GMAT 3-Month Study Plan 2021

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GMAT 3-Month Study Plan is important to correctly utilize GMAT preparation time. A proper GMAT study plan ensures to cover the entire GMAT syllabus right on time. Creating a proper GMAT study plan not only helps you to become more organized, but it also holds you accountable for your own learning outcomes. Here is a GMAT 3-month study plan to give you an idea so that you can create one for yourself as per your convenience.

Day	Activity	Day	Activity
MONTH 1 Week 1: GMAT BASICS	-	-	-
Day 1	Familiarize yourself with the GMAT Quant content and format	Day 2	Go through Arithmetic syllabus
Day 3	Take a diagnostic test	Day 4	Practice Arithmetic sums
DAy 5	Take a Test	Day 6	Practice from GMAT Quant Practice Papers
Day 7	Review your results of your practice tests	-	-
Week 2: Verbal Section	-	-	-
Day 8	Familiarize yourself with the GMAT verbal section	Day 9	Build your knowledge of sentence correction questions
Day 10	Critical reasoning	Day 11	Practice from GMAT Verbal Practice Papers
Day 12	Develop your knowledge of GMAT reading comprehension passages and questions	Day 13	Reading comprehension
Day 14	Mock test of the verbal section	-	-
Week 3: Quant Section	-	-	-
Day 15	Review GMAT Math from GMAT Quant Books	Day 16	Go through Algebra syllabus and prepare strategies, facts, definitions, and formulas
Day 17	Build your algebra skills more	Day 18	Practice algebra
Day 19	Develop your knowledge of foundational geometry concepts	Day 20	Develop your knowledge of word problems
Day 21	Practice mock-tests	-	-
Week-4: Check Your Progress	-	-	-
Day 22	Practice algebra	Day 23	Do practice questions
Day 24	Practice Verbal section	Day 25	Mock test of verbal
Day 26	Take a full-length computerized adaptive practice test	Day 27	Rest
Day 28	Review your practice exam results	Day 29	Work on time management
Day 30	Practice question types that you found challenging	-	-
MONTH 2 Week -5: Verval Review	-	-	-
Day 1	Build your knowledge of reading comprehension questions	Day 2	Practice reading comprehension
Day 3	Build your knowledge of critical reasoning questions	Day 4	Build a practice question bank that focuses on the questions you’re struggling
Day 5	Practice Critical Reasoning	Day 6	Practice Sentence correction
Day 7	Practice GMAT verbal questions	-	-
Week-6: Quant Review	-	-	-
Day 8	Build your knowledge in number properties	Day 9	Go through GMAT Geometry Syllabus
Day 10	Build your knowledge in sets	Day 11	Practice
Day 12	Practice and build your knowledge of GMAT data sufficiency questions	Day 13	Full-length mock test and learn data sufficiency GMAT tricks
Day 14	Practice and build your knowledge of problem solving questions	-	-
Week- 7: Check your Progress	-	-	-
Day 15	Take a full-length computerized adaptive practice test	Day 16	Rest
Day 17	Review your practice test results	Day 18	Work on weaker section
Day 19	Go over answer explanations to questions that you got wrong	Day 20	Customise a set of questions that are hard, work on it
Day 21	Practice question types that are difficult	-	-
Week- 8: GMAT Essay (Analytical Writing Assessment)	-	-	-
Day 22	Review strategies on how to approach the AWA section	Day 23	Make strategies for the Analytical Writing Assessment section
Day 24	Practice with AWA prompts	Day 25	Practice
Day 26	Write sample GMAT essays	Day 27	Practice
Day 28	Read Sample answers of previous years	Day 29	Revise and write answers
Day 30	AWA mock test	Day 31	Rest
MONTH 3 Week-9: Integrated Reasoning	-	-	-
Day 1	Read the GMAT Official Guide 2018’s chapter on the integrated reasoning section	Day 2	Build tips and strategies
Day 3	Learn about integrated reasoning questions and the overall structure of the section	Day 4	Go through GMAT IR
Day 5	Practice real integrated reasoning questions	Day 6	Practice from GMAT IR Practice Paper
Day 7	Rest	-	-
Week-10: Check Your Progress	-	-	-
Day 8	Review verbal concepts	Day 9	Practice GMAT Sentence corrections
Day 10	Review quant concepts	Day 11	Revise the formulas and definitions
Day 12	Take a full-length computerized adaptive practice test	Day 13	Rest
Day 14	Review your practice test results	-	-
Week-11: Concept Review	-	-	-
Day 15	Practice the sums you found difficult in the quant sections	Day 16	Review the Quant concepts
Day 17	Practice the sums you found difficult in the Verbal sections	Day 18	Review the Verbal concepts
Day 19	Review your mock-test papers	Day 20	Take practice tests and quizzes
Day 21	Rest	-	-
Week 12: Rest and Review	-	-	-
Day 22	Take Quant mock test	Day 23	Verbal mock test
Day 24	Verbal revise	Day 25	Quant Revise
Day 26	AWA mock test	Day 27	AWA Revise
Day 28	IR mock test	Day 29	IR Revise
Day 30	Rest	-	-

Also check- GMAT 2-Month Study Plan

GMAT Study Plan Benefits

GMAT study plan keeps the entire GMAT prep smooth and easy-going. The candidates know beforehand what they need to study on a particular day. In case they study without a study plan, they may need to pick the subjects randomly. The best part of the study plan is it keeps the preparation very organized which reduces the chances of time-wasting. By using GMAT daily study plan, the candidates can surely move towards success in GMAT.

