The short version
The GMAT Focus Edition has three sections — Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights — of 45 minutes each, for a total testing time of 2 hours and 15 minutes (accessed 2026-08-07). That's a shorter, tighter exam than the classic GMAT, with one optional break.
The three sections
There are 64 questions in total: 21 Quantitative Reasoning, 23 Verbal Reasoning, and 20 Data Insights (accessed 2026-08-07). Quant is problem solving without a calculator in that section; Verbal is reading comprehension and critical reasoning; Data Insights blends table analysis, graphics interpretation, and data sufficiency.
What's gone, and what's new
If you're comparing to the old GMAT, two things changed: the Analytical Writing Assessment is gone, and Data Insights replaced the old Integrated Reasoning section (accessed 2026-08-07). You also get tools the classic exam didn't have, like the ability to bookmark questions and edit a set number of answers within a section.
How to use the timing
Three equal 45-minute blocks make pacing simple to plan: roughly two minutes per Quant question, just under two per Verbal, and a bit over two per Data Insights item. You also choose the section order on test day, so practice in the order you intend to sit them.
Sources
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- GMAT Exam Structure — GMAC. Accessed 2026-08-07.
- GMAT Exam Content — GMAC. Accessed 2026-08-07.
- The GMAT Exam (GMAT Focus Edition) — GMAC. Accessed 2026-08-07.
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