
Exam Level National
Exam Frequency Four times a year
Exam Mode Offline and Online
Exam Duration 2 Hours, 30 Minutes
Exam Syllabus Language Comprehension, Data Analysis & Sufficiency and Mathematics, Intelligence and Critical Reasoning, Indian & Global Environment Section
Exam Pattern 200 MCQs
Language English
Exam Fees Rs 1650
Exam Purpose Admissions to 800+ MBA Colleges in India (approx)
Course Offered MBA/PGDM
No. of Test Cities For PBT Mode - 49 and CBT Mode - 31
Exam Helpdesk No.  011 - 24645100 / 011 - 24617354 / 011 - 43128100
Exam Website https://bit.ly/MATSEP20

 

 

MAT 2020 Exam Eligibility Criteria

The candidate should have completed graduation in any discipline from a recognized university

The candidates who have completed a professional degree such as CA, CS or ICWA are also eligible to apply for MAT exam

Final year graduation students are also eligible to apply.

 

 

MAT Exam 2020 Dates (IBT)

Check the table below for IBT mode test dates being conducted from May 25 to July 5, 2020. The exam will be held in three slots - 10:00am to 12:30 pm, 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.

Last Date for Registration Issue of Admit Card IBT Test Date
18-May-2020 21-May-2020 25-May-2020
23-May-2020 26-May-2020 30 & 31-May-2020
02-Jun-2020 03-Jun-2020 6 & 7-Jun-2020
09-Jun-2020 10-Jun-2020 13-Jun-2020
14-Jun-2020 15-Jun-2020 19-Jun-2020
16-Jun-2020 17-Jun-2020 20-Jun-2020
20-Jun-2020 21-Jun-2020 24 & 25-Jun-2020
29-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2020 02 & 03-Jul-2020
30-Jun-2020 01-Jul-2020 04 & 05-Jul-2020

 

 

Admission Process Through MAT

MAT 2020 Admission Process has four stages ─ filling MAT application form, issuing of MAT admit card, MAT exam, declaration of MAT result. Candidates who qualify the exam, can apply for admission to any of the MAT accepting colleges of their choice. Each stage of MAT process is briefly explained below:

Step 1: Filling of MAT 2020 Application Form

The MAT application from is an online process. Candidates can fill the MAT 2020 application form at AIMA MAT website. Check the video below to know how to apply for MAT 2020 exam.

Step 2: Issuance of MAT 2020 Admit Card

MAT 2020 admit card is issued to all the registered candidates. The MAT 2020 admit card is available online on the official website. In order to download hall ticket, candidate need to key in registration number, date of birth and qualifying exam hall ticket number.

Step 3: MAT Exam

MAT 2020 exam is conducted in both PBT and CBT mode. The exam is conducted across various test centres in India. This year, AIMA has introduced IBT mode exam for applicants of May session. In this mode, the candidates can take the exam from home. Check MAT 2020 exam pattern to understand the structure of the Exam.

Step 4: Declaration of MAT 2020 Result

MAT 2020 result will be released on the official website. Candidates can check their scorecard and download MAT 2020 result by using MAT Admit Card number, registration number and date of birth.

 

 

Top Colleges Accepting MAT scores

MAT scores are accepted by over 1000 MBA colleges in India. Given below is the list of colleges accepting MAT score for admission to their MBA programmes.

Amity University ABBS School of Management
Dr. D.Y. Patil B School, Pune  EIILM
ITM University Unitedworld School of Business
GL Bajaj Institute of Management & Research IILM University
OP Jindal Global University SRM University
Christ University Alliance University
GITAM Institute of Management Jain University
JIMS Rohini Taxila Business School, Jaipur

 

 

MAT Exam 2020 Application Fee

Mode Application Fee (in Rs)
Paper-Based Test (PBT) 1,650
Computer-Based Test (CBT) 1,650
Both PBT & CBT 2,750
Internet Based Test (IBT) 1650

 

MAT exam is conducted four times a year in February, May, September and December. MAT 2020 exam for May session has been cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic. Remotely Internet Proctor Based Test (IBT) has been introduced in place of CBT and PBT exam for May session. Check the schedule of MAT 2020 IBT mode below.

