Learn About the GMAT™ Online Exam
The GMAT™ online exam is a remote proctored version of the of the test center-based GMAT™ exam designed to help you meet your application goals – from the comfort of your home. You have the option to take the GMAT™ exam online or at a test center – or both – the choice is yours!
Appointments are available around the clock and testing dates are available 6-months out on a rolling basis. The GMAT™ online exam can be taken on a Windows or Mac computer, and features:
- 3 full exam sections: Quantitative, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, and beginning May 20, 2021 the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) section
- Same time, scoring, and number of items as the test center-based exam
- Flexibility to use a physical or an online whiteboard for scratch work
- Disability accommodations
- Accepted by over 7,000 global business programs
- Scores valid for 5 years
- Complimentary unlimited score report sending
Bring out your best where you test. You might feel more at ease at home with the online exam or prefer the structure of a test center. Both options will always be available to help you meet your application deadlines. The choice is yours. Today and every day.
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Current Online Exam |
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Enhanced Online Exam |
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Section Order Fixed order: Quantitative, Verbal, and Integrated Reasoning. |
Section Order Choice of 3 section orders similar to the test-center based exam. |
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Questions Same number of questions - no Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) section. |
Analytical Writing Addition of the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) section on your exam. |
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Scores View your score report in your mba.com account 7 business days after the exam. |
Scores Unofficial scores can be viewed after the exam, official score available within 7 business days. |
Which Delivery is Right For You?
Compare the test center based GMAT™ exam with the GMAT™ online exam to discover which GMAT™ exam delivery is right for you. Download this chart to see a side-by-side comparison.
Disability Accommodations
If you are planning to request disability accommodations for the GMAT™ online exam, do not schedule your appointment until your accommodation is approved. Please begin by following the process to register as a test taker with disabilities. Accommodations available include 50% and 100% extended time along with an extended break of 10 minutes (16-minute extended break beginning May 20, 2021.
Before the Exam
- Test – Run a system test before registering to ensure your computer is ready for test day.
- Practice – get familiar with the online whiteboard tool.
- Review – Policies and procedures and ID requirements.
During the Exam
- Login at least 15 minutes before your exam time for check-in.
- Remove mobile phones, headphones, watches, notes, scratch paper, and any other objects or electronic devices from your work area.
- Touchscreens, graphics tablets, and use of a stylus is not permitted.
After the Exam
- Official scores will be posted in your mba.com account within 7 business days of completing your exam and will not be included in test center-based score reporting.
- Beginning May 20, 2021 you will also be able to view your unofficial score on screen immediately after your exam.
- Complimentary unlimited score sending.
- Score is valid for 5 years.
- Online exam counts towards 12-month and lifetime limits.
- One retake is available †
†verifiable technical issues will not count toward your retake limit, however, if you experience multiple technical issues, we may advise you to test at a test center.
The GMAT™ online exam is available in all locations, with the exception of: Mainland China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Sudan due to regulatory and local data privacy rules. Please note that currently, proctoring support for the GMAT™ online exam is only offered in English.
