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GMAT application form 2025 is available on the official website at mba.com. Candidates who plan to appear for the exam must first register online to access the GMAT application form 2025. If the candidate has already registered, they just need to enter their login credentials. Once they have logged in, they can start filling out their application form and complete the GMAT 2025 Registration.
While filling GMAT 2025 application form, a candidate should have all educational details with an accuracy of percentage obtained in graduation and intermediate and subjects chosen in graduation as majors like Biology or Maths, Arts or Commerce. Candidates can choose any date for the GMAT exam at their convenience. All the GMAT application form details are given in detail below.
How to Register for GMAT Exam?
Candidates can take up the GMAT exam online at their convenience. Candidates can fill in their GMAT application forms online by following the GMAT Registration 2025 steps given below.
GMAT Application Procedure: GMAT Exam Registration
Candidates can register themselves online for the GMAT exam, either online or offline or by phone or via mail.
- Step 1: Visit the official GMAT website.
- Step 2: For candidates registering for the first time need to create an account by filling in the details as shown in the picture below. If the candidate already has a registered account, they just need to log in with the password and ID.
- Step 3:After creating an account use those credentials to log in again and fill in the personal details such as name, address etc.
- Step 4: In this step, candidates have to select what are the preferences of communication. Through this mode of communication, candidates will get any latest information of GMAT.
- Step 5: Include details of previous academic and/or work experience. Verify and submit the details.
- Step 6: Schedule the date and time preferred to take up the GMAT examination along with the test centre.
- Step 7: Pay the GMAT registration fee of USD 275 online through debit or credit card.
After completing all these steps the candidate has been successfully registered to attempt the GMAT.
GMAT Registration 2025 Information
The important information regarding GMAT Registration 2025 is as follows.
- Students can apply for the GMAT throughout the year.
- The GMAT handbook available on the GMAT exam official website will be useful for students.
- It is an examination which is for admission into an MBA (Master of Business administration).
- GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) is the conducting authority of the GMAT examination which is an international-level examination.
- Interested prospective candidates have to first register on the respective website.
- After a GMAT exam, if a candidate is not able to score high, they can re-take another GMAT test.
Note: Candidates are advised to make sure that their registration number and payment receipt are kept safely for future reference.
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GMAT Modes of Payment
There are various acceptable modes of payment of the GMAT application fees.
Fee: GMAT examination fees include all charges and tax. The amount of the GMAT examination fee is USD 275 (INR 20,546).
The various ways of payment have been discussed in this section:
Online GMAT Fee Payment Modes: MasterCard, American Express, JCB, credit and debit cards.
- If the credit card/debit card is not accepted, the registration will automatically be cancelled and the candidate has to schedule another appointment with a valid mode of payment.
Offline GMAT Fee Payment Modes (only applicable if the application is being sent by Post):
GMAT provides a candidate with an opportunity to send an application in offline mode as well. These are Cashier’s cheque, Money Orders, and Personal cheque.
Note: Certain debit cards of Indian Banks will not be accepted if the bank doesn’t satisfy the Verified Visa or Master Card Secure codes.
GMAT 2025 Application Fee
All particulars regarding GMAT Registration 2025 and GMAT Exam Fees 2025 are tabulated below.
| Particulars | Fee (USD) | GMAT Application fee in India |
| GMAT Exam fee | USD 275 | INR 20,546 |
| Cancellation Fees | ||
| Cancellation Fee (Before 60 Days of Appointment) | USD 100 (Refund) | INR 7513 |
| Cancellation Fee (Between 15-60 Days of Appointment) | USD 75 (Refund) | INR 5634 |
| Cancellation Fee (Less Than 15 Days of Appointment) | USD 50 (Refund) | INR 3756 |
| Rescheduling Fees | ||
| Rescheduling Fee (More Than 60 Days Before Appointment) | USD 50 | INR 3756 |
| Rescheduling Fee (Between 15-60 Days Before Appointment) | USD 100 | INR 7513 |
| Rescheduling Fee (Less Than 15 Days Before Appointment) | USD 150 | INR 11269 |
Points to remember
Above mentioned payment modes must be payable to Pearson VUE-GMAT, in USD.