UPCOMING EVENTS
28 Jun '20 Last date to register for July 2 & 3 exam
29 Jun '20 -

1 Jul '20

 Download of admit card for July 2 & 3 exam
29 Jun '20 MAT 2020 IBT: Last date to register for July 4 & 5 exam
30 Jun '20 -

3 Jul '20

 MAT 2020 admit card download for July 4 & 5 IBT exam
1 Jul '20 -

2 Jul '20

 MAT 2020 exam in IBT mode
3 Jul '20 -

4 Jul '20

 MAT 2020 exam in IBT mode

List of Participating Management Institutes

GMAT Exam 2020: GMAT Syllabus, Eligibility, Fees, Date

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The GMAT exam is a computer-adaptive test that assesses the candidates’ analytical writing, quantitative, verbal and reading skills in standard written English. The cost of giving the GMAT Exam 2020 is US $250. This test is taken to get admission into a graduate management program, such as MBA and Masters in Finance related courses in top business schools across the world.

GMAT Exam 2020
GMAT Score Accepted World Wide

 

Why take the GMAT Exam?

It is the most widely accepted exam for MBA admissions worldwide. No other exam has as wide acceptability as GMAT, as per the GMAC, globally 9 out of 10 MBA enrollments are made through GMAT Score. Further, 2,300 + schools accept GMAT Scores for giving admission. Also, there are 650 testing centers in 114 countries that administer the GMAT Exam.

 

Key Highlights of GMAT Exam 2020

 

Exam Name GMAT
GMAT full form Graduate Management Admission Test
Official Website https://www.mba.com
Most popular for MBA courses outside India, check 500 + colleges
 Also accepted for MS courses outside India

MBA courses in India
 Conducted by GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council)
Mode of Exam Computer-based adaptive test
GMAT fee US $250 (INR 17,700 approx)
Score Range Min 200, Max 800
GMAT Contact +91 120-439-7830, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Indian Standard Time
Fax: +91-120-4001660.
https://www.mba.com/service/contact-us.aspx

 

What is the Eligibility criteria for the GMAT exam?

As such, there is no set eligibility criteria set by GMAC, the body conducting GMAT for appearing for the GMAT exam. However, one should always meet the eligibility criteria set by the university/college one aspires to get into after giving the GMAT.

 

Age criteria

  • The candidate must have completed 18 years of age
  • There is no upper age limit of the candidate
  • If the candidate is between 13 to 17 years old, they should have permission in writing from their parents or legal guardian

 

Educational qualification

  • GMAC has not announced any official statement regarding qualification required to appear for GMAT
  • Candidates who wish to enroll for an MBA programme should possess a graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized university

 

 

GMAT Exam 2020 Fee

The application fee for the GMAT exam is $250, which would translate to INR 17,000 approximately. Also, if the applicants want to change the center or reschedule the test then they will be charged $50 extra.

  • GMAT Cancellation Fee: If you cancel the exam more than 7 days before the test date then you will be refunded US$80. Also, if you cancel within the 7 days of the test date then you will not get any refund. Moreover, the test appointment cannot be canceled within the 24 hours of the scheduled test and time.
  • GMAT Rescheduling Fee: If you reschedule the exam more than 7 days before the test date you have to pay US$60.00 fee. Also, if you reschedule the exam within the 7 days of the test date you have to pay US$250.00 fee. Moreover, the exam cannot be rescheduled within the 24 hours of the scheduled test date and time.

 

 

How to Register for GMAT?

According to GMAC, you can register for the GMAT exam 6 months before the Graduate Management Admission Test date or latest by 24 hours before the GMAT exam date, however, the slot is not available at the last moment. Therefore, it is suggested to book your preferred slot well before the planned exam date.

Ways to register for GMAT:

  • Online
  • Phone
  • Postal mail

There are six steps to register for the GMAT Exam and also different steps to schedule the GMAT exam. You can read the complete steps to register for the GMAT Exam here.

 

 

GMAT Exam 2020 Dates

There are no fixed official GMAT dates, you can choose any date according to your convenience and availability. In case you need to retake the GMAT exam you can do so after 16 days.

You can take or retake the GMAT exam after every 16 days. You can appear for the exam a maximum of five times a year. Ideally, candidates are recommended to register themselves two to three months before the exam date.

If you register online or by phone, you can get yourself registered as late as 24 hours before the exam date. But it is safer to stick to early registration as you will then have a set schedule to prepare for the exam accordingly. Even the coaching institutes recommend you to register at the earliest available date so that you have a wide window of time to prepare.

 

Exam Pattern for GMAT

The GMAT Exam comprises of four sections:

  • Analytical Writing
  • Integrated Reasoning
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Verbal Reasoning

 

 

Syllabus of GMAT Exam 2020

GMAT is a three and a half hours test with a maximum score of 800 points. The GMAT test the candidate's’ abilities on various parameters. Further, the GMAT exam has four sections:

  • Analytical Writing Assessment—measures candidates ability to think critically and to communicate their ideas
  • Integrated Reasoning—measures candidates ability to analyze data and evaluate information presented in multiple formats
  • Quantitative Reasoning—measures aspirants ability to analyze data and draw conclusions using reasoning skills
  • Verbal Reasoning—measures the ability of the candidates to read and understand written material, to evaluate arguments and to correct written material to conform to standard written English

 

 

How is GMAT Score calculated?

