Post by vimala on May 26, 2008 16:44:48 GMT 5.5
Content and Format of the GMAT Test
The test has three distinct sections : Analytical Writing Ability (AWA), Quantitative, and Verbal. The Quantitative section has two types of questions, Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency, mingled throughout the section. The Verbal Section has three types : Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension; here too, the questions of each type appear in no set sequence. There are a total of 78 questions, 37 in Quantitative and 41 in Verbal. These have to be done in 75 minutes each.
The following table gives out the format of the GMAT-CAT :
- -Questions Timing
Computer Tutorial -NA NA
Analysis of an Issue -1 Topic 30 min.
Analysis of an Argument - -1 Topic 30 min.
Optional Rest Break - -NA 5 min.
Quantitative (Problem
Solving & Data Sufficiency) - - - 37 75 min.
Optional Rest Break - - NA 5 min.
Verbal (Reading
Comprehension, Critical
Reasoning, & Sentence
Correction) -- -- 41 75 min.
- - - - - - - 78+2 Essays> 4hrs.(approx.)
The tutorial is meant to make you feel comfortable with the infrastructure and the environment and does not have a prescribed time limit. You are expected to be through with it in 15 minutes or so : it makes sense to acclimatize yourself fully with the setting even after you think you have understood how the system works.
The test has three distinct sections : Analytical Writing Ability (AWA), Quantitative, and Verbal. The Quantitative section has two types of questions, Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency, mingled throughout the section. The Verbal Section has three types : Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension; here too, the questions of each type appear in no set sequence. There are a total of 78 questions, 37 in Quantitative and 41 in Verbal. These have to be done in 75 minutes each.
The following table gives out the format of the GMAT-CAT :
- -Questions Timing
Computer Tutorial -NA NA
Analysis of an Issue -1 Topic 30 min.
Analysis of an Argument - -1 Topic 30 min.
Optional Rest Break - -NA 5 min.
Quantitative (Problem
Solving & Data Sufficiency) - - - 37 75 min.
Optional Rest Break - - NA 5 min.
Verbal (Reading
Comprehension, Critical
Reasoning, & Sentence
Correction) -- -- 41 75 min.
- - - - - - - 78+2 Essays> 4hrs.(approx.)
The tutorial is meant to make you feel comfortable with the infrastructure and the environment and does not have a prescribed time limit. You are expected to be through with it in 15 minutes or so : it makes sense to acclimatize yourself fully with the setting even after you think you have understood how the system works.