The current version of the GMAT™ Exam will continue to be available to candidates until early 2024 to facilitate their in-progress preparation and applications for business school. After that, the GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition will be the only GMAT exam available.

GMAT™ Exam scores continue to be valid for 5 years.

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No, like other assessments, admissions teams at business schools will use GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition results as one factor to help them assess candidate readiness for their programs and, in some cases, in consideration of a candidate’s overall strength compared to other candidates applying to their programs.

We redesigned the GMAT™ exam to focus on problem solving, critical thinking, and data literacy skillsets especially relevant and applicable in the business environment of tomorrow. Additionally, schools often have essays incorporated into their application processes. To that end, we decided to remove the AWA from the exam.

The Verbal Reasoning section of the exam largely tests a test taker’s critical reasoning and reading comprehension skills. Critical Reasoning questions test the ability to analyze and evaluate complex scenarios and draw logical inferences, arguments, or solutions. Reading Comprehension questions test the ability to recognize and understand ideas and draw inferences from information presented in passages. The redesigned GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition focuses on problem solving, critical thinking, and data literacy skillsets especially relevant an especially relevant and applicable in the business environment of tomorrow. To that end, we decided to remove sentence correction from the Verbal Reasoning section.

Yes. The exam remains Computer Adaptive.

GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition maintains the high-quality standards for which the GMAT™ Exam is known. GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition is both a relevant and predictive measure of academic success in business school.

Take the current GMAT Exam if you are applying for Round 1 admissions (September or October 2023). Take the GMAT Exam – Focus Edition if you are applying for Round 2 or 3 admissions (December 2023 or early 2024). However, application deadlines will differ by program so please review the detailed application deadlines on the school website for the program(s) you are interested in attending.

Registration for the GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition is now open.

Exam appointments will be available starting November 7, 2023.

The GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition fees will remain the same as the current GMAT exam. Exam fees, including local taxes, differ by region/country and delivery channel (online or test center). Check pricing for your country at Exam Payment.

Yes, you can use an existing voucher for your GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition registration fee.

Learn more at Testing Accommodations.

All GMAT exam attempts – whether the current GMAT™ Exam or the GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition, taken online or at a test center – will count towards your five (5) GMAT exam attempts during a rolling 12-month period and eight (8) total lifetime limits.

Yes. GMAT™ Focus Official Prep is available now. For either exam, free prep is and will continue to be available to candidates through mba.com. If a candidate has already started preparing for the current GMAT™ Exam and is interested in taking the GMAT™ Focus Edition, the candidate is in great shape.

We encourage candidates to proceed with registering and taking the GMAT™ in ways that best enable their journey to business schools. The current version of the GMAT™ Exam will continue to be available to candidates until early next year to facilitate their in-progress preparation and applications for business school.

It is possible to retake exams but keep in mind that with each retake, there is a higher chance that the questions will be repeated. Additionally, seeing a question multiple times increases the likelihood of getting it right, so resetting the exam multiple times is not recommended.

You can reset Practice Exams 3-6 once.

Click on each section tab to see more details regarding your performance in that section, including performance and timing on each question and performance by question type and skills. To get an overview of your performance, click on the chart view.

No. We require that you launch all Practice Exams from a desktop or laptop browser to replicate your test day experience.

To access a repurchased practice exam, you must use up all your attempts for the paid exam. For instance, if you buy a practice exam 5 twice, you must complete both attempts before the repurchased practice exam appears. Once you have completed all attempts for a practice exam, any newly purchased practice exam(s) will become available. However, if you repurchase the same exam, you may encounter some repeat questions.

We do not recommend this as it could result in errors and does not simulate the actual test-taking experience.

Yes, the new Official Score Report now includes detailed performance insights. Learn more at Official Score Report.

The Official Score Report for the GMAT™ Focus Edition has been expanded and improved. It will include (at no additional cost) detailed charts and graphs that provide additional insight into a candidate’s performance. Since these reports will be included as part of a candidate’s Official Score Report, there will not be an option (or need) to purchase an Enhanced Score Report for the GMAT™ Focus Edition.

The GMAT™ Exam – Focus Edition Total Score scale is 205-805. Section scores are on a scale of 60-90. Learn more at Scores.

Schools have been provided with the necessary tools, training, and resources to compare performance across the two different versions of the exam. Learn more at Understanding Your Score.