Each of your five GMAT Scores i.e. 4 GMAT sections and the total score is reported on a fixed scale. These are your official scores that appear on your GMAT Score Report. Your selected score recipients will receive these scores. Always remember, that the GMAT Total Score Report includes Verbal and Quantitative scores and does not include any other section into account.

The GMAT Score Report comprises of these elements:

  • Your Quantitative Score (0 – 60), with percentile
  • Your Verbal Score (0 – 60), with percentile
  • Your Total GMAT Score (200 – 800), with percentile
  • AWA Score (half-integers from 0 to 6), with percentile
  • Integrated Reasoning score (integer from 1 to 8)

 

 

GMAT Score Range

Here are the minimum and maximum score range of each section, along with a mean average:

Section Score Range Mean Scores*
Analytical Writing Assessment 0-6 4.5
Integrated Reasoning 1-8 4
Verbal 0-60 27
Quantitative 0-60 38
Total 200-800 548

 

 

GMAT Scores for Top 10 Business Schools

Your GMAT Scores allow you to apply to the top business schools across the world. We have provided average GMAT Scores required to get into the top business schools globally:

Business Schools Average GMAT Score
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) 732
Stanford University (CA) 732
Yale University (CT) 724
Harvard University (MA) 730
Columbia University (NY) 732
University of California—Berkeley (Haas) 726
University of Chicago (Booth) 731
Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL) 732
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan) 728
Dartmouth College (Tuck) (NH) 722

 

 

GMAT Scholarships

Scholarships and grants are generally given by B-schools to pursue a professional program like MBA.

Moreover, scholarships can be need-based or merit-based, however, there are no set rules for awarding a scholarship.

It depends on each school’s admission process, so, the candidate should always check with the school itself for gaining a scholarship. Also, there are two kinds of scholarships, full and partial.

The full scholarship covers the entire cost of the program, whereas a partial one covers only the part of the course fee. Also, we have given detailed information on GMAT Scholarships for Indian students,

GMAT: Criticism, Format And Timing, Scoring, Exam Details

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The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a computer adaptive test (CAT) intended to assess certain analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in written English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA program.

GMAT
GMAT Score Accepted World Wide

It requires knowledge of certain specific grammar and knowledge of certain

  • Specific Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Arithmetic.

According to the test-owning company, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the GMAT assesses analytical writing and problem-solving abilities, while also addressing data sufficiency, logic, and critical reasoning skills that it believes to be vital to real-world business and management success.

It can be taken up to five times a year but no more than 8 times total. Attempts must be at least 16 days apart.

GMAT is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council.

More than 7,000 programs at approximately 2,300+ graduate business schools around the world accept the GMAT as part of the selection criteria for their programs.

Business schools use the test as a criterion for admission into a wide range of graduate management programs, including MBA, Master of Accountancy, Master of Finance programs and others.

The GMAT is administered in standardized test centers in 114 countries around the world. According to a survey conducted by Kaplan Test Prep, the GMAT is still the number one choice for MBA aspirants despite the increasing acceptability of GRE scores.

According to GMAC, it has continually performed validity studies to statistically verify that the exam predicts success in business school programs.

 

 

Key Description:

Acronym: GMAT

Type: Computer-Based Standardized Test

Developer / Administrator: Graduate Management Admission Council

Knowledge / Skills Tested:

  • Quantitative reasoning
  • verbal reasoning
  • integrated reasoning
  • analytical writing.

Purpose: Admissions in graduate management programs of business schools.

Year Started: 1953; 67 years ago

Duration: 3 hours and 7 minutes

Score / Grade Range: Quantitative section: 6-51, in 1 point increments,

Verbal Section: 6-51, in 1 point increments,

Integrated Reasoning Section: 1 to 8, in 1 point increments,

Analytical Writing Assessment: 0.0 to 6.0, in 0.5 point increments.

Total score (from verbal and quantitative sections only): 200 to 800.

Score / Grade Validity: 5 Years

Offered: Multiple times a year.

Countries / Regions: 650 test centers in 114 countries.

Languages: English

Annual Number of Test Takers: More than 200,000 (2019)

Prerequisites / Eligibility Criteria No official prerequisite. Intended for those interested in graduate management education. Fluency in English assumed.

Fee: US$ 275

Scores / Grades used by More than 7,000 programs at approximately 2,300 graduate business schools around the world accept the GMAT exam.

