I came across e-GMAT through an online seminar hosted on YouTube. Initially, I felt that the course was too expensive and went for a cheaper alternative. I appeared for the exam last year and got a score of only 690. I gave another attempt within 2 weeks and got a score of 710. Using that score, I got selected for the Young Leaders Program of the Indian School of Business. I was elated and decided that it would be the end of my preparation.
However, a part of me forced me to improve my score and try for the best universities outside India. Since it was going to be my last attempt, I decided I wanted to use the best available website for preparation and so I enrolled for the e-GMAT Online Course. Let's now break the review into smaller parts.

1) Course Material:
Since I came from an Indian engineering background, I knew that I would not face a problem with Quant and so I focussed all my energy on Verbal. The Verbal course material was divided into the 3 main sections - RC, CR and SC - and each section had multiple videos and practice files. The course material is truly the best because the videos cover all the concepts in thorough detail and avoid giving generic shortcuts which fail during difficult questions. Learning concepts will help you to face any question. The small practice modules in between the videos were indeed useful and helped in reinforcing the concept. Lastly, the practice files helped in testing the concepts learned in that module.

2) Scholaranium
This is by far the best e-learning product I have seen so far. Firstly, there is a large question bank with more questions being added after finishing a mock test. Secondly, the option of creating custom quizzes and completing them in a time-bound manner is really helpful and I would recommend everyone to attempt all questions in Scholaranium in a time-bound manner to simulate the real GMAT experience. The quality of solutions provided for each question is top-notch and clears even the silliest doubt you can have. Moreover, you can view the time spent on each question and modify your strategy accordingly. I spent a large proportion of my time here strengthening my concepts.

3) Sigma-X mocks
These mock tests replicate the actual test algorithms accurately. I scored 730-740 in the mocks and scored a 740 in my final exam. This shows the accuracy of the algorithms used. Again, the quality of solutions is just too good. Moreover, the analysis provided after each mock test is invaluable.

4) Mentorship
Notwithstanding anything mentioned above, I feel the real increase in my scores is because of my e-GMAT mentor, Atreya Roy. He was really calm and analysed all my weak areas and made plans. Initially, he made weekly plans and analysed the results. A few weeks before the exam, he started making daily plans for me and continuously kept analysing the results to find even specific areas within topics that I should improve. He even shared relevant links for me to read and improve my understanding of the concepts. This level of micro-management has made all the difference. I don't think any other company provides such amazing mentors who have such a strong grip on GMAT.

To conclude, you must only use e-GMAT when you prepare for GMAT.

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Hello All,

The e-GMAT course is a fun roller coaster ride.. it gave me a chance to learn and at the same time enjoy the whole journey. It is highly interactive and you will not fail to notice the cute animations integrated in the video lessons. It is power packed with information and quick tips and tricks. The detailed approach styles customized for each course helps a lot in deep diving.
The course also includes a lot of questions midway. These are a true blessing and as Payal says, we should not cut any corners while going through the course. Each question has detailed discussions which we can access while reviewing.
The best part is that you don't feel alone at any given point of time. The data is always there for you.. guiding you throughout.
Also, the LMT program is great. I was mentored by Atreya who helped me in the last days with a hyper specific plan and I worked accordingly to score a 690. He also helped me tailor my plan in the last couple of days so that I could best utilize them. It was good to have someone available to help out Wien I got stuck.

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After an unsuccessful GMAT attempt, I became the typical ‘GMAT pessimist’, believing I am not cut out for the test, and questioning my capabilities to get a higher score. After some soul searching, I garnered the strength to read up a bit on the web, understand if I was alone in this battle and other’s experiences. On multiple platforms, I saw many people speaking very highly about DJ. With a demanding job, I was always against the idea of taking coaching / external help, but as I read the powerful stories of previous candidates, I decided to try e-GMAT and scheduled a call with DJ. While I will detail out the reasons below, but to put it out there – HE IS BRILLIANT. HE IS MORE THAN JUST A GMAT GUIDE – A FRIEND, A MENTOR, A LIFE COACH, and at times that support just becomes more important and helps you pull through 😊



After my initial consultation call, we both agreed that while my quant was strong (I was consistently scoring Q50 in mocks / actual test), my verbal needed improvement. For me, this was surprising given I am quite eloquent with English and use it as my first language, but DJ has an uncanny skill of telling you exactly what you need to improve (ofcourse, along with telling you how to do it). In my case, he immediately pointed out that my CR was weak, and as I spent more time than required, I lost out on other sections, causing me to rush towards the end. We designed a personalised course for me, and we started within a few days.



