The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

The GMAT was created about 50 years ago to measure the academic abilities needed to succeed in graduate management education, and has since been modified several times.
GMAT scores are used by nearly 1,300 graduate management programs throughout the world, and about 850 schools require GMAT scores from the applicants.
Structure of the GMAT exam

The GMAT exam is actually two tests rolled into one. The first part is the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA). The score that you get from this test is separate from the actual GMAT score itself. You have to take the whole thing - you cannot just opt to take the GMAT part I.

The exam is entirely computer administrated. The questions are all multiple choice except the essay questions where you are required to type your essays into a box on the computer screen. You can take the exam as many times as you like, but the scores from all your attempts are recorded and passed on to any inquirer, so it is better to make sure you will get a good score before you consider taking the exam. You have to answer all the multiple-choice questions. Having moved on from a multiple-choice question, you are not allowed to go back to it!

The exam consists of the following parts in this order: