Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is an admission test to qualify various business programs (such as MBA) offered by business schools around the world. It is administered by Graduate Management Admission Council.
It is a computer based test that assesses your analytical, writing, verbal, reading and quantitative skills. It also assesses problem- solving abilities, analytical writing, and data sufficiency, logical and critical reasoning skills. It requires knowledge of grammar rules, algebra, geometry and arithmetic.
Structure of the exam
The overall time of the GMAT test is about 3 hours and 30 minutes. There are 4 sections – an analytical writing assessment, an integrated reasoning section, a quantitative section, and a verbal section.
Three options will be available for your exam’s section order: Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative, Verbal (original order) Verbal, Quantitative, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment Quantitative, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
| Sections | Number of questions | Question types | Time allotted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical writing assessment | One Essay | Analysis of argument | 30 minutes |
| Integratedreasoning | 12 | Multi- source reasoning Graphics interpretation Two- part analysis Table analysis |
30 minutes |
| Quantitative | 37 | Data sufficiency Problem solving |
75 minutes |
| Verbal | 41 | Reading comprehension Critical reasoning Sentence correction |
75minutes |