Best GMAT Study Plan for Working Professionals with 3-5 Years Experience

GMAT study plan is very important for a successful GMAT result. When you are an experienced working professional, you have to make a study plan to crack GMAT and get the course done for a better placement. We suggest at least a 2 months study plan for GMAT for the working professionals for a good score in GMAT. Before moving on to the study plan, let’s face the commonest question:

How to Prepare for GMAT with a Full-time Job?

Well, making a study plan for GMAT is not a very easy task especially when it is for the working professionals. At the time of making the GMAT study plan, three main factors to keep in the mind:

The professional workers will not be able to study much in the weekdays
They will study after and before their working hours on the weekdays
The study plan of weekdays has to be light and weekends need to be packed

Keeping these factors in mind, the primary step for the candidates is to take a mock test of GMAT. With the help of it, the candidates will be able to understand the sections they are weakest in. Based on this, the study plan will be made for the candidate.

GMAT 8 Weeks Study Plan

The study plan below is based on a candidate who is weak in GMAT quant:

Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1	Learn Arithmetic concepts	Learn Algebra concepts	Learn Geometry concepts	Data sufficiency concepts	Data sufficiency	Learn and apply the tricks of GMAT quant	Practice and take mock tests
2	Practice with the tricks and check the time	Practice the questions with more difficulty level	Check if the tricks are worth applying or not in all the questions	Gather more questions from different sources and practice	Practice and check the takt-time of each question type	Take a mock test of GMAT quant and find out progress based on the previous mock test	Improve the areas you stuck in the last mock test
3	Practice the questions from those areas by applying tricks	Solve more questions of quant	Target to reduce the takt-time of each type of question	Practice and keep checking the time of solving each type of GMAT quant question	Keep practicing until you complete each answer within 2 minutes	Again take a mock test and track your progress	Develop more insight from GMAT quant books and practice
4	Focus on GMAT vocabulary	Understand the basics of critical reasoning	Go through the reading comprehension tests	Clear up the grammatical concepts	Learn new words with meanings and applications	Take mock tests and understand which particular section is toughest for you	Practice quant
5	Find out tricks to ace that particular question type	Learn and practice sentence correction	The options of sentence correction questions are identical – have proper vocabulary	Read different materials and enhance vocabulary	Check synonym, antonym, and application in different sentences of every unknown word	Practice	Practice with the questions with more difficulty level
6	Take mock tests and track your progress	Keep practicing and learning new words	Revise the concepts of GMAT quant	Learn the concepts of GMAT integrated reasoning			Take mock tests and find out the lacks
7	Learn the tips and practice by applying it	More practice of GMAT IR with more difficult questions		Take mock tests of GMAT IR	Focus on the writing style of GMAT AWA and practice
8	Write GMAT AWA and get it checked by experts and work on the reviews	Practice GMAT AWA	Revise GMAT quant and take mock tests	Revise verbal and take mock tests	Revise IR and take mock tests	Take a full-length test	Take a full-length test

The study plan aims to enhance the knowledge of the candidates in the areas they are weak and strengthen the areas in which they are already strong. In the study plan above, the target is to strengthen the quant section as the candidate score lowest in the quant section.

In case a candidate is weaker in the GMAT verbal section, he or she can change the study plan according to their needs. The above study plan is just for a reference. The basic thing is the candidates need to practice the weakest section more without ignoring the rest of the section.

The professionals with 3-5 years of experience will definitely not get enough time to prepare for GMAT. The above study plan is designed in such a way that on the weekdays the candidates need to manage the least time. To crack GMAT, they have to study on the weekend with full dedication and it will result in a higher GMAT score.

*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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● Top Answer By Uday Pawar on 30 Jan 23

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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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