Study Plan - GMAT Online Superior | |||||||
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Week # | Objectives | Areas to be covered | Videos Lectures | T.I.M.E. Materials to Study | Practice Exercises | Online Practice Tests | 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 | 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 | |
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 | |
Week 4 | ► Review concepts on Ratio/Proportion/Variation
► Develop comfort with Critical Reasoning - Argument Evaluation ► Develop comfort with Critical Reasoning - Appropriateness & Evaluation of a Plan |
♦ Arithmetic - Ratio, Proportion, Variation
♦ Critical Reasoning - Argument Evaluation ♦ Critical Reasoning - Appropriateness & Evaluation of a Plan of Action |
■ Quantitative Ability - Ratio, Proportion, Variation
■ Quantitative Ability - Ratio, Proportion, Variation (Data Sufficiency Examples) ■ Critical Reasoning - Argument Evaluation ■ Critical Reasoning - Appropriateness & Evaluation of a Plan of Action |
Quantitative Ability: Part A - Chapter 3 | Quantitative Ability:
Ex 3 (a) Ex 3 (b) |
Topic Test: ERPV | |
Week 5 | ► Review concepts on Percents
► Review concepts on Sentence Correction - Nouns & Pronouns ► Practise Critical Reasoning |
♦ Arithmetic - Percents
♦ Sentence Correction - Nouns & Pronouns ♦ Critical Reasoning |
■ Quantitative Ability - Percents
■ Quantitative Ability - Profit, Loss, Discount, Simple & Compound Interest ■ Sentence Correction - Error Type-Nouns ■ Sentence Correction - Error Type-Pronouns & Clauses |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
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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 | |
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 |
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Week 14 Onwards |
► Revise concepts ► Revisit video sessions ► Take Online Tests as per the Test Plan ► Practise 700 to 800 Exercises |