When And How To Retake The GMAT Exam?

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GMAT, a unique traditional MBA entrance test which opens up the doors of 6000+ business
schools for millions of students across the world. It is the standardized form of the test
conducted at international level by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).
More than 120 countries are witnessing the glory of GMAT by providing 1000+ test centers
in assistance for the smooth conduction of the GMAT test. Click to know more GMAT test
centers in India.

Taking into account again that B-schools expects at least two years of experience for the
course of MBA, hence, GMAT is taken by a maximum number of working professionals. So
times they are unable to attempt the test on the scheduled date and on the booked time
slot. Or may be due to some of the other reasons like unable to come to test center, may be
out of station or may unpreparedness for the test or may be may be some events clashing
with the test dates. All these are resultant into GMAT rescheduling. Read more about GMAT
preparation 2017.

These are the most commonly asked questions related to GMAT exam rescheduling:
Q1. When to reschedule the GMAT exam?

Re-taking the GMAT exam is not a wrong thing to do but you should ascertain that when to
re-take the GMAT exam. If you think you are able to perform much better than you
performed earlier, then you should re-take the GMAT exam. Let’s illustrate. Ujjwal (fiction-
name), who is a GMAT aspirant, secured 680 score. He assessed his score and concluded
that he have the potential to hit the target of 720 score, which is essential for the admission
in his desired college. He decided to reschedule the GMAT exam within 16 days. On the
other end, if he would have been secured 580 scores then he should re-take the GMAT
exam after a span of one or two months. Likewise, you should act like an analyst while
rescheduling the test.

Q2. Is re-take GMAT score mentioned in the score card?

No, GMAT does not publish the number of attempts you took. There is no limit for the
GMAT exam rescheduling. So the colleges can never know how many times you have taken
the GMAT test. So, be positive and be confident enough to toss the GMAT coin again and get
the favorable results.

Q3. How to book a slot for rescheduling the GMAT test?

For rescheduling the GMAT test, you have to book a slot prior 7 days from the date of GMAT
test scheduled. As you already have an account on the official website of GMAT, you have to
just book a lot. For retaking the GMAT, you have to pay an additional cost of US$250.

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