Why One Should Take The GMAT - GMAT Vs CAT

The next, and the most valuable one from the students’ point of view, is that the GMAT does not have a negative marking scheme for any of its sections. That being said, each section is challenging enough to put your intelligence to test. There is also no minimum cut off in the bachelor's degree required to take the GMAT, which is not the case with CAT.

In addition to the more obvious points in favour of taking the GMAT, the more important advantage is that it widens your pool of potential B-schools, that you wish to apply to. Almost all the top institutes in India have begun to accept GMAT scores for their PGDM/MBA programs and also the executive programs. In addition to this, there is a whole world of opportunities in the form of B-schools abroad. It is accepted by over 2000 institutes across the world.

The GMAT structure is similar to that of the national level exams', with 4 sections, namely – Verbal reasoning, Quantitative reasoning, Analytical writing assignment, and Integrated reasoning. Each has a fixed time limit and scoring pattern and has its own weight in the final score, which is out of 800. The GMAC has a multitude of practice materials available online to aid with preparations, as well as plenty of mock tests.

Now that I have gone through the grind of the entire process beginning from which exams to take, to the admission process, and have landed in SIMSR, Mumbai, one of the top B-schools in India, I have realised that my decision to take the GMAT was definitely a beneficial one, as it gives me an edge over my peers in more ways than one.