IBSAT study plan

IBSAT · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension

Diagnose baseline by completing one timed 30-question verbal set and logging accuracy by question type (grammar, vocabulary, para-jumbles, analogies)
Build a 150-word high-frequency vocabulary list from missed items and write one original sentence per word
Drill subject-verb agreement, tenses, and modifiers across 60 error-spotting items, recording each rule violated
Read two 400-word passages and annotate main idea, tone, and author purpose in the margin for each paragraph

A one-page error log listing every missed verbal item with its tested rule and a corrected version

Week 2

Solve 80 para-jumble and sentence-completion items using a repeatable method: identify opening sentence, connectors, and pronoun links
Summarize four passages in exactly three sentences each, then compare against the passage to check for distortion
Practice inference and assumption questions by writing down the exact line in the passage that supports each chosen answer
Time-box 25 verbal questions to 20 minutes and record which question types consumed the most time

Four three-sentence passage summaries plus a timing sheet showing minutes spent per question type

Week 3

Complete six full reading passages under a 6-minute-per-passage cap and log accuracy by question type
Classify every wrong RC answer as one of: out of scope, too extreme, contradicted, or true-but-not-asked
Review the vocabulary list to 300 words and test recall on 50 of them without context clues
Rewrite five flawed sentences from your error log so each is grammatically airtight

An RC error taxonomy table showing counts for each wrong-answer category across all six passages

Week 4

Relearn arithmetic fundamentals: percentages, ratios, averages, and profit-loss, solving 60 problems with worked steps
Memorize and apply time-speed-distance and time-and-work shortcuts to 40 problems under a 90-second cap each
Build a formula sheet covering number properties, progressions, and permutation-combination basics
Take one 30-question quant sectional test and tag each error as concept gap, calculation slip, or misread

A completed formula sheet plus a sectional score report with errors tagged by cause

Week 5

Solve 50 geometry and mensuration problems covering triangles, circles, and coordinate basics
Practice approximation and elimination on 40 problems to cut average solve time below 75 seconds
Redo every week-4 tagged error untimed, then retest the same concepts in a 20-question set
Drill 30 data-sufficiency-style quant items, deciding sufficiency before computing a final value

A before-and-after accuracy comparison on the week-4 error set, showing improvement per concept

Week 6

Practice table, bar, line, and pie-chart interpretation across 25 question sets, computing percentage change and ratios without a calculator
Master data-sufficiency logic by classifying 40 statements as sufficient alone, sufficient together, or insufficient
Build a habit of estimating answers before calculating to catch magnitude errors
Log every DI error with the misread value or wrong operation that caused it

A DI accuracy report across chart types, with the weakest chart type and its error pattern identified

Week 7

Complete two full mixed sets of 40 questions blending DI, data sufficiency, and quant under strict timing
Audit the week-6 error log and re-solve every item cold without notes
Practice skipping strategy: identify and abandon three time-sink questions per set, then verify the trade-off was worth it
Review the formula sheet and vocabulary list in two 30-minute spaced-repetition passes

Two timed mixed-set scorecards with skip decisions annotated and justified

Week 8

Take three full-length mock tests under exam conditions and record section-wise accuracy and pacing
Analyze each mock within 24 hours, listing the top three fixable error patterns
Revisit only high-yield weak spots: two RC passages, 20 quant problems, and one DI set per day
Finalize an exam-day timing plan with target minutes per section and a question-skip threshold

A mock-test trend chart showing accuracy and completion rate across all three attempts

Week 2: Verbal accuracy reaches at least 65% on a timed 25-question set, and every missed item has a logged rule

Week 4: Quant sectional score reaches at least 60% with a completed formula sheet and all errors cause-tagged

Week 6: DI and data-sufficiency accuracy reaches at least 65%, with the weakest chart type identified

Week 8: Full mock score improves over the week-8 first attempt, with section timing inside target for all four domains