r/GMAT_INDIA

Quant - ~1-4 errors; Verbal - ~1-4 errors; DI - limited timing and difficult MSR - 5-10 errors.
Untimed, can solve everything. 100% conceptual clarity. Engineering background (99.2 percentile in JEE MAIN).

I have completed the TOP course material (all videos and select PDFs) and sectional tests + FL tests from GMATclub. Please help. I am exhausted at this point and any suggestions would be helpful. Should I switch to GRE? Get a private tutor? PLEASE HELP ME. PLEASE HELP WITH ANY STRATEGIES TO BRING DOWN WRONG QUESTIONS COUNT FROM 5-10 to 2-5 in DI. PLEASE. I feel like crying everyday because of this.

Hi everyone,

My TTP plan is running out soon, so I thought I’d post this here in case someone is already planning to sign up for Target Test Prep for the GMAT.

If you use my referral link when purchasing your subscription, both of us get 2 extra weeks added to our plans, which would honestly help me a lot:

Referral link:
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A couple of important things:

• please use the referral link before checking out
• ideally use a new account, if possible

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How it works:

1. Open the referral link
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4. Complete the payment, then the extra 2 weeks should be added automatically

Would really appreciate it if anyone planning to subscribe used it. Thanks a lot!

TL;DR - Need help dealing with cognitive overload and structured prep for scoring 680+. A jump of 200+ in 2 months.

I gave my first ever GMAT FE last year in October.

I didn't prep much for it. I didn't know much about the exam. Just gave a free practice test from GMAC. And went into the official exam. Scored abysmally low - 475.

Picked up from scratch this year, started clearing basics.

Went through Harsha from GMAT Club for CR.

Charles on GMAT Club for RC.

Again GMAT Club YouTube video series for DI.

And GMAT Ninja for Quant.

I need help in two specific areas of my prep:

1. Now that I think I'm done covering the basics, how should I go ahead from here? Studying more seems irrelevant because I feel practicing questions more can build muscle. But I get harsh with myself once I start getting questions wrong which seemingly look stupid easy once I read explanations. What should I do? Need guided help for this.

2. My brain just immediately switches off as soon as it gets cognitively overloaded. Too much text and my mind just shuts processing itself. And this pisses me off a lot. It's like going to a hike and forgetting to even wear clothes - let alone hiking shoes. How do I build muscle for this? I have no idea. It's incredibly frustrating to face this issue of cognitive overload.

I am targeting ISB and similar cadre of schools this year.

Aiming for a 680+. But I really do need help in way forward.

Open to anything and everything.

I took my first mock test today using a free practice test on GMAT Club and scored 475, which honestly feels quite bad (since before the test I revised a few quant formulas and solved some sample GMAT questions from each section to understand how questions are asked)

Honestly, the Quant section felt quite easy overall (except probability, almost every question seemed doable), but I wasn’t able to solve them in time. I had to guess many questions and also couldn’t attempt the last 3 questions. Did those 3 unanswered questions significantly drop my score?

I also ran out of time in Verbal and had to guess several questions. I was able to understand the passages, but maybe I was spending too much time reading them?

In DI, I spent too much time trying to understand the graphs and ended up guessing a few questions near the end.

Is it expected to solve all the questions within the 45 minutes for each section, or do most people also end up guessing a few questions on the actual exam?

I need a 655–700 GMAT score for my target colleges. How long do you think it might take me to reach that score?

FYI, I’m an engineer and work full-time. Is it realistically possible for me to reach that score?

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Hi, i have recently started prep, by baseline is 605 in FE, and want to target around 685
My test is in 2 months and i have a full time job
My current resources are GMAT OG books and their online portal (~1000 questions)
I also have Manhattan quants (GMAT All the QADI) and verbal books (GMAT All the verbal) for concepts.
I also plan to buy gmat official mocks 3,4,5,6
Is this material enough? I think i need for sectional practice, so any good resources for sectional timed practices?
And any sources for Verbal Concepts would also be v helpful
Claude thinks i dont need to buy any online courses (i kinda agree but happy to know thoughts, and if someone really derived value out of E-Gmat online course)

Hii

Is anyone up for selling the GMAT material in second hand in India ?

