14-day Study Plan
High-intensity study plan for students who are just starting their IBA
preparation. Happy prepping!
Commitment: 3-4 hours/day
Materials Needed
● Any IBA Guide Book available in the market
○ Previous years’ IBA questions
○ Model Tests
● Old Barron’s SAT Book
○ Barron’s High Frequency word list for vocabulary
○ Old SAT books have a good selection of analogy questions
● Official GMAT Review
● Maths QBank
● Old TOEFL Book (ie. Peterson’s)
○ Grammar related questions
● GRE Big Book
○ Analytical puzzles and critical reasoning
○ Reading comprehension (optional)
● IBA Prep App (optional)
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much more.
Important Tips
● SSC/HSC students: Focus more on vocabulary. If you are not comfortable with the
written part, double your efforts. We have kept writing exercises in the 2nd week, do
them in the 1st week as well.
● O/A Level students: Focus on mental maths. Read Daily Star’s bangla section, this will
help you in translation exercises.
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Week 1
“Move Fast, Make Mistakes”
Week 1 Goals:
1. Cover all maths concepts
2. Learn 50 new words everyday
3. Learn about Analytical Puzzles
4. Practice Grammar, Reading Comprehension
Important
● Don’t worry about your score or accuracy at this moment. Try to solve as many
questions as possible. If you don't understand any particular topic, ask in the group or
app.
● Learn as many words as possible. Try to spread out your vocabulary sessions
throughout the day (ie. 20 in the morning, 10 each in the afternoon, evening and
night). In the 2nd week we will start with vocabulary exercises, this will help you get a
boost.
● While doing reading comprehension, try to benchmark your reading speed. Overall
you shouldn't take more than 2-3 extra minutes for a single comprehension
● For Grammar, try solving error detection problems. Again don’t worry about accuracy.
For now, we are trying to find our strength and weakness points.
Day 1
Number Properties Study topics : 30 minutes
Integer, Fraction, Divisibility, Factor,
Exponents
Practice 20 Number Properties questions 30 minutes
Grammar Practice 20 Grammar questions 30 minutes
Note: You have not covered grammar topics yet. Its okay. We want you to get a feel of it first. See how
you perform. Don’t worry about scores now.
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Day 2
Algebra Study topics: 20 minutes
Function, Linear Equations, Quadratic
Equations
Practice 20 Algebra questions 30 minutes
Maths Test Take a full maths test from any previous 30 minutes
IBA exam
Note: Again, don’t worry about scores. Just take the full section test. This exercise will mentally prepare
you for the actual test. We will gradually cover all the topics and you will only get better at it :)
Grammar Practice 20 questions 20 minutes
Day 3
Ratio, Percentage, Profit Study topics: 30 minutes
Loss Ratio Proportion, Percentage, Profit Loss,
Simple Interest
Practice 30 questions 40 minutes
Analytical Test Take a full analytical test from any IBA 20 minutes
exam
Note: Analytical is fun. The earlier you get a taste of it, the better. Just take the full section test. See
how it goes. You don't need to score 60% straight away. Freely attempt the questions and review your
answer choices.
Vocabulary Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Day 4
Speed, Distance and Study topics: 20 minutes
Work/Rate Speed Time Distance, Work Done
Problems
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Analytical Puzzle Study topics: 10 minutes
Puzzle
Practice 3-4 puzzles 30 minutes
Grammar Study Topics: 30 minutes
Noun, Verb, Tense, Prepositions, Articles
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
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Day 5
Geometry Study topics: 40 minutes
Angles, Triangle, Circle, Quadrilaterals
Practice 30 questions 40 minutes
Analytical Puzzle Practice 3-4 puzzles 30 minutes
Grammar Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Day 6
Geometry Miscellaneous Study topics: 30 minutes
Solid and coordinate geometry
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Reading Comprehension Study topics: 15 minutes
Reading Comprehension
Practice 2-3 comprehensions 15 minutes
Grammar Study Topics: 30 minutes
Negatives, Comparisons
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Day 7
Maths Miscellaneous Study topics: 20 minutes
Word problems, Sets, Probability,
Permutation, Mixture
Practice 15 questions 30 minutes
Maths Test Take a full maths test from any IBA exam 30 minutes
Review Review questions you have faced so far. 60 minutes
Grammar Study Topics: 30 minutes
Conditional sentences, Conjunctions
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
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Outcomes / Self Assessment
After Week 1, you should ask yourself these questions
● Where am I struggling in math?
