GMAT Coaching in Chandigarh

GMAT Exam Overview: Key Details for Chandigarh Aspirants

The GMAT is owned and run by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) and is used by more than 2,400 institutions worldwide for MBA, Master's in Management, Business Analytics and other graduate business programmes, including leading Indian schools that accept GMAT scores. The current version, launched as the GMAT Focus Edition, has been called simply the GMAT Exam since July 2024.

There is no single exam date: you book an appointment that suits you, either at a test centre or online, and can take the GMAT up to five times in a rolling 12-month period. Scores are valid for five years, so working professionals from Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula can test early and apply when the time is right.

GMAT at a glance:

• Mode: Computer-adaptive test, at a test centre or online
• Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes, with one optional 10-minute break
• Sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights
• Questions: 64
• Score: Total Score 205 to 805 (each section 60 to 90, equally weighted)
• Eligibility: minimum age 18 (13 to 17 with parental consent); no degree requirement to take the test
• Official website: mba.com

For the complete exam guide, see our GMAT exam page.

GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Syllabus

Quantitative Reasoning has 21 multiple-choice Problem Solving questions in 45 minutes. According to GMAC, it tests algebraic and arithmetic foundational knowledge and how you apply it to solve problems. Geometry is not part of the current Quant section, and no calculator is available here, so mental maths and number sense count.

Key Topics

1. Arithmetic:

• Percentages
• Ratio and Proportion
• Profit, Loss and Interest
• Averages and basic statistics
• Mixtures
• Work and Rate problems

2. Number Properties:

• Divisibility, Factors
• HCF and LCM
• Remainders
• Odd/even, primes, decimals and fractions

3. Algebra:

• Word Problems
• Linear and Quadratic Equations
• Inequalities
• Functions
• Exponents and Roots
• Sequences

4. Counting & Probability:

• Permutations and Combinations
• Probability
• Sets

GMAT Verbal Reasoning Syllabus

Verbal Reasoning has 23 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes, split between Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning. Sentence Correction is no longer part of the GMAT, so the focus is on understanding arguments and passages rather than grammar rules.

Key Topics

• Reading Comprehension: main idea, inference, detail, structure and tone of passages
• Critical Reasoning: assumptions, strengthen and weaken, evaluate, inference, boldface and plan questions
• Argument structure: premise, conclusion and evidence
• Vocabulary in context for faster reading

GMAT Data Insights Syllabus

Data Insights has 20 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes and measures how well you analyse and interpret data and apply it to real-world business scenarios. An on-screen calculator is available in this section.

Question Types

• Data Sufficiency
• Multi-Source Reasoning
• Table Analysis
• Graphics Interpretation
• Two-Part Analysis

Strong DI basics help a lot here: build them with Tables, Pie Charts and Line Graphs practice.

GMAT Exam Pattern: Sections, Timing and Scoring

The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test of 64 questions in 2 hours 15 minutes. You choose the order of the three sections, and you get one optional 10-minute break.

Section-Wise Breakdown

Scoring and Test Features

• All three sections count equally towards the Total Score (205 to 805; all totals end in 5).
• Section scores depend on the number of questions answered, whether they are correct, and their difficulty.
• At the end of each section you can review any question and change up to three answers.
• You can take the test up to five times in a rolling 12-month period; scores are valid for five years.