Study Plan – GMAT Online Elite | |||||||||
Week # | Objectives | Areas to be covered | Videos Lectures | T.I.M.E. Materials to Study | Practice Exercises | Online Practice Tests | Official Guide 2020 | Official Guide 2019 | Note |
Week 1 | ► Develop familiarity with the test
► Take Diagnostic Test; Review ► Understand core competencies ► Plan/Schedule Test Appointment |
♦ Diagnostic Test – Online; Official Guide
♦ Foundation – Video Session ♦ Explore www.mba.com ♦ Myths About GMAT – Document Online ♦ GMAT Handbook – Document Online ♦ Data Sufficiency – Video Session ♦ Sentence Correction – Video Session |
■ Foundation – Introduction to the GMAT
■ Quantitative Ability – Data Sufficiency ■ Verbal Ability – Sentence Correction: Introduction & Skills Tested |
Verbal Ability: Part 1 – Overview (Pg 1 to 3) | NA | Diagnostic Test | + Diagnostic Test
+ What is the GMAT? |
+ Diagnostic Test
+ What is the GMAT? |
This Study Plan is only indicative. You may require more/less time depending on your comfort level with the Testing Area, time you can spend during the week etc. |
Week 2 | ► Review concepts on Numbers | ♦ Arithmetic – Numbers | ■ Quantitative Ability – Numbers: Basics
■ Quantitative Ability – Numbers: Factors, LCM, HCF ■ Quantitative Ability – Numbers: Powers |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 1 | Quantitative Ability:
Ex 1 (a) Ex 1 (b) |
Topic Test: Numbers | +PS: 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 27, 28, 35, 41, 43, 53, 57, 66, 76, 80, 82, 86, 88, 89, 103, 108, 111, 117, 120, 127, 132, 139, 141, 147, 154, 161, 165, 173, 175, 176, 178, 181, 189, 195, 196, 200, 203, 204, 205, 209, 213, 215, 223, 225, 230 +DS: 252, 259, 266, 267, 270, 284, 285, 288, 290, 291, 293, 299, 300, 301, 302, 308, 310, 311, 316, 318, 341, 343, 347, 348, 351, 352, 364, 370, 372, 374, 380, 385, 389, 390, 391,398, 400, 406, 410, 411, 412, 413, 415, 417, 419, 420, 421, 426, 428, 433, 443, 451, 455, 459 | +PS: 11, 13, 15, 20, 30, 31, 33, 36, 46, 47, 48, 55, 58, 62, 63, 71, 81, 85, 86, 87, 91, 93, 94, 101, 103, 108, 111, 117, 120, 121, 127, 132, 137, 139, 141, 147, 154, 161, 163, 165, 167, 175, 176, 178, 181, 187, 189, 192, 195, 197, 200, 203, 205, 213, 215, 219, 220, 223, 225, 230
+DS: 259, 265, 266, 284, 285, 286, 293, 295, 298, 299, 302, 303, 314, 315, 320, 321, 325, 329, 330, 333, 334, 342, 344, 349, 350, 354, 356, 357, 372, 377, 387, 390, 395, 399, 403 |
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Week 3 | ► Review concepts on Algebra
► Understand testing points on Critical Reasoning ► Develop comfort with Critical Reasoning – Argument Construction |
♦ Algebra – Equations
♦ Critical Reasoning – Basics ♦ Critical Reasoning – Argument Construction |
■ Quantitative Ability – Solving Linear Equations with One & Two Unknowns
■ Quantitative Ability – Translating Word Problems into Equations ■ Quantitative Ability – Quadratic Equations ■ Critical Reasoning – Introduction ■ Critical Reasoning – Argument Construction |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 2 | Quantitative Ability:
Ex 2 (a) Ex 2 (b) |
NA | +PS : 10, 20, 22, 29, 31, 38, 42, 47, 55, 58, 60, 65, 73, 75, 81, 90, 92, 104, 116, 128, 138, 143, 150, 155, 167, 168, 180, 184, 188, 190, 219, 220, 222, 227
+DS : 232, 233, 236, 248, 254, 255, 257, 262, 280, 286, 294, 295, 296, 297, 305, 313, 314, 315, 327, 336, 337, 349, 350, 353, 354, 359, 363, 365, 395, 401, 405, 408, 422, 425, 444, 459, 460 +CR: 612, 613, 616, 617, 620, 621, 622, 626, 627, 631, 633, 635, 636, 637, 640, 643, 644, 645, 648, 649, 651, 654, 657, 659, 660, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 671, 675, 676, 679, 680, 681, 686, 689, 690, 693, 694, 699, 700, 701, 703, 704, 705, 706, 709, 712, 714, 717, 719, 721, 725, 728, 731, 732, 736, 741, 742, 744, 746, 748, 752, 753, 756 |
+PS: 10, 14, 19, 22, 24, 34, 43, 52, 60, 65, 70, 74, 78, 79, 80, 95, 97, 104, 115, 116, 128, 138, 146, 147, 155, 168, 179, 180, 184, 186, 188, 198, 210, 212, 216, 222, 226