For CR – I started from the basics. First the concept files, which I think are super useful. Seeing Payal solve the questions, pre-thinking becomes second nature and often you figure out the answer before even reading the choices – this actually helps you save a lot of time– EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED IN CR. Also, I think the modules for CR are extremely well structured as they gradually increase difficulty and build upon concepts, making it easier to understand the process.



Next, I took up SC. As I was comfortable with SC, DJ asked me to only go through specific files, which again, I found brilliant. In hindsight, I should have actually gone through all the files because I have heard from multiple sources that the e-GMAT SC course is unbeatable!!



Once I finished the concept files, DJ guided me to start taking quizzes. Again, he drew out a methodical plan – starting with cementing quizzes (to build ability) and then gradually moving to custom quizzes (to apply the concepts in GMAT time constraints). After every test, I would send him a report with my attempts, and he would send me detailed video analysis or guide me on how to track progress. I think this is very important, because GMAT prep needs to be tactful – if you aren’t working on your pain points, you will never get better! DJ is super responsive in his e-mails and you don’t really feel like he’s guiding you remotely – I think that’s very important, particularly when you are preparing in a crunched timeframe.



After completing the quizzes, we went on to the mocks. Again, DJ would help me analyse each mock and suggest remedial steps. His insights into the psychology of candidates and the test make his suggestions and analysis highly meaningful (if you follow them entirely).



While I have spoken about his great tutoring skills, DJ is a great mentor and a friend. For me, that was the game changer…because of covid I had to postpone my test multiple times, and often got frustrated with the experience, but DJ helped me keep calm and guided me on how to navigate this situation. I feel it’s really helpful to have someone give you moral support during the stressful prep - it makes the journey enjoyable and keeps your spirits high; for me, that was DJ! 😊

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The toughest decision GMAT aspirants face at the start of their preparation is which course to put their trust in. I too lingered over this decision for a fair amount of time and after a lot of research I decided to go for E-Gmat. I attended many of the free GMAT strategy and verbal seminars conducted by E-Gmat and was really impressed by its structured approach to solving the questions compared to other courses which focus mainly on getting to the answer and not on how to actually get there.
What worked for me?
The verbal course is absolutely fantastic. It leaves no stones unturned when it comes to covering concepts essential for GMAT verbal. It starts with Master Comprehension which tells you how to approach all the verbal subsections in general and lays a solid foundation for things to come. The SC course is a life saver and covers everything related to SC comprehensively. Just knowing grammar isn’t enough to excel on GMAT and that’s where the meaning-based approach emphasized by E-Gmat comes into play and is the best way to solve hard SC questions.

CR is just all about application and hence the method to approach the problem Is of utmost importance. E-Gmat helped me in solidifying that method by introducing me to processes such as Pre-Thinking and negating the statement to find what breaks the conclusion. I was often stuck between two answers until I got the hang of pre-thinking.

RC is more about paying attention, getting immersed into the passage and being patient than anything else. The E-Gmat reading and note-taking strategies help a lot in these regards.

Coming from an engineering background, I didn’t need help as much with learning concepts as with streamlining my process skills. The E-Gmat quant has accurate diagnostic quizzes right at the start of each topic which helped me identify my skill level in that topic and hence enabled me to pay more attention to my weak areas. I was really struggling with DS questions before as I used to jump to conclusions and ignore important information but with the quant course, I was able to identify and work on the gaps causing such issues.

The scholaranium is an amazing platform which not only acts as a question bank but also as a private tutor. The data provided by it is really commendable as it helps to pinpoint the actual gaps in your knowledge and also keeps track of your performance in various sub sections. I can safely say that sigma-X mocks are the best mocks out there as the data insights and performance analysis it provides is unmatched. You can not only pinpoint which section you are weak in but also the particular sub-section where you are facing difficulties. So, if you are looking for mocks that are a very good replica of actual GMAT and which can tell you your areas of improvement as well as provide best possible solutions to all the questions, Sigma-X mock is your answer.

The course is tremendous but what impressed me the most was the kind of support which E-Gmat provides. I was lucky enough to be contacted by Dhananjay, my mentor during the LMP program. I got in contact with him after I finished the course and he has helped me at every step since then whether it be providing me with hyper-specific plans, highlighting my weak areas or motivating me. After my second attempt which was disappointing to say the least, he got in touch with me on his own accord and let me know that he backs me 100% and believes that I can achieve my target , such trust shown by him in his students is really commendable. His continuous support, even now, has been a major boost for my ongoing preparations.
To sum it all up, looking for a course which takes care of everything for you and lets you focus entirely on studying? Look no further than E-Gmat!

