In an effort to enhance the GMAT exam experience for test takers, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) today announced the launch of Select Section Order, a new feature that will provide candidates the flexibility to customise their GMAT experience by choosing the section order in which they feel most comfortable taking the exam. Select Section Order has been available to test takers worldwide since July 11.
“We conducted a pilot in 2016 to test this feature and received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with 85 per cent of participants surveyed expressing that this new feature boosted their confidence prior to the exam. Our pilot findings also concluded that taking the exam in different section orders continues to maintain the quality and integrity of the GMAT scores,” said Ashok Sarathy, vice-president, product management, GMAC.
The GMAT has four sections. Test-takers will be able to choose from three options:
- Analytical writing assessment, Integrated reasoning, Quantitative, Verbal (original order);
- Verbal, Quantitative, Integrated reasoning, Analytical writing assessment; or
- Quantitative, Verbal, Integrated reasoning, Analytical writing assessment.