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The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a computer adaptive test conduc
ted round the year at test centers throughout the world. The GMAT exam measures
verbal, mathematical, reasoning and analytical writing skills. The test is desig
ned to help graduate management programs assess the qualifications of applicants
for advanced study in business and management.
The Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) is needed for admission to an MBA p
rogramme or a business-related field such as finance. More than 5,200 programmes
offered by more than 1,900 institutions all over the world use the GMAT as part
of the selection criteria for their programmes.
GMAT was originally a paper-and-pencil test, it is now a computer-adaptive test
(CAT), where examinees sit at a computer in a testing center. The computer-adapt
ive test format means that the difficulty of the questions faced are based upon
the test performance. From June 2012, integrated reasoning section was added to
the GMAT.
The GMAT exam consists of four separately timed sections:
Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) Essay
Integrated Reasoning Section
Quantitative Section
Verbal Section
Section
Number of Questions
Duration
Analytical Writing
Analysis of Argument
30 minutes
Integrated Reasoning Section
12 Questions
30 minutes
Optional Break
10 minutes
Quantitative Section
37 Multiple Choice
75 minutes
-15 Data Sufficiency
-22 Problem Solving
Optional Break
10 minutes
Verbal Section 41 Multiple Choice
75 minutes
-12 Critical Reasoning
-14 Reading Comprehension
-15 Sentence Correction
210 minutes
Quantitative Section
The GMAT Quantitative section measures the ability to reason quantitatively, sol
ve quantitative problems, and interpret graphic data. Two types of multiple-choi
ce questions are used in the Quantitative section:
Problem solving
Data sufficiency
Problem solving and data sufficiency questions are intermingled throughout the Q
uantitative section. Both types of questions require basic knowledge of:
Arithmetic
Elementary algebra
Commonly known concepts of geometry

GMAT Study Material: Quantitative Section

Verbal Section
The GMAT Verbal section measures the ability to read and comprehend written mate
rial, to reason and evaluate arguments, and to correct written material to confo
rm to standard written English. Because the Verbal section includes reading sect
ions from several different content areas, you may be generally familiar with so
me of the material; however, neither the reading passages nor the questions assu
me detailed knowledge of the topics discussed. Three types of multiple-choice qu
estions are used in the Verbal section:
Reading comprehension
Critical reasoning
Sentence correction
GMAT Study Material: Verbal Section
Integrated Reasoning Section
The Integrated Reasoning section measures your ability to understand and evaluat
e multiple sources and types of information - graphic, numeric, and verbal. You
have to use both quantitative and verbal reasoning to solve complex and multiple
problems that are related to one another. Four types of questions are used in t
he Integrated Reasoning section:
Multi-Source Reasoning
Table Analysis
Graphics Interpretation
Two-Part Analysis
You have access to an online calculator with basic functions for the Integrated
Reasoning section, but the calculator is not available on the Quantitative secti
on.
GMAT Study Material: Integrated Reasoning Section
Analytical Writing Assessment
The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) consists of one 30-minute writing task o
f Analysis of an Argument. The AWA measures your ability to think critically, co
mmunicate your ideas, and formulate an appropriate and constructive critique. Yo
u have to type your essay on a computer keyboard.