The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

The GMAT examination is the assessment for graduate business school candidates—it was designed by business schools to measure the skills shown to help graduate business students succeed in the challenging curriculum. It is a computer-adaptive exam that assesses the Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing skills that you have developed over time. Being computer-adaptive (rather than computer-based) allows the GMAT exam to determine a test taker’s true ability by selecting questions based on previous answers. The GMAT score is generally accepted as a valid and reliable predictor of success in a graduate business school.

GMAT Exam Format and Length

The GMAT consists of two multiple-choice sections (Quantitative and Verbal) and an essay section called the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA).

Test Section:	Quantitative	Verbal	Analytical Writing Assessment
Total Number of Questions	37	41	2
Types of Questions	Problem Solving Data Sufficiency	Critical Reasoning Sentence Correction Reading Comprehension	Analysis of Issue Analysis of Argument
Time Allowed	75 minutes	75 minutes	60 minutes (30 minutes for each essay)
Score Range	0 – 51	0 – 51	0 - 6
Score Distribution	10% get over 48	1% get over 44	Roughly evenly split from 0-6

Approximate percentiles within the score range of 200-800. Percentiles may vary from year to year.

For GMAT Statistics, click here.

For Insights into the GMAT, click here.

For most common mistakes made by GMAT test-takers in India, click here.





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