+DS: 232, 233, 236, 248, 254, 255, 257, 262, 270, 289, 292, 300, 310, 327, 328, 336, 339, 345, 352, 366, 388, 404 +CR: 544, 550, 551, 553, 554, 555, 558, 559, 562, 563, 564,567, 568, 570, 573, 576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 588, 589, 592, 593, 598, 600, 602, 604, 605, 606, 609, 610, 612, 613, 614, 615, 618, 621, 623, 626, 628, 630, 634, 637, 640, 641, 645, 650, 651, 653, 655, 657, 661, 662, 665, 666, 667 |
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Week 4 | ► Review concepts on Ratio/Proportion/Variation
► Develop comfort with Critical Reasoning – Argument Evaluation |
♦ Arithmetic – Ratio, Proportion, Variation
♦ Critical Reasoning – Argument Evaluation |
■ Quantitative Ability – Ratio, Proportion, Variation
■ Quantitative Ability – Ratio, Proportion, Variation (Data Sufficiency Examples) ■ Critical Reasoning – Argument Evaluation |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 3 | Quantitative Ability:
Ex 3 (a) Ex 3 (b) |
Topic Test: ERPV | +PS: 12, 14, 48, 102, 160, 186, 191
+DS: 235, 238, 239, 240, 243, 244, 249, 287, 309, 319, 323, 366, 424, 458 +CR: 610, 614, 618, 619, 624, 625, 628, 630, 632, 634, 639, 642, 653, 655, 656, 661, 668, 672, 673, 677, 678, 684, 685, 687, 695, 698, 702, 707 708, 710, 713, 715, 716, 718, 720, 722, 723, 724, 726, 727, 729, 730, 733, 735, 738, 739, 740, 743, 745, 749, 750, 754, 755, 757, 758 |
+PS: 12, 38, 44, 50, 53, 102, 160
+DS: 235, 238, 239, 240, 243, 244, 249, 288, 316, 335, 355, 368, 402 +CR: 545, 547, 549, 557, 561, 572, 574, 586, 590, 591, 596, 597, 599, 601, 608, 611, 616, 617, 619, 622, 624, 625, 627, 629, 631, 632, 633, 635, 636, 638, 639, 642, 644, 647, 648, 649, 652, 654, 658, 659, 663, 664 |
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Week 5 | ► Review concepts on Percents
► Review concepts on Sentence Correction – Nouns & Pronouns ► Develop comfort with Critical Reasoning – Appropriateness & Evaluation of a Plan |
♦ Arithmetic – Percents
♦ Sentence Correction – Nouns & Pronouns ♦ Critical Reasoning – Appropriateness & Evaluation of a Plan of Action |
■ Quantitative Ability – Percents
■ Quantitative Ability – Profit, Loss, Discount, Simple & Compound Interest ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Nouns ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Pronouns & Clauses ■ Critical Reasoning – Appropriateness & Evaluation of a Plan of Action |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 4
Verbal Ability: Part 1 – Pg 5 to 6 |
Quantitative Ability:
Ex 4 (a) Ex 4 (b) Verbal Ability: Part 3 – Ex 1 |
Topic Test: PPL, SI/CI | +PS: 4, 7, 16, 19, 23, 34, 36, 45, 46, 51, 65, 64, 67, 71, 74, 78, 87, 93, 94, 105, 112, 113, 114, 115, 125, 126, 131, 135,149, 153, 163, 169, 172, 207, 208, 210, 216, 217
+DS: 247, 260, 263, 267, 276, 279, 344, 346, 368, 375, 378, 379, 381, 388, 393, 396, 407, 416, 449, 453 +CR: 611, 615, 623, 629, 638, 641, 646, 647, 650, 652, 658, 670, 674, 682, 683, 688, 691, 692, 696, 697, 711, 734, 737, 747, 751 |
+PS: 7, 17, 21, 25, 26, 39, 41, 56, 59, 69, 72, 76, 83, 92, 98, 99, 105, 112, 113, 114, 125, 126, 131, 135, 143, 153, 169, 172, 191, 196, 207
+DS: 247, 260, 263, 267, 276, 279, 294, 296, 304, 319, 323, 324, 332, 337, 340, 351, 360, 393, 397 + CR: 546, 548, 552, 556, 560, 565, 566, 569, 571, 575, 597, 594, 595, 603, 607, 620, 643, 646, 656, 660 |
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Week 6 | ► Review concepts on Absolute Values
► Review concepts on Inequalities ► Review concepts on Sentence Correction – Verbs & Tenses ► Practise Critical Reasoning |
♦ Algebra – Absolute Values, Inequalities
♦ Sentence Correction – Verbs & Tenses ♦ Critical Reasoning |
■ Quantitative Ability – Absolute Values & Inequalities
■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Verbs & Tenses |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 5
Verbal Ability: Part 1 – Pg 6 to 9 |
Quantitative Ability:
Ex 5 (a) Ex 5 (b) Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 3 Verbal Ability: Part 3 – Ex 2 |
Topic Test: Modulus & Inequations | +PS: 26, 61, 85, 101, 121, 122, 129, 157, 185, 193, 228
+DS: 256, 278, 281, 282, 320, 362, 367, 386, 392, 394, 432, 447, 457 |
+PS: 29, 40, 66, 90, 122, 157, 185, 190, 193, 228
