Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · MBA and other graduate business programmes.
The GMAT (Focus Edition)
Three 45-minute sections, no essay, and you choose the order.
The shape of it
| Section | Time | Questions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Reasoning | 45 min | 21 | |
| Verbal Reasoning | 45 min | 23 | |
| Data Insights | 45 min | 20 | Replaced Integrated Reasoning. |
Every claim, and where it came from
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Total exam time 2 hours 15 minutes CONFIRMED
Three sections, 64 questions, no writing assessment.
GMAC exam overview: "The shortest GMAT exam ever at 2 hours, 15 minutes, with only 3 sections, 64 questions, and no writing assessment."
https://www.gmac.com/gmat-other-assessments/about-the-gmat-focus-edition/exam-overview
Quantitative Reasoning 45 minutes · 21 questions CONFIRMED
GMAC exam overview: "Quantitative Reasoning: 45 minutes, 21 questions".
https://www.gmac.com/gmat-other-assessments/about-the-gmat-focus-edition/exam-overview
Verbal Reasoning 45 minutes · 23 questions CONFIRMED
GMAC exam overview: "Verbal Reasoning: 45 minutes, 23 questions".
https://www.gmac.com/gmat-other-assessments/about-the-gmat-focus-edition/exam-overview
Data Insights 45 minutes · 20 questions CONFIRMED
The section that replaced Integrated Reasoning.
GMAC exam overview: "Data Insights: 45 minutes, 20 questions".
https://www.gmac.com/gmat-other-assessments/about-the-gmat-focus-edition/exam-overview
Section order Yours to choose CONFIRMED
GMAC exam overview: "Candidates can take the exam in whatever section order they prefer."
https://www.gmac.com/gmat-other-assessments/about-the-gmat-focus-edition/exam-overview
Question Review & Edit Bookmark freely, change up to three answers per section CONFIRMED
The limit is three — plan which ones.
GMAC exam overview: "Candidates can bookmark and review as many questions as they want and can change up to three answers per section."
https://www.gmac.com/gmat-other-assessments/about-the-gmat-focus-edition/exam-overview
Total Score 205–805 CONFIRMED
Every GMAT score now ends in a 5.
GMAC exam scores: "GMAT Exam: 205–805" and "All GMAT Exam scores now end in a 5."
https://www.gmac.com/gmat-other-assessments/about-the-gmat-focus-edition/exam-scores
Section scores 60–90 each CONFIRMED
All three weigh the same.
GMAC exam scores: "Section scores range from 60 to 90, with each section equally weighted towards the Total Score."
https://www.gmac.com/gmat-other-assessments/about-the-gmat-focus-edition/exam-scores
How often you may sit it 5 times in 12 months, 8 in a lifetime CONFIRMED
And at least 16 days between attempts.
GMAT Policies and Procedures (Focus Edition): a combined total of "up to five (5) times within a rolling 12-month period and no more than eight (8) times over a lifetime aggregate"; "You must wait at least sixteen (16) days after you take the exam ... before you can take it again."
After a perfect score Five-year wait CONFIRMED
A curiosity, but it is in the rules.
GMAT Policies and Procedures (Focus Edition): "You must wait at least five (5) years to test again if you have previously achieved a perfect Total Score of 805."
When you can sit it
No calendar. Continuous.
The GMAT has no national test date. It is scheduled by appointment at a test centre or online, so the deadline that governs your plan is the business school's round deadline. Note the 16-day wait between attempts when you plan a retake.
Practice, from the people who write it
Official GMAT starter kit with free practice exams and questions from GMAC. Official practice for the GMAT.
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