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Preparation for any exam is always a challenging task which involves many hours of hard work and complete undivided attention. GRE is one of the most important exams for any individual aspiring to do his post-graduation outside India. Naturally, with such an exam, the difficulty involved is also high. GRE preparation, therefore, requires months of perseverance and studying. Of course, there is not an ideal time limit for preparing for the exam however we can get a head start with a 3-month study plan.
Prep for GRE involves 3 stages as the exam itself consists of 3 major components:
- Quantitative reasoning
- Verbal reasoning
- Analytical writing
Please find below a detailed study plan for a 3-months GRE prep:
|
Week 1 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Introduction to GRE:
â— Introduction â— Various Sections â— Why GRE? â— Question solving techniques (video) â— Question solving techniques (test) â— Course Plan â— Application Process â— Scoring Pattern |
5 hrs
15 mins 30 mins 30 mins 2 hr 15 mins 20 mins 10 mins 15 mins 15 mins |
| Quant: Concepts and Practice questions
â— Numbers â— Arithmetic â— Algebra â— Geometry and Mensuration |
8 hrs
3 hrs 2 hrs 15 mins 1 hr 30 mins 1 hr 30 mins |
| Total | 13 hours |
|
Week 2 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Verbal: RC: Concepts and Practice Questions
â— Introduction to RC â— RC principles |
4 hrs
30 mins 3 hrs 30 mins |
| Verbal: RC: Concepts and Practice Questions
â— RC Rules â— RC rules: Practice tests |
5 hrs
3 hrs 30 mins |
| Total | 12 hours |
|
Week 3 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Verbal RC: Official guide solutions
â— Introduction and official guide question sets 1,2 and 3. Verbal RC: Question bank â— RC section tests- 1 to 5 passages |
2 hrs
3 hrs |
| Quant: Concepts and practice questions
â— Coordinate geometry â— Permutation and Combination â— Probability |
5 hrs 2 hrs 2 hrs 1 hr 15 mins |
| Total | 14 hours |
|
Week 4 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Official Guide Questions: Sets 1 to 4 | 2 hrs |
| Question bank: Section tests 1 to 5 | 1 hr 45 mins |
| Verbal RC: Question bank
â— RC Section tests- 6 to 20 passages |
10 hrs |
| Total | 13 hours 45 mins |
|
Week 5 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Verbal: RC: Question bank
â— RC section tests- 21 to 25 passages â— Adaptive question bank |
3 hrs |
| Verbal: Text Completion
â— Concepts and practice questions â— Official guide sets 1, 2 and 3 â— Section tests 1 to 5. |
7 hrs 30 mins 2 hrs 1 hr 45 mins |
| Total | 14 Hours |
|
Week 6 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Quant: Question Bank:
â— Section tests 6-10 â— Adaptive question bank |
1 hr 45 mins
3 hrs |
| Verbal: Sentence Equivalence:
â— Concepts and practice questions â— Official guide solutions- sets 1, 2 and 3 â— Question Bank: Section tests 1 to 10 |
4 hrs
30 mins 3 hrs 30 mins |
| Total | 12 Hours 45 mins |
|
Week 7 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Advanced Workshop: Parts 1 to 7 | 45 mins |
| Verbal RC: High level Questions
â— High level questions: 10 passages |
12 hrs |
| Total | 12 hours 45 mins |
|
Week 8 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Verbal SE: High level Questions
â— High level questions: 1 to 5 (75 questions) |
2 hrs |
| Verbal: Text Completion: High level questions
â— High level questions: 1 to 5 (75 Questions) |
3 hrs |
| AWA: Analysis of an Argument | 3 hrs |
| AWA: Analysis of an Issue | 3 hrs |
| Total | 11 hours |
|
Week 9 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Revision of Quant and Verbal Formulae | 5 hrs |
| Quant: Concepts and Practice questions
â— Statistics â— Advanced Quant â— Data interpretation |
8 hours
3 hrs 2 hrs 45 mins 2 hrs |
| Total | 13 hours |
|
Week 10 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Verbal: Text completion: Question bank
â— Section tests 6-10 |
3 hrs 45 mins |
| Quant: High Level Questions | 4 hrs |
| Official Guide Questions Sets Revision | 4 hrs |
| Total | 11 hours 45 mins |
|
Week 11 |
Time |
|---|---|
| AWA: Practice | 3 hrs |
| Mock GRE Test: 1, 2 and 3 | 10 hrs 30 mins |
| Total | 13 Hours 30 mins |
|
Week 12 |
Time |
|---|---|
| Revision of Verbal and Quant Concepts (Based on analysis of mock test performance) | 5 hours |
| Mock GRE tests (4 and 5) | 7 hours |
| Total | 12 hours |
Now you are all set for your Prep for GRE for 3 months. Do remember to register for your exam 45 days in advance. Also, spend time everyday for vocabulary building exercises with the help of Membean software, which would be essential for verbal exercises.
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