HEC HAT study plan
HEC HAT · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Verbal Reasoning (English language comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and sentence logic) & Quantitative Reasoning (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation and basic statistics)
Diagnose baseline weaknesses by sitting one full-length timed HAT mock and tabulating every error by section, question type and cause.
Build a 200-word high-frequency vocabulary list drawn from synonym, antonym and analogy items, and review it on five separate days.
Drill percentage, ratio, proportion and average problems until you reach 90% accuracy on 30 items in 35 minutes.
Memorise the contrast, cause-effect, addition and concession signposts that drive sentence-completion logic, then apply them to 20 items.
Your checkpoint
A written error log covering at least 60 missed items tagged by cause, plus a timed 40-item verbal and 30-item quantitative set scored at 70% or better.
Verbal Reasoning (English language comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and sentence logic) & Quantitative Reasoning (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation and basic statistics)
Classify the eight standard analogy relationship types and solve 40 analogy items with an explained relationship for each.
Memorise 25 high-yield grammar and usage rules (subject-verb agreement, modifier placement, pronoun reference, parallelism) and apply them to 30 error-identification questions.
Solve 40 linear equation and simultaneous equation problems, including two-variable word problems, without a calculator.
Drill work-rate, speed-distance-time and mixture problems until you finish 30 items in 30 minutes at 85% accuracy.
Read four 400-word passages and answer main-idea, detail and inference questions in under eight minutes per passage.
Your checkpoint
A timed 60-question mixed verbal and quantitative set scored at 72% or better, with the analogy and grammar rule sheets committed to a one-page reference card.
Quantitative Reasoning (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation and basic statistics) & Analytical Reasoning (logical deduction, sequencing, assumptions, inferences and critical thinking)
Memorise and apply the geometry formulas for angles, triangles, circles, rectangles and trapezoids across 40 computation items.
Interpret tables, bar charts, line graphs and pie charts, extracting ratios and percentage change across five multi-question data sets.
Compute mean, median, mode, range and standard deviation for eight small data sets and explain how outliers shift each measure.
Solve 15 linear sequencing and ordering puzzles, drawing a numbered position diagram for each.
Review the week 1 error log and re-solve the 20 items that were missed twice.
Your checkpoint
Five complete data-interpretation sets plus 40 geometry and statistics items scored at 75%, and 15 sequencing puzzles solved at 80% accuracy with diagrams shown.
Analytical Reasoning (logical deduction, sequencing, assumptions, inferences and critical thinking) & Verbal Reasoning (English language comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and sentence logic)
Solve 20 grouping and assignment puzzles by building a grid of entities against slots before answering.
Apply conditional reasoning rules, including contrapositive and 'if and only if', to 25 logic items and write the contrapositive for each conditional statement.
Distinguish assumptions from inferences by labelling 30 statements as premise, assumption, inference or conclusion.
Answer inference and tone questions on four advanced reading passages, justifying each choice with a line reference.
Your checkpoint
A second full-length timed mock scored at 65% or better overall, with verbal and quantitative each at 65% or better and all analytical errors re-worked in writing.
Analytical Reasoning (logical deduction, sequencing, assumptions, inferences and critical thinking) & Quantitative Reasoning (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation and basic statistics)
Practise strengthen, weaken, paradox and flaw questions across 30 items, writing the logical gap in one sentence before choosing.
Solve 25 categorical syllogism items using Venn diagrams rather than intuition.
Run three 20-minute quantitative sprints mixing arithmetic, algebra and data interpretation to build pacing under fatigue.
Re-solve every analytical question still flagged in the error log and confirm the rule that was violated.
Your checkpoint
A 50-question analytical reasoning set completed in 50 minutes at 75% or better, supported by a list of the recurring trap types you fell for.
Discipline-Specific Subject Knowledge (chosen field of study for the applied programme) & Verbal Reasoning (English language comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and sentence logic)
Map the official syllabus of your chosen discipline into a checklist of examinable topics and mark each as strong, shaky or unread.
Condense the core textbook chapters into a two-page formula-and-definition sheet for your subject.
Work through 100 discipline-specific multiple-choice questions, annotating the source line for every correction.
Maintain vocabulary review with 100 new words and a recall test at the end of the week.
Your checkpoint
A completed subject checklist plus a two-page summary sheet, and 100 discipline-specific questions scored at 70% or better.
Discipline-Specific Subject Knowledge (chosen field of study for the applied programme) & Analytical Reasoning (logical deduction, sequencing, assumptions, inferences and critical thinking)
Complete 200 discipline-specific questions across the weakest three topics on your checklist.
Sit one timed analytical-only block of 60 questions and keep every question under 75 seconds.
Rehearse the verbal section under exam conditions twice, targeting 90 seconds per question.
Recite your discipline summary sheet from memory and correct the gaps found.
Your checkpoint
A discipline-specific mock of 100 questions scored at 75% or better, plus a revised summary sheet with all gaps closed.
Verbal Reasoning (English language comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and sentence logic) & Quantitative Reasoning (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data interpretation and basic statistics) & Analytical Reasoning (logical deduction, sequencing, assumptions, inferences and critical thinking) & Discipline-Specific Subject Knowledge (chosen field of study for the applied programme)
Sit two full-length timed mocks on separate days under real exam conditions, including breaks and no phone.
Review the complete error log and re-solve every item missed across all four domains.
Finalise the exam-day timing plan with per-section minute budgets and a defined skip-and-return rule.
Recite the vocabulary list and both summary sheets once more, then stop new material two days before the test.
Your checkpoint
Two full mocks scored at 75% or better overall with no section below 70%, and a one-page timing and revision sheet.
Milestones
Week 2: Diagnostic and error log are complete, vocabulary reaches 400 words, and a timed mixed verbal-quantitative set is scored at 72% or better.
Week 4: Second full mock at 65% overall with verbal and quantitative both at 65%, and all analytical errors documented.
Week 6: Discipline syllabus checklist finished, summary sheet written, and 100 subject questions answered at 70% or better.
Week 8: Two final mocks at 75% overall with no section below 70%, error log fully cleared, and timing sheet memorised.