GMAT 2024 - Graduate Management Admission test acronym GMAT is conducted by the US-based Pearson VUE under the direction of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), an organization of graduate business schools worldwide. It is a standardized test that measures the verbal, mathematical, and analytical writing skills of the young aspirants to help the graduate schools of business assess the potential of applicants for advanced study in business and management institutes.
Nearly 900 management institutes all over the world (most of them in the US) require GMAT scores from each applicant. The GMAT tests the fundamental skills - Reasoning and Comprehension included - and does not require any subject-specific theoretical study.
GMAT Exam 2024 Important Dates
Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration
Last Date of Filling Application Form
- 90 Days Before Taking Exam
Date of Entrance Exam
- Amritsar: 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 24th January 2024 and 5th, 12th, 13th February 2024.
- Ahmedabad: 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 24th January 2024 and 5th, 12th, 13th February 2024.
- Bengaluru: 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 24th January 2024 and 5th, 12th, 13th February 2024
- Bhopal: 1st to 5th, 8th to 12th, 15th to 19th, 22nd to 26th January 2024 and 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th February 2024
- Chennai: 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 24th January 2024 and 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 29th February 2024
- Cochin: 1st to 5th, 8th to 12th, 15th to 19th, 22nd to 25th January 2024 and 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th February 2024
- Gurugram: 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 24th January 2024 and 5th, 12th, 13th February 2024
- Hyderabad: 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 24th January 2024 and 5th, 12th February 2024
- Jaipur: 1th to 6th, 8th to 13th, 15th to 20th, 22nd to 27th January 2024
- February 2024: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th to 10th, 12th to 15th
- Mumbai: 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 24th January 2024 and 5th, 12th, 13rd February 2024
- Mysore: 1st to 6th, 8th 13th, 15th to 20th, 22nd to 27th January 2024 and 1st to 10th, 12th to 15th February 2024
- Nagpur: 2nd to 6th, 8th to 13th, 16th to 20th, and 22nd to 25th, 27th January 2024 and 1st to 3rd, 5th to 10th, 12th to 15th February 2024
- New Delhi: 2nd, 4th, 8th, 10th, 17th, 24th January 2024 and 5th, 12th, 13th February 2024
- Noida: 2, 4, 8, 10, 17, 24 January 2024 and 5, 12, 13 February 2024
- Pilani: 14th, 28th January 2024 and 11th February 2024
- Pune: 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-25, 27 January 2024 and 1st to 6th, 8th to 13th, 15th to 20th, 22nd to 25th, 27th, 29th, 30th, 31st February 2024
- Ranchi: 1st to 6th, 8th to 13th, 15th to 20th, 22nd to 27th January 2024 and 1st to 10th, 12th to 15th February 2024
- Surat: 2, 4, 8, 10, 17, 24 January 2024 and 5th, 12th, 13th February 2024
- Vijayawada: 1st to 5th, 8th to 12th, 15th to 19th, 22nd to 26th January 2024 and 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th February 2024
GMAT Exam 2024 Eligibility
- Anyone and everyone is eligible for taking the GMAT irrespective of age or qualification.
GMAT 2024 Syllabus
The test has three distinct sections:
1. Analytical Writing Ability (AWA)
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2. Integrated Reasoning
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3. Quantitative: The Quantitative section has two types of questions:
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4. Verbal:-The Verbal Section has three types of questions:
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- Graphics interpretation
- Multiple-source reasoning
- Table analysis and
- Two-part analysis.
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- Problem Solving and
- Data Sufficiency mingled throughout the section.
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- Sentence Correction
- Critical Reasoning and
- Reading Comprehension
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GMAT 2024 Pattern
- There are a total of 78 questions, 37 in Quantitative and 41 in Verbal.
- These have to be done in 75 minutes each.
- The topic has to be written in 30 minutes.
- The new section - Integrated Reasoning - will consist of 12 questions to be done within 30 minutes.
- It has been introduced by removing an essay from the analytical writing assessment section.
- Therefore the score and timings of the exam (3 hours, 30 minutes) will remain the same.
- However, changes can also make in the total number of questions and the time duration.
- An on-screen calculator will be provided to candidates for the fourth format named Two-part analysis.
GMAT Exam 2024 Dates
GMAT Test Dates are not fixed. This exam is held all around the year, in fact, one can choose his own date and time for taking the exam as it is a totally online test i.e., GMAT Online Test. September to December is the high season for GMAT, so in case you intend to take the test during this period, you need to register very early (say 90 days in advance) to get a date of your choice. Otherwise, registering at least 15 days in advance is mandatory.
GMAT Exam 2024 Validity
The test scores are valid for five years for most of the universities. But it is always prudent to have scored no more than 2 years old.
GMAT Exam 2024 Fee
The fee to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is US$250 worldwide. You will incur taxes when you schedule an exam in certain countries.
GMAT Exam mode of payment of fees
The mode of payment of the fee is
- By credit card (Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express®, or JCB®)
- Debit card (Visa® or MasterCard® only)
- By cashier’s check (mailed forms only)
- By money order (mailed forms only)
- Personal check (mailed forms only)
- Payments by check must be payable in U.S. dollars and drawn on banks located in the United States.
GMAT Exam 2024 Test Centres
GMAT Exam will be held at the following given test centers:
Ahmedabad Prometric Testing (P) Ltd. 301-302, Abhijeet-II, Mitha Kali 6 Road, Ellisbridge Ahmedabad Ph: 91-79-6561088 |
Allahabad Prometric Testing (P) Ltd. 119/25A, Mahatma Gandhi Marg Civil Lines, Allahabad - 211001 Ph: 91-532-2622477 |
Bangalore Prometric Testing (P) Ltd. Maini Sadan, 1st Floor, No 38 Lavelle Road, 7th Cross, Bangalore - 560001 Ph: 91-80-2292553 / 54 |
Calcutta Prometric Testing (P) Ltd. Flat 1/C, 1st Floor, Sukh Sagar Bldg, Sarat Bose Road, Calcutta - 700020 Ph: 91-33-24852792 |
Chennai Prometric Testing (P) Ltd. No 15, 2nd Floor, Romar House, Jagannathan Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600034 Ph: 91-44-28241875
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Hyderabad Prometric Testing (P) Ltd. Avenue 1, Street 20, Plot 1672 Road 12, Banjara Hills Hyderabad - 500034 Ph: 91-40-23308504
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Mumbai Prometric Testing (P) Ltd. Marwah House, Saki Vihar Road Saki Naka, Andheri (E) Mumbai - 400072 Ph: 91-22-28573160 / 28573171
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Trivandrum Prometric Testing (P) Ltd. PTC Towers, 2nd Floor SS Coil Road, Thampanoor Trivandrum - 695001 Ph: 91-471-2338662
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