Website: https://www.mba.com

Social Network: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube

 

 

History of GMAT

In 1953, the organization now called the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) began as an association of nine business schools, whose goal was to develop a standardized test to help business schools select qualified applicants.

In the first year it was offered, the assessment (now known as the Graduate Management Admission Test), was taken just over 2,000 times; in recent years, it has been taken more than 230,000 times annually.

Initially used in admissions by 54 schools, the test is now used by more than 7,000 programs at approximately 2,300 graduate business schools around the world.

On June 5, 2012, GMAC introduced an integrated reasoning section to the exam that aims to measure a test taker's ability to evaluate information presented in multiple formats from multiple sources.

 

 

Criticism of GMAT

The GMAT is intended to assess Verbal Reasoning skill, Quantitative Reasoning skill, Integrated Reasoning skill and Analytical Writing skill in English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA program.

In 2013, an independent research study considered three full-time MBA programs and reported that the GMAT Total score had a 0.29 correlation with the first-year GPA (Grade Point Average) of the MBA programs while undergraduate GPA had a 0.35 correlation.

When the GMAT Total score was combined with undergraduate GPA, the AACSB score provided the best predictive power (0.45) for the first-year performance on MBA core courses.

Another independent research study from 2015 reported that the GMAT Total score did not add predictive power after undergraduate GPA and work experience had been considered.

However, the data used in that paper was based on a single MBA program, and the methodology and results of the study were not verified.

In 2017, GMAC conducted a large-scale validity study involving 28 graduate business programs, and the results showed that the median correlation between the GMAT Total score and graduate GPA was 0.38, the median correlation between the GMAT IR score and graduate GPA was .27, and the median correlation between undergraduate GPA and graduate GPA was .32. The results also showed that undergraduate GPA and GMAT scores (i.e., Verbal, Quant, IR, and AWA) jointly had 0.51 correlation with graduate GPA.

Whilst GMAC's own data may concern success in business school programs what it does not do is make any connection between the candidate and their ability in business or capacity to learn.

The latter is not necessarily a predictor of examination success and therefore use of GMAT as an entrance qualification can be seen as an artificial barrier to management education by those institutions that use it.

The constant iterations from GMAC about correlation between GMAT scores and GPA do not change this logic. According to GMAC's own data the correlations are about qualitative and quantitative reasoning and whilst important these alone do not constitute ability to learn (i.e. being able to acquire those or other skills) nor is there published research to show that a specific level of either has a direct correlation to business capability. Ability to learn actually does improve work performance.

It can reasonably be argued therefore that ability to learn is the more important factor and GMAT is not measuring this at all.There is a sound argument that the reason for the existence of management education is to improve the quality of that activity and hence any learning in this area is beneficial to society as a whole.

The promotion of GMAT as the best way to get onto management education at higher levels is therefore a biased approach.

 

 

Format And Timing of GMAT

The GMAT exam consists of four sections: an analytical writing assessment, an integrated reasoning section, a quantitative section, and a verbal section.

Total testing time is three hours and seven minutes. Test takers have 30 minutes for the analytical writing assessment and another 30 minutes to work through 12 questions, which often have multiple parts, on the integrated reasoning section and are given 62 minutes to work through 31 questions in the quantitative section and another 65 minutes to get through 36 questions in the verbal section.

Section Duration in minutes Number of questions
Analytical writing assessment 30 1 essay
Integrated reasoning 30 12
Quantitative 62 31
Verbal 65 36

The quantitative and verbal sections of the GMAT exam are both multiple-choice and are administered in the computer-adaptive format, adjusting to a test taker's level of ability.

At the start of the quantitative and verbal sections, test takers are presented with a question of average difficulty. As questions are answered correctly, the computer presents the test taker with increasingly difficult questions and as questions are answered incorrectly the computer presents the test taker with questions of decreasing difficulty.

This process continues until test takers complete each section, at which point the computer will have an accurate assessment of their ability level in that subject area and come up with a raw score for each section.

On July 11, 2017, the GMAC announced that from now on the order in which the different parts of the GMAT are taken can be chosen at the beginning of the exam.

Three options will be available at the test center:

  • Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative, Verbal (original order)
  • Verbal, Quantitative, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
  • Quantitative, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment

In April 2018, the GMAC officially shortened the test by half an hour, shortening the verbal and quantitative sections from 75 minutes each to 65 and 62 minutes, respectively, and shortening some of the instruction screens.

In April 2020, the GMAC announced a shortened "Interim GMAT" version to accommodate testing from home or remote locations that would be monitored by a proctor via webcam. The shortened version will not include the AWA section.