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I had prepared for Indian entrance exams but it was very unsuccessful. I was confident in VA but my quant was really dicey. I came across eGMAT through Youtube. I saw many debriefs and I tried their free trial. It looked extensive but great. I took their free mock and it went really bad. Considering I gave it just after an offcial mock where I scored 660, i was skeptical. But I knew, I needed help with SC and Quant. I spoke to a counsellor and went ahead with it. I do not have any regrets. It's a great course and I was able to score a 670 within 1.5 months of 8-10 hours of prep per week.

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E gmat is a very good online platform for sentence correction in GMAT. It gave me great confidence and saved a lot of time for other sections in the test. The meaning based approach was extremely important for me to achieve the 760 I got in the test. Sentence correction was my weakest section-But the structured approach by e-gmat gave me confidence to master SC through application of the approach and through constant practice using GMAT club. I could not find much use of CR and RC from e-gmat mainly because I was not a good reader. So I had to strive a lot on improving my reading skills outside of the course. Nevertheless, the time I could save on SC by completing questions within 75 secs to 90 secs, helped me achieve a better score on RC & CR

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I was already enrolled with another GMAT prep course when I came across the free webinars organised by E-GMAT. I attended a few of those and realised that their strategy and tips were fundamentally better than my previous coaching and so decided to go ahead with the E-GMAT course. It turned out to be really helpful, with all its specifically categorized modules, quizzes and concept skills. I was able to recognise my weak areas through the multiple sets of quizzes and their detailed analysis, and work on them specifically. The course is amazingly insightful when it comes to analysing your mistakes and reviewing them.

The verbal modules - SC, CR, RC, have very detailed concept files which gives you a clear understanding of each. For me the major strategy that helped was Prethinking. The concept and its constant practice made me improve my verbal score evidently. Additionally, the modules on how to go about the different sets of RC questions helped me follow different strategies for each and answer the questions with a logical approach.

The Quant section helped me with the detailed analysis of my weak areas so that I could just improve the specific concept gaps and keep practicing the overall quizzes consistently. The huge number and the large variety of questions kept me on my toes throughout.

My mentor, Atreya, had been really helpful as he devised such specific study plans for my prep. He was consistent with me and extremely supportive throughout. He helped me analyse the various aspects of my performance, which I was unable to focus on initially. The last mile in my prep, the Sigma mocks, were incredible in terms of their level of questions, their appropriateness and of course, the detailed analysis available to review my attempt.

To sum up, I am extremely satisfied with my decision of choosing E-GMAT for my preparation and highly recommend it to anyone starting their preparation as well! All the best!

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I took the e-GMAT course in June 2021 after I had taken an attempt in early June. I had prepared a fair bit and did well on the mocks however the main exam made me realise some fundamental gaps.

I lacked a process to solve the questions and also lacked section specific guidance to improve on my ability. e-gmat and Dhananjay came in and helped me improve my ability a fair bit. I improved from a 38 to a 40 in verbal within 10 days of starting work with egmat.

What I love about e-gmat:
Fantastic portal that gives you excellent insight. You do not waste time analysing, you only learn, cement and perform

The exercises are built methodically after completing each section I could see an improvement in my ability.

The personalized support that the team offers. They peer through your performance and give you sectionwise analysis on what to focus on. DJ offered me his personal number. I continuously kept in touch and troubled him for doubts. This is super helpful for a scattered person like me.

The sigma X mocks are fantastic

The methodologies that e-gmat have pioneered - pre-thinking, meaning based SC and critical reading skills. (I was able to get 98th and 91st percentile in SC and CR respectively)

I think e-gmat is the best solution out there for retakers. I am now working with the team to get a better score than what i have landed. I am sure I should be able to achieve it with their help and guidance. I keep wishing I had started the prep with e-gmat many months ago!

Above all, e-gmat does not judge or make you feel uncomfortable. They are matter of fact and mission driven towards helping us achieve our goal.

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Good quality Quant questions of all difficulties that are overall a little harder to solve than the actual GMAT questions. You only need to ace the advance topics questions if you're looking to score 51.
Great test taking system that recreates the exam environment. Though I didn't have the chance to fully utilize it, the new Scholaranium 2.0 with all its metrics looks promising in terms of performance analysis.
Both these factors helped me warm up for Quant just before taking the GMAT online exam.

