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22 May 2026, 00:38
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Hi I am planning to give gmat at Pearson Professional Centre Gurgaon MG Road. I read alot of reviews and everyone is facing the problem with the pen and board, so can you guys pls give any tips for the same. THANKS A LOT!
22 May 2026, 06:21
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That specific complaint is incredibly common. The Gurgaon MG Road Pearson Centre is a highly frequented venue, and the "pen and board" issue trips up a lot of test-takers who aren't prepared for the physics of it.
To clarify what you will face: at an in-person Pearson test center, they do not give you a standard dry-erase whiteboard. Instead, you are handed a laminated, legal-pad-sized booklet with yellow grid pages and a Staedtler Lumocolor wet-erase marker (fine-tip, but it behaves more like a thin Sharpie than a pen).
Because the ink is wet-erase, you cannot just wipe a mistake away with your hand—it will just smudge into a black blur.
Here are the absolute best tactical tips to conquer the pen and booklet on test day:
1. The "Cap Off" Rule (Preventing Dry-Out)
The single biggest complaint is that the pen stops working mid-section. These markers dry out remarkably fast if left uncapped.
Because it’s a wet-erase fluid on plastic lamination, the ink takes roughly 2 to 3 seconds to fully set.
The booklet has roughly 5 to 9 double-sided pages, which is plenty of space, but visual chaos will slow down your processing speed.
You cannot easily erase this board during the test section (it requires a damp cloth from the proctor). If you run out of space, you have to raise your hand and exchange the whole booklet.
To clarify what you will face: at an in-person Pearson test center, they do not give you a standard dry-erase whiteboard. Instead, you are handed a laminated, legal-pad-sized booklet with yellow grid pages and a Staedtler Lumocolor wet-erase marker (fine-tip, but it behaves more like a thin Sharpie than a pen).
Because the ink is wet-erase, you cannot just wipe a mistake away with your hand—it will just smudge into a black blur.
Here are the absolute best tactical tips to conquer the pen and booklet on test day:
1. The "Cap Off" Rule (Preventing Dry-Out)
The single biggest complaint is that the pen stops working mid-section. These markers dry out remarkably fast if left uncapped.
- The Fix: Get into the habit of capping the pen every single time you look away to read a passage or spend more than 10 to 15 seconds pre-thinking a logic structure.
- Pro-Tip: Don't be shy. The proctors will happily give you a second pen at the start if you ask nicely. Keep the second pen capped on your desk as an instant backup so you don't lose time raising your hand if the first one fails.
Because it’s a wet-erase fluid on plastic lamination, the ink takes roughly 2 to 3 seconds to fully set.
- If you drag your palm across your fresh scratch work while solving a multi-step geometry or algebra problem, you will erase your own equations.
- The Fix: Hover your wrist slightly or write from top-to-left if you are left-handed. If you make an error, just scratch a clean single line through it and move to a new spot on the page. Do not try to rub it off with your finger.
The booklet has roughly 5 to 9 double-sided pages, which is plenty of space, but visual chaos will slow down your processing speed.
- The Fix: The moment your initial 1-minute instruction screen pops up (before the actual test timer starts running), use that free time to partition your booklet.
- Draw physical lines to divide each page into 4 or 6 neat squares. Label them sequentially or just use one dedicated box per question. Keeping your scratch work cleanly separated prevents you from accidentally mixing up numbers from a previous problem.
You cannot easily erase this board during the test section (it requires a damp cloth from the proctor). If you run out of space, you have to raise your hand and exchange the whole booklet.
- The Fix: Practice writing slightly smaller than your usual handwriting. For the Verbal section, you don't need to write out sentences—just write A B C D E vertically or horizontally for process of elimination and cross off letters as you eliminate options.
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