Thursday, September 5, 2013

Sentence Correction for the GMAT

Overview
The Pearson Guide to GMAT Sentence Correction is designed to test a student’s ability to identify written English that is grammatically correct. This book aims to build the proficiency of students in sentence corrections, which form an integral part of the verbal section of the GMAT. The book offers a practical, comprehensive and conceptual approach to the rules of correct sentence formation in English grammar. Numerous practice questions, skill-building exercises and time-tested strategies included in the book will help students improve their competency and evaluate their level of preparedness for the examination.

Title
Sentence Correction for the GMAT
Author
M. L. V. Ramana Rao
Publisher
Pearson 
Publishing Date
2012
Pages
360
Price
450/-
Price @ Flipkart
315/-


Key Features

GMAT Math Prep Course

Overview
Complete preparatory guide to higher education outside India
Sharpens reasoning and analytic skills
Instills confidence about literary writing and mathematics.

Title
GMAT Math Prep Course
Author
Jeff Kolby, Derrick Vaughn, Kunda Vamisdhar
Publisher
Prakash Books
Publishing Date
2013
Pages
528
Price
295/-
Price @ Flipkart
246/-

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

GMAT Exam Overview

GMAT (Graduate Management Aptitude Test) is accepted by more than 5,800 business and management programs worldwide, for nearly sixty years, the GMAT exam has been the test of choice by the world’s business leaders to get into the world’s leading business schools for one reason – it works. Quite simply, no other exam lets you showcase the skills that matter most in the business school classroom and in your career. 

The two main reasons for using the GMAT exam in admissions are:

GMAT Eligibility and Registration

Eligibility
GMAT is a general Exam, anyone with a bachelor degree can take up GMAT.
A candidate can appear for a maximum of 5 times for the GMAT exam in a year, each attempt should have at least 30 days gap between the previous attempt. Marks obtained in GMAT are valid for 5 years.

Registration

The GMAT exam consists of four main sections—Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative, and Verbal.

The
GMAT exam is delivered at individualized workstations in a computer adaptive format. The test tailors itself to each test taker’s ability level by using the answers given to the previous questions to select questions of appropriate difficulty. In general, the more questions a test taker answers correctly, the harder the test becomes.

The GMAT exam pattern is as follows.