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Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Syllabus
Standardized test taken by applicants to UK MBA and business master's programmes.. The complete Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) outline — 6 subjects, 23 chapters and 80 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
5 chapters · 21 topics · 48 sub-topics
Verbal Reasoning4 chapters · 17 topics · 19 sub-topics
Data Insights5 chapters · 15 topics · 17 sub-topics
Integrated Test Strategy and Pacing3 chapters · 9 topics · 11 sub-topics
Foundational Skills and Error Avoidance3 chapters · 9 topics · 11 sub-topics
Exam Logistics and Admissions Use3 chapters · 9 topics · 11 sub-topics
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) flashcard decks
305 question-and-answer cards across 6 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
How to work through the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: Quantitative Reasoning carries 21 topics while Exam Logistics and Admissions Use carries 9. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
The ~85 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) syllabus?
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) covers 6 subjects: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Data Insights, Integrated Test Strategy and Pacing, Foundational Skills and Error Avoidance and Exam Logistics and Admissions Use. Together they contain 23 chapters and 80 named topics.
How much do you have to study for Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)?
The full Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) outline breaks down into 23 chapters, 80 topics and 117 sub-topics. Quantitative Reasoning is the largest single subject with 21 topics across 5 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) syllabus?
Roughly 85 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 4 weeks.
Are there Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) flashcards?
Yes — 305 question-and-answer flashcards across 6 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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