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GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) study guides
The GMAT Focus Edition is the dominant business-school admissions exam for MBA, executive, and specialised master's programs.
Topics (10)
Data Insights — Charts & Graphs
10% of testInterpreting bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, and scatter plots within the GMAT Data Insights section to draw valid inferences.
Data Insights — Table Analysis
7% of testSorting and interpreting multi-column tables to answer True/False or Yes/No questions under time pressure.
Data Insights — Multi-Source Reasoning
8% of testSynthesizing information from 2–3 tabbed sources (text, charts, or mixed) to answer inference and evaluation questions.
Verbal — Critical Reasoning
12% of testEvaluating arguments — strengthening, weakening, finding assumptions, and identifying logical flaws in short business-style passages.
Verbal — Reading Comprehension
12% of testAnalyzing 200–350 word business, science, and social-science passages to answer main-idea, inference, and application questions.
Quantitative — Problem Solving
12% of testSolving arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and number-properties questions under a 45-minute time limit.
Quantitative — Data Sufficiency
12% of testDetermining whether two statements, individually or combined, provide enough information to answer a question — without solving it.
Analytical Writing Assessment
5% of testWriting a 30-minute critique of an argument — identifying logical flaws, unwarranted assumptions, and missing evidence.
Integrated Reasoning
5% of testLegacy GMAT section (pre-Focus Edition) combining graphics interpretation, two-part analysis, table analysis, and multi-source reasoning in 30 minutes.
GMAT Test Strategy & Scoring
5% of testUnderstanding the GMAT Focus Edition adaptive algorithm, scoring scale (205–805), and optimal pacing and guessing strategies.
Locale-specific guides
Every GMAT topic is published with locale-specific framing for candidates testing in different countries. Pass-rate stats, regulatory context, and study tips all change by locale.
- United StatesAmerican candidates
- United KingdomBritish candidates
- IndiaIndian candidates
- PhilippinesFilipino candidates
- NigeriaNigerian candidates
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