GMAT Exam Overview
🎯 Key Insight
GMAT is specifically designed for business school admissions and tests analytical and critical thinking skills essential for MBA success.
Test Structure
📊 Quantitative Section
- • 31 questions, 62 minutes
- • Problem Solving & Data Sufficiency
- • No calculator allowed
- • Score range: 6-51
📖 Verbal Section
- • 36 questions, 65 minutes
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Critical Reasoning
- • Sentence Correction
🔄 Integrated Reasoning
- • 12 questions, 30 minutes
- • Multi-source reasoning
- • Graphics interpretation
- • Score range: 1-8
✍️ Analytical Writing
- • 1 essay, 30 minutes
- • Argument Analysis task
- • Score range: 0-6
- • Less weighted for admission
Scoring System
200-800
Total Score Range
10-point increments
6-51
Quant/Verbal
Individual sections
700+
Top 10% Score
Competitive target
Quantitative Section Mastery
GMAT Quant Strategies
Data Sufficiency
Unique GMAT question type
Answer Choices
- • (A) Statement 1 alone sufficient
- • (B) Statement 2 alone sufficient
- • (C) Both statements together sufficient
- • (D) Each statement alone sufficient
- • (E) Statements not sufficient
Strategy Tips
- • Focus on sufficiency, not solving
- • Test systematically
- • Watch for traps
- • Consider special cases
Problem Solving
Traditional math questions
Topics Covered
- • Arithmetic & algebra
- • Word problems
- • Statistics
- • Geometry basics
Key Strategies
- • Mental math techniques
- • Answer elimination
- • Smart number picking
- • Time management
💡 Quant Success Tip
GMAT quant tests logical reasoning more than complex math. Focus on understanding question patterns rather than memorizing formulas. Practice mental calculation daily.
Verbal Section Mastery
GMAT Verbal Strategies
Sentence Correction
Grammar and style focus
Tested Concepts
- • Subject-verb agreement
- • Pronoun usage
- • Modifier placement
- • Parallel structure
- • Idiomatic expressions
Strategy
- • Eliminate obvious errors first
- • Compare remaining options
- • Focus on meaning
- • Don't rely on ear alone
Critical Reasoning
Logic and argument analysis
Question Types
- • Assumption
- • Strengthen/Weaken
- • Inference
- • Evaluate
- • Boldface
Approach
- • Identify argument structure
- • Find conclusion
- • Analyze evidence
- • Predict answer before options
Reading Comprehension
Passage analysis skills
Passage Topics
- • Business/Economics
- • Science
- • Social Sciences
- • Humanities
Reading Strategy
- • Active reading approach
- • Map the passage
- • Note main idea
- • Skim details initially