Almost every year, the GMAT will reform, reform every large or small, have an impact on everyone more or less, 7 today small for everyone inventory, Past and Present GMAT exam, take a look at the history, the GMAT birth history, as well as those who engaged in the reform of fancy!
Past the GMAT
Major historical summary
Prototype: 62 years ago, the president of the world's top business schools in nine sat down together to discuss the hottest time of the American Graduate Record Examination GRE can not adapt to the problems Business School admissions requirements. They want to build another test project for an accurate assessment of business school MBA students complete their studies of the potential of the service.
Host: In 1970, GMAC as a formal member of the group of 30 business schools jointly initiated the establishment, it stands for the Graduate Management Admission Council (Graduate Management Admission Council).
Appearance: In 2003, GMAC CEO advocates replace paper exam with a computer exam, GMAT will be launched at the same time to promote a global plan.
GMAT exam life
Reform Review Series
2012: Cancellation of writing Issue section, IR integrated reasoning come available.
April 2014, mainland China test center began to accept the second-generation ID card as a test documents.
September 2014, PREP Online mold test launch.
By 2015, the official launch of ESR "enhanced version of the test analysis report"
2015, GMAT test scores canceled for verification code allows candidates to use their birth date query results.
Beginning July 19, 2015, the abolition of "C" logo, the school no longer able to see the candidate to cancel the results.
July 19, 2015 began, GMAT exam twice the time interval reduced from 31-16 days.
Since March 10, 2016, GMAT scores candidates can cancel within 72 hours after leaving the GMAT examination room at a cost of $ 25. At the same time, candidates can restore any accomplishments in four years in 2014 after 11 months at any time.
Since July 11, 2017, the exam was changed from a fixed single exam may optionally order from three kinds of test sequence.
Since April 16, 2018, GMAT exam reduce the examination time and the number of exam topics.
About GMAC
GMAC was established in 1954, it is a non-profit educational association headquartered in the United States. GMAC is committed to serve the global business education institutions and students with potential management skills, GMAT has been sponsored by the world's more than 2000 schools and 4600 project management education services, widely used in the entrance examination to assess the applicant in the business qualification of management areas for further study.
2012
IR officially launched, Issue off the assembly line.
In 2012, GMAT exam formally abolished Issue section AWA (Analytical Writing), the change is replaced by IR (integrated reasoning).
Prior to this, GMAT exam by the Verbal + mathematics + Analytical Writing 2 (AI1 articles, AA1 articles), the latter reform, GMAT exam by the Verbal language + mathematics Quant + Analytical Writing (AA1 articles) + IR integrated reasoning constituted.
Year 2014
As a test accepted identity documents
April 2014, Chinese mainland GMAT test center began to accept the "China second generation ID card" as the examination papers, candidates can use the passport / ID card examination, the need to carry any ticket.
PS. All documents are needed to ensure that within the validity period, otherwise the candidate will not be allowed to test.
PREP online mode test launch
September 2014, PREP-line mode test in the official website launch, bringing the candidates can mold test online official website in GMAT, GMAT test mode is available in the market with "unique adaptive GMAT exam function" and the closest to the real difficulty of the exam questions.
2015
ESR launch
2015, GMAT officially launched ESR "Enhanced performance analysis report", to help candidates can clearly understand their own situation to play in the test, including the scores of each individual, each single percentage accuracy of each individual test sites, each individual pace, exam the accuracy of the stage, lifting library situation and so on, to help candidates leak filled, targeted promotion, World War II put points artifact.
Cancel "C" label
Since July 19, 2015, GMAT exam canceled "C mark", that is, if the candidates disqualified, then this result will not be sent to school and will not appear on the latter sent to the school report card but we have received the transcript of C is visible. As shown below,
GMAT Official transcripts
PS. Many students will ask, disqualified, the school will not know my exam?
A: The school can only see the scores and the number of times you do not cancel and do not show that you have to cancel part of the official transcripts, you can be assured. But also suggest that you carefully pro forma, the scientific division.
The second examination interval time is shortened to 16 days
Since July 19, 2015, 2 times the GMAT interval shortened to 16 days before, two times the GMAT interval requires more than 31 days trip.
Within 12 consecutive months, only GMAT exam five times, a GMAT exam candidates lifelong only 8 times. More than eight times, can apply to the GMAC, additional take the exam again, but can not be allowed, depending on your justifications.
2016
Cancellation & recovery exam
Since March 10, 2016, GMAT disqualified candidates can leave the examination room within the 72 hours, costs $ 25.
At the same time, candidates can be restored in November 2014 after 10 arbitrary results. (This achievement required within 5 year period)
2017
Allowing free choice exam order
Since July 11, 2017, the GMAT exam from a single order, the order was changed to three kinds of examinations, candidates can choose the order you want conduct of examinations, this reform, so that the GMAT more humane.
An original order sequence,
Sequence 2, sequence 3 to the new order.
2018
First shorten test time and reduce exam questions.
2018, ushered in the largest GMAT GMAT exam reform, the first reduction in the time and the GMAT exams, had about 4 hours 10 minutes of examination, reduced to 3 hours and 30 minutes, which to some extent, reduce everyone's exam "fatigue degree ", but the side, grasp the candidates for the pace of even more demanding.
Before the reform after reform & Contrast:
PS. After the reform, GMAT exam still exist without scoring problem.