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Hi everyone,

I’m planning to take the GMAT in July and am currently in the process of registering on the GMAC portal I noticed that for Indian test centers, a valid passport is required as the primary form of ID.
While creating the account, I saw that the personal details must exactly match those on the ID being used. In my case, my passport includes my father's name as my middle name. So, I assume I should include that as my middle name on the GMAC portal portal as well, am I correct in doing so?
I was a little confused because my Aadhaar card (identity proof issued by the Indian Govt.) does not list my father’s name as my middle name, so I just wanted to clarify how best to proceed.

Thanks in advance!
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Passport is mandatory required document for gmat at center in India
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Use the name written in your Passport only, at the test centre you will need your passport
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In passport i have expanded the initials , but in GMAT i haven't, will it create problem
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Use the name written in your Passport only, at the test centre you will need your passport
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Thank you for your responses so far. I just have one more follow-up question.

As per my passport, my name appears in the following format:

Given Name: My First Name + My Father’s Name

Surname: My Last Name

On the GMAT registration portal, I noticed that there are three separate fields:

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

This has left me a bit confused. Since the passport does not have a separate field for the middle name, would GMAC consider the entire Given Name (i.e., First Name + Father’s Name) as the First Name for registration purposes?

If so, should I enter my full Given Name (First Name + Father’s Name) in the "First Name" field and leave the "Middle Name" field blank on the registration portal?

I appreciate your guidance in helping ensure my details match my passport exactly to avoid any issues during ID verification.
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Update: I contacted the GMAC support team and they have advised me to use the following format First name : (First Name + Father’s Name) and Surname : Last name and to leave the middle name column blank