TOEFL & GMAT Exam Formats

  • Welcome to the TOEFL-GMAT Page. If you are interested in taking the TOEFL test, please go to our TOEFL website.
  • Like the TOEFL, the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS). The GMAT Test is a standardized examination written in English, which is used by business schools to assess students applying for advanced study in business and management.
  • The GMAT has three parts, the analytical writing assessment, the quantitative section, and the verbal section.
  • You have three and a half hours in which to take the GMAT exam, but plan for a total time of approximately four hours.
  • Analytical Writing Assessment is the first part of the GMAT Test. This part of the GMAT exam has two separate tasks: the issue analysis writing task and the argument analysis writing task. There is a 30-minute time limit for each one.
  • The second part of the GMAT Test is the quantitative section. The quantitative section of the GMAT exam has 37 multiple-choice questions. There is a 75-minute limit for the quantitative part of the GMAT to complete the entire section.
  • The final part of the GMAT is the verbal section. The GMAT verbal section has 41 questions in total, including reading comprehension, critical reasoning, and sentence correction questions. There is also a 75-minute limit for the verbal section of the GMAT Test.
  • The quantitative and verbal sections of the GMAT exam are delivered in a "Computer Adaptive Assessment" format.
  • GMAT questions in these sections are selected as you take the test; the multiple-choice questions will adjust to your ability level.
  • Each part of the GMAT test begins with a question of average difficulty. If you answer the first question correctly, the computer will make your next question harder.
  • If your answer to the first question is wrong, your next question will be easier. Difficult questions garner more points than easy ones, so be especially careful about answering questions at the beginning of the GMAT test.
  • In the quantitative and verbal sections of the GMAT, you will see only one question on the screen at a time.
  • That is because the computer scores each question before selecting the next one. For this reason, you may not skip, return to, or change your responses to previous questions on these parts of the GMAT.
  • There is a severe penalty for not finishing the GMAT, so be sure to manage your time well on the day of your actual GMAT exam.
  • Your score is determined by the number of questions you answer, whether you answer the questions correctly or incorrectly, and the level of difficulty of each question.