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GMAT test dates fall on almost all days of the year. It can be taken around the year, and there is no specific period or a fixed date when the test can be taken. In fact, you can even take the GMAT Online test from your home 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. However, if you want to take the GMAT at a test center, you must be aware of the dates on which the test can be taken in a particular test center. GMAT test centers give specific dates in a month, and it’s necessary to book your appointment in advance to get your desired time and date.

Whether you take the GMAT online or at a test center, it’s very important to pick the correct GMAT test date because the goal of taking the GMAT is not only to ace it but also to secure an admit to a top business school.

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To choose a suitable GMAT Exam date for yourself in 2023-24, the best strategy is to look backward and connect the dots.

The idea of connecting the dots comes from a Stanford graduation speech. Steve Jobs, in his famous Stanford graduation speech, said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.” This quote is the core idea behind the ‘looking backward’ approach while deciding the best GMAT test dates.

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Therefore, to better understand how to choose your GMAT test dates in 2023-24, read this article. For your ease of reference, we have also covered the GMAT test dates in India test center-wise.

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GMAT test dates August 2023 – December 2023

GMAC, the owner of the GMAT exam offers it on many days throughout the year. There are no fixed dates. If you live in a city, there is a high probability that you can schedule GMAT exam almost every day of the week. As far as the timing of the test is concerned, you can schedule the test in the morning or the afternoon.

So, the GMAT exam date can be scheduled according to your convenience, and in case you need to retake the test, you can do so after a gap of 16 days. Also, you can appear for the GMAT a maximum of 5 times a year.

Here are the GMAT test dates available center-wise from August 2023 to December 2023:

Center-wise dates	GMAT exam dates
GMAT test dates Ahmedabad	August: 8, 14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28 September: 4, 5, 11, 18, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 October: 3, 4, 5, 17, 25, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 6, 8, 16, 21, 23, 28 December: 5, 12, 19, 26
GMAT test dates Amritsar	August: 7, 9, 10,14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 31 September: 4, 5,11,18, 25 October: 3, 9,16, 23, 25, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 6, 8,15,16, 21, 28, 29 December: 5, 12, 19, 26
GMAT test dates Bangalore	August: 8. 9, 10, 16, 17,19, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 31 September: 6, 7,11,18,20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 October: 3, 4, 7, 9, 19, 25, 27, 30, 31 November: 1,15, 23, 28 December: 5,12,19
GMAT test dates Bhopal	August: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31 September: 1, 4, 5, 8, 11,12, 13,14,15,18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29 October: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12,13,16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27,3 0, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 14,15,16,17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 December: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11,12,13,14,15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29
GMAT test dates Chennai	August: 9, 16,17,21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31 September: 5, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28 October: 19, 25, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 15, 23, 28 December: 5,12
GMAT test dates Cochin	August: 8, 16, 24 September: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13,14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 October: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9,10,11,12,13,16,17,18,19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,13,14,15,16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 December: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11,12,13, 14,15, 18,19, 20, 21, 22, 27,28, 29
GMAT test dates Gurugram	August: 2, 3, 23, 31 September: 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26 October: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 December: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26
GMAT test dates Guwahati	August: 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 September: 1, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 October: 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 27 November: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 December: No slots
GMAT test dates Hyderabad	August: 7, 8, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 September: 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 16, 18, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 October: 3, 4, 5, 25, 28, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 15, 23, 27 December: 4, 5, 12, 19
GMAT test dates Indore	August: 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31 September: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 October: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21, 2, 25, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 December: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
GMAT test dates Jaipur	August: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31 September: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, October: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 28, 29, 30 December: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
GMAT test dates Kolkata	August: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 29, 30 October: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31 November: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31
GMAT test dates Manipal	August: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31 September: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 October: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 November: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 December: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29
GMAT test dates Mumbai	August: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31 September: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 29 October: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 December: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
GMAT test dates Mysore	August: 3, 4, 9, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 30, 31, September: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27, 30 October: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 November: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,  20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29 December: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30
GMAT test dates Nagpur	August: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31 September: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 October: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 December: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
GMAT test dates New Delhi	August: 1 September: 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 21, 24 26, 28 October: 3, 9, 16, 17, 18, 25, 30, 31 November: 1, 9 December: 4, 5, 11, 12, 19
GMAT test dates Noida	August: 1 September: 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 October: 25, 28, 30, 31 November: 1, 16, 23 December: 5, 12, 19
GMAT test dates Pilani	August: 13, 17 September: 10, 24 October: 8, 22 November: 12, 26 December: 10, 24
GMAT test dates Pune	August: 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 September: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 October: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,  9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 December:  1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
GMAT test dates Ranchi	August: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 September: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 October: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 December: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
GMAT test dates Vijayawada	August: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31 September: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 October: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, 31 November: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 2122, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 December: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
GMAT test dates Surat	August: 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 22, 28, 29 September: 2, 4, 5, 6, 11, 16, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30 October: 3, 7, 9, 14, 17, 21, 25, 28 November: 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 20, 23, 28 December: 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30

