In case you’re applying for a post graduate-level degree, you might be required to submit scores from at least one standardized graduate admission tests like GRE, GMAT, TOEFL,IELTS or other international standardized test. Most often students get confused over the tests required for abroad studies to gain a specialization. If you have thrive for international, but irked over which exam to take between GMAT or IELTS, we have presented a comparative study between the two and decide which test assist you in meeting the future endeavours.
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BASES | GMAT | IELTS |
Abbreviation | Graduate Management Admission Test | International English Language Testing System |
Target Audience | Business schools Applicants | English language learners |
Accepted by | International Business Schools | Institutions offering English language program or obtaining Visa for countries where English language proficiency is mandatory |
Purposes | Evaluating student’s suitability in B-schools | English language proficiency for an academic or general context |
Subjects | Verbal, Mathematical and Analytical Skills | There are two versions of the test: IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training |
Duration | 3 hours 30 minutes | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Test contents | Analytical writing assessment, Quant, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning | Listening, Reading, Speaking, and writing. |
Scoring | 200-800 | 0-9 |
Cost | US$250 (worldwide) | Varies from country to country. In India, costs INR 8900 |
Validity | The score is valid for 5 years | The score is valid for 2 years |
Result needed | 400-600 | Not specified. |
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