GMAT Focus Prep Course 

GMAT Prep Expert has been conducting GMAT classes for over 15 years. The comprehensive curriculum of the GMAT Focus Prep course covers all sections of the test. The curriculum combined with test taking strategies, short-cuts, and customized study techniques have helped hudreds of students to achieve their desired GMAT scores. GMAT Prep Expert's patience, friendliness, and a genuine desire to help empower students to learn in an uninhibited way. Students have an option to choose between one-on-one lessons and classroom courses.

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The GMAT Focus : An introduction

The Graduate Management Aptitude Test (The GMAT) is conducted by The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). GMAT was created in 1953 by the GMAC and the first GMAT was administered on February 9, 1954. The GMAT is computer adaptive and has evolved over the years. GMAC claims that the exam measures skills that are important to business and management programs. Scoring a high GMAT score is a prerequisite for applying to most of the top global business schools. The exam is offered throughout the year in over 600 centeres located in over 110 countries. Over 2400 institutions and universities around the world use the GMAT to make intake decisions for over 7700 academic programs. From April 2020, the GMAC has started offering online GMAT. Both in-person GMAT and online GMAT have the same format. 

From November 7, 2023, The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has introduced the next generation of the Classic GMAT known as The GMAT Focus. Business environment has constantly been evolving. In order to adapt with the skills that are relevant to success in graduate management programs and executive decision making, GMAT Focus has been introduced. The GMAC has retired the classic version of the GMAT from January 31, 2024. The only version of the GMAT available from February 1, 2024 is The GMAT Focus. The scores of the classic GMAT will remain valid 5 years from the test date. 

The GMAT Focus : Structure

Including an optional break of 10 minutes, the total duration of the GMAT Focus exam is 2 hours and 15 minutes. The total number of questions is 64, and the aggregate score range is 205-805 in 10 points increments. All 3 sections of the exam are weighted equally, and use the same scale of 60-90 in 1 point increments. The following table exhibits the structure of the GMAT Focus exam. 

Distinct features of the GMAT Focus

All sections of the GMAT focus are computer adaptive. It implies that the difficulty level of the questions in these sections adapts in real-time to a test taker’s performance in the previous questions. Each section starts with somewhat medium difficulty level question. A correct answer leads to a more difficult question, but an incorrect answer leads to an easier question.  

The GMAT Focus provides the flexibility to bookmark the questions as test takers move through a section. Upon answering all questions in a section, a test taker can review the bookmarked questions, and can change up to 3 answers per section. 

A test taker can choose the sections in any order. Upon completing the exam, a score report is provided. Detailed performance insights are included in each score report. A test taker can select academic programs within 48 hours of receiving the score report in both online and in-person versions of the exam. Each official score report of the GMAT Focus contains only one exam score. 

How schools look at your GMAT score

The GMAT is designed to test the skills that are required to make sound real-world business and management decisions. MBA admissions process is well rounded. In addition to the GMAT score, schools consider academic and professional background, motivation to pursue an MBA as exhibited in essays, recommendation letters, and the examples of accomplishment, leadership, and career progression as displayed during interviews. 

The GMAT Focus : Frequently asked questions

Exam registration 

Register as a test taker with disabilities

Location specific exam fee

Location specific ID requirements and regulations

Differences between the GMAT Focus and the GRE - General test

Differences between the GMAT Focus and the Executive Assessment

GMAT Focus test delivery options

GMAT Focus in test center : Exam day checklist and guide

GMAT Focus online : Exam day checklist and guide

GMAT Focus : A guide to understanding your score

Cancelling or reinstating your score

GMAT Score cancellation by GMAC : Details

Enhanced GMAT Score report : To gain more insight on your performance

Report GMAT testing complaints and violations to the GMAC

Acceptance of the GMAT for admissions : Global list of schools and universities