1. Studying 'more' isn't key
For most of you, "more study" is better but with an important caveat. Studying more will help provided you are able to concentrate and learn. If you find it difficult to concentrate on or understand what you are studying, it is time to take a break. Most of you who are not working or do not have any other major demand on your time, can study 6-8 hours a day
2. Good concentration
It is difficult for most people to study with good concentration at a stretch. We recommend that you study for about two hours and take a break for 10-15 minutes before you start the next study session.Studying different areas in a day helps in better concentration. For example, if you plan to study 8 hours a day in chunks of two hours, you may do Quant, RC, DI and LR for two hours each with about 10-15 minutes breaks between every two sessions. However, please ensure that you should cover all areas every week.
3. Weaker areas
Further, weaker areas should be allotted more time. The general rule is that the weaker you are in an area, the more time you allocate for the section. Ironically, most students allot more time to those areas which they prefer and are therefore stronger! Resist this temptation and spend more time on the areas you like relatively less! This will help you with the sectional cutoffs, which are present for the IIMs and other good management institutes
4. Time management
As the exam gives you lesser time than required to solve the entire paper, time management is the most crucial element that is being checked in the examination. Thus, always work with a 'time deadline' when you are tackling or solving questions/exercise/tests so that you are accustomed to the time pressure.
Keep a watch running to simulate the exam pressure.You may not use the alarm when you are learning something, but always use it for taking even the simplest of the tests.The standard guideline is that the time you set should be sufficient for tackling around 75 per cent of the questions.
5. Importance of AIMCATs
While taking AIMCATs seriously is extremely important for you to know your relative strengths and weaknesses, it is even more important that you analyse your performance thoroughly and have an action plan to improve upon it.Initially,taking around 1-2 mock tests per week with complete analysis and taking action based on the analysis is sufficient.
By the end, taking around 2-3, full-length tests in a week will be sufficient, followed by analysis. When analysing, look at what you solved but took too much time, got wrong, what you left but could have been solved easily (i.e., in less time). This will give you targets to work on for study.
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