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Doing well in the GMAT Test

Admission into many B-Schools is generally based on the scores obtained in GMAT along with academic background, group discussion, personal interview and also work experience.

To get the precise information on admission details of a particular B-School, you should contact them.

Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) tests a person’s verbal, mathematical and analytical skills. It is a test of a candidate’s knowledge acquired over a period of time.

Various business schools use this score to assess a person’s aptitude and ensure his eligibility for admission.

The first section in GMAT is Analytical Writing Assessment, where you are given two writing tasks -- Analysis of an Issue and Analysis of an Argument. The second is quantitative section.

There are two types of questions-data sufficiency and problem solving.

The third is verbal section. The questions are based on Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction. The pattern of the latter two sections is multiple-choice type.

So, all that is required to crack GMAT is general aptitude. So you must work towards sharpening it. Start preparing early and work regularly. Practice essay writing.

You can get a list of topics at www.mba.com. Review basic mathematics to improve skill and speed.

Improve English vocabulary and grammar. Spend good period of time on reading. This will help you to get acquainted to various topics, which in turn helps you to perform well at reading comprehension.

There are a number of coaching centres that train students to prepare students to give GMAT.

There are also several online resources available for the same. Practice as many GMAT test papers as you can so that you are familiarised with test taking.

Coming to spoken English, it can be improved by practice. Speak in English as much as possible. Though you might find it difficult in the beginning, you will gradually improve. Do not hesitate to ask your family members or superiors to correct you when you make any mistake. Listening to people speaking in English also improves it.

Listen to English news and make use of other aids like CDs and cassettes that are specially designed for the purpose.

Also, remember that to speak good English, you must also think in English. Unless you make an attempt, you cannot overcome this limitation.

M.Pharmacy is a two-year course that can be pursued with a number of specialisations. There are a good number of colleges offering the course in the country.

Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Science offers M.Pharmacy with pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, pharmaceutical marketing, pharmacy administration, pharmacy practice, pharmaceutical quality assurance and pharmaceutical biotechnology as specialisation options.

The eligibility criterion is B.Pharmacy with minimum 50 per cent marks.

The admission is based on rank obtained in all-India based online postgraduate entrance test. For details, visit www.manipal.edu.

Nirma University, Institute of Pharmacy offers M.Pharmacy in pharmaceutical technology and bio-pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical analysis, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry and phyto pharmaceuticals and natural products. The admission is based on scores obtained in GATE. For details, visit www.nirmauni.ac.in

Sri Ramachandra College of Pharmacy offers M.Pharmacy in Pharmacy Practice, Quality Assurance, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacognosy.

The eligibility criterion is B.Pharmacy. The admission is based on all-India based entrance examination. For details, visit www.srmc.edu

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