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GMAT Online Exam Structure

GMAT EXAM 2020

GMAT score is accepted by more than 2100 universities globally. It has become one of the major examinations in India for students aspiring to study in Top B-Schools across the world. Apart from CAT, GMAT is very much preferred by students because GMAT opens up a lot of options for students worldwide and mostly the experienced latter tends to give GMAT because they find so much scope after that and a lot to learn in Top Business Schools.

GMAT EXAM Structure

GMAT consists of 4 Parts i.e. Verbal, Quant, AWA (analytical writing assessment) and IR (Integrated reasoning).

Now every part of a GMAT exam is built to test something of a candidate like:-

  • AWA measures how to analyze an argument in written form
  • IR measures the skills used to analyze and synthesize information
  • Quant measures Data sufficiency and Problem solving
  • Verbal measures Reading comprehension (RC), Critical reasoning (CR), and Sentence correction (SC) skills.

MARKING SCHEME FOR GMAT:-

Marks in a GMAT exam are calculated based on various criteria like the number of questions you get right, difficulty level of question etc.

Let us understand this better with this table.

Total Score
  • 200–800
  • Reported in 10-point increments
Based on:
Math and Verbal section results

For particular sections:-

Quantitative Score

     

  • 0–60
  • Reported in 1-point increments

    •  

Based on:
  • the number of questions you get right
  • levels of difficulty for questions you get right
  • the number of questions you answer
Quantitative Score

     

  • 0–60
  • Reported in 1-point increments

    •  

Based on:
  • the number of questions you get right
  • levels of difficulty for questions you get right
  • the number of questions you answer
Verbal Score

     

  • 0–60
  • Reported in 1-point increments

    •  

Based on:
  • the number of questions you get right
  • levels of difficulty for questions you get right
  • the number of questions you answer
Integrated Reasoning
  • 1–8
  • Reported in 1-point increments
Based on:
number of questions answered correctly
Analytical Writing Assessment
  • 0–6
  • Reported in half-point increments
Average of
scores assigned by two readers

GMAT EXAM Pattern 2020:-

Topic No. of Questions Question Types Duration
AWA(Analysis of Argument) One topic Analysis of Argument 30 Minutes
IR(Integrated Reasoning) 12 topic Multi-Source Reasoning Graphics
Interpretation Two-Two Part Analysis
Table Analysis 		30 Minutes
Quant 31 topic Data Sufficiency Problem Solving 62 Minutes
Verbal 36 topic Reading Comprehension Critical
Reasoning Sentence Correction		 65 Minutes