GMAC replaced the classic GMAT with a redesigned version on 7 February 2024. It was initially called the “GMAT Focus Edition” to distinguish it from the retired format during the transition, but since 1 July 2024 it’s simply called the GMAT  there’s no other current version to distinguish it from anymore.

What changed from the older format:

– One fewer section. The classic GMAT had four sections including a standalone essay. The current GMAT has three: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights.
– The essay is gone. Analytical Writing Assessment the 30-minute “Analysis of an Argument” essay has been removed entirely. There’s no writing section on the current GMAT.
– Data Insights replaces Integrated Reasoning, absorbing and expanding on it, and is now weighted equally with Quant and Verbal in your score (Integrated Reasoning used to be scored separately and didn’t count toward your main score).
– Sentence Correction is gone from Verbal. Grammar-heavy questions about modifiers, parallelism and subject-verb agreement are no longer tested.
– Much shorter. Down from roughly 3.5 hours (including two optional breaks) to 2 hours 15 minutes (with one optional break).
– New scoring scale. Total score now runs 205–805 (ending in 5), rather than the old 200–800 scale.
– You can now review and change answers. Up to 3 answers per section can be revisited and changed  this wasn’t possible on the classic, fully-locked adaptive format.

The core purpose  assessing analytical, quantitative and data reasoning skills relevant to business school  hasn’t changed. What changed is which skills are tested, how long it takes, and how it’s scored.