GMAT Syllabus 2021
Table of Contents
GMAT syllabus includes topics from Quant, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, and Analytical Writing Assessment.
Here is a brief overview of the GMAT syllabus
| GMAT Exam Section | Types of Questions |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Reasoning | Problem Solving, Data Sufficiency |
| Verbal Reasoning | Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, Sentence Correction |
| Integrated Reasoning | Multi-source Reasoning, Graphics Interpretation, Two-part Analysis, Table Analysis |
| Analytical Writing Assessment | Analysis of an Argument |
| GMAT Section | Number of questions | Time to complete |
| Quantitative | 31 | 62 minutes |
| Verbal | 36 | 65 minutes |
| Analytical Writing Assessment | One essay question | 30 minutes |
| Integrated Reasoning | 12 multiple-choice questions | 30 minutes |
GMAT Exam Pattern
The GMAT Exam is 3 hours and 7 minutes long online test. It consists of mainly 4 sections as follows:
| Sections | Number of Questions | Time Limit (mins.) |
| Analytical Writing | 1 question (01 essays) | 30 |
| Integrated Reasoning | 12 questions | 30 |
| Quantitative | 31 questions | 62 |
| Verbal | 36 questions | 65 |
| Total | 80 questions | 187 |
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GMAT Quant syllabus:
| Arithmetic | Algebra | Modern Math | Geometry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number systems and number theory | Monomials, polynomials | Mixtures and alligations | Lines and angles |
| Multiples and factors | Algebraic expressions and equations | Permutations and combinations | Triangles |
| Fractions | Functions | Descriptive statistics | Quadrilaterals |
| Decimals | Exponents | Sets | Circles |
| Percentages | Arithmetic and geometric progressions | Probability | Rectangular solids and cylinders |
| Averages | Quadratic equations | Sequences and series | Coordinate geometry |
| Powers and roots | Inequalities and basic statistics | ||
| Profit and loss | |||
| Simple and compound interest | |||
| Speed, time, and distance | |||
| Pipes, cisterns, and work time | |||
| Ratio and proportion |
GMAT Verbal Reasoning section syllabus Topic
| Critical Reasoning | The rhetorical construction of the sentences | Sentence correction including finding error or omission | Reading unseen passages |
| Subject-verb agreement | Misplace modifiers | Countable Vs Uncountable | Parallelism |
| Reading Comprehension | Critical Reasoning | Sentence Correction |
|---|---|---|
| Passage analysis | Assumptions | Pronoun |
| Evaluate | Subject-Verb Agreement | |
| Inference | Modifiers | |
| Bold Face | Idioms | |
| Paradox | Parallelism | |
| Strengthen and Weaken | Comparison | |
| Verb Tenses |
Analytical Writing Assessment section of GMAT:
- Brainstorming
- Writing an introduction
- Writing body paragraphs
- Concluding your essay
- Multi-source reasoning
- Graphics interpretation
- Table analysis
- Two-part analysis
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