Total GMAT Exam slots available August 2023 – December 2023

Take a look at the total exam slots available at the GMAT test center from August 2023 – December 2023:

GMAT Test Center	Total test center	August	September	October	November	December	Total
Ahmedabad	1	8	9	7	8	4	36
Amritsar	2	13	9	12	13	8	55
Pearson Mall Road		8	4	5	6	4
Pearson Passport Office		5	5	7	7	4
Bangalore	2	15	15	10	4	6	50
Lalbagh Road		8	7	9	3	3
Shivajinagar		7	8	1	1	3
Bhopal	1	21	17	19	20	21	98
Chennai	1	9	7	4	5	2	27
Cochin	1	3	18	19	22	19	81
Gurugram	2	6	15	18	20	21	80
Pearson		2	3	3	7	5
Ansal University		4	12	15	13	16
Guwahati	1	8	12	7	14	0	41
Hyderabad	2	17	23	12	13	8	73
Begumpet		10	10	7	7	4
Hitec City Road, Kukatpally		7	13	5	6	4
Indore	1	21	23	23	24	25	116
Jaipur	1	18	25	24	22	27	116
Kolkata	2	25	27	23	25	27	127
Iswar Ganguli Street		23	25	22	23	26
Ramkrishnapur Road		2	2	1	2	1
Manipal	1	20	17	19	20	20	96
Mumbai	2	23	19	29	19	25	115
Bellasis Road		22	17	20	14	23
JB Nagar Link Rd, Chakala		1	2	9	5	2
Pune	2	30	31	27	27	30	145
GATS		22	23	25	21	26
Pearson		8	8	2	6	4
Mysore	1	13	20	21	23	24	101
Nagpur	1	24	23	25	18	25	115
New Delhi	1	1	9	8	2	5	25
Noida	1	1	5	4	3	3	16
Pilani	1	2	2	2	2	2	10
Ranchi	1	25	23	21	23	26	118
Vijayawada	1	21	16	16	22	21	96
Surat	2	11	15`	9	8	9	37
Pearson		8	10	5	7	4
AURO University		3	5	4	1	5

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GMAT Exam dates 2023 – Center-Wise Test Dates

Ahmedabad

1 test center is open, with a total of 36 slots available.

Address

3rd-floor block A-301
Westgate Sarkhej,Makarba
Gujarat
Ahmedabad
Gujarat 380051
India

GMAT exam dates available at the Ahmedabad test center

Amritsar

Two test centers are open, with a total of 55 slots available.

