Hi, guys welcome to eGMAT. In this breaking news
video we are going to discuss the new enhancements to the gmat online exam.
In april 2020 due to growing cases of covid-19 the GMAC came up with a creative idea of
enabling students to take the GMAT at the comfort of their homes. This was called the GMAT online exam
The gmat online exam is a remote proctored version of the gmat with some key differences
they are fixed section order no awa or analytical writing assessment no option to avail the esr
no unofficial score reporting. There also some positives. You can now send the official score
report to unlimited schools and you get both a physical whiteboard as well as
an online whiteboard. Now after almost a year the GMAC has decided to hold the GMAT on an exam from
May 19 2021 and has introduced the enhanced online exam which will start from May 20.
In a sense the enhanced online exam is everything your offline gmat is with the
critical difference being that exam is online and the additional benefit of sending out your
score reports to unlimited schools. Compared to its predecessor will allow you to decide your
section order access the unofficial score report instantly get two eight minutes optional break
rather than one five-minute break. Moreover the enhanced online exam includes the AWA section
as well. Now that you know everything about the enhanced GMAT exam let us answer one key
question should you take the online exam or the offline one that is the in center test
the answer depends on what kind of a test taker you are and your personal constraints if you're
someone whose focus is disrupted by a change in surroundings or someone who performs better in a
familiar surrounding then the enhanced online gmat is a better option however if you feel that going
to a death center would add to the seriousness then go for incentive or offline exam moreover
the enhanced online gmat is preferable if you need to send your score to more than five schools or if
you find it challenging to decide which five schools to send your official score report to
why because the enhanced online gmat allows you to send your score to an unlimited number of schools
lastly if you're at a place where the internet connection or power availability might be an issue
you may not want to risk your attempt with an online test
the alternative would be either an incentive test or to make a small investment to get power back
up and follow these best practices to ensure a stable internet watch the video in the link above
on best practices to ensure a stable internet connection during the online gmat exam in addition
take a look at our article which lists down key considerations before selecting
between the enhanced online or the offline gmat irrespective of your choice the enhanced online
test is a step in the right direction to ensure that test takers worldwide have more options
the registration for it is open now and you can book your appointments may 20th 2021. we
will keep you posted on any latest developments related to the gmat online so don't forget to
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