Confused about format and scores of the GMAT?
A common question for many students who are about to embark on the GMAT quest is how it's scored. For example, a common unknown is that your score may increase or decrease depending on if you answer a question or not.
Don't worry, here's a comprehensive lesson on it!
Format:
| Section | Questions | Timing |
|
Analytical Writing: Analysis of an issue Analysis of an argument |
1 1 |
30 min 30 min |
| Optional break | \ | 5 min |
|
Quantitative Section: Problem Solving Data Sufficiency |
Total: 37 |
Total: 75 min |
| Optional Break | \ | 5 min |
|
Verbal Section: Reading Comprehension Critical Reasoning Sentence Correction |
Total: 41 |
Total: 75 min |
Scoring:
The Verbal and Quantitative section scores range between 0 to 60. These numbers are computed-based on a formula that considers the number of correct answers, the number of incorrect answers, the number of questions answered, and the level of difficulty of the questions answered.
| Section | Scoring Scale |
| Math | 0-60 |
| Verbal | 0-60 |
| Total:Math+Verbal | 200-800 |
| AWA (Analytical Writing) | 0-6 in half points |
In addition to the this scores, the score report you will receive will include your percentile ranking. For example, if you're in the 80th percentile, 80 of everybody who took the GMAT scored below you.
A sample score report can look like this:
| Math | % | Verbal | % | Total | % | AWA | % |
| 34 | 47 | 32 | 60 | 550 | 56 | 4.5 | 58 |
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