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CSE 2023: Plan/ Strategy/ Daily Routine

A so called senior/veteran here (an old forum member). Left preparation altogether last year (after missing cse 2021 final list). 


Somehow got the courage to fight it out again.


Hope to change things this time around. 


2 am, 1st April: Hello prelims preparation/revision/madness!🫡

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If someone is struggling with low marks in full length tests (any institute's), just keep in mind that there's still decent amount of time. Enough to revise everything properly, be it current affairs or static/basic material, or to work on mistakes!🙂

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Thought only I was being anxious w Abhyas result, but yahan almost everyone are eager to check their abhyas performance. Lols.

@TomiokaGiyu watch ca polity in 2x,agar dil pe hi aaraha hai toh sote sote dekhlo. But dekh lo. Last year experience se polity, snt CA gave good returns in pre.

And people like me haven't even attempted it or don't even plan to attempt!🥲


It's just a practice test (or any other test for that matter). Take it like that only! :)

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Some unsolicited suggestions:


1.Current affairs:Follow only 1 source diligently. If you pick up last 2-3 year PYQs, can see the utility of doing heavy current affairs material. Not much. So no point in going crazy over current affairs. But at the same time it's important to cover major topics in news, and some important factual things.


2.Test papers:It is always tempting to practice new tests instead of going back to already solved ones, and analyzing mistakes, revising weak topics, etc. So instead of running behind XYZ tests from so many places without a plan, just stick to those one you have been already doing, or have planned to do or atleast restrict to some number of FLTs (5,10,15 20, whatever works for an individual), as there's going to be a flood of test papers in the market from now on. And due to fear and anxiety, we tend to keep increasing new tests, and new material.


3.PYQs:Focus more on PYQs after/with some practice of FLTs, because that's going to help more than new random test papers. Focus on repeatedly asked topics more. Focus on easily doable topics from tough subjects which have been asked multiple times. 


4.Weak areas:Figure out your weak areas. We all have. Areas from where there has been regular questions in prelims but you're still getting them wrong in test papers. Focus more on that. Then focus on areas which seems to be important (as per test papers, PYQs, own analysis), but you're getting questions wrong. Revise them properly. Then common things which we keep forgetting, revise them more.


5.Random things in test papers, current affairs material:If there's some topics which are not important at all as per PYQs, but still being asked in test papers or given in current affairs material, then it might not be that important. Just gain some knowledge and move on. No need to go crazy over those "new areas", which may be random, and even irrelevant at time. We can find those more in sectional tests than FLTs.


Hope this helps! :) 

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2am, 10th April:

"There is no secret ingredient." It's just you!🥲


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A lot of sincere/serious people tend to give up during the last 30-45 days before prelims, every year.

Just don't end up on 'that side' of the spectrum!🥲

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DMsaid

DMsaid

To - Do - list ( 13th April ) 11 : 00 pm 

1. Revise March current Affairs ( 1st )

2. If time Permits ( February 2023 )

Done with February also. Update @ 4:35 am

Today is my birthday also, will go to temple

& kuch accha lunch karlenge bahar mai🤗

Happy Birthday!😁

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