On a final note, the quant section has all the study material, questions, practice tests and other sections you need to score 50 or above.

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Quick summary:

GMAT Attempt 1 - 5th November 2020 - Q49, V36 - 700
GMAT Attempt 2 - 30th June 2021 - Q48, V40 - 710
GMAT Attempt 3 - To be given in July 2021 - I'll update my score in this review at the end of this month.

Preparation:

I am an engineer by education and work in the Venture capital industry for the past 4 years. Owing to my engineering background, I had assumed at the beginning that I'll need more preparation in Verbal than in Quant. It turned out to be partially true.

For my first attempt in November 2020, I started preparation seriously in August first week. Before that I had already spent some money on Experts Global course, given 1-2 mock tests with passive preparation, and had acquainted myself with the exam structure etc.

I started my CR prep with Powerscore CR - which was an amazing resource to start with. It was too long a read, because it explains everything in absolute detail, but it was worth it because it cleared my concepts about CR questions and how to approach them. With some practice, I could already see some improvement in CR. I was still not practicing pre-thinking though. Although I had a fair idea of what the right answers could be like.
SC - I started with Manhattan SC book. It was good for grammar basics, but beyond a point, it didn't help much. I think SC is my strongest section today and I give full credit for that to GMAT Club community. I practiced a lot of SC Questions and analyzed every choice for every error in both the questions that I did right and wrong. Over time I created a framework for myself and practiced that framework on every question. While reading the sentence itself, I was able to identify the subject, verb, and different clauses in the sentence. Then while scanning for differences in the options, I could choose between the right and wrong options. Until this time, I wasn't absolutely clear about the meaning-based approach.

RC - I will admit, I thought it will be the easiest bit and in the beginning, I didn't pay much attention to it. But by the end, RC is what became the bottleneck. I wasn't writing any notes in my RCs, I was reading the passage and comprehending up to 70% of it before I moved to answer choices. This approach, as I later found out, would not take me to V40+.

Quant - I was foolishly overconfident about this in the beginning. I thought that with little practice, I could get to Q50 and I wouldn't settle for anything lesser. But I was so underconfident about my quant preparation in the end that I got nervous in the exam. I still don't know how I managed to get even Q49.

I gave one mock every weekend for 8-9 weeks and I finished all GMAT official mocks, a few free mocks by veritas, manhattan etc. because I didn't want to leave anything before the final exam. I was scoring 710-730 in my mocks. And I was aspiring for 750+. At 700, I rejected the score then and there and decided to give the exam again.

But I took a long break for some personal and work reasons and started the preparation in March end eventually by taking the e-gmat subscription.

Second Attempt -

I started from March end/April beginning. e-gmat team recommended that I give their Sigma-X mock first, so I did and scored 670 on that, I was out of practice after 4-5 months. I wanted to improve my RC in the beginning so I spent 2-3 weeks only on RC. Finished all RC modules that e-gmat had. I was severely lacking in my RC skills which improved only once I started taking notes and practiced e-gmat's method of solving RCs. It was revolutionary for me, and I'm not being paid to say this lol.

I also knew about e-gmat's pre-thinking approach for CR and I wanted to see if it helped. After doing only a few question types with their standard pre-thinking approach, I could feel the difference. The understanding of the question and the answer that you're looking for becomes multifold once you pre-think the answer. It reduces the chances of errors, and improves speed eventually. I also started taking few notes in CR.

After that, I started focusing on my quant too. I did a couple of their modules but frankly, it was taking too much time. I was impatient and always tried to jump the gun by skipping modules here and there. It ensured that I never got the concept right and always faltered in difficult questions in almost every concept. I realized this too late. After consecutively scoring 710-740 in my mocks, I realized that I am in the same situation as the last time, and I sought help from e-gmat. Dhananjay (DJ) from e-gmat got in touch with me, helped me make sense of my scores, and prepared a broad-level plan for me to reach my target of 750. I can say that I tried to follow his plan but I couldn't take the complete value out of that mentorship. I should have reached out to him more when I wasn't getting the desired results. I started giving custom quizzes every day and took a false sense of satisfaction in decent results in them. But the reality is, GMAT is tougher because of the actual exam pressure.

I was confident that my preparation is such that I cannot score below 730. But I did. And for better or worse, I cannot settle at 710, so I will be giving my retest this month. DJ is still helping me with another customized plan and tells me that I have to follow it this time and I can reach my target score. :)

I'll let you guys know how it turns out.

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