Students from all over the world take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) aspiring to obtain a degree in Management from American and other International Universities The GMAT primarily measures your verbal, mathematical, analytical and writing skills. GMAT is designed to help graduate schools assess the caliber of applicants for advanced study in business and management in the USA.

What is GMAT

The GMAT is a computerized test that adapts to your performance. This format is called a CAT (computer-adaptive test). As you take the test, the computer will select questions based on your performance. If you get a question correct, the test may select a more difficult one next. If you get a question wrong, the computer may select an easier one next. Thus, the test adapts to your performance.

This format offers many benefits:  

Because the computer scores each question before selecting the next one, you must answer each question when it is presented. For this reason, once you answer a question and move on to another, you cannot go back and change your answer. The computer has already incorporated both your answer and the requirements of the test design into its selection of the next question for you. Each computer-based test section meets pre-established specifications, including the types of questions asked and the subject matter presented. The statistical characteristics of the questions answered correctly and incorrectly, including their difficulty levels, are taken into account in the calculation of scores. Therefore, scores of all test takers can be compared even though they received different questions.

How Does GMAT Work

The GMAT is a computerized test that adapts to your performance. This format is called a CAT (computer-adaptive test). As you take the test, the computer will select questions based on your performance. If you get a question correct, the test may select a more difficult one next. If you get a question wrong, the computer may select an easier one next. Thus, the test adapts to your performance.

This format offers many benefits:

The test can focus on your score and create more accurate score.

You have the option of canceling the score immediately after the test (before you see your score.). If you accept, you will have immediate access to your math and verbal scores.

Because the computer scores each question before selecting the next one, you must answer each question when it is presented. For this reason, once you answer a question and move on to another, you cannot go back and change your answer. The computer has already incorporated both your answer and the requirements of the test design into its selection of the next question for you. Each computer-based test section meets pre-established specifications, including the types of questions asked and the subject matter presented. The statistical characteristics of the questions answered correctly and incorrectly, including their difficulty levels, are taken into account in the calculation of scores. Therefore, scores of all test takers can be compared even though they received different questions.


 

The GMAT test has three sections

 
The AWA is the first section that the examinee faces when he/she starts to answer the test. Managers are supposed to be proficient at writing as this is an apt indicator of their logical ability, communicative skills and creativity. This section again comprises of two sub sections-
 

 
Both the essays are scored by two readers each- an expert and an e-reader. The evaluators give scores on a rating of 0-6 scales. Then an average score is derived. The time allotted for the essays is 30 minutes each.
The aspirant is supposed to present his or her perspective on an issue and support it with cogent ideas and examples. It is expected that the writer is proficient in the conventions of International English usage to support his opinion. Clarity of expression, precision, cogency, and linguistic proficiency are some of the criteria that the critical reader would be expecting from the aspirant.
 

(30 minutes, 1 essay topic)
 
This section is designed to gauge

The argument essay is basically a case study involving a project prepared on the basis of certain criteria or premises. The examinee has to support or weaken the conclusions of the statement with convincing logicality. Adherence to standard usage and linguistic convention is expected.
Analysis of an Argument
(30 minutes, 1 essay topic)
 
This section is designed to gauge
your ability to reason critically, analytically, and logically
your ability to present your ideas in a cohesive and organized manner
your dexterity with the English language (diction, word usage, and vocabulary).
In the quantitative section Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency questions are presented in a mixed format. The section is 75 minutes long and includes a total of 37 multiple choice questions.
In the verbal section Sentence Corrections, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Reasoning questions are presented in a mixed format. There are a total of 41 questions to be answered within 75 minutes.

Analysis of an Issue: 1 Topic 30 minutes.
Analysis of an Argument: 1 Topic 30 minutes.
Optional Rest Break 5 minutes.

Quantitative (Problem Solving & Data Sufficiency): 37 Questions 75 minutes.
Optional Rest Break 5 minutes.

Verbal (Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, & Sentence Correction): 41 Questions 75 minutes.

Approximate total time for the test - 4 hours

The 75-minute verbal section has a significant impact on your overall GMAT score. A good score in the verbal section will definitely increase ones percentile.
 
GMAT Verbal emphasizes the importance of English Grammar and correct English usage. We use colloquialisms and casual expressions in our daily interactions or conversations. However, you need to know the rules to perform well in an international aptitude testing platform like the GMAT. GMAT does not only rely on techniques, but focuses on the fundamentals of English Grammar as well. Logic is a very important part of our professional lives and the critical reasoning section of the GMAT tests your ability to analyze problems logically. Reading comprehension tests your inferential skills and your ability to comprehend fast and accurately. Coherent expression after all is dependent on ability to comprehend, analyze and express correctly!

The quantitative section of the GMAT test measures your basic mathematical skills and understanding of elementary concepts, and the ability to reason quantitatively, solve quantitative problems, and interpret graphic data.
 
 
The GMAT Quantitative Section has a different focus. It emphasizes on fundamentals along with the standard tips and techniques which work for some questions and not for others. There are shortcuts and techniques for all different types of GMAT questions, so it´s better not only to rely on any techniques, but also on the fundamentals. 

 
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