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1. GMAT
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT
ADMISSION TEST

2. What is GMAT?
GMAT is a computer adaptive test (CAT) which
assesses a person's analytical, writing,
quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in
standard written English in preparation for
being admitted into a graduate management
program, such as an MBA.

3. About GMAT
GMAT™ is a registered trademark of the Graduate
Management Admission Council™. More than
5,400 programs offered by more than 1,500
universities and institutions in 83 countries use
the GMAT exam as part of the selection criteria for
their programs site. Business schools use the test
as a criterion for admission into a wide range of
graduate management programs,
including MBA, Master of Accountancy,
and Master of Finance programs.

4. GMAT Features
• Over 1900 graduate business schools around the
world use GMAT scores as a part of their
admissions process
• Standardized test centers in more than 110
countries around the world
• The test is now used by more than 1,500 schools
and 5,400 programs worldwide

5. Why the GMAT is important?
The GMAT is a vital component of the business
school admission process, and without it you might
not obtain your dream job. Most admission
committees use it to determine whether or not they
will be accepting a certain student or applicant. It is
also a way to better understand your capabilities and
polish your skills.

6. Secrets of the GMAT
• Time management is everything
• The last questions are as important as the first
• Rates and ratios are more important than
combinations and permutations
• There are no ‘almost right’ verbal choices

7. • The GMAT prep courses aren’t designed to get
you a 700
• You have plenty of scratch paper
• There are lots of experimental questions
• Science passages aren’t uniquely challenging
• You don’t need long division

8. GMAT Test Structure
The GMAT exam consists of four sections:
• Analytical Writing Assessment
• Integrated Reasoning
• Quantitative Section
• Verbal Section

9. Test Structure –
Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)

10. consists of one 30-minute writing task—analysis of
an argument. It is important to be able to analyze
the reasoning behind a given argument and write a
critique of that argument. The essay will be given
two independent ratings and these ratings are
averaged together to determine the test taker's AWA
score.

11. The analytical writing assessment is graded on a
scale of 1 (the minimum) to 6 (the maximum) in half-point
intervals:
1. An essay that is deficient.
2. An essay that is flawed.
3. An essay that is limited.
4. An essay that is adequate.
5. An essay that is strong.
6. An essay that is outstanding.

12. Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) Tips
• Make 3 or 4 points per essay
• Use well-developed and relevant examples to
support major points
• Vary your diction
• Avoid unnecessarily long sentences
• Use transition words
• Include an introduction & conclusion
• Leave time to proof your essays thoroughly

13. • Acknowledge the complexity of the issue in the
introduction
• Anticipate and rebut a counterpoint
• There is no "Right“ position, simply argue your
position well
• Understand the structure of an argument
• Critique the premises before the conclusion
• Develop ideas in a rational, persuasive manner,
with relevant examples supporting them
• Proper grammar and syntax

14. Common grammatical and structural mistakes
• Incorrect use of modifiers
• Misuse certain idiomatic phrases
• Do not list examples in a way that does not clearly
set them apart from the rest of the argument
To perform better in essay writing you need to break
your essay into easily digestible paragraphs that
have a clear flow from one to the next. You must
have an introductory paragraph, two or three main
paragraphs where you make your case, and a
concluding paragraph.

15. Over all importance of AWA
Admissions committees simply do not give AWA
scores the same importance that they do to GMAT
verbal and quantitative scores. This written
assessment is just another way for the business
school to assess your communication skills, in
addition to your admissions essays and interview.
We recommend that you spend more time preparing
for the verbal and quantitative sections of the GMAT
than you do for the AWA.

16. Managing your time
You will have 30 minutes for each section. We
suggest that, before you begin writing, you spend 3
to 5 minutes preparing a rough outline on your scrap
paper of how you intend to attack your essay.
Consider this your "brainstorming" time. Just throw
down as many ideas on the paper as you can. At the
end of this 3 to 5 minutes, look at what you have
written. Scratch out anything you know you do not
want to include.
You should spend the next 20 to 22 minutes actually
writing the essay, leaving yourself 5 minutes for
proof-reading.

17. Test Structure –
Integrated Reasoning

18. Integrated Reasoning is a new section (introduced in
June 2012) designed to measure a test taker’s ability
to evaluate data presented in multiple formats from
multiple sources. The integrated reasoning section
consists of 12 questions (which often consists of
multiple parts themselves) in four different formats:
• Graphics Interpretation
• Two-Part Analysis
• Table Analysis
• Multi-Source Reasoning

19. With the all so predictable ‘Analysis of an issue’
essay replaced by some unpredictable and new
question types, there is no doubt about the fact that
the IR has made the GMAT tougher. The section has
been beautifully crafted with very interesting
questions wherein aspirants have to use both
quantitative and verbal reasoning in conjunction to
solve problems.

