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The GMAT score includes a percentile that compares your performance with other test-takers. If you score in the 80th percentile, then you performed better than 80 percent of the aspirants and 20 percent candidates have performed better than you have on the GMAT exam. Scoring high percentile means you performed better than most of the candidates who appeared for the exam. Similarly, scoring low percentile signifies that you scored lower than most of the candidates. As per the January 2019 to December 2021 data, the mean GMAT score stands at 574.51 with nearly 34% percentile ranking. Moreover, it is noted that two-thirds of the candidates, who appear for the GMAT exam, score between 400 and 800. A GMAT exam score of 800 corresponds to 99% percentile ranking, a GMAT score of 750 corresponds to 98% percentile ranking, and a GMAT exam score of 700 corresponds to 87% percentile ranking.

The GMAT full-form is the Graduate Management Admission Test, which is a standardized test that measures the quantitative and verbal skills of the candidates. The GMAT exam consists of 80 questions that are supposed to be answered in 3 hours and 7 minutes. The score range is from 200 to 800. GMAT is quite popular amongst candidates who wish to pursue MBA or MIM degrees. This is reflected in the fact that 80% of students prefer GMAT scores for their B-school applications. Moreover, the acceptability of the exam is high as more than 7,700 programmes at 2,400 academic institutions spanning across 110 countries accept GMAT. Moreover, GMAC has brought in the new GMAT Focus Edition 2023. The current version of the GMAT exam 2023 will be available until at least early 2024. Here are a few points that will provide an overview of the GMAT Focus Edition:

• The GMAT Focus Edition will be for 2 hours and 15 minutes as opposed to the current GMAT version which lasts for 3 hours and 7 minutes.
• A new section called Data Insights (DI) has been introduced. Performance in the Data Insights (DI), Quantitative Reasoning (QR), and Verbal Reasoning (VR) will be a part of the final GMAT Score.
• QR will have 21 questions (45 minutes), VR will have 23 questions (45 minutes), and DI will have 20 questions (45 minutes). There will be an optional break of 10 minutes.
• GMAT Focus Edition syllabus too has changed with the removal of Sentence Correction and the introduction of the Data Insights section.

In 2023, GMAC has announced the launch of the GMAT Focus Edition. The current version of the GMAT exam will be available until at least early 2024. Hence, candidates will have the option to register for both the GMAT exam formats. GMAT Focus Edition is significantly different from the current version of the GMAT 2023 exam. GMAT Focus Edition is shorter, has lesser sections (with the removal of AWA and SC), and has a newly introduced section called Data Insights (DI). The newly introduced section (DI) is loosely based on the Integrated Reasoning (IR) section of the current version of the GMAT exam 2023. For complete and the latest information on the GMAT Focus Edition, students are advised to check our GMAT Focus Edition article from time to time.