GAT General study plan
GAT General · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning
Take one full diagnostic verbal section and one quantitative section under strict timing, then tabulate accuracy by question type
Build a 15-word-per-day vocabulary list drawn from your own diagnostic misses, writing a synonym, antonym, and one original sentence for each word
Drill core arithmetic: percentages, ratios, averages, and rate conversions, until you can complete 20 mixed items in 25 minutes
Open an error log with four columns: question type, what you did wrong, the correct rule, and a re-do date
Your checkpoint
A one-page baseline report showing verbal and quantitative diagnostic scores, a typed 105-word vocabulary log with sentences, and an error log containing at least 30 entries
Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning
Work through 60 analogy and synonym items, grouping each miss by the relationship type it tested
Read three 400-word passages and answer inference and main-idea questions, capping each passage at six minutes
Rebuild weak arithmetic topics identified in your error log, then retest only those topics
Solve 25 algebra word problems covering linear equations, work-rate, and mixture setups
Your checkpoint
A timed verbal drill scorecard plus an algebra retest with at least 75 percent accuracy on previously missed topics
Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning
Practice sentence completion by identifying the logical clue and contrast signal in each stem before reading the options
Learn three geometry families: triangles, circles, and coordinate-plane distance and slope, applying each to at least ten items
Interpret data in tables, bar charts, and line graphs, calculating percent change and ratios without a calculator
Add every new miss to the error log and rewrite the underlying rule in one sentence
Your checkpoint
A 30-item mixed quiz, half verbal and half quantitative, completed in 35 minutes with a written review of every incorrect answer
Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning
Retest the verbal and quantitative areas that produced the most errors in weeks 1 to 3
Complete two 20-minute verbal sets and two 20-minute quantitative sets back to back to build stamina
Review the entire error log and mark each entry as resolved, shaky, or unresolved
Write a short rule sheet for the ten quantitative formulas you forget most often
Your checkpoint
A mid-point mock of one verbal and one quantitative section, scored and compared against the week 1 baseline, with a revised list of the three weakest question types
Quantitative Reasoning & Analytical Reasoning
Learn to diagram ordering, grouping, and selection logic setups, drawing one diagram per game before answering
Solve 20 analytical reasoning questions with a hard limit of 90 seconds per question
Keep quantitative skills warm with 15 mixed problems covering ratio, average, and percentage change
Classify each analytical miss by setup error or inference error so you know which to fix
Your checkpoint
A completed analytical practice set of 25 questions with diagrams attached and a written diagnosis of every setup error
Verbal Reasoning & Analytical Reasoning
Work conditional-logic items, writing the contrapositive of each rule before testing answer choices
Read four longer passages and answer questions that hinge on tone, assumption, and author attitude
Practise elimination strategy on analytical questions by testing each option against the stated rules
Refresh vocabulary by reviewing the full word log and retiring words you now know cold
Your checkpoint
A combined verbal and analytical practice test scored section by section, with an updated error log and at least ten retired vocabulary entries
Verbal Reasoning & Analytical Reasoning
Complete two full analytical sets under real timing, aiming to finish every question in the section
Answer 40 verbal questions in 30 minutes to test pacing under pressure
Revisit the unresolved entries in your error log and confirm each fix with a fresh question
Rehearse a fixed question-ordering strategy for the exam, deciding which item types you attempt first
Your checkpoint
A written pacing plan for all three domains and an analytical set completed within the time limit with at least 70 percent accuracy
Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning
Sit two full-length simulated tests under exam conditions, including the analytical section, on separate days
Spend one session reviewing every simulated-test miss and correcting the rule behind it
Re-drill the three highest-frequency quantitative formulas and the five most common verbal relationship types
Finalise exam-day logistics: timing checkpoints, guessing rule, and a one-page summary sheet to read the night before
Your checkpoint
Two scored full-length simulations, a one-page exam-day summary sheet, and a final error-log review showing all prior entries marked resolved
Milestones
Week 2: Vocabulary log holds at least 200 words with sentences, and quantitative accuracy on previously missed topics has reached 75 percent
Week 4: Mid-point mock shows measurable gains over the week 1 baseline in both verbal and quantitative, and the error log has been fully triaged
Week 6: Analytical accuracy is at or above 65 percent with a diagram drawn for every logic setup, and verbal pace is under one minute per question
Week 8: Both full-length simulations exceed your week 1 baseline in all three domains, with analytical above 70 percent and no unresolved error-log entries