how the gmat is applied
the graduate management admission council administers the exam in addition to testing comprehension of writing and math the gmat is also used to assess an individual s critical reasoning skills and logic as applicable to business and management in the real world starting in 2012 the exam added a section called integrated reasoning which assesses an individual s evaluation skills for dealing with information gathered from multiple sources and in new formats this section also intends to test students in the context of working with data and technology 6approximately 3 391 graduate programs and institutions around the world use the gmat to assess applicants to their programs the graduate management admission council has recommended that the gmat be used as one factor for determining whether a student is accepted into a program 3