20. Integrated Reasoning Tips
• Note down points
• Approximate calculations
• Do not try to skim through the text and try to
make sense of the graphical information
• Refresh statistics concepts
• Understand trend lines and correlation in data sets
• Understand argument structures in passages

21. • Know your goal: to get a good enough score and to
be prepared enough that IR doesn’t wipe you out
mentally before you get to the more important
later sections
• Build some flexibility into your timeframe and prep
plan
• Your actual prep process will be very similar to
what you have already been doing for quant and
verbal “ same kinds of prep materials, same kinds
of study activities, same kinds of analysis of your
work, and so on. This will all just be happening
with new question types, that’s all

22. Managing your time
there are 12 questions in the IR section, but most
questions consist of two-three individual
questions. The MSR traditional five-choice multiple
choice questions are the only questions in which
there is simply one task in the question. this format
presents two possible choices and makes three
statements: you have to decide the right choice for
each statement. Because there’s no partial credit on
the IR, you would have to choose the correct option
for all three of those statements in order to get any
credit for this question.

23. Well, if you are sure about the first two
statements, it would probably be worth
investing a little time to figure out the third
statement. BUT, if the first two statements
completely confused you, and you had to
guess, it is not worth investing a ton of time in
the third statement in an effort to figure it out.

24. Test Structure –
Quantitative Section

25. The quantitative section of the GMAT measures the
ability to reason quantitatively, solve quantitative
problems, interpret graphic data, and analyze and
use information given in a problem. The use of
calculators is not allowed on the quantitative section
of the GMAT. Test takers must do their math work
out by hand using a dry erase pen and laminated
graph paper which are given to them at the testing
center. Questions require knowledge of topics such
as arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. There are two
types of quantitative questions: problem solving and
data sufficiency.

26. Problem solving questions are designed to test the
ability to reason quantitatively and solve
quantitative problems. Data sufficiency is a unique
question type that appears on the GMAT and is
designed to measure the ability to understand and
analyze a quantitative problem, recognize what
information is relevant or irrelevant and determine
at what point there is enough information to solve a
problem or recognize the fact that there is
insufficient information given to solve a particular
problem.

27. Quantitative Section Tips
• Read the questions carefully
• Use your scrap paper for every question
• Do not get bogged down with complicated or
lengthy calculations
• The ‘guesstimating’ technique is really useful in
this
exam
• Learn how to work backwards
• Convert quantities freely

28. • Use process of elimination as a last resort
• Practice, practice, practice
• Spend at least 30 seconds reviewing the diagrams,
graphs and tables
• You can rely on visual estimates for bar graphs and
line charts
• Build equations for word problems
• Don’t waste time looking for subtle meanings
• Make sure you are familiar with bar, circle and line
graphs

29. Managing your time
Never try to "catch up" by rushing through
questions. As you learned your first time, if you try
to do questions too fast, you will end up just
getting them wrong. On each question, decide
early on: "Am I going to actually do this? Or am I
going to give up and guess?" And after 2 minutes,
if you haven't reached an answer, ask the same
question again. Never rush: either do the question
the right way, or don't do it at all.

30. Test Structure –
Verbal Section

31. The verbal section of the GMAT Exam measures
the test taker's ability to read and comprehend
written material, reason and evaluate arguments
and correct written material to express ideas
effectively in standard written English. The
question types are reading comprehension,
critical reasoning, and sentence correction
questions. Reading comprehension passages can
be anywhere from just a few paragraphs or even
one paragraph long to being several paragraphs
long. Reading passages contain material from
subject areas like social sciences, history, physical
sciences, and business-related areas.

32. Reading comprehension passages are
accompanied by interpretive, applied, and
inference questions. Critical reasoning questions
are designed to test the reasoning skills involved
in making arguments, evaluating arguments, and
formulating or evaluating a plan of action.
Questions are based on materials from a variety of
sources.

33. Verbal Section Tips
• Read articles online
• Analyze what you read. Reading with a critical eye
will prepare you for the GMAT's reading
comprehension questions
• Know the lingo. While the GMAT doesn't test on
vocabulary terms like the SAT, you should know the
most common words used in the GMAT
• Skim passages first in order to get a better sense of
their structure and outline
• Go over basic grammar rules

34. • Make sure that the answer you choose does not
change the meaning of the sentence
• Choose the answer that fixes all of the errors in a
sentence
• Identify the assumptions and conclusions in each
passage
• Know when to separate correlation from causation
• Know the most common types of reasoning used
by the GMAT such as citing authorities, using
analogies, noting ulterior motives, or
demonstrating logical inconsistencies

35. Managing your time
you'll always see the same distribution of questions,
the differences will eventually even out. Setting
aside those differences, each question should
average a little more than 105 seconds, which means
each set of 4 questions should take 7+ minutes. In
other words, when you hit the halfway point of
question #21, you should be 35-37 minutes in, with
38-40 minutes remaining. In blocks of 8-10
questions, you can monitor your progress just as
effectively as you can on the Math section.

36. The Test
SECTION DURATION (MINS) NO. OF QUESTIONS
Analytical Writing
Assessment (AWA)
30 N/A
Integrated
Reasoning
30 12
Quantitative
Section
75 37
Verbal Section 75 41

37. The quantitative and verbal sections of the GMAT exam
are both multiple-choice and are administered in the
computer-adaptive format, adjusting to a test taker’s
level of ability. At the start of the quantitative and verbal
sections, test takers are presented with a question of
average difficulty. As questions are answered correctly,
the computer presents the test taker with increasingly
difficult questions and as questions are answered
incorrectly the computer presents the test taker with
questions of decreasing difficulty. This process continues
until test takers complete each section, at which point
the computer will have an accurate assessment of their
ability level in that subject area and come up with a raw
score for each section.

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