 

Scoring of GMAT

The total GMAT score ranges from 200 to 800 and measures performance on the quantitative and verbal sections together (performance on the AWA and IR sections do not count toward the total score, those sections are scored separately). Scores are given in increments of 10 (e.g. 540, 550, 560, 570, etc.).

The score distribution conforms to a bell curve with a standard deviation of approximately 120 points, meaning that about 68% of examinees score between 430 and 670.

More precisely, over the three-year period 2014–2017 the mean score was 556.04 with a standard deviation of 120.45 points.

The final score is not based solely on the last question the examinee answers (i.e. the level of difficulty of questions reached through the computer adaptive presentation of questions).

The algorithm used to build a score is more complicated than that. The examinee can make a mistake and answer incorrectly and the computer will recognize that item as an anomaly. If the examinee misses the first question his score will not necessarily fall in the bottom half of the range.

After previewing his/her unofficial GMAT score, a GMAT test taker has two minutes to decide whether to keep or cancel a GMAT score at the test center. A test taker can also cancel a score online within the 72 hours after the scheduled exam start time.

A cancelled score can be reinstated for 4 years and 11 months after the date of the test for a fee of $50.

 

 

Scheduling And Preparing for The Exam

Test takers may register for the GMAT either online at mba.com or by calling one of the test centers.

To schedule an exam, an appointment must be made at one of the designated test centers. The GMAT may not be taken more than once within 16 days but no more than five times in a rolling 12-month period and no more than eight times total, even if the scores are canceled. Official GMAT exam study materials are available on the mba.com online store and through third-party vendors. The cost of the exam is $250. All applicants are required to present valid ID when taking the test.

Upon completion of the test, test takers have the option of canceling or reporting their scores. As of July 2014, test takers were allowed to view their score before making this decision.

There are test preparation companies that offer GMAT courses. Other available test preparation resources include university text books, GMAT preparation books and online material, sample tests, and free web resources.

Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the GMAT was made available to take online and at home starting April 20, 2020.

Top business schools, including Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan, announced that they would accept scores from the virtual exam.

 

See also: CAT, CAT 2020 Important Date

CAT Exam 2020: Exam Date, Syllabus, Pattern, Question

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CAT exam 2020 or the Common Admission Test is a computer-based MBA entrance test for admissions into the IIMs and several other prestigious B-Schools in the Country.

CAT exam is conducted every year by the IIMs on a rotational basis and CAT exam 2019 was conducted by IIM Kozhikode and the results are expected in January 2020.

CAT Exam 2020

The CAT 2020 date and the registration details are expected to be released by July last week. Some of the main details of CAT 2020 like what is CAT exam and CAT 2020 are explained below.

 

 

Important Date of CAT Exam 2020

 

CAT Exam 2020 Conducting Institute IIM
CAT Exam Mode Only Online
CAT Exam Date 2020 November 2020 (tentative)
CAT Exam Question Types MCQs and TITA (Type In The Answer)
CAT Application Mode Online Only

CAT is a highly competitive exam and almost a quarter of a million students appear for it every year. Only a handful of the total applicants make it their preferred institute. For the CAT exam, it is important to note certain details before registration. The important exam details that should be checked are:

All these details about the CAT are explained below. Before going to the CAT exam details, it is important to note what the CAT exam actually is and why is it important.

 

 

CAT Exam 2020 Highlights

 

Features  Details 
Exam Name Common Admission Test (CAT)
Conducting Body IIM
Exam Level National
Exam Frequency Once a year
Exam Mode Online
Exam Duration 180 minutes
Exam Syllabus
  • Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension (VARC)
  • Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DILR)
  • Quantitative Ability (QA)
Exam Pattern 100 questions in MCQ and non-MCQ format
Language English
Exam Fees Rs 1900 (General category) and Rs 950 (Reserved category)
Number of Applications Received 2.44 lakh
Exam Purpose Admission into IIMs, SPJIMR, FMS, MDI, IMT and over 1200

B Schools in India
Course Offered MBA/PGDM
No. of Test Cities 156
Exam Helpdesk No.  0495-2809219
Exam Website  https://iimcat.ac.in

 

 

CAT Exam 2020 Dates & Events

 

CAT 2020 Event Description Event Date (Tentative)
CAT Exam Online Registration Start Date August 2020 (First week)
CAT Exam Online Registration Close Date September 2020 (Last week)
CAT Admit Card Release Date October 2020 (3rd week)
CAT exam Date November 2020 (Last week)
CAT Exam Result Declaration 2nd Week of January, 2020

 

 

Pattern of Exam

The paper pattern for the CAT has changed several times in the past. For the last 2 years, the pattern has remained the same with respect to the total marks and no. of sections. A brief detail about the pattern is given.

