GMAT Exam Timing
The GMAT(Graduate Management Admission Test) is typically administered throughout the year,and the exam timing may vary depending on the location and test center.However,here is a general outline of what you can expect:
Total Duration: 3 hours and 7 minutes (not including optional breaks).
Section Timings and Order Options
Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)
- Content: 1 essay analyzing an argument.
- Time: 30 minutes
Integrated Reasoning (IR)
- Time: 30 minutes
- Content: 12 questions covering multi-source reasoning, graphics interpretation, two-part analysis, and table analysis.
Quantitative Reasoning (Quant)
- Time: 62 minutes
- Content: 31 questions, including problem-solving and data sufficiency.
Verbal Reasoning (Verbal)
- Time: 65 minutes
- Content: 36 questions, including reading comprehension, critical reasoning, and sentence correction.
Optional Breaks
- Breaks: Two optional 8-minute breaks.
- First Break: Between the first and second sections.
- Second Break: Between the third and fourth sections.
Test Timing Example
| Section |
Time (Minutes) |
Cumulative Time (Hours) |
| Analytical Writing Assessment |
30 |
0:30 |
| Optional Break |
8 |
0:38 |
| Integrated Reasoning |
30 |
1:08 |
| Optional Break |
8 |
1:16 |
| Quantitative Reasoning |
62 |
2:18 |
| Verbal Reasoning |
65 |
3:23 |