About GMAT
The Graduate Management Admission Test (often known as the GMAT) is a multiple-choice, computer-based, and computer-adaptive standardised exam that is used internationally for admission to graduate management / business programmes (such MBA programmes).
In order to give business schools standardised measurements of applicants’ readiness for graduate-level academic work, the testmaker GMAC created and administers the GMAT. In order to determine if you are prepared for the demands of an MBA programme, business school admission committees consider your GMAT score in addition to your work experience, academic record, and supporting papers.
What should we remember? A strong GMAT performance is likely to have an immediate, beneficial effect on your business school application.

GMAT Highlights
Although there are four different section types on the GMAT, you will employ the same analytical and critical thinking skills throughout the test as you do in your MBA education.
The GMAT is divided into four scored test portions, each of which is given a separate score. Additionally, the Quant and Verbal portions are merged to create your overall score.
- Quantitative
- Verbal
- Integrated Reasoning
- Analytical Writing Assessment
The order in which test portions are taken on the GMAT is up to the test-taker. Just before the test starts, you will decide the sequence of the sections. You will have the option to select one of three orders:
- Analytical Writing Assessment, Integrated Reasoning, Quantitative, Verbal
- Verbal, Quantitative, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
- Quantitative, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical Writing Assessment
Since the Quant and Verbal portions are typically the two most crucial sections for your chances of admission, almost half of test-takers choose to start with the Quant section (order #3) and roughly one-third choose to start with the Verbal section (order #2).
The GMAT’s Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA or Essay) portion receives a separate score from 0 to 6, with each half-point representing one point. Scores for the Integrated Reasoning (IR) portion range from 1 to 8, with each point worth one. Official scaled scores for the Quantitative (Quant) and Verbal parts range from 0 to 60, although in practise only the scores between 6 and 51 are used. Your total score, which ranges from 200 to 800 on a 10-point scale, is also created by combining your verbal and quantitative scores.
GMAT Exam Pattern
The GMAT Exam is a 3-hour, 7-minute online test. It consists of four broad sections, namely:
Sections | Number of Questions | Time Limit (mins.) |
Analytical Writing | 1 question (01 essay) | 30 |
Integrated Reasoning | 12 questions | 30 |
Quantitative | 31 questions | 62 |
Verbal | 36 questions | 65 |
Total | 80 questions | 187 |