GMAT online exams to include Analytical Writing Assessment Section

According to reports, the Graduate Management Admission Test will include an Analytical Writing Assessment section which was earlier reported to have been omitted from the online examination. The Graduate Management Admission Test also known as GMAT is conducted for the admissions to the business schools across the globe. 

According to the Administrator of GMAT, including the Analytical Section for the exam is part of an enhancement introduced by the Graduate Management Admission Council for the online examinations to provide additional flexibility for the test takers and also create a greater parity with the test centre examination experience. 

AWA omitted earlier due to changing marketing dynamics

According to GMAC officials, some of the GMAT exam features including AWA were omitted from the initial examinations in response to the rapidly changing marketing dynamics. The AWA section has remained an integral part of the GMAT  exams allowing students the opportunity to demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to communicate ideas. 

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the GMAT examinations have evolved from an interim to a  permanent solution supporting the ability to consistently evaluate talent in a virtual, ever-changing environment. GMAC has released several enhancements to the GMAT online exam experience which include using physical and online whiteboards, disability accommodations and an option to retake the exams online. 

Council focused on providing flexibility

GMAC’s Chief Product Officer and General Manager of AssessmentsJoy Jones while speaking about the GMAT examinations stated that the council is focused on providing flexibility and support to address the needs of the schools and examinees. He further added that since the council continues to adjust to uncertainties of the new situation the online exams have become an important standard option providing the test takers around the world with the confidence to take the test at an exam centre or online to meet the application needs. 

He further pointed out that interest was shown from business schools to include AWA online and the same was worked upon supporting the application cycle seasonality. The council will make investments supporting the schools and students with enhanced and comparable online and test centre exam experience, he also added. 

GMAT is a mandatory examination for the admissions in Business Schools and is designed to show the skills most relevant to the leading graduate business programmes. GMAC is a global non-profit association of 223 graduate business schools owning and administering the GMAT Exams used by more than 7000 graduate programmes worldwide. 

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