DISMAL PERFORMANCE IN VERBAL

Dear saurabhsavant,

I'm happy to respond. :-)

First of all, I want you to read carefully this blog and all the linked blogs:
Lower on the Real GMAT than on Practice Tests
If you can implement a serious focus on stress-reduction skills across the board in your life, this might account for a substantial portion of the gain you want to achieve, but you would have to take these practice with the utmost of determination.

I also want to point out something ironic. You say: "I never was too ambitious and just wanted to score around 680 -710." Do you realize the glaring self-contradiction here? You want to outscore 85% of the GMAT-taking population and yet you don't consider this at all ambitious? Those scores, while not the highest, are certainly in an elite range. Don't think you can get there simply by brushing up and minor improvement. Getting there requires blood, sweat, and tears.

I will also say, if you want to get into that elite territory, you need to take everything about your approach to the next level. You wrote, "I must admit i never went through a complete study material and indulged in learning through practice apart from learning bits n pieces of basics from veritas and manhattan guides." This suggest to me that reaching the next level will involve being systematic about learning, forcing yourself to spend time & energy on every detail.

I am not sure why you posted this request in the Magoosh sub-forum, but I think Magoosh offers you a unique opportunity. Since you cancelled your GMAT score, I am not sure whether Magoosh would be able to extend to you its score guarantee--you should write to help@magoosh.com and ask them. Also, we have a brand new Magoosh IELTS product. The IELTS product is not very expensive at all, but you might also ask the student help whether you would get some kind of discount if you bought both our GMAT product and our IELTS product. I honestly don't know, but it's worth asking.

If you buy Magoosh, I would strongly recommend systematically watching every single verbal lesson. Here's a sample SC lesson:
Substantive Clauses
You could take the dip-into-as-needed approach with Math, which is probably strong for you, but on Verbal, I recommend an approach of unwavering diligence. Here's a practice CR question:
The Culinary Bill
Here's a practice SC question:
With American cryptanalysts
When you submit your answer to either question, the following page will have a complete video explanation of that particular question. Each one of Magoosh's 1000+ practice questions has its own VE: that kind of immediate feedback is exactly what you need to make the accelerated gains you want to see.

Finally, what you want to accomplish is ambitious. If you underestimate this challenge, then you will be guaranteed not to succeed. It is absolutely essential that you appreciate everything it demands. I strongly recommend incorporating all of the habits of excellence into your practice. If you really dig deep into yourself, you can do this!

Does all this make sense?
Mike :-)