Total Questions in CAT Exam 100
Total Marks 300
Total Sections 3
Total Duration 180 Minutes
Negative Marking -1 for Each Incorrect Attempt
Sectional Details Quantitative Aptitude, Verbal Ability

& Reading Comprehension,

and Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation.

Common Admission Test (CAT): Eligibility, Exam Pattern

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What is CAT (Common Admission Test)

The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test for admission in a graduate management program.

The test consists of three sections

  • Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
  • Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)
  • Quantitative Ability (QA).

Overall it’s a three hour online exam divided into one hour each section. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) started this exam and use the test for selecting students for their business administration programs (MBA or PGDM). The test is conducted every year by one of the IIMs based on a policy of rotation.

CAT - Common Admission Test

In August 2011, it is announced that Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) would also use the CAT scores, instead of the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET), to select students for their management programmes starting with the 2012-15 batch.

Before 2009, CAT was a paper based test conducted on a single day for all candidates. The pattern, number of questions and duration have seen considerable variations over the years.

On 1 May 2009, it was announced that CAT would be a Computer Based Test starting from 2009. The American firm Prometric was entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the test from 2009 to 2013.

The first computer based CAT was marred with technical snags. The issue was so serious that it prompted the Government of India to seek a report from the convenor.

The trouble was diagnosed as 'Conficker' and 'W32 Nimda', the two viruses that attacked the system display of the test, causing server slow down.

Since 2014 onward, CAT has been conducted by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). CAT 2015 and CAT 2016 were 180-minute tests consisting of 100 questions (34 from Quantitative Ability (QA), 34 from Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), and 32 from Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR)).

 

 

Key Description of Common Admission Test:

Acronym: CAT

Type: Computer-based standardized test

Developer / Administrator: Indian Institutes of Management

Knowledge / Skills Tested:

  • Quantitative Aptitude
  • Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning
  • Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension

Purpose: Admission to post-graduate management programs

Duration: 3 hours

Score / Grade Range -100 to 300

Score / Grade Validity: 1 year

Offered: Once a year (usually in November/December).

Countries / Regions: 354 centres in 99 cities and towns all over India.

Languages: English

Annual Number: of test takers Increase 244,000 in 2019

Prerequisites / Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least 50 % marks or equivalent GPA (45 % in case of SC, ST, PWD candidates). Final year undergraduate students also eligible

Fee:

  • ₹1,900 (US$27) for general category candidates.
  • ₹900 (US$13) for SC / ST / DA (PWD) category candidates

Scores / Grades: used by Various business schools in India

Website: iimcat.ac.in

 

 

Eligibility for CAT (Common Admission Test)

The candidate must satisfy the below specified criteria:[9]

Hold a bachelor's degree, with no less than 50% or equal CGPA (45% for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disability (PWD)/Differently Able (DA) classification)

The degree should be granted by any of the universities consolidated by an act of the central or state statutory body in India or other instructive organizations built up by an act of Parliament or pronounced to be considered as a university under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India.

Competitors appearing for the final year of bachelor's degree/equivalent qualification examination and the individuals who have finished degree prerequisites and are anticipating results can likewise apply.

If selected, such applicants will be permitted to join the program temporarily, only if they present a certificate most recent by June 30, 2020, from the principal/registrar of their college/institute (issued at the latest June 30, 2020) expressing that the competitor has finished every one of the prerequisites for acquiring four-year or three-year college education/identical capability on the date of the issue of the certificate.

 

 

Exam Pattern of CAT

The Common Admission Test (CAT), like virtually all large-scale exams, utilizes multiple forms, or versions, of the test. Hence there are two types of scores involved: a raw score and a scaled score.

The raw score is calculated for each section based on the number of questions one answered correctly, incorrectly, or left unattempted.

Candidates are given +3 points for each correct answer and -1 point for each incorrect answer. No points are given for questions that are not answered.

The raw scores are then adjusted through a process called equating. Equated raw scores are then placed on a common scale or metric to ensure appropriate interpretation of the scores. This process is called scaling.

The change in the total number of questions and number of questions per section in cat merely happens, on a broader perspective there are 100 number of questions combining each section.

The very first section which is the verbal ability and reading comprehension (VARC) contains 34 questions, further bifurcating 24 questions of reading comprehension and 10 questions of verbal ability, then next section is of data interpretation and logical reasoning (DILR) which contains 32 questions and the last section is of quantitative ability (QA) which contains 34 questions making it to 100 questions in total.

CAT is conducted in two sessions.

 

Test pattern and duration

CAT exact exam pattern changes every year. For CAT 2018, a mock test was supplied.

