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The GMAT Focus Edition: what changed

Testing on the new version began in November 2023, and from February 1, 2024 it was the only GMAT you could take. GMAC dropped the GMAT Focus Edition name on July 1, 2024 and now just calls it the GMAT exam. It’s nearly an hour shorter than the old one, with three sections, no essay and a 205 to 805 score scale.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

GMAT Focus Edition timeline

  • March 2023: GMAC publishes the details of the new exam.
  • November 2023: testing on the GMAT Focus Edition begins, alongside the old exam.
  • January 31, 2024: last day to take the old GMAT.
  • February 1, 2024: the Focus Edition is the only version worldwide.
  • July 1, 2024: the name goes back to simply the GMAT exam.

What changed in the GMAT Focus Edition?

Integrated Reasoning didn’t vanish: its question types moved into Data Insights. Quant now has only Problem Solving questions, and GMAC’s list of Quant topics for the current exam has no geometry.

Old GMAT (to January 2024)GMAT exam now
SectionsQuant, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, Analytical WritingQuant, Verbal, Data Insights
Total score200 to 800, from Quant and Verbal only205 to 805, from all three sections
Data SufficiencyIn QuantIn Data Insights
Sentence CorrectionIn VerbalRemoved
EssayAnalytical Writing AssessmentNone
LengthNearly an hour longer2 hours 15 minutes
The current format in full →Data Insights →

Old GMAT scores compared with new ones

These rows come from GMAC’s concordance table published in August 2026. Some old scores match two or three new ones, and GMAC says the scales can’t be compared number for number. So a 700 on the old exam sits around 645 to 655 today, not 705.

Old score (200-800)Matching score nowPercentile now
760715 to 73598.6% to 99.4%
740685 or 69595.1% to 96.9%
700645 or 65585.6% to 89.6%
650595 to 61566.3% to 75.4%
600555 or 56547.4% to 50.4%
500485 or 49521.7% to 25.4%
Percentiles for the current exam →

Do old GMAT scores still count?

Yes, for five years from the test date, like any GMAT score. GMAC’s concordance table is the way to line an old score up against a new one.

How long scores are valid →

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Sources: GMAC and 7 more. Checked October 2026.

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