How to Send GMAT Scores to Colleges? - Guidelines

Candidates must register on the GMAT website in order to send their GMAT results. They can choose the colleges to which they want to send their scores after creating an account. 25 B-schools in India participate in GMAT or accept the scores for admissions. While filling the form, candidates are supposed to select 5 B-schools as per their wish without any extra fees, as the fees levied for this are already included in the registration fees.

Candidates who have mentioned their top 5 B-School preferences will be forwarded the official GMAT scores electronically or by mail to the respective colleges. Submitting scores is not the sole responsibility; submitting the GMAT scores to colleges within a specified period also plays a significant role in the admission process.

Table of Contents

• Methods of Sending GMAT Scores To B-Schools
• How to Send GMAT Scores to B Schools on the Test Day?
• How to Send GMAT Scores to More Schools?
• Guidelines for Sending GMAT Scores To B Schools
• How much time does GMAT take to Send Scores?
• When to Send GMAT scores?
• Top B-Schools of India Accepting GMAT

Methods of Sending GMAT Scores To B-Schools 

There exists a system of two ways for sending the GMAT scores to the schools. Under the first method, the top 5 colleges listed by the candidates while filling up the form are directly sent the GMAT Scores by the result issuing department, which probably will be considered as unofficial. Another method is by sending the GMAT scores after the test is over.

How to Send GMAT Scores to B Schools on the Test Day?

Under this circumstance, only the five schools mentioned on the application form by the candidate will receive the Gmat Scores automatically through mails or by any other electronic medium. Therefore, one should be very careful while filling out the application form and wisely choose the top 5 school preferences.

Once the preference has been submitted, students will not get an option to reshuffle or change the school preferences.

How to Send GMAT Scores to More Schools? 

Candidates who have appeared for the GMAT can share their GMAT Scores with other b schools as per their wish. Mentioned below are steps to be followed for sending GMAT Scores to schools other than the five mentioned in the application form.

• Candidates can access GMAT Scores through the official website of GMAC - www.gmac.com.
• After visiting the official website, log in through your credentials, i.e. email and password.
• Then, go to the additional scores reporting services available on the dashboard.
• Enter the details of B schools you want to apply to and then submit the fees.
• For every B school, candidates will have to submit fees amounting to Rs. 2045.73(approx).

Another alternative for submitting GMAT scores to the B Schools is to contact the GMAT Customer service by paying them an amount of INR 730. 

Guidelines for Sending GMAT Scores To B Schools 

The admissions process cannot begin with the unofficial GMAT Scores. Hence students will have to wait for the release of official GMAT Scores to confirm their admission. Here are a few guidelines for sending GMAT scores.

• The score report card will show the GMAT scores of the past five year GMAT exams you would have given. 
• Candidates cannot refund score reporting fees. 
• Within seven days, the additional scores are generated. 
• If purchasing an additional score report, the candidate cannot cancel their GMAT score online.
• After submission, the conducting authority will not allow the candidate to remove or change the recipient.

How much time does GMAT take to Send Scores?

GMAT authorities usually takes 20 days after the test day. The official scores are declared within 20 days. They directly send the candidate’s results to the respective colleges mentioned by them.

The official GMAT scores take up to 7 days to reach the admission office. Candidates who wish to send their scores to other B- schools must send the GMAT scores within the last day of submission.

When to Send GMAT scores?

Usually, it takes 20 days to generate the initial scores sent to the B- schools. Hence one should target to take the GMAT at least two months before their first application deadline.

Top B-Schools of India Accepting GMAT

There are 25 B-schools at present that consider GMAT scores for the admission procedure. Therefore, GMAT cut-offs are usually high for these 25 B-Schools.

However, the cut-offs may vary according to the number of candidates appeared, vacancies available and most importantly, the difficulty level of the question paper.