Factors Determining GMAT 3 month Study Plan

One of the chief determining factors to make a GMAT study plan is to understand the target score. Though the total time for GMAT preparation is shown as 3 months here, every individual cannot devote the same hours every day and they will not have the similar target score as well.

Another factor is the weakness of the candidates – they have to understand which section they are weaker in. For this, they will need to take a mock test and identify the section. In the study plan of GMAT, the candidates need to put more on the weak section.

Here, a fact is candidates studying English major may find the verbal section weaker because of the tricky questions of sentence correction and critical reasoning. GMAT quant, on the other side contains mostly the direct questions. Yes, the difficulty level of both sections is high and these can be cracked only with sufficient practice. So, GMAT mock tests are necessary for each section.

By making a realistic target GMAT score and by following a proper GMAT study plan, it is possible to crack GMAT in 3 months. So, have a great preparation ahead and secure the best possible score.

GMAT Sample Practice Papers

GMAT practice papers provide candidates a wide range of questions along with different difficulty levels. Authentic test materials for GMAT prep like GMAT sample paper PDF offer the best experience since it consists of every type of question.

GMAT QUANT

GMAT QUANT practice paper 1	GMAT QUANT practice paper
GMAT QUANT practice paper 3	GMAT QUANT practice paper 4

GMAT VERBAL

GMAT VERBAL practice paper	GMAT VERBAL practice paper 2
GMAT VERBAL practice paper 3	GMAT VERBAL practice paper 4

GMAT IR

GMAT IR practice paper	GMAT IR practice paper 1
GMAT IR practice paper 3	GMAT IR practice paper 4

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.

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Ques. MBA Preparation: What GMAT score can be considered good for applying to ISB Hyderabad with an average academic profile?

● Top Answer By Uday Pawar on 30 Jan 23

Generally speaking anything above 750 is a good score for admission to IBS Hyderabad. But even a high GMAT score does not guarantee admission to IBS Hyderabad because the shortlisting is profile-based. GMAT score is just a part of the entire selection process. You need to improvise your profile by working on other aspects also like essays profile academics extracurricular activities Academics: Your 12th class marks graduation grades, post-graduation, and certification scores along with the GMAT cutoff is considered in your academic profile. Leadership: The leadership skills of the aspirants are tested on the basis of their prior achievements and roles. Personal attributes: This comprises your personal qualities like hobbies, talents, and extracurricular skills. Aspirants from diverse work experiences, cultures, and educational backgrounds are welcomed at IBS Hyderabad. So along with preparing well for GMAT, give importance to these parameters as well to increase your chances of admission....Read more

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Ques. What is the percentile required to get into ISB Hyderabad?

● Top Answer By Akanksha Sharma on 30 Jan 23

In case you are enquiring about the CAT percentile let me clarify that ISB Hyderabad does not take into consideration CAT scores. It accepts GMAT/GRE scores only. Most importantly, the ISB Shortlisting process is profile-based. This means even with a lower percentile you can manage to get shortlisted provided you have an excellent profile. There is no fixed cutoff for GMAT. However, a 700+ GMAT score isn't a must-have for ISB if your application is strong in other areas. According to an ISB spokesperson, candidates were admitted to the 2021 cohort with scores as low as 580, and as high as 780. So the GMAT score range for ISB is 580-780....Read more

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Ques. Is it worth spending 30k to join GMAT coaching at Crack ISB Hyderabad?

● Top Answer By Yash Bhati on 30 Jan 23

Yes, it certainly is worth paying a hefty fee of 30k for GMAT coaching at Crack ISB Hyderabad. The quality of trainers and the certainty of admission is what draw the candidates here. While there are many institutes that specialize in training for the CAT, very few institutes offer training for GMAT. Crack ISB Hyderabad has many features that have made it so popular and demanding among GMAT aspirants The peer group is a productive and effective group discussion is possible The institute gives the admission essay reviews free of cost while most institutes charge around 20-25k The quality of editing is much better at this Institute mainly because the faculty comprises alumni of top B Schools So it’s better to pay more for quality education than pay less or the same for substandard education. But remember an Institute can just prepare you for your entrance exam. It’s upon you to put in maximum effort and achieve your goals....Read more

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Ques. Why do students go for CAT, XAT, SNAP etc when almost all the B-Schools in India accept GMAT scores for the full time MBA?

● Top Answer By Nia Malhotra on 17 May 21

There is hardly any B-school in India that accepts GMAT scores for full-time MBA. IIMs, FMS, XLRI, JBIMS, IIFT, MDI, etc. are some of the institutions that accept GMAT scores. However, students applying through a foreign national quota or NRI quota are eligible for GMAT score. ISB on the other hand accepts the GMAT for its full-time program MBA program. Here is the list of some B-Schools that accepts GMAT scores in India XLRI, Jamshedpur XIM, Bhubaneswar VIT Business School TISS, Mumbai TERI School of Advanced Sciences, TERI University TASMAC, Pune TAPMI, Manipal School of Management, Udaipur School of Management, NMIMS, Mumbai School of Management, International Institute of Management This is why most students go for CAT, XAT, SNAP, and other management exams for admission in MBA. Only foreign nationals or students with NRI Quota can apply through GMAT....Read more

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Ques. Does ISB Hyderabad need work experience apart from the GMAT score?

● Top Answer By Bejoy John on 30 Jan 23

Yes, ISB Hyderabad’s PGP program requires a minimum of 2 years of full-time paid work experience. This criteria came into force on 31st March 2016 and is still a necessity. For candidates who lack in this aspect, there is a back door entry called the Early Entry Option or the EEOs. Under this, you can apply right away, go through the selection process, and receive the admission offer but join only after working for 2 years. This can also be referred to as Deferred admission. ...Read more

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