Address

Pearson Professional Centers-Amritsar 2 PUN,

Unit 303 and 304, 3rd Floor,Mukut House, Mall Road, Amritsar Punjab 143001, India

Pearson Professional Centers-Amritsar PUN

No.2 Upper Ground Floor, SRK Mall, Passport office building, 14 Mall Road, Amritsar, Punjab- 143001 India

GMAT exam dates are available at the Amritsar test centers

Mall Road Test Dates

Passport Office Building Test Dates

Bangalore

Two testing centers are open in Bangalore, with 50 total slots available.

Address

Pearson Professional Centers: Pride Hulkul, 004B, Ground Floor, No 116 Lalbagh Road Bangalore, Karnataka – 560027

Pearson Professional Centers: Prestige Atrium, Unit 101, Ground Floor Central Street, Shivajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka – 560001

GMAT exam dates available at the Bangalore test center

Lalbagh Road Test Dates

Central Street Shivajinagar Test Dates

Bhopal

One testing centers are open in Bhopal, with 98 total slots available.

Address

Lakshmi Narain College of Technology Excellence, Kalchuri Nagar, Raisen Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462021

GMAT exam dates available at the Bhopal test center

Chennai

One test center is open, with a total of 27 slots available.

Address

Pearson Professional Centers-Chennai, 6th Floor, Nelson Chambers, E, Block, 115, Nelson Manickam Road, Aminijikarai, Chennai Tamil Nadu 600029

GMAT exam dates available at the Chennai test center

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Cochin

One testing center is open in Cochin with 81 slots available.

Address

Rajagiri School of Management: Rajagiri Valley P.O, Kakkanad, Kochi, Kerala 682039

GMAT exam dates available at the Cochin test center

Gurugram

Two test centers are open in Gurugram, with 80 total slots available.

Address

Pearson Professional Centers: Second Floor, Unit No. 214, Times Tower, M G Road, Gurgaon, Haryana, Gurugram 122002

Ansal University: Golf Course Road, Sector – 55, Gurugram, Haryana 122003

GMAT exam dates available at the Gurugram test center

MG Road Test Dates

Ansal University Test Dates

Guwahati

One test center is open, with a total of 41 slots available.

Address:

Assam Don Bosco University, Airport Road, Azara, Nowapara, Guwahati, Assam 781017

GMAT exam dates available at the Guwahati test center

Hyderabad

Two test centers are open, with a total of 73 slots available

Address:

Pearson Professional Center, Above ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Near Prakash Nagar Metro Pillar C1360, 3rd Floor SP Road Begumpet P 04042400470, Hyderabad, Telangana 500016

Pearson Professional Center, 2 TS, Manjeera Trinity Corporate, 612, 6th Flr, eSeva Lane, Phase III, Hitec City Road, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, Telangana 500072

GMAT exam dates 2023 available at the Hyderabad test center

Begumpet:

Hitec City Road, Kukatpally:

Indore

One test center is open, with a total of 116 slots available.

Address:

Lord Krishna College of Technology, Rau-Pithampur By-Pass, near IIM Indore, Near LNCT World School Indore, Madhya Pradesh 453331.

GMAT exam dates available at the Indore test center

Jaipur

One test center is open in Jaipur, with 116 total slots available.

Address

Sakar Edutech Pvt. Ltd.: 602/603, 6th Floor, Arcade Mall, C – Scheme, Malviya Marg, Opposite Airtel Office, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001

GMAT exam dates available at the Jaipur test center

Kolkata

Two GMAT test centers are open in Kolkata, with 127 total slots available.

Address

Agile Technologies and solutions: 1, Iswar Ganguli Street, VASUDEVA BUILDING; Top Floor, Kalighat Kolkata, West Bengal – 700026

Brainware University: 398 Ramkrishnapur Road, Barasat, Near Jagadighata Market, Kolkata, West Bengal – 7000125

GMAT exam dates available at the Kolkata test center

Agile Technologies Test Center

Brainware University Test Center

Manipal

The total number of slots in Manipal is 96.

