Test Pattern
The Graduate Management Admission Test examination consists of three main parts, the Analytical Writing Assessment, Quantitative section, and Verbal section.
Analytical Writing Assessment
The GMAT exam begins with the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA). The AWA consists of two separate writing tasks—Analysis of an Issue and Analysis of an Argument. Test takers are allowed 30 minutes to complete each essay.
Quantitative Section
Following an optional five-minute break, the Quantitative section of the GMAT test begins. This section contains 37 multiple-choice questions of two question types—Data Sufficiency and Problem Solving. Test takers are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.
Verbal Section
After a second optional five-minute break, the Verbal Section of the GMAT test begins. This section contains 41 multiple-choice questions of three question types—Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction. Test takers are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.
The following table gives out the format of the GMAT
| Test Section |
No. of Question |
Timings |
| Analytical Writing Assessment |
|
|
| Analysis of an Issue |
1 Topic |
30 Mins |
| Analysis of an Argument |
1 Topic |
30 Mins |
| Optional Rest Break |
|
5 Mins |
| Quantitative Section |
37 Questions |
75 Mins |
| Problem Solving |
|
|
| Data Sufficiency |
|
|
| Optional Rest Break |
|
5 Mins |
| Verbal Section |
41 Questions |
75 Mins |
| Reading Comprehension |
|
|
| Critical Reasoning |
|
|
| Sentence Correction |
|
|
|
|
|
Analytical Writing Assessment
The analytical writing section requires you to write - or rather type - two short essays in thirty minutes each. The first is the Analysis of an Issue, in which you need to analyze the issue presented and explain your views on it. The second essay is Analysis of an Argument, in which a given argument has to be critically analyzed and evaluated.
For both the essays, the emphasis is on the “Analytical” part, and not on the “Writing” part. This implies that a concise essay with well-reasoned points written in simple English will be looked upon more favourably than an essay which falls short on the analytical aspects even though it is high on writing skills.
A five-minute break follows the two essays. The computer gives you the option to take this break, or to move directly to the subsequent section. Even if you finish the essays before the stipulated sixty minutes, the break will still be of five minutes. It is advisable to utilize this break by gearing yourself up for the tougher sections that follow.
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Contact
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Senior Plaza 160-A, Gautam Nagar
Yusuf Sarai, Behind Indian Oil Building
New Delhi: 110 049.
Phone: 011- 26512114/26531442
Fax: 265229741
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ATTN: GMAT School Coordinator
1600 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1400, USA
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