I want to start my prep soon

Any help would be appreciated

I need OG books or any kind of material useful for GMAt

Hello , so im 20f , studying in 3 rd year of college (engineering) , i want to get into management through gmat , how do i strat studying , resources , online resources , how should i go about the syllabus , what should be my approach , how many hours .

Anyone could tell me which is the good offline institute for preparing GMAT, I’m planning for 2027-2028 admission in Indian B-schools

One thing I noticed from high GMAT scorers is that they review mistakes very differently from average test-takers.

Most students check the correct answer, understand the explanation, and move on. Top scorers usually go much deeper.

Instead of asking “Why was my answer wrong?”, they ask:
• What clue did I miss?
• What trap was the test-maker setting?
• Could I have solved this faster?
• Was this a knowledge gap, timing issue, or decision-making mistake?
• How would I recognize a similar pattern next time?

They also spend a lot of time reviewing questions they got correct but solved inefficiently. That’s something many people ignore.

Another big difference is that strong scorers maintain detailed error logs. Over time, they start noticing repeated patterns:

• Rushing through easy questions and making avoidable mistakes
• Overcomplicating straightforward algebra problems
• Missing subtle assumption shifts in Critical Reasoning
• Losing focus or confidence after difficult questions
• Spending too much time on low-value problems
• Failing to recognize repeated question patterns
• Prioritizing completion over accuracy and decision-making
• Ignoring timing inefficiencies even on correct answers

The goal of review is not just understanding one question. It’s training your brain to make better decisions on future questions.

That mindset shift is often what separates score plateaus from major score jumps.

In india , dob format is dd/mm/yyyy. In gmat form format is mm/dd/yyyy. Because of this my dob is coming out wrong. In india there is no id proof which shows dob in form of mm/dd/yyyy. I have reached out to helpline but they were of no help. Please advise what to do next

I’m a second-year student at a tier-1 college.
Academically, I have 93% in 10th, 94% in 12th, and currently an 8.55/10 GPA (hopefully pushing it closer to 9 by graduation).

Because of some poor decisions during internship season, I still haven’t secured a summer internship yet. I’m working on fixing that, but assuming that gets sorted, I’m confused about the MBA/MiM path ahead.

I strongly believe an MBA makes more sense after meaningful work experience. Because of that, I was considering giving the GMAT in my 3rd year itself. Since the score remains valid for 5 years, the idea is to secure a strong score early and then build my profile accordingly around the kind of programs/jobs I eventually want.

At the same time, this keeps the MiM option open in case placements don’t go as planned. I could also prepare for CAT alongside it since there’s some overlap in prep anyway.

My confusion is:
Is giving the GMAT this early actually a smart move, or am I over-planning and should just wait it out?

Would genuinely appreciate advice from people who’ve taken either the MBA or MiM route.

Hi everyone! I'm planning to give GMAT this year and would like to know if anyone knows good offline GMAT classes in Mumbai. I am well aware that there are great resources online but I also want to get a review of how the offline classes are.

qualifications are as follows I cleared class 12 in 2023. Applied for CA foundation the same year cleared in January 2024.

Applied for inter in feb 2024 -

Attempt 1 january 2025 massive fail 87/300(G2)

Attempt 2 may 2025 improvement but failed 96/300(G2)

Attempt 3 January 2026 failed but passed in one subject (G1) 93/300

Attempt 4 may 2026 paper 1 and 2 went but 3 didn't

I have lost interest or will to study in this course

College : enrolled in distance bcom in 2025 (2 year drop because my parents told me to for no reason at all)

I'll be graduating in 2027 or early 2028

I WANT TO PURSUE CAT or Gmat as I dream of moving out abroad to a prestigious university for which I would need a solid resume and a scholarship. I don't know where to start my research or prep. I am very lost and turning older each year building my museum of failures and I want to stop building it.