GMAT Exam 2023: Dates, Registration, Syllabus, Pattern, Eligibility Criteria

GMAT Exam 2023: Dates, Registration, Syllabus, Pattern, Eligibility Criteria

GMAT 2023 Latest Update: New GMAT Focus Testing Starts November 7. Current Edition till January 31, 2024; Only GMAT Focus Edition after Feb 1, 2024.

GMAT 2023

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) conducts the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) for admission to various MBA and PGDM courses in the country and abroad. It is a computer-based examination comprising objective type multiple-choice questions. This examination judges the candidates on the skills required for success in a management program.

GMAT 2023 Highlights

Full Exam Name Graduate Management Admission Test
Conducting Body Graduate Management Admission Council
Level of examination International Level Exam
Languages English
Mode of Application Online application
Mode of Examination Online Examination
Participating Colleges 196
Duration of examination (current version) 3 Hours 7 Minutes
Duration of GMAT Focus Edition (from 07-Nov-23 onwards) 2 Hours 15 Minutes

GMAT 2023 Important Dates

The GMAT is conducted several times a year. in order to decide their exam date, the candidates should visit the official website – www.mba.com/exams

Cities Exam Dates 2023
New Delhi 2023
  • August 2023: 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 21, 22, 28, 29
  • September 2023: 4, 11, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27
  • October 2023: 5, 9, 16, 19, 23
  • November 2023: 2, 6, 7, 8, 16
  • December 2023: 4, 5, 11, 12, 19, 26
Gurgaon/Gurugram 2023
  • June 2023: 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
  • July 2023: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20. 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27
  • October 2023: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
  • December 2023: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26
Noida 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9
  • September 2023: 4, 11, 18, 25
  • October 2023: 3, 9, 17, 19, 25
  • November 2023: 2, 6, 8, 16
  • December 2023: 5, 12, 19, 26
Bangalore/Bengaluru 2023
  • August 2023:1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10
  • September 2023:5, 11, 18, 25
  • October 2023:3, 5, 9, 17, 19, 25
  • November 2023: 2, 6, 8, 15
  • December 2023: 5, 12, 19, 26
Chennai 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 7, 9, 22, 29
  • September 2023: 4, 5, 11, 18, 20, 25, 26
  • October 2023: 3, 17, 19, 25
  • November 2023: 2, 15
  • December 2023: 5, 12, 19, 26
Cochin 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25
  • September 2023: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
  • October 2023: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
  • December 2023: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Mumbai 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 14
  • September 2023: 1, 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29
  • October 2023: 5, 9, 16, 23
  • November 2023:: 2, 6, 8, 16
  • December 2023: 5, 12, 19
Kolkata 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
  • September 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30
  • October 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17
  • December 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26
Jaipur 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29
  • September 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30
  • October 2023: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 17, 18
  • December 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26
Amritsar 2023
  • August 2023: 7, 9, 14, 17, 21, 22, 28
  • September 2023: 4, 5, 11, 13, 14, 18, 25
  • October 2023: 3, 9, 16, 23
  • November 2023: 2, 6, 8, 15, 16
  • December 2023: 5, 12, 19, 26
Ahmedabad 2023
  • August 2023: 7, 8, 9, 14, 17, 21, 28
  • September 2023: 4, 5, 11, 18, 25
  • October 2023: 3, 9, 17, 25
  • November 2023: 2, 6, 8, 16
  • December 2023: 5, 12, 19, 26
Bhopal 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29
  • October 2023: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
  • December 2023: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26
Guwahati 2023
  • August 2023: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
  • October 2023: 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 27
  • November 2023: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
Pune 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30
  • October 2023: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18
  • December 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26
Nagpur 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
  • October 2023: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 16, 17, 18
  • December 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26
Ranchi 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
  • October 2023: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
  • December 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26
Surat 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29
  • September 2023: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 16, 20, 23, 25, 30
  • October 2023: 3, 7, 9, 14, 17, 21, 25, 28
  • November 2023: 2, 4, 6, 8, 16
  • December 2023: 2, 9, 5, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26
Indore 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30
  • October 2023: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18
  • December 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26
Pilani 2023
  • August 2023: 27
  • September 2023: 10, 24
  • October 2023: 8, 22
  • November 2023: 12, 26
  • December 2023: 10, 24
Vijayawada 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
  • October 2023: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
  • December 2023: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26
Mysore 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30
  • October 2023: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
  • December 2023: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Manipal 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31
  • September 2023: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
  • October 2023: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
  • November 2023: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17
  • December 2023: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26
Hyderabad 2023
  • August 2023: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 21, 28
  • September 2023: 4, 5, 11, 18, 20, 25
  • October 2023: 3, 5, 9, 16, 17, 25
  • November 2023: 2, 6, 8, 15
  • December 2023: 4, 5, 12, 19, 26