● Am I having difficulty doing mental calculation?
● Can I speed up my reading?
Answering these questions will guide to areas where you need to focus on next. Feel free to
ask out in the group for help or suggestions
Did you know?
With IBA Prep App you can
● Check your performance by topic - ie. Accuracy, Time Spent
● Quickly review the questions you didn’t answer correctly.
● Learn mental calculation shortcuts
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Week 2
“Optimize, Optimize, Optimize.”
Week 2 Goals:
1. Cover Analytical Concepts
2. Learn another 350 New Words
3. Cover Important Grammatical Concepts
4. Review Math
5. Practice “Written Section” questions.
Important
● You have already studied all math concepts. Now is the time to improve your score.
Focus on topics where your scores are low. Keep on practicing questions from
those topics, move on to the next when you are comfortable. Review related lessons if
necessary.
● Continue learning new words. Don’t forget to review old words. Otherwise, it's very
likely you will forget them.
● Best way to master Analytical section is to practice more. Everytime you get a wrong
answer, try to understand the logic behind the correct answer and how it differs from
your choice.
● Start keeping track of your speed and accuracy. Whenever you are taking a full
section test try to benchmark your performance.
● If you are from English Medium background, try to practice more translation questions.
Day 1
Critical Reasoning Study topics : 30 minutes
Arguments, CR Question Types
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
English Test Take a full english test from any IBA exam 30 minutes
Math Review Choose a difficult topic, practice 20 questions 30 minutes
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Day 2
Data Sufficiency Study topics: 20 minutes
Data Sufficiency Question Types
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Analytical Test Take a full analytical test from any previous 20 minutes
IBA exam
Vocabulary Practice 30 questions 20 minutes
Writing Study topics: 20 minutes
Essay writing tips
Write and assess an Essay 15 minutes
Grammar Study Topics: 30 minutes
Modal, Gerund, Clause
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Day 3
Analytical Test Take a full analytical test from any previous 20 minutes
IBA exam
English Test Take a full english test from any previous IBA 20 minutes
exam
Math Review Choose a difficult topic, practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Writing Study topics: 20 minutes
Logical and Dialogue Writing
Practice Dialogue and Logical Writing 30 minutes
Grammar Study Topics: 20 minutes
Active-Passive voice
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Vocabulary Practice 30 questions 20 minutes
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Day 4
Grammar Study Topics: 20 minutes
Subjunctives
Practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Math Review Choose a difficult topic, practice 20 questions 30 minutes
Vocabulary Practice 30 questions 20 minutes
Writing Practice Thematic Writing and Sentence 30 minutes
Making
Day 5
Full Model Test Take a full model test or a previous IBA exam 90 minutes
Grammar Practice 30 questions 20 minutes
Analytical Practice 30 questions 30 minutes
Writing Practice Translation 10 minutes
Day 6
Full Model Test Take a full model test or a previous IBA exam 90 minutes
Grammar Review Review questions you have faced so far. 60 minutes
Writing Study topics: 20 minutes
Data Interpretation writing tips
Practice Data Interpretation 15 minutes
Day 7
Full Model Test Take a full model test or a previous IBA exam 90 minutes
Review Practice 20 questions from a difficult section 30 minutes
Writing Practice any Writing Exercise 20 minutes
Analytical Review Review questions you have faced so far. 30 minutes
Math Review Review questions you have faced so far. 30 minutes
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Outcomes / Self Assessment
After Week 2, you should ask yourself these questions
● What should be my exam strategy?
● Am I comfortable with the written section?
While taking the exam, always start with the section you are good at. If you are good in
English, start with that.
For the remaining few days,
● Review vocabulary
● Take full model tests or full section test
By now, you have already learned a lot and, most importantly, built a momentum. For the
remaining few days keep up that momentum. Don't stress too much about scoring 100% in
each section - remember getting 80% is just as good.
Best of Luck
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