Univs introduce biometric tests for GMAT aspirants

TESTING TIMES: Biometric test will be implemented in India and Korea within next 30 days.

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Mumbai: With foreign universities stepping up security measures for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), get ready to put your palms under the scanner before taking the test.

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) is introducing a biometric palm-scanning test for GMAT aspirants in India and Korea within the next 30 days. This is the first time that such a test is being introduced in any country.

Students can make multiple attempts at the GMAT test, which is why some of the test takers often forge identities for different attempts.

The biometric test will ensure that students can’t take the test under fake identity. There is, however, still a loophole: The system will not work if the students produce proxy identities on the first attempt itself.

US-based company Pearson Vue will deploy the biometric system across 11 test centres in India, which may lead to a hike in the fees. Currently, GMAT aspirants pay $ 250 as the test fee.

The trial period of this system will be 90 days.

(With inputs from Srilagna Saha)