GAMSAT Test Structure
GAMSAT: Structural Details
The GAMSAT question paper is divided into three sections, which are:
Section I Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences 100 mins
Section II Written Communication 60 mins
Section III Reasoning in Biological and Physical Sciences 170 mins
Section I and III comprise of multiple choice type of questions which are mostly reasoning based. The questions are structured such that they focus on assessing the candidate’s problem solving capabilities in a wide range of subjects.
Section I consists of 75 questions in total. Most of the questions are passage based, where the passage can be in the form of a poem, a novel excerpt, a journal excerpt or an extract of a critical theory, and each of the passages are followed by questions based on these passages. In addition to this, there are questions based on cartoons, proverbs, graphical data and diagrammatic representations.
Section II involves essay writing, where the candidates are given two themes in the form of two sets of quotes and they have to write two essays related to these themes.
Section III consists of 110 questions which are integrated from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In this section too the candidates have to attempt passage based questions. Along with a strong grasp in the basics of science, the candidates have to apply this knowledge in new context to reach the answer.
