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The GMAT: Need to Know Logistics

Congratulations! You have decided to take the time to learn how to master one of the most important tests that you will ever face in your life. The GMAT is designed to measure how successful one will be in business school. Business schools use the results of the GMAT, along with recommendation letters, essays, and other application materials, when making decisions on admitting applicants to their MBA programs.

The test is administered on a computer in North America. In some areas of the world outside of North America, it is a paper-based test given at test centers.

The fee to take the test is $250 regardless of where you are taking it. You can schedule a GMAT online at http://www.mba.com/the-gmat/schedule-a-gmat-appointment.aspx.

The GMAT evaluates the verbal, math, and writing skills that you have developed through your educational and professional experiences. The GMAT does not measure your business knowledge or professional skills, nor does it measure other skills such as creativity, motivation, and interpersonal skills.

The GMAT is designed to allow a person who does not have English as his or her first language to still perform well. That said, it may not always reflect accurately the abilities of a person whose first language is not English.

Registration​

You can register online at MBA.com and pay your registration fee by credit card, or you may call one of the following numbers to schedule an appointment at a test center: (correct at time of going to press)

North America​

  • Telephone (toll-free within the U.S. & Canada only): 1-800-717-GMAT(4628)
  • Telephone: 1-952-681-3680 (not toll-free)
  • Victoria, British Columbia: 1-866-442-GMAT(4628)

South America​

  • Telephone: +1 410 843 8160

Asia Pacific​

  • Telephone: +91 120-439-7830

Southeast Asia​

  • Telephone: +60 3 467 8610

India​

  • Telephone: +91 (0) 120 439 7830

China​

  • Telephone: +86-10-82345675

Taiwan​

  • Telephone: +886 2 369 1154

Europe/Middle East/Africa​

  • Telephone: +44 (0) 161 855 7219

Australia​

  • Telephone: +61 2 9478 5430

New Zealand​

  • Telephone: +61-2-9323-5555

GMAT scores are valid at most institutions for up to five years from the date that you took the exam.