CAT is a computer-based test which consists of 3 sections:

  • Verbal and Reading Comprehension (VARC)
  • Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning (DI & LR)
  • Quantitative Ability (QA)

The Quantitative Ability and Verbal & Reading Comprehension sections consisted 34 questions each, whereas the Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning section had 32 questions. This distribution of questions was same since CAT 2015. Before this, the distribution of questions was different.

 

 

CAT Registrations in numbers over the years

The number of registrations in the past years are shown in the following chart:

Number of registrations in CAT over the years

Year Approximate number of registrations
2017 231,000
2016 232,434
2015 218,664
2014 196,988
2013 194,516
2012 214,000
2011 205,000
2010 204,000
2009 241,000
2008 290,000
2007 250,000

CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education):Latest News

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by Union Government of India. CBSE has asked all schools affiliated to follow only NCERT curriculum.

There are approximately 20,299 schools in India and 220 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated to the CBSE.

CBSE - Central Board of Secondary Education
Central Board of Secondary Education

 

 

Key Description:

Abbreviation: CBSE

Formation: 3 November 1962 (57 years ago)

Type: Governmental Board of Education

Headquarters: New Delhi, India

Official Language: Hindi, English

Chairperson: Manoj Ahuja, IAS

Parent organisation: Ministry of Human Resource Development

Affiliations: 21,499 schools (2019)

Website: Central Board of Secondary Education

Social Network: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter

 

 

History of CBSE

The first education board to be set up in India was the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education in 1921, which was under jurisdiction of Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior.

In 1929, the government of India set up a joint Board named "Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana". This included Ajmer, Merwara, Central India and Gwalior. Later it was confined to Ajmer, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, it became the "Central Board of Secondary Education".

 

 

Affiliations of CBSE

CBSE affiliates all Kendriya Vidyalayas, all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, private schools and most of the schools approved by central government of India.

 

Examinations of CBSE

CBSE conducts the final examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 every year in the month of March. The results are announced by the end of May. The board earlier conducted the AIEEE Examination for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture in colleges across India. However the AIEEE exam was merged with the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) in 2013. The common examination is now called JEE (Main) and is henceforth conducted by National Testing Agency.

CBSE also conducts AIPMT (All India Pre Medical Test) for admission to major medical colleges in India. In 2014, the conduct of the National Eligibility Test for grant of junior research fellowship and eligibility for assistant professor in institutions of higher learning was outsourced to CBSE.

Apart from these tests, CBSE also conducts the Central Teacher Eligibility Test and the Class X optional proficiency test. With the addition of NET in 2014, the CBSE has become the largest exam conducting body in the world.

On 10 November 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared a proposal for creation of a National Testing Agency (NTA) serving as the premier autonomous body for conducting entrance examinations in the country.

Beginning in 2018 various exams previously conducted by the CBSE were transferred to the NTA including National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), Joint Entrance Examination – Main, National Eligibility Test, Central Universities Common Entrance Test and others.

 

 

Promotion criteria of CBSE

Class 10

For promotion from Secondary level (Class IX-X) to Senior Secondary level (Class XI-XII), a student must obtain, for all subjects (or best 5 if 6 subjects are taken), 33% overall, without any minimum theory mark requirement.

Originally, the passing criteria was set such that a student had to get 33% in both the theory and practical components.

However, an exemption was initially granted for students writing the exam in 2018 as they went through the old CCE system in the previous year.

However, CBSE later extended this relief for students writing the exam from 2019 and later as well.

For a student who does not manage to pass up to two subjects, he/she can write the compartment in those subjects in July. For those who fail the compartment, or those who fail in three subjects or more, he/she must rewrite all the subjects taken in the next year.

Class 12

For class 12 students the promotion criteria is 33% overall, with 33% in both theory and practical examinations (if applicable).

For a student who does not manage to pass in exactly one subject, he/she can write the compartment for that subject in July. For those who fail the compartment, or those who fail in two subjects or more, he/she must rewrite all the subjects taken in the next year.

 

 

Grading System of CBSE

For the Class 10 and Class 12 exams, CBSE (along with the marks obtained) includes the positional grade obtained by the student, which is dependent on the average performance of the students in that subject. Consequently, the cutoffs required to obtain a particular grade vary every year.

Grade Criteria
A1 Top 1/8 of passed students in that subject
A2 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
B1 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
B2 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
C1 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
C2 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
D1 Next 1/8 of passed students in that subject
D2 Last 1/8 of passed students in that subject
E Failed students (in either theory, practical or overall)

 

Changes for 2020 Exam

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct two separate examinations for mathematics in class 10 board examination starting from 2020 session. The current Mathematics exam is now Mathematics Standard, and an easier version of Mathematics has been introduced (called Mathematics Basic). Students taking the latter version may not study Mathematics to any further level.