Address

Dr. T. M. A. Pai Polytechnic, Manipal Campus, M. I. T. Campus, Eshwar Nagar, Udupi, Manipal, Karnataka 576104

GMAT exam dates available at the Manipal test center

Mumbai

Two test centers are open, with 115 total slots available.

Address

Pearson Professional Centers-Mumbai Building No.9, 1st Floor, Solitaire Corporate Park,167 Andheri, J B Nagar Link Rd, Chakala, Andheri(East), Mumbai, Maharashtra 400093

Maharashtra College of Arts Science and Commerce; 246-A, Jahangir Boman Behram Marg, Bellasis Road, Mumbai – 400008

GMAT exam dates available at the Mumbai test center

Pearson Professional Test Center

Maharashtra College of Arts Science and Commerce Test Center

Mysore

Only one test center is open in Mysore with a total number of 101 slots available.

Address

Sai Garments Road, Opp. Varsha Cables, Infosys 1.5 Kms. Maidanahalli, Yelwala to KRS Road, opp. Power Grid, Mysore, Karnataka 571130

GMAT exam dates available at the Mysore test center

Nagpur

115 slots are available at the Nagpur GMAT test center.

Address

Unisoft Technologies, 2nd Floor, Parnanda Building, Above Anand Bhandar And Khadims, West High Court Road, Dharampeth, Nagpur, Maharashtra 440010

GMAT exam dates available at the Nagpur test center

New Delhi

New Delhi has one GMAT test center open, with only 25-time slots available.

Address

Pearson Professional Centers, 302/305, Ashoka Estate, 24, Barakhamba Road, Fire Brigade Lane New Delhi-110001

GMAT exam dates are available at the New Delhi test center

Noida

Noida has one GMAT test center open, with only 16 time slots available.

Address

Pearson Professional Centers-Noida: Ground floor, 1A/1, S.B. Towers, Sector 16A, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301

GMAT exam dates available at the Noida test center

Pilani

Only one center is open, with 10 slots available.

Address

BITS Pilani, Vidya Vihar Campus, Pilani, Rajasthan 333031

GMAT exam dates available at the Pilani test center

Pune

Two test centers are open, with 145 total slots available.

Address

Test center 1-GATS, Office 1, Symphony’ C’, Ashok Nagar, Range Hills Rd, Off Pune University Rd, Maharashtra 411020

Test center 2- Pearson Professional Centers-Pune MAH, 517, Fifth Floor, Tower 2, World Trade Center, Kharadi, Pune, Maharashtra, 411014

GMAT exam dates are available at the Pune test center

GATS, Ashok Nagar, Range Hills Rd Test Center

Pearson Professional Test Center

Ranchi

Around 118 time slots are available at the test center located in Ranchi.

Address

2nd Floor Infinity Academy, Amravati Complex, Circular Road, Lalpur, Ranchi, Jharkhand 834001

GMAT exam dates available at the Ranchi test center

Surat

Two test centers are open in Surat, with 37 total slots available.

Address

Pearson Professional Centers-Surat GUJ: 703, 7th Floor, Swastik House, Nandi Park Society, Piplod, Surat, Gujarat 395007

AURO University: Earthspace, Hazira Road, Opp ONGC, Next to Toyota, Bhatpore, Surat, Gujarat 394510

GMAT exam dates available at the Surat test center

Pearson Professional Test Centers

Hazira Road Test Center

Vijaywada

One test center is open in Vijaywada, with 96 total slots available.

Address

KL University, Green Fields, Vaddeswaram, Guntur, Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh 522502

GMAT exam dates available at the Vijaywada test center

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GMAT Exam Schedule – How to schedule your GMAT exam

To decide which GMAT test date and timing is suitable for you I would suggest you follow the ‘looking backward’ approach. This approach works because you go back from a fixed point of reference, i.e., the Application deadline.

