This article illustrates the important information on Next Generation GMAT. Read this piece of writing to know how different the next generation GMAT is from the present one.

Next Generation GMAT

Change is inevitable, so all you folks preparing for the GMAT, get ready for the new changes which will be put into action by the year 2012. GMAC, the testing authority for GMAT has been working on making the required changes for the new age craving of expertise. In the past 20 years, the score card of GMAT has been stable even after every few changes made in a period of time. But as the changes come every time it is welcomed by test takers despite the myth that change means low scores in the test. GMAT structure has adapted itself according to the requirements of the developments of the business world. The first section to be modified was the data sufficiency and then it was the elimination of analogies and antonyms. The faculty of GMAT works constantly towards improving the versions of test which is valid and relevant to the requirements but retains its originality. The new change in GMAT which will come into effect by 2012 is a new section called Integrated Reasoning and the time limit for it is 30 minutes. 

What is New in the Next Generation GMAT?

At present situation, the Analytical Writing Assessment has two essays to be dealt with. But with the next generation GMAT, there will be only one essay to write and Integrated Reasoning will test the candidate’s ability to interpret and solve the complex problems with the help of the given data represented in tabular forms. So you are expected to estimate and determine the possibility and statistics of the given problem.

The required skills to succeed in this section are ability to interpret, analyze and evaluate the given graphical data.

According to a survey conducted in various schools, these skills are necessary to act in response to the complex challenges given by the B-School programs.

The other sections of GMAT remain the same and the time limit is also the same as in the present test schedule. The following table explains the new changes adapted for next generation GMAT:

Sections In Exam	Present GMAT Format	Next Generation GMAT
Analytical Writing Assessment	60 minutes ( 2 writing assessments)	30 minutes (1 writing assessment)
Verbal	75 minutes	75 minutes
Quantitative	75 minutes	75 minutes
Integrated Reasoning		30 minutes
Total Time	3 hours, 30 minutes	3 hours, 30 minutes

 

The new generation GMAT will not only increase your scoring pattern but it will also help your overall skills which are very much needed in this competitive business world. The GMAT score is just the first step towards the admission in business school. Your previous GPAs, work history and also the interview sessions hold the key to unlock the door of opportunities. So work smart to achieve the score.

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