The Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad, is rated among the top 10 B-schools in India. IMT?s strength lies in its eminent faculty and the quality of its courses. It has a 100 per cent placement record. The global MBA programme offered by IMT is a full-time residential one.

To meet today?s global business needs, IMT and Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), New Jersey, USA, have launched the world class joint MBA programme from August 2003. FDU is recognised by the Association of Indian Universities.

Equipped with a background of excellence in management education for the last 60 years, FDU will provide expertise to the students of global MBA programme. The broad curriculum of the programme has been designed by IMT and FDU.

Notifications for admission to the global MBA programme are advertised in October. G-MBA application forms along with the brochures are available on payment of Rs 1,000 in cash or through mail by sending a demand draft for Rs 1,000 in favour of the Institute of Management Technology, payable at Ghaziabad. With the application form, you must include copies of your GMAT and TOEFL score card and copies of all certificates/testimonials as well as those relating to work experience. For details, write to: IMT, Raj Nagar, Hapur Road, Ghaziabad 201001 or log in to www.imt.edu.

Eligibility

You must have a minimum of four years of college/university education beyond the 12 years of senior secondary school and must qualify in GMAT and TOEFL before the start of the course.

Entrance exam

Selection for the global MBA programme is based on GMAT and TOEFL scores as well as group discussion and personal interview conducted by an IMT-FDU committee at IMT, Ghaziabad.

Pattern of exam

The graduate management admission test (GMAT) examination consists of three main parts: analytical writing assessment, quantitative section and the verbal section.

GMAT begins with analytical writing assessment. It consists of two separate writing tasks: analysis of an issue and analysis of an argument. Test takers are allowed 30 minutes to complete each essay.

The quantitative section consists of 37 multiple-choice questions of two question types: data sufficiency and problem solving. Test takers are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.

The verbal section consists of 41 multiple-choice questions of three question types: reading, comprehension, critical reasoning and sentence correction.

Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) is a standardised test that evaluates your English proficiency. It consists of four sections: listening, structure, reading and writing which includes one essay.

How to prepare

The guide books for GMAT are by Barron, Princeton Review and Kaplan. For quantitative ability, revise your concepts from books like Quantitative Ability by R.S. Agarwal and Mathematics by Tata McGraw Hill.

Prepare for analytical assessment from guide books for GMAT and read Reasoning by Edgar Thorpe. It is important to develop accuracy with speed.

sample test paper

Quantitative ability

If (x + a) (x+b) and a,b, and x are integers, which of these is true?
a) ab > 0 b) a < b < 0
A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient but Statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the questions asked.
B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient but Statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the questions asked.
C. Both statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question but neither statement alone is sufficient
D. Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question asked
E. Statements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient to answer the question asked and additional date specific to the problem is needed.

Verbal ability

In an effort to fill the stadium, the management of the sports club has cut admission prices; tickets have now been priced to sell, and they are …
a) have now been priced to sell, and they are
b) are now priced to sell, and they have
c) are now priced to sell, and they do
d) are now priced to sell, and have
e) have now been priced to sell, and they have