What GMAT Preparation Costs from the UAE
GMAT prices in dirhams. Most candidates here are working professionals, and the real constraint is usually hours in the week rather than the price of a package.
- One-to-one packages from 1 to 50 lessons
- 72-hour live group course with a two-instalment option
- Question bank by section, including Data Insights
- Evening and weekend scheduling in UAE time
Budget for the calendar, not just the package
A GMAT candidate in Dubai or Abu Dhabi is typically working full time and preparing in evenings and weekends. That changes the economics: the binding constraint is study hours, not money, and a twenty-lesson package spread thin over six months delivers less than the same twenty lessons across ten focused weeks. Before choosing a package, be honest about how many hours a week you will genuinely find, because that number decides whether the plan works, not the number of lessons in it.
Data Insights is where this generation of candidates most often loses time. It is the newest section, the one with the least legacy practice material floating around, and the one where a wrong approach persists longest because there is less folklore to correct it. Candidates who allocate a disproportionate share of lessons to Data Insights and self-study the quantitative usually get more for the same spend.
Business schools see the whole score history
Most programmes see every score you have reported, so a low first attempt taken as a trial is not free. That argues for preparing properly before the first sitting rather than using it as a diagnostic — and it is why we push a practice test rather than a real one for that purpose.
One-to-one lesson packages
Every lesson is 90 minutes with the same tutor. The per-lesson rate falls as the package grows, and the single lesson exists so you can meet a tutor before committing to a block.
| Package | Total | Per lesson |
|---|---|---|
| 1 lesson | AED 367AED 367 per lesson | AED 367 |
| 10 lessons | AED 3,562AED 356 per lesson | AED 356 |
| 20 lessons | AED 6,977AED 349 per lesson | AED 349 |
| 50 lessons | AED 14,689AED 294 per lesson | AED 294 |
Packages do not expire on a fixed date; they are used at the pace you and the tutor set. Unused lessons are refundable under the terms on the refund policy page.
Group course
A live online cohort following a fixed syllabus and timetable, at a fraction of the one-to-one cost. 72 taught hours. It suits a student who is on track and needs structure, rather than one with specific gaps.
| How you pay | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Full payment | AED 3,856Paid once, before the cohort starts | Paid once, before the cohort starts |
| 2 instalments | AED 2,112 eachSpread across the course; the total is higher than paying once | Spread across the course; the total is higher than paying once |
Cohorts run to a published timetable and open on set dates, so the start is not chosen by you the way a private schedule is. Ask us when the next one begins before you buy.
Study on your own
Neither of these needs a lesson booked alongside it. They are bought and used on their own, and plenty of students only ever buy these.
Question bank
| Plan | Price | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Reasoning | AED 165120 days of access | 120 days |
| Verbal Reasoning | AED 165120 days of access | 120 days |
| Data Insights | AED 165120 days of access | 120 days |
| Any two sections | AED 294120 days of access | 120 days |
| Full access | AED 404120 days of access | 120 days |
Full-length practice tests
| Bundle | Price | Per test |
|---|---|---|
| 1 test | AED 55AED 55 per test | AED 55 |
| 5 tests | AED 239AED 48 per test | AED 48 |
| 10 tests | AED 441AED 44 per test | AED 44 |
| 20 tests | AED 771AED 39 per test | AED 39 |
Frequently asked questions
What people ask before committing to a package, answered without the sales answer.
Related programs
Other preparation tracks students often combine with this one.
GMAT Preparation
One-to-one GMAT tutoring for working professionals applying to business school. Lessons cover the Focus Edition as it is now administered, including the Data Insights section.
Pricing
Rates are quoted per lesson in dirhams and depend on the programme. The table below shows the current starting rate for each one.
How it works
Every student starts with a free consultation and ends with a plan that has a date on it. What happens in between depends on which exam you are sitting.
Tell us your hours per week, not just your target
Your available study time shapes the plan more than your target score does. Send both and we will build a schedule that fits the weeks you actually have.