TL;DR ISB’s Class of 2026 averaged 665 on the GMAT Focus Edition. There is no official cutoff. A score of 655 or above is considered competitive. The GMAT is one input. Work experience, essays, and interview performance carry equal weight in the final decision. Almost every ISB applicant eventually asks the same question: “What GMAT […]
TL;DR The GMAT Official Guide Bundle 2026–2027 is the non-negotiable foundation — 1,800+ real questions, fully updated for the current exam. Pair it with Crackverbal’s resources for the sections you struggle with most, use the two free official practice tests as real diagnostic checkpoints, and follow a phased plan: diagnostic first, concept-building next, then official […]
TL;DR: The GMAT Focus Edition Enhanced Score Report (ESR) gives you a granular breakdown of your performance across Quantitative, Verbal, and Data Insights: accuracy by quarter, time per question, and sub-section scores. It costs $30 and is worth every rupee for anyone planning a retake. This guide shows you exactly how to read it and […]
TL;DR Data Insights doesn’t reward the same rote memorization that Quant and Verbal sometimes do, it rewards reasoning under uncertainty, which a fixed-calendar study plan often misses. Prepathon.ai, Crackverbal’s AI-powered prep engine, gives you instant feedback on every Data Insights question, explains wrong answers by naming the trap pattern you fell for, and tracks your […]
TL;DR The GMAT has three sections (Quant, Verbal, Data Insights), each scored 60-90. All three contribute equally to your total score, which ranges from 205 to 805. The formula is: Total score = (Q + V + DI − 180) × (20/3) + 205, rounded to the nearest 5. A total of 645 is the […]
The big news is that on 15th June, 2017, GMAC announced the GMAT Select Section Order, wherein GMAT takers can choose the order of the sections that they attempt. This means that now a test taker can actually start the GMAT from the Verbal section! If you have taken the GMAT or have been […]
An interesting anecdote that I read in Aamir Khan’s blog was about an incident with Sachin Tendulkar. This was when they were watching the finals of the first IPL. Since the Mumbai Indians had not qualified, Aamir was sitting next to Sachin. I reproduce in toto: The match last night was certainly exciting but […]