The option of choosing mathematics will be mentioned in the registration form for class 10 CBSE board examination. Candidates will be required to select their choice of test while filling the registration form for CBSE Class 10 board examination 2020.

Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) amid the coronavirus outbreak had ordered rescheduling of pending examinations. The exams rescheduled were to be conducted between 1 and 15 July.

On 26 June, CBSE released as circular which cancelled the remaining exams and give scores based on internal exams and scores in other schools.  This decision came after a judicial ruling.

 

 

2018 Question Paper Leak

In March 2018, there were reports that CBSE Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics question papers were leaked.

In response, CBSE announced that these exams will be cancelled and re-exams will be conducted. However, CBSE later announced that there will be no re-exam for Class 10 mathematics paper because the paper leak may have been confined to a few alleged beneficiaries.

On 7 April 2018, Rakesh Kumar (an economics teacher) and two other employees of a private school in Una, Himachal Pradesh were arrested for leaking the Class 12 economics paper.

According to the police, Rakesh Kumar had gone inside the strong room of a bank to pick up packets of computer science question papers but also picked up a packet of economics question paper.

He asked a student to make a handwritten copy of the question paper (to avoid being traced from the handwriting).

He then sent photos of the handwritten copy of the paper on WhatsApp to a relative in Punjab.

This relative shared the photos with her son and nephew, who shared them with their friends on WhatsApp groups, from where it was forwarded to other Whatsapp groups.

On 12 April 2018, the police said that Rakesh Kumar, who leaked the class 12 economics paper, had leaked class 10 mathematics paper also.

Consequently, the Central Board of Secondary Education has put in place a system of "encrypted" question papers, which are supposed to be printed by the schools half an hour before the exam starts.

 

 

Regional offices of CBSE

Presently CBSE has 10 regional offices:

  • Delhi: Covering NCT of Delhi and Foreign Schools.
  • Chennai: Covering Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh,
  • Daman and Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.
  • Guwahati: Covering Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
  • Ajmer: Covering Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
  • Panchkula: Covering Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
  • Allahabad: Covering Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
  • Patna: Covering Bihar and Jharkhand.
  • Bhubaneswar: Covering Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal.
  • Thiruvananthapuram: Covering Kerala and Lakshadweep.
  • Dehradun: Covering Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

NTA (National Testing Agency): Purpose, Motto, History

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National Testing Agency (NTA) is an Indian government agency that has been approved by the Union Council of Ministers and established in November 2017 to conduct entrance examinations for higher educational institutions.

The government appointed Vineet Joshi as the first Director-General of the agency.

NTA - National Testing Agency
NTA Responsiblity

 

 

NTA Responsible for:

NTA is responsible for conducting the Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG), National Eligibility Test (NET), Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) and Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT).

 

 

Key Description:

Abbreviation: NTA

Motto: Excellence in Assessment

Established: November 2017 (2 years ago)

Legal Status: Operational

Purpose: To conduct various entrance examinations nationwide

Website: National Testing Agency

Social Network: Facebook, Twitter

 

 

History of NTA

The roots of the agency can be traced to the Programme of Action 1992, related to National Policy of Education 1986, which mentioned conducting national level common entrance tests to professional and non-professional programmes of study.

Its actual start was in 2010 with a report submitted to the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) by a committee consisting of some of the directors of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), which recommended that the national testing agency be "created by an Act of Parliament".

The report mentioned that a statutory agency can ensure independence and transparency in testing of the magnitude that is being envisaged.

In 2013 the MHRD constituted a seven member task force to "prepare a blue print for creating a special purpose vehicle to take the concept of National Testing Agency (NTA) forward".

This was following a decision made in April 2013 to set up the agency.[citation needed] In 2017 an announcement about NTA was made by the Finance Minister in the budget speech of 2017, and this was followed by cabinet approval.

On 7 July 2018, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar stated during a press conference that the NTA will be holding the Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) twice a year, and will also be holding National Eligibility Test (NET), Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) and Graduate Pharmacy Aptitude Test (GPAT).

 

 

Finance of National Testing Agency

Union cabinet has granted an initial amount of ₹25 crore (equivalent to ₹28 crore or US$4.0 million in 2019) to NTA to start its operations in the first year.

 

Members of National testing Agency

The NTA will be chaired by an eminent educationist who will be appointed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

There will be a Board of Governors comprising members from user institutions. The CEO will be Director General (DG) appointed by Government and will be assisted by 9 verticals of academicians and experts.

The administration of the NTA has been entrusted to the Governing Body.