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Hi everyone,

Considering the advantages that comes with GMAT Online, if I give my GMAT online on 14th Aug and don’t score as per my expectations, can I give it again on 31st August in-centre?

I wanted to know whether there is a minimum day gap for 2 consecutive GMAT attempts.

Do let me know if you need any additional information.
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GMAT policy states that a student cannot take the test more than 8 times in their entire lifetime. It also states the limit for a 12-month period to be 5 tests and at least a 16-day gap between two consecutive tests.
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Hi everyone,

Considering the advantages that comes with GMAT Online, if I give my GMAT online on 14th Aug and don’t score as per my expectations, can I give it again on 31st August in-centre?

I wanted to know whether there is a minimum day gap for 2 consecutive GMAT attempts.

Do let me know if you need any additional information.
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You can take the gmat online and then gmat in-person at the same day even. You do not have to wait 16 days. Also, gmat online is not counted towards your life-long limit.
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Yes, you can take your online GMAT on the 14th and then take the GMAT again in the test center on the 31st (or even earlier if you’d like.)
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Hi ksuraj517,

Currently, you can take the At-home GMAT just ONCE (regardless of whether you accept your Score or not). This one attempt does NOT impact the number of times that you can take the GMAT at a Test Center (nor WHEN you can schedule those attempts). Under current rules, you can take the Official GMAT up to 8 times at a Test Center (but you have to wait 16 days between attempts and you can take the GMAT no more than 5 times in a 12-month period).

You could potentially schedule an At-home GMAT and a Test Center GMAT on back-to-back days, but I would NOT recommend that you do that. The process of taking a FULL-LENGTH Test (whether the Official GMAT or a practice CAT) requires a significant amount of effort and energy - and takes time to 'recover' from. If you were planning to separate your two Test Dates by approximately 17 days, then that would probably be a good idea. That having been said, if you score well-below your Score Goal on your first attempt, then you might want to push back the date of your second attempt (so that you can put more time into honing the necessary skills to score higher).

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