Here is how you should plan your GMAT Exam Schedule:

1. Decide in which round you want to apply to your target business school
2. Start preparing for the GMAT at least 8 – 10 months before the application deadline
3. Take the GMAT at least 6 months before the deadline
4. Keep a month or two in between for a possible GMAT retake
5. Once you ace the GMAT, prepare your essays and arrange your LORs

In a nutshell, you should pick the GMAT exam date at least 6 months before the application deadline. For example, if your business school’s application deadline is September then you should pick your GMAT date in March.

Let’s understand in detail:

The 5-step process of choosing a GMAT test date

The first step of this process is to decide which round of MBA applications you are targeting. Take a look at the table below to understand better.

Let me take the example for Round 1 of the MBA application to explain the ‘looking backward’ approach to finding your suitable GMAT test date.

1. The Round 1 application deadlines for most B-schools fall in September or October. Hence, consider this date as a reference point.
2. To apply in September, you’ll need at least a month to prepare your essays & resume, and arrange for great letters of recommendation. Therefore, you’ll have to start working on your essays by August.
3. You’ll move on to essays, only if you feel you have achieved your target GMAT score. A good GMAT score is one, which is 20+ points more than your target Business School’s last year incoming batch’s average GMAT score. Know more about average GMAT scores of top US and European business schools. Therefore, it is essential to keep a buffer period for a possible GMAT retake if you are not satisfied with your previous GMAT score. Take the possible retake in July and ace the GMAT
4. It would be wise to first analyze your weak areas in your GMAT preparation if you fail to achieve your GMAT score. So, prepare for 1-2 months for your retake. According to this timeline, prepare in May – June for your retake.
5. Since you are keeping the possibility of a retake open in July, you should plan your first GMAT test attempt in April for Round 1 of the MBA application cycle, which is 5-6 months before your application deadline.

Round 1 deadline	Prepare Essays, resume, etc.	Possible GMAT retake	Prepare for Retake	GMAT Test date
September – October	August	July	May – June	April
Round 2 deadline	Prepare Essays, resume, etc.	Possible GMAT retake	Prepare for Retake	GMAT Test date
December – January	November	October	August – September	July
Round 3 deadline	Prepare Essays, resume, etc.	Possible GMAT retake	Prepare for Retake	GMAT Test date
March – April	February	January	November – December	October

We strongly recommend not waiting until Round 3 of the MBA Application. Chances of getting a seat and a scholarship decrease drastically in this round.

GMAT timing – Depends on whether you are a morning or an afternoon person. Hence, we recommend booking the slot which suits you the most. Then, you should practice your GMAT mocks around the same time slot with the objective to maximize your efficiency at that time of the day. For example, if you have scheduled your test in the morning, practice mocks in the morning itself in order to train yourself for that time.

GMAT Test Centres

There are 30 GMAT test centers in 23 cities in India.

Do you know that your final GMAT score can be affected by the quality of your test center? Read this article on ‘how to choose GMAT test centers’ and learn more.

To locate a test center nearest to you, visit the ‘Find a test center’ page of the GMAT official website.

GMAT Registration

You can register for GMAT from 6 months to 24 hours before your chosen test date. I would recommend scheduling your GMAT test date as early as possible so that you get your preferred GMAT test date and time.

Here is an article which explains the GMAT registration process step by step (with pictures)

Can you Reschedule or Cancel GMAT Exam?

Starting Sept 26, 2019 GMAT has changed its rescheduling and cancellation policies. Here is the updated information.

Learn how to reschedule or cancel your GMAT exam in detail.

Takeaways

1. Register early to get your preferred GMAT test date
2. Keep all the necessary information handy before registration
3. Choose your GMAT test date carefully using the ‘looking backward’ approach. Take your GMAT at least 6 months before the application deadline
4. If you are a differently-abled person, you can make an accommodation request to GMAC
5. If you wish to cancel or reschedule your GMAT exam date, do it at least 7 days before your scheduled date

FAQ – GMAT Exam dates