+DS: 252, 256, 278, 281, 282, 301, 306, 313, 318, 322, 338, 359, 361, 365, 370, 373, 376, 391, 401 |
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Week 7 | ► Review concepts on Rate Problems
► Review concepts on Sentence Correction – Modifiers I ► Review concepts on Reading Comprehension |
♦ Arithmetic – Time & Distance
♦ Arithmetic – Time & Work ♦ Sentence Correction – Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparatives ♦ Reading Comprehension |
■ Quantitative Ability – Time & Distance
■ Quantitative Ability – Time & Work ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Adjectives & Comparatives ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Adverbs ■ Reading Comprehension – Introduction ■ Reading Comprehension – Skills Tested |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 6
Verbal Ability: Part 1 – Pg 9 to 10 |
Quantitative Ability:
Ex 6 (a) Ex 6 (b) Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 4 |
Topic Test: Time&Work, Time&Distance | +PS: 3, 18, 33, 39, 69, 77, 83, 110, 118, 130, 133, 179, 192, 199 +DS: 251, 356, 397, 430, 436 | +PS: 82, 88, 110, 118, 130, 133, 199
+DS: 251, 280, 287, 341, 374, 380 |
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Week 8 | ► Review concepts on Geometry
► Review concepts on Sentence Correction – Agreement ► Practise Critical Reasoning ► Practise Reading Comprehension |
♦ Geometry – Lines, Angles, Polygons, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Circles, Solids
♦ Sentence Correction – Agreement ♦ Critical Reasoning ♦ Reading Comprehension |
■ Quantitative Ability – Lines & Angles, Polygons
■ Quantitative Ability – Triangles ■ Quantitative Ability – Quadrilaterals ■ Quantitative Ability – Circles ■ Quantitative Ability – Rectangular Solids & Cylinders ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Agreement: Noun-Pronoun, Pronoun-Pronoun, Subject-Verb ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Agreement: Examples |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 7
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 8 Verbal Ability: Part 1 – Pg 10 to 11 |
Quantitative Ability:
Ex 7 (a) Ex 7 (b) Quantitative Ability: Ex 8 (a) Ex 8 (b) Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 1 Verbal Ability: Part 3 – Ex 3 Verbal Ability: Part 4 – 5 passages |
Topic Test: Geometry & Mensuration | +PS: 1, 25, 32, 37, 40, 44, 52 , 56, 70, 72, 96, 97, 98, 00, 100, 106, 109, 119, 145, 146, 156, 159, 174, 177, 202, 224
+DS: 237, 246, 261, 268, 269, 271, 273, 289, 303, 306, 307, 321, 322, 324, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332,333, 334, 335, 345, 358, 360, 369, 371, 376, 399, 402, 409, 423, 427, 435, 440, 442, 454, 456 |
+PS: 1, 28, 32, 37, 42, 45, 49, 57, 61, 75, 77, 106, 109, 119, 145, 146, 156, 159, 174, 177, 202, 224
+DS: 237, 246, 261, 268, 269, 271, 273, 297, 308, 311, 317, 343, 346, 353, 367, 369, 371, 379, 384, 386, 398, 400 |
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Week 9 | ► Review concepts on Co-ordinate Geometry; Functions & Graphs
► Review concepts on Sentence Correction – Parallelism ► Practise Reading Comprehension |
♦ Algebra – Co-ordinate Geometry; Functions & Graphs
♦ Sentence Correction – Parallelism ♦ Reading Comprehension |
■ Quantitative Ability – Functions & Graphs
■ Quantitative Ability – Co-ordinate Geometry ■ Quantitative Ability – Functions & Graphs, Co- ordinate Geometry: Examples ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Parallelism ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Parallelism: Examples |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 9
Verbal Ability: Part 1 – Pg 12 to 13 |
Quantitative Ability:
Ex 9 (a) Ex 9 (b) Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 2 Verbal Ability: Part 4 – 5 passages |
Topic Test: Co-ordinate Geometry & Functions | +PS: 6, 13, 62, 68, 84, 95, 183, 218
+DS: 272, 325, 403, 438, 439 |
+PS: 6, 73, 89, 100, 129, 183, 218
+DS: 272, 347, 364, 382, 383 |
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Week 10 | ► Review concepts on Counting Methods
► Review concepts on Sentence Correction – Idioms & Diction ► Practise Critical Reasoning |
