A broken finger, a sleepless night, an over confident a*** are some of the best things that can make you start your prep for THE test which could land you in the one of the prestigious B schools in the world.Ahh yeah, u got me…I am talking about the test which could change my fate, making me what I always dreamt of or Otherwise 
.Yeah it is Gee Meh Teh or popularly known as GMAT.Before I start with what I am planning to do in order to score a 730+ in GMAT , here are some statistics.According to statistics compiled by GMAC the number of test takers per year (worldwide) over the past several years seems to have peaked in 2002 and fallen slightly every year since then:
2000 – 205,402
2001 – 236,994
2002 – 249,632
2003 – 218,037
2004 – 203,613
2005 (through May) – 85,379
That is past, Here are some intresting facts of today,yeah today !!
Beyond growing larger, the GMAT testing pool is becoming more international and increasingly diverse. According to analyses of the most recent GMAT testing year, which ran from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, approximately 51 percent of the exams administered during the period were taken by citizens of nations other than the United States. This is the first time since the GMAT’s creation in 1954 that non-U.S. test takers have accounted for a majority of exams during a testing year.
The figures show that China and India have played a particularly large role in the globalization of management education. The number of GMAT exams taken by Chinese citizens rose 35 percent in testing year 2009 compared with the year before, to 23,550; the number is up 181 percent since 2005, when it was 8,393. Tests taken by citizens of India were up 7 percent in testing year 2009, to 30,633, capping a 128 percent increase during the past five years.
The number of GMAT exams taken by women hit a record 104,880 during testing year 2009, an increase of 36 percent during the past five years and the first time female test takers have exceeded 100,000 in a single testing year. The number of GMAT test takers under 24 grew to 79,577 in 2009, a 132 percent increase from 2005.
Testing volume among minorities is also increasing. The number of African Americans taking the GMAT is up 27 percent since 2005, to 10,751, while Hispanic American testing levels have grown 16 percent during the period, to 7,339. In addition, the number of exams administered to people with undergraduate backgrounds in fields other than business, such as journalism, medicine and English, is also growing rapidly.
Courtesy :GMAC.com
GMAT Volume Year over Year
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