3-Month GMAT Study Plan | GMATCourse.mba

Who this plan is for

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2 hours/day

Mon–Fri. Weekends are review + mock tests.

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Target: 700–760

Realistic for most working professionals with structured prep.

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Full-time friendly

Built around a 9-to-5 lifestyle. No marathon sessions.

Before you start — take Mock Test 1

Don't begin any topic study without a baseline score. Take Mock Test 1 in full exam conditions. Your section scores will tell you exactly which month to weight more heavily.

Weeks 1–4

Month 1: Diagnosis + Foundation

Don't rush to practice questions. Month 1 is about understanding the exam architecture, identifying your weak spots, and building the conceptual foundation that everything else rests on.

Week 1 — Diagnostic week

Mon Take full Mock Test 1 (full conditions, 2h 15min). Do not check answers yet.
Tue Review every single question. Tag: Quant weak / Verbal weak / DI weak.
Wed Read the GMAT Focus Edition overview. Understand scoring, section order, adaptive structure.
Thu Read through Course overview — Quant lessons 1–5 (concepts only, no problems yet).
Fri Map your personal weak areas into a study priority list: Section 1 (weakest) → Section 2 → Section 3.

Week 2 — Quant foundations

Mon–Tue Quant Lessons 1–5: Arithmetic, number properties, fractions. Read + summarise key formulas.
Wed–Thu Quant Lessons 6–10: Algebra, equations, inequalities. Do 10 untimed practice problems per lesson.
Fri Review all wrong answers from this week. Write down the error type for each (formula gap / misread / trap).

Week 3 — Verbal foundations

Mon–Tue Verbal Lessons 1–5: Critical Reasoning structure, argument mapping, assumption types.
Wed–Thu Verbal Lessons 6–10: Reading Comprehension — main idea, inference, structure questions.
Fri Do 20 mixed Verbal practice questions untimed. Focus on understanding, not speed.

Week 4 — Data Insights foundations + Mock 2

Mon–Tue DI Lessons 1–5: Table analysis, graph interpretation, multi-source reasoning intro.
Wed–Thu DI Lessons 6–10. Practice 10 DI questions untimed after each lesson.
Sat Mock Test 2 — full conditions. Compare section scores with Mock 1. Adjust Month 2 focus based on delta.

Month 1 milestone: You should have baseline scores from 2 mocks, understand all three section types conceptually, and have a clear priority order for Month 2.

Weeks 5–8

Month 2: Deep Practice + Pattern Recognition

This is where the real score improvement happens. Month 2 is high-volume, high-quality practice. You now know your weak areas — systematically attack them with timed sets and deep error analysis.

Week 5 — Advanced Quant

Daily Quant Lessons 11–20: Geometry, ratios, word problems, statistics, permutations.
Daily 15 timed Quant questions (2 min each). Track time-per-question.
Fri Error log review — group errors by category. Which topic keeps appearing?

Week 6 — Advanced Verbal + Mock 3

Mon–Wed Verbal Lessons 11–20: Bold-face CR, weaken/strengthen, RC inference types.
Thu–Fri 20 timed Verbal questions. Aim for 2:15 per question average.
Sat Mock Test 3 — you should see 30–40 point improvement vs Mock 1.

Week 7 — Deep DI + Mixed Practice

Mon–Tue DI Lessons 11–20: Two-part analysis, advanced multi-source, data sufficiency hybrids.
Wed–Thu Mixed timed sets: 10 Quant + 10 Verbal + 5 DI (timed, all at once).
Fri Deep error analysis session — 2 hours on your most common mistake categories only.

Week 8 — Targeted weak-area sprint + Mock 4

Mon–Thu Return to your weakest topic from Month 1 error log. Do 30 focused questions per day on that topic only.
Fri Light review. Rest. No new material.
Sat Mock Test 4 — target: within 20 points of your goal score.

Month 2 milestone: Mock 4 score should be within 20 points of your target. You should have no major topic gaps. Error log should show fewer repeat mistakes.

Weeks 9–12

Month 3: Mock Test Mode + Refinement

Month 3 is about stamina, timing, and mental game. You reduce new learning and shift to full test simulations. The goal is to perform at your peak on demand — including on days you don't feel like it.

Week 9 — Exam simulation week

Mon Mock Test 5 — simulate exact exam-day conditions (same time of day as your real test).
Tue–Wed 3-hour review of Mock 5. Focus only on questions you got wrong AND questions you guessed right.
Thu–Fri Targeted drill on the 2 most frequent error types from Mock 5. 20 questions each.

Week 10 — Speed + section management

Mon–Tue Pacing drills: 21 Quant questions in 45 minutes. Mark and skip anything over 2:30.
Wed Mock Test 6. Focus on pacing — finish each section with 2+ minutes to spare.
Thu–Fri Review Mock 6. Track time-per-question averages by section. Where are you slow?

Week 11 — Final push

Mon Mock Test 7. This is your last high-effort mock.
Tue–Wed Review Mock 7. Patch any last remaining topic gaps — max 2 topics.
Thu–Fri Light practice: 10 questions/day, mixed. Nothing new. Just staying sharp.

Week 12 — Taper week (test week)

Mon–Tue Review your error log — read through it, don't redo problems. 30 minutes max each day.
Wed 10 questions from your strongest section. Confidence builder. Stop after.
Thu Rest completely. No GMAT. Sleep 8 hours.
Fri Test day. You are ready.

Month 3 rule: No new topics after Week 10. If you introduce new material in the final 2 weeks, you create anxiety, not score. Trust the process.