GMAT
Sources
Everything this course cites. Every source is on an official site: mba.com, gmac.com.
- Evolving the Score Scale with the GMAT Focus EditionGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Article of 25 May 2023. Total Score 205–805 in intervals of 10 (standard error about 30–40 points); section scores 60–90 in intervals of 1 (standard error about 3 points). Scores on this edition and on the previous GMAT (200–800) are not on a common scale; compare percentile rankings instead.
- GMAC Introduces GMAT Superscore to Help Candidates Present Their Strongest Performance to Business SchoolsGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Press release of 16 June 2026. GMAT Superscore uses a candidate's highest section scores across valid attempts of the latest edition, at a test center or online; expected to roll out in August 2026; shown in the mba.com account and as an additional data point on Official Score Reports; no additional cost.
- GMAT – Everything You Need To KnowGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Article of 11 June 2026. The current exam (testing began in November 2023): three 45-minute sections, 64 questions, sections in any order, review and edit of up to three answers per section, 205–805 total and 60–90 section scales, Reading Comprehension passages of up to 350 words, Critical Reasoning on short arguments, five attempts in a rolling 12 months with no lifetime limit.
- GMAT Data Insights: How to nail the GMAT data questionsGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Article of 29 January 2024. 20 questions in 45 minutes with an on-screen calculator. How each type is presented: information under tabs (Multi-Source Reasoning), a sortable table with yes/no or true/false statements (Table Analysis), a graphic with drop-down answers (Graphics Interpretation), two connected problems answered in two columns where one choice may answer both (Two-Part Analysis), and a question with two statements judged for sufficiency (Data Sufficiency, with its five standard answer choices). All parts must be right for credit.
- GMAT Exam ScoresGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Total Score 205–805 (every total ends in 5) from three equally weighted sections scored 60–90. A section score depends on the number of questions answered, whether they are right, and the difficulty and other parameters of the questions. All parts of a multi-part Data Insights question must be right for credit. Definition of a percentile ranking.
- GMAT Exam Scores: Data InsightsGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · 20 questions in 45 minutes in five types (Data Sufficiency, Multi-Source Reasoning, Table Analysis, Graphics Interpretation, Two-Part Analysis), with an on-screen calculator; all parts of a multi-part question must be right for credit; section score 60–90; Data Insights percentiles based on the previous three years of tests.
- GMAT Exam Scores: Quantitative ReasoningGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · 21 multiple-choice Problem Solving questions in 45 minutes, measuring algebraic and arithmetic foundational knowledge and how it is applied to solve problems; section score 60–90.
- GMAT Exam Scores: Verbal ReasoningGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · 23 multiple-choice Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning questions in 45 minutes. Reading Comprehension: understanding words and statements, logical relationships between significant points, drawing inferences, following the development of quantitative concepts. Critical Reasoning: making arguments, evaluating arguments, formulating or evaluating a plan of action. Section score 60–90.
- GMAT Focus Edition to Stand Alone in Business School Assessment as Previous Version SunsetsGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Press release of 31 January 2024: 31 January 2024 was the last day to take the previous version; from 1 February 2024 the GMAT Focus Edition is the only version of the GMAT exam.
- GMAT Focus Edition: The Next Evolution of the GMAT Will Arrive Later This YearGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Press release of 28 March 2023 describing the current exam: three 45-minute sections and no essay; Data Sufficiency moved from Quantitative Reasoning to Data Insights; Sentence Correction removed from Verbal Reasoning; Data Insights questions may need mathematics, data analysis, verbal reasoning or a combination; Select Section Order; bookmarking and Question Review & Edit (up to three changes per section, within the section's time); the test remains computer adaptive.
- GMAT Quantitative Reasoning: How To Master The GMAT Math QuestionsGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Article of 26 September 2024. 21 Problem Solving questions with five answer choices in 45 minutes; no calculator; mathematics of about high-school level. Content areas: word problems; arithmetic and number properties; ratio and proportion; algebra (powers and roots, linear and quadratic equations, simultaneous equations, functions, inequalities, absolute value); statistics; sequences; overlapping sets; probability and combinatorics.
- The GMAT Exam: Exam Structure, Content & FeaturesGraduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Three 45-minute sections (Quantitative Reasoning 21 questions, Verbal Reasoning 23, Data Insights 20): 64 questions and 2 hours 15 minutes, with no writing assessment. Question Review & Edit (bookmark and review any number of questions, change up to three answers per section); sections in any order; free score report and five free score sends.
- What is the GMAT exam and what should you know?Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Article of 16 July 2026. Quantitative Reasoning as problem solving on arithmetic and algebra; Verbal Reasoning passages of up to 350 words and short arguments; a description of each Data Insights format; the adaptive design (first question of average difficulty, then harder after right answers and easier after wrong ones); scores valid for five years; the free Official Starter Kit with two full-length practice exams.
- What should I expect during the GMAT exam?Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) · accessed 2026-11-09 · Article of 30 September 2026. Select Section Order after the tutorial (two minutes, or a default order is used); one optional 10-minute break after the first or second section; all sections computer adaptive; bookmarking and changing up to three answers per section; a score if time runs out as long as every section was attempted, with scores decreasing significantly for each unanswered question; noteboard at the test center; unofficial score at the end, Official Score Report in 3–5 days (occasionally up to 20); five free score sends within 48 hours; five attempts in 12 months; Superscore.