Date:21/01/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/edu/2008/01/21/stories/2008012151020100.htm

B-schools accepting GRE scores too

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) has been the standard accepted test for admission to the MBA programmes in majority universities in US and Europe.

But the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), which is the standard test for MS programmes, seems to be penetrating into the MBA schools as well.

Some of the sought-after business schools in the US like Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and John Hopkins University, among others, have started giving students the option of submitting GRE scores instead of GMAT scores.

Case-by-case

Though it is being done on case-by-case basis several other business schools too are using the GRE option, bringing cheer to applicants from countries like India.

“GRE scores are being accepted, but as of now only in a few universities,” agrees Arul Joseph, Coordinator, research wing of Visu International. It is convenient for students who land up in business schools to do their master’s or Ph.D programmes in business-related fields.

A majority of Indian students going abroad come from engineering background and take GRE for MS courses. With changes in the admission procedures those preferring to study MBA would not have to take the GMAT thus saving money and time.

GMAT costs much more than GRE and money-conscious Indian students would definitely welcome the change.