GMAT 2023 Eligibility Criteria

  • Valid Passport or Aadhar (check out the GMAC website for all latest updates).
  • Age years
    The minimum age of the candidate should be 18 years. There is no upper age limit.
  • Qualification
    Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institute. Students in the final year of graduation can also apply.
  • Language Requirements –
    Since the exam is conducted in English, knowledge of the language is required.
  • Attempts
    A maximum of 5 attempts are permitted in a year with a gap of 16 days between them. an aspirant can attempt a total of 8 times in a lifetime.

GMAT 2023 Application Process

Follow the below-given steps to register for GMAT

Step 1 – Visit the GMAT website.

Step 2 – On the homepage, click on Create Profile.

Step 3 – Enter the required credentials. Now, verify your profile.

Step 4 – Select the test date and centre.

Step 5 – Confirm the GMAT 2023 details.

Step 6 – Pay the application fee. The confirmation of the application will be sent via e-mail.

Step 7 – Save the pdf to your system

Step 8 – The next step is to select the schools. (Maximum programmes – 5).

Step 9 – Review the confirmation letter for the examination to see if all the details are correct.

Note:

  • Candidates can register for the GMAT examination online, by phone, postal mail, or by fax.
  • The fee can be paid using a cheque, debit card, credit card, or money order.

GMAT registration through phone

To register through the phone, candidates should call the customer service (GMAT) in their region. An additional service fee of US$10 will be charged.

India Phone- 0120 4397830 (Monday - Friday- 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM)

GMAT registration by post

Step 1 – Complete your application form through www.mba.com

Step 2 – Download and post the application form along with the application fee payment information.

Note: For postal registration, candidates will have to pay the application fee by money order or cheque.

GMAT 2023 Syllabus

Quantitative Reasoning
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Problem-Solving
Verbal Reasoning
  • Reading Comprehension(RC)
  • Critical Reasoning(CR)
  • Sentence Correction(SC)
Analytical Writing Assessment
  • Analysis of an Argument
Integrated Reasoning
  • Table Analysis
  • Two-Part Analysis
  • Multi-Source Reasoning
  • Graphics Interpretation

GMAT 2023 Current Exam Pattern

Test Section Time Limit (in minutes) Number of Questions Question Types Score Range
Analytical Writing Assessment 30 1
  • Analysis of an Argument
 0-6 (in 0.5 -point increments)
Integrated Reasoning 30 12
  • Table Analysis
  • Two-Part Analysis
  • Multi-Source Reasoning
  • Graphics Interpretation
1-8 (in 1-point increments)
Quantitative Reasoning 62 31
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Problem-Solving
6-51 (in 1-point increments)
Verbal Reasoning 65 36
  • Reading Comprehension(RC)
  • Critical Reasoning(CR)
  • Sentence Correction(SC)
6-51 (in 1-point increments)
  • It is an online exam.
  • The duration of the examination is 3 hours and 7 minutes.
  • There are 4 separately timed sections.

GMAT 2023 Result

The candidate should follow the below-given steps to download the result.

Step 1 - Visit the official website of GMAT.

Step 2. On the home page, click on the GMAT result link.

Step 3 – Enter the registered email ID and password. The result will be displayed on your screen.

Step 4 – Take a printout.

Conclusion

We hope this article has been helpful in providing details about the Graduate Management Admission Test 2023 examination. The examination is conducted several times a year. For further details, candidates should visit the official website - www.mba.com/exams.

faq

Frequently Asked Questions

How many attempts are permissible in the GMAT?

A maximum of 5 attempts are permitted in a year with a gap of 16 days between them. an aspirant can attempt a total of 8 times in a lifetime.

What is the validity of the GMAT score?

The GMAT score is valid for 5 years from the date of examination.

Is GMAT a descriptive type examination?

No, it is an objective type test.

What are the age criteria to apply for GMAT 2023?

The minimum age of the candidate should be 18 years. There is no upper age limit.

What is the educational qualification required for GMAT 2023?

They must have a bachelor’s degree from a recognized institute. Students in the final year of graduation can also apply.

Can I take the GMAT examination in my regional language?

No, you cannot do so. The examination will be conducted in English.