- It should be drawn on a US bank with a candidate's reference number.
- GMAT exam application fee payment must include the full amount including all applicable taxes and date of cash withdrawal also mentioned on it.
- A candidate has to make sure that the cheque has a bank's official signature, the bank name, and its address printed on the front side of the bank cheque.
- The cheque sent to Pearson VUE has to be received at least 10 days before the date of the examination.
- In case, a cheque is returned due to insufficient funds in the account, then Pearson VUE might incur a service fee from the account electronically. If a cheque is returned to a candidate, the appointment will be terminated and the candidate has to proceed with another scheduling of the GMAT Exam.
- Candidates should be clear with the eligibility and application process before making payment.
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GMAT Details Required on Application Form
The GMAT Registration 2025 form will have several fields, such as:
- Name of the Applicant: Candidates appearing for GMAT are required to enter their full Name (as it appears in your SSLC/10th Std Marks Card). In case a candidate has changed his/ her name for any reason, the original proof of the same has to be produced at the time of admission.
- Date of Birth: Candidates need to enter their date of birth exactly as recorded in their High School or equivalent examination certificate in dd/mm/yy format.
- Email ID: Candidates need to enter their valid email addresses. This email address will be used for communication with them during the examination/admission process.
- Mobile No.: Candidates need to enter their mobile phone number. Then, candidates need to enter the OTP received to verify the mobile number entered. In the future, do not switch off mobile permanently in case if you get any call or SMS related to any change in the exam.
- Applicant's Unique ID proof: A candidate needs to select ID proof that he or she will bring in original at the time of exam and admission process, from the list provided.
GMAT Online Registration
The process for the GMAT Registration 2025 is similar to registering for the regular GMAT exam. But, the candidates must make sure that their personal computers/laptops satisfy all the system requirements for the GMAT Online examination and only then start applying for it.
However, if the candidate stays in the vicinity of an exam center such that it is easily accessible, they are encouraged to take the exam at the center itself as the authorities have made sure to follow all safety regulations for the benefit of the test takers and the test center staff.
Rescheduling or Cancelling the GMAT Exam
The candidates can reschedule or cancel their examination up to 24 hours before the schedule of the examination by logging into their mba.com account. The fee for rescheduling and the fee for cancelling vary based on when the candidate chooses to do so.
No changes can be made within 24 hours of the start of the examination. For charges of cancellation or rescheduling, please check the table provided above.
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FAQs on GMAT Application Form
Q: When does GMAT registration open?
A: Yes, GMAT registration is open from six months to 24 hours before the chosen GMAT exam date. Applicants can register for the GMAT exam at any time between the dates specified above. Applicants can register at any time, including 24 hours before the GMAT exam date. Last-minute registrations may not provide applicants with local centers for taking the exam if they intend to take it at the GMAT exam center.
Q: When to register for GMAT online exam?
A: The GMAT online exam is offered on a rolling basis. Furthermore, the GMAT online exam is available 24/7. The GMAT online exam can be scheduled up to 6 months in advance and up to 24 hours before an open GMAT slot. The online GMAT exam fee is $300, which is about Rs 24,600 (at the current currency rate). Candidates can give the online GMAT exam in order to seek admission to a graduate B-school. The pattern of the online GMAT exam is similar to the one of the test centre GMAT exam.
Q: How many times is GMAT conducted in a year?
A: The GMAT exam is administered throughout the year to students in India and overseas. Students can apply for any of the GMAT exam dates and register based on their score submissions. Although the GMAT exam is administered year-round, on all months and days of the week, there may be date exceptions in select GMAT exam centers. Students' preferred GMAT exam dates may not always be available because centers fill up quickly. Thus, students can check out the GMAT exam dates in advance and prepare themselves for applications.
Q: Can students cancel their GMAT registration 2025?
A: Students have the provision of cancelling their application form, provided it is within the allowed window. Ideally, students should cancel their registration a minimum of 24 hours before the exam is to be conducted. The cancellation fee will vary depending on when the request was initiated.