♦ Algebra – Sets & Venn Diagrams
♦ Arithmetic – Permutations & Combinations; Probability ♦ Sentence Correction – Idioms & Diction ♦ Critical Reasoning |
■ Quantitative Ability – Counting Methods – Sets & Venn Diagrams
■ Quantitative Ability – Counting Methods – Permutations & Combinations and Probability ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Idioms ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Diction |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 10
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 12 Verbal Ability: Part 1 – Pg 14 to 16 |
Quantitative Ability:
Ex 10 (a) Ex 10 (b) Quantitative Ability: Ex 12 (a) Ex 12 (b) Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 7 Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 9 Verbal Ability: Part 3 – Ex 4 |
Topic Test: Sets & Venn Diagrams
Topic Test: Permutations & Combinations, Probability |
+PS: 24, 123, 124, 140, 142, 148, 152, 162, 170, 182, 187, 201, 214, 221, 229
+DS: 245, 277, 355, 387 |
+PS: 27, 123, 124, 140, 142, 148, 152,162, 170, 182, 201, 208, 214, 229
+DS: 258, 264, 274, 275, 277, 283, 305, 309, 312, 331, 362, 389 |
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Week 11 | ► Review concepts on Statistics, Progressions
► Review concepts on Sentence Correction – Modifiers II ► Practise Reading Comprehension |
♦ Arithmetic – Statistics
♦ Algebra – Progressions ♦ Sentence Correction – Modifiers II ♦ Reading Comprehension |
■ Quantitative Ability – Statistics
■ Quantitative Ability – Progressions ■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Modifiers II |
Quantitative Ability: Part A – Chapter 11
Verbal Ability: Part 1 – Pg 11 to 12 |
Quantitative Ability:
Ex 11 (a) Ex 11 (b) Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 5 Verbal Ability: Part 4 – 5 passages |
Topic Test: Statistics, Series & Progressions | +PS: 15, 17, 21, 30, 50, 59, 63, 79, 91, 107, 134, 136, 137, 144, 151, 158, 164, 166, 171, 194, 197, 198, 206, 211, 212
+DS: 231, 234, 241, 242, 250, 253, 258, 264, 274, 275, 283, 292, 298, 304, 312, 326, 338, 339, 340, 357, 361, 377, 382, 383, 384, 404, 414, 418, 429, 431, 434, 437, 441, 445, 448, 450, 452 |
+PS: 3, 15, 16, 18, 23, 35, 64, 68, 84, 96, 107, 134, 136, 144, 151, 158, 164, 166, 171, 194, 206, 211, 217, 221
+DS: 231, 234, 241, 242, 245, 250, 253, 290, 291, 307, 326, 348, 358, 363, 375,378, 381, 385, 392, 394, 396 |
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Week 12 | ► Review concepts on Sentence Correction – Construction
► Practise Critical Reasoning ► Practise Reading Comprehension |
♦ Sentence Correction – Logical Predication & Rhetorical Construction
♦ Critical Reasoning ♦ Reading Comprehension |
■ Sentence Correction – Error Type-Logical Predication & Rhetorical Construction | NA | Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 6
Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 8 Verbal Ability: Part 2 – Ex 10 Verbal Ability: Part 3 – Ex 5 Verbal Ability: Part 3 – Ex 6 Verbal Ability: Part 4 – 5 passages |
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Week 13 | ► Review concepts on Analytical Writing
► Review concepts on Integrated Reasoning |
♦ Analytical Writing
♦ Integrated Reasoning |
■ Analytical Writing – Introduction
■ Analytical Writing – Implementation of Strategy ■ Analytical Writing – Writing the AWA Essay ■ Analytical Writing – Implementation of Writing Strategy ■ Integrated Reasoning – Introduction ■ Integrated Reasoning – Graphic Interpretation ■ Integrated Reasoning – Table Analysis ■ Integrated Reasoning – Two-Part Analysis ■ Integrated Reasoning – Multi-Source Reasoning |
Integrated Reasoning – 1 | Integrated Reasoning – 2 (Practise as many) | Integrated Reasoning: Table Analysis
Integrated Reasoning: Graphic Interpretation Integrated Reasoning: Two-Part Analysis Integrated Reasoning: Multi-Source Reasoning |
Integrated Reasoning Quiz (Online) | ||
Week 14
Onwards |
► Revise concepts ► Revisit video sessions ► Take Online Tests as per the Test Plan ► Practise 700 to 800 Exercises ► Review Official Guide ► Review Verbal Review |