With this expansion, the GMAT is now available for testing on demand at more than 400 test centers in 97 countries.
MCLEAN, Va., April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®), the most widely used assessment for admission to graduate management programs around the world, has added test sites in Azerbaijan, Moldova and Oman.
With this expansion, the GMAT is now available for testing on demand at more than 400 test centers in 97 countries.
The new GMAT testing centers in Baku, Azerbaijan; Chisinau, Moldova; and Muscat, Oman, feature the same high-tech facilities found at other GMAT testing center locations. These facilities include biometric equipment to positively establish each tester's identity, video cameras to monitor activity in the testing room, and highly secure computer servers to host the exam.
"We are committed to expanding access to the GMAT exam, particularly in countries and regions where the demand for quality graduate business education is increasing," said Peg Jobst, senior vice president of the GMAT program at the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®), the international association of top business schools that owns the GMAT. "We are excited to bring the GMAT exam to people in Azerbaijan, Moldova and Oman."
One key to the integrity and accuracy of the GMAT as a predictive tool for admissions officers is the exam's computer-adaptive design. Each GMAT tester receives a customized set of questions that reflect his or her actual performance on the exam. The computer-adaptive format of the GMAT helps ensure that every score is comparable, no matter where a tester takes the exam.
The GMAT is delivered worldwide by Pearson VUE, the electronic testing arm of Pearson Education Inc. The exam is administered in the computer-adaptive format at every testing center worldwide, ensuring that every tester takes the exam under the same conditions.
People interested in taking the GMAT in Azerbaijan, Moldova or Oman -- or anywhere else around the globe -- may register for an appointment to take the exam nearly any day of the year by visiting mba.com, the comprehensive online portal provided by the Graduate Management Admission Council for prospective graduate business students. This Web site also offers a wealth of test-preparation materials, including GMATPrep -- a free software package that simulates the GMAT testing experience -- as well as information about how to select an MBA program.
The Graduate Management Admission Test is used by more than 4,000 graduate management programs around the world to assess applicants. The GMAT was created in 1954 and remains the first and only standardized test specifically designed for graduate business and management programs.
Based in McLean, Va., the Graduate Management Admission Council (http://www.gmac.com/) is a non-profit education organization of leading graduate business schools worldwide dedicated to creating access to and disseminating information about graduate management education. GMAC annually surveys thousands of corporate recruiters, MBA students and business school alumni to gauge their feelings about the job market and collect other data about the value of the MBA. This information is provided to schools that use the GMAT to help them shape their admissions and recruiting strategies and tailor their programs to best meet their students' needs before and after graduation.
Contact: Sam Silverstein
Direct phone: 1-703-245-4317
Cell: 1-703-625-0467
ssilverstein@gmac.com
SOURCE: Graduate Management Admission Council
CONTACT: Sam Silverstein of Graduate Management Admission Council,
+1-703-245-4317, cell: +1-703-625-0467, ssilverstein@gmac.com
Web Site: http://www.gmac.com/
http://www.mba.com/