GMAT Exam 2025 - Complete Comprehensive Guide

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What is the GMAT Exam?

The GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is a global, computer-adaptive exam conducted by GMAC. It is a key requirement for admission to top business schools worldwide.

The GMAT Focus Edition 2025 includes:


  1. Total Questions: 64
  2. Sections:
  3. Quantitative Reasoning – 21 questions
  4. Verbal Reasoning – 23 questions
  5. Data Insights – 20 questions (replaces Integrated Reasoning)

This test helps B-schools assess your analytical, reasoning, and data interpretation skills.


GMAT 2025 Exam Dates

  1. Available Year-Round: You can take the exam on almost any day of the year
  2. Registration Window: From 6 months to 24 hours before the test
  3. Best Time to Register: 2–3 months in advance (for preferred slots)

Read More:- GMAT Exam Dates


GMAT Focus Edition Syllabus Breakdown

Each section is timed at 45 minutes:


SectionQuestionsTime
Quantitative Reasoning2145 mins
Verbal Reasoning2345 mins
Data Insights2045 mins


Key Changes in 2025:

  1. Sentence correction removed from Verbal
  2. Data Insights now part of the total score

Read More: GMAT Syllabus Breakdown


GMAT Score & Cutoff Trends

  1. Total Score Range: 205 – 805
  2. Section Score Range: 60 – 90
  3. Top B-Schools Target: 700+
  4. Elite Schools: Often 740+

Scores are rising every year at top MBA institutes.

Read More: What Impacts GMAT Cutoffs?


GMAT Eligibility 2025

  1. Minimum Age: 18 years
  2. Educational Requirement: Bachelor’s degree preferred
  3. Under 18: Need parental consent
  4. Retake Limit: 5 attempts in 12 months


GMAT 2025 Exam Pattern

  1. Total Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
  2. Format: Computer-adaptive
  3. Flexible Section Order: Attempt sections in any order
  4. Scoring: Based on accuracy and difficulty level of your responses


GMAT Admit Card

  1. Available on: mba.com after registration
  2. Includes: Test date, time, center address, and candidate details
  3. Mandatory on Exam Day


GMAT Answer Key

  1. Not Released: Since it’s an adaptive test
  2. Scoring: Based on proprietary algorithm – difficulty + correctness


How to Register for GMAT 2025

  1. Visit mba.com
  2. Create your profile
  3. Choose your test date and center
  4. Pay the exam fee
  5. Download confirmation and admit card