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GMAC administered GMAT happens to be a future determining test for millions of candidates as studying MBA depends solely on the GMAT score. At present, COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything and the conducting authority of GMAC had announced an online alternative of GMAT. This version of GMAT is developed so that the candidates can keep taking the GMAT. Find out the basic differences of GMAT test centers and GMAT online in this article:
| Factors | GMAT Test Center Version | GMAT Online |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance | Admission in all the B-schools including the globally top ones | Equally accepted like the GMAT test center format |
| Registration | 24x7 | 24x7 |
| Advanced registration | 6 months prior to the exam date | Yes (anytime) |
| Retesting | Yes | Yes |
| Total attempts in a year | 5 | 2 |
| Rescheduling exam | Possible | Possible |
| Canceling exam | Possible | Possible |
| Fees | US$ 250 (varies in different countries) | US$ 250 (varies in different countries) |
| Test Format | 4 sections: Verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, Integrated reasoning, and analytical writing assessment | 3 sections: Verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and Integrated reasoning |
| Verbal reasoning | 36 questions to be answered in 65 minutes | 36 questions to be answered in 65 minutes |
| Quantitative reasoning | 31 questions to be answered in 62 minutes | 31 questions to be answered in 62 minutes |
| Integrated reasoning | 12 questions to be answered in 30 minutes | 12 questions to be answered in 30 minutes |
| Analytical writing assessment | 1 essay in 30 minutes | N/A |
| Order | 1. AWA → IR → Quant → Verbal | Quant → Verbal → IR |
| 2. Verbal → Quant → IR → AWA | ||
| 3. Quant → Verbal → IR → AWA | ||
| Duration | 3 hours and 7 minutes | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Check in time | 30 minutes | 15 minutes |
| Break | 2 optional breaks (8 minutes each) | One optional break of 5 minutes before the integrated reasoning section |
| Score range | 200-800 | 200-800 |
| Score range breakup | Quant: 0-60 | Quant: 0-60 |
| Verbal: 0-60 | Verbal: 0-60 | |
| IR: 1-8 | IR: 1-8 | |
| AWA: 0-6 | - | |
| Score availability (Unofficial) | Unofficial score of quant verbal and integrated reasoning will be available after completing the exam. Score of writing section will not be in there. | Unofficial score of quant verbal and integrated reasoning will be available after completing the exam. |
| Score availability (Official) | Official score will be available within 3 weeks of the exam. | Unofficial score and official score will be almost the same here as AWA section is not in GMAT online version. |
| Score validity | 5 years | 5 years |
| Score sending | Send GMAT score to 5 b-schools for free, additional score sending charge US$28 each | Unlimited free |
| Resources | Scratch papers are offered | Whiteboards are permitted |
So, these are the basic differences between GMAT test center exam and GMAT online version. These are mostly the same – a candidate can take online GMAT with specific system requirements from their homes. In terms of format, online GMAT does not contain the analytical writing section and that’s why the duration of this test is a little less compared to the GMAT test-center exams. But both are equally accepted and both come with a similar level of difficulty.
For higher studies, GMAT online and GMAT test-center version, both are equally acceptable, and both need serious GMAT practice to crack it at one go.
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