Applicants for the Gordon Institute of Business Science's full-time MBA must complete either the GIBS Entrance Test or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
Please note that these tests represent only one of the several selection criteria for admission to the programmes. We will also look carefully at the applicant’s references and essays, their undergraduate academic record, their working experience and their interview record (if applicable). Performance on these tests does not necessarily reflect on your suitability for any other course or position.
The GIBS Entrance Test
The GIBS Entrance Test is a selection of psychometric tests that have been especially selected for GIBS. If you wish to do this entrance test, please note the following:
The cost of the test is covered in your application fee which will need to be paid in full prior to booking your test date.
- To register, click here or e-mail admissions@gibs.co.za
- Tests must be written before the closing date for applications
- The tests measure language skills, verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and learning potential.
- The test duration is four to five hours. You will need to be at GIBS by 08h00. Please note that the testing is fairly demanding and you should not therefore schedule any appointments immediately after testing, or arrive for the test feeling tired or unwell.
As this is largely a test of your ability to learn there is no preparation to be done.
Please bring a certified copy of your identity document to the test.
A copy of the results will be automatically forwarded to GIBS.
In terms of the Health Professions Act, a suitably registered psychologist should provide individual feedback on test results.
You will be sent a summarised version of your test results.
Should an applicant wish to discuss the results of his/her test, an interview with the testing organisation counsellor will need to be organised by the applicant which will be for the applicant’s account.
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
Alternatively, if you do not do the GIBS entrance test, you will need to do the GMAT.
The GMAT is an internationally recognised test designed to help graduate business schools assess the qualifications of those who seek admission to study for an MBA. Almost 1 700 graduate management programmes around the world use GMAT scores as part of their selection procedure. If you wish to do the GMAT, please visit the website or send an e-mail to justin.jacobs@pearson.com
- The GMAT measures basic verbal, mathematical and analytical writing skills. It does not presuppose any specific knowledge of business or any other content areas, nor does it measure achievement in any particular subject
- To familiarise yourself with the mechanics of the test and the kinds of questions that are asked, access GMAT’s website at http://www.pearson.com/
- You may designate up to five academic institutions to receive a copy of your test scores – these are sent electronically and will be received by them between 16 to 20 days after you have written your test.
If you are going to submit a GMAT result, please inform us when you will be writing the test.
Applicants submitting GMAT scores and not doing the GIBS test may deduct R500 from their application fee.
Register for the entrance tests
For further information, please e-mail us.
GIBS Entrance test
To book your test date, please click here.
The application fee for the 2013/14 full-time MBA is R2 500 which includes the entrance test, which will need to be paid in full prior to the test. In order to secure a place for testing, R2 500 should be deposited in our banking account at least three working days before the agreed testing date.
Our banking details are as follows:
Account Name: “Gordon Institute of Business Science” or "GIBS"
Bank: Standard Bank
Branch Name: Sandton Branch
Branch Code: 01920590
Account #: 421018011
Reference #: Your Name and Surname
Please fax a photocopy of your deposit slip to Grace Manchidi at the Admissions Office on 0866 380 543. Alternatively you may e-mail admissions@gibs.co.za. The test fee is non-refundable.
Testing takes place in Johannesburg at 26 Melville Road, Illovo, Johannesburg. To find a map to the Gordon Institute of Business Science, please click here.
Tests may be written before or after your application is submitted to GIBS but should be written before the closing date for applications (12 November 2012)
Remember to bring a ballpoint pen and ID document with you to the testing. No dictionaries, tables, calculators or other such items may be used in the tests. You will not be allowed to test should you not have your ID document with you.
The GIBS entrance tests measure language skills, verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning and learning potential.
The test duration is 4½ hours. Testing starts at 08h30 sharp but you should be present at least 30 minutes prior to the test commencement in order to register yourself in good time. Allowing for toilet and refreshment breaks, the tests will conclude at approximately 13h30. Please note that the testing is fairly demanding, and we therefore recommend that you do not schedule any appointments immediately after the testing, or arrive for the testing feeling tired or not well.
A copy of the results will be automatically forwarded to GIBS and applicants will receive a summarised version. GIBS is, by law, not allowed to discuss the results of the testing with the applicant directly.
In terms of the Health Professions Act, a suitably registered psychologist should provide individual feedback on test results. Should applicants wish to discuss the results of their applications, an interview with a counsellor would need to be organised by the applicants for the applicants’ account.