Why choose 6 months?
More time doesn't guarantee a higher score — but it does change what's possible. The 6-month plan allows you to build genuine understanding rather than surface-level familiarity. You revisit topics multiple times, space your repetition, and arrive at test day with concepts locked in — not crammed.
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Lower daily load
1–1.5 hrs/day. Sustainable alongside a demanding job or MBA applications.
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Spaced repetition
You revisit every major topic 3 times. Concepts that fade in Month 1 are reinforced in Month 4.
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Highest ceiling
750+ scores almost always come from 5–6+ months of prep. Rushed prep caps your potential.
Start with your baseline
Take Mock Test 1 before beginning. Your section score breakdown determines how to weight Phases 1 and 2.
P1
Months 1–2 · Weeks 1–8
Phase 1: Foundations
No timed pressure. No mock tests. Pure concept building. With 6 months, you can afford to learn everything properly the first time.
Month 1 — Quantitative mastery
Weeks 1–2: Arithmetic, number properties, fractions, percentages. Quant Lessons 1–10. Untimed practice after each lesson.
Weeks 3–4: Algebra, linear/quadratic equations, inequalities, word problems. Quant Lessons 11–20. Build formula reference sheet.
Daily rhythm: 30 min lesson → 30 min untimed practice → 20 min error review
Month 2 — Verbal + Data Insights foundations
Weeks 5–6: Verbal Lessons 1–20. Critical Reasoning: arguments, assumptions, weaken/strengthen, bold-face. No time pressure.
Weeks 7–8: DI Lessons 1–20. Table analysis, graph reading, multi-source reasoning, two-part analysis. Practice interpreting data, not speed.
End of Phase 1 mock: Take Mock Test 2 at the end of Week 8. Don't panic at the score — you haven't practiced speed yet. Track section breakdown only.
P2
Months 3–4 · Weeks 9–16
Phase 2: Deliberate Practice
Now you introduce time pressure and volume. Every session has a timer running. You're building the speed and pattern recognition that separates 650 from 700.
Month 3 — Timed practice + error analysis
Weeks 9–10: Timed Quant sets — 10 questions in 20 minutes. After each set: 45-min error analysis. Tag every error: concept gap / careless / trap / time pressure.
Weeks 11–12: Timed Verbal sets — 10 questions in 23 minutes. Introduce RC passages (2 per session). Build a "wrong answer patterns" log for CR.
Mock Test 3 end of Week 12 — expect 20–30 point jump vs Mock 2. Review fully.
Month 4 — Advanced topics + weak-area targeting
Weeks 13–14: Return to your 2 weakest topics from Months 1–2. Redo those lessons. Do 40 focused questions per topic, timed.
Weeks 15–16: Mixed timed sessions: 10 Quant + 10 Verbal + 5 DI in one sitting. Practise section transitions. No breaks beyond official ones.
Mock Test 4 end of Week 16. Target: within 30 points of your goal score.
P3
Months 5–6 · Weeks 17–24
Phase 3: Simulation + Peak Performance
The final phase is about mental game, pacing, and reproducibility. You want to score your best not just once — but reliably, under pressure, on the actual test day.
Month 5 — Full simulations + refinement
Weeks 17–18: Mock Test 5 (Week 17), Mock Test 6 (Week 18). Same time of day as your real exam. Full 3-hour sessions. 3-hour review after each.
Weeks 19–20: Targeted refinement — only work on topics flagged in Mocks 5 and 6. Max 2 topics. 30 questions per topic, timed. Then Mock Test 7 (end of Week 20).
Month 6 — Final push + taper
Weeks 21–22: Mock Test 8 (Week 21), Mock Test 9 (Week 22). Track score trajectory — it should be flat or rising. If dropping: rest, not more practice.
Week 23: Light review only. 10 questions/day from your strongest section. Read through your error log — don't redo problems. Sleep 8 hours.
Week 24 — Test week: Mon–Tue: review error log (30 min max). Wed: 10 confidence questions. Thu: complete rest. Friday or Saturday: Test day. You are ready.
The 6-month revisit calendar
What makes 6 months powerful is how many times you can revisit each topic. Each pass is deeper than the last — first you learn it, then you apply it under pressure, then you master the edge cases.
Topic
Pass 1
Pass 2
Pass 3
Quant
Month 1 (concepts)
Month 3 (timed)
Month 4 (weak areas)
Verbal
Month 2 (concepts)
Month 3 (timed)
Month 5 (mocks)
Data Insights
Month 2 (concepts)
Month 4 (mixed)
Month 5 (mocks)
Pacing
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Month 3 (timed sets)
Month 5 (full mocks)
Mock tests
Month 2 (baseline)
Month 4 (progress)
Months 5–6 (peak)
6 rules for the 6-month plan
1
Never skip error review
You will be tempted to do more questions instead of reviewing. Don't. One wrong answer deeply understood beats 10 new questions done lazily.
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Keep an error log from Week 1
A running document of every wrong answer with the error type. After 6 months this becomes your single most valuable revision resource before test day.
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Don't introduce new material in the final 4 weeks
Months 5–6 are for consolidation, not new learning. Every new topic adds uncertainty. Trust your foundation.
4
Take rest weeks seriously
Schedule one lighter week every 6 weeks. Not zero work — but half volume. Overtraining kills motivation and retention. Rest is part of the plan.
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Simulate exam conditions from Month 4
Same time of day, same room, no phone. The brain performs best in conditions it recognises. Make your practice environment match test day.
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If your mock score drops, rest — not more practice
A declining mock score almost always means fatigue, not a knowledge gap. Take 2–3 days completely off. It will recover. Forcing more practice when tired creates bad habits.
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