[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021
Because of the corona virus issue? If it does not happen then worst affected will be people whose interview is stuck, around 600-700 such people I think are yet to appear for their interview.
@neyawn sir and others, what is your take?
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Hi can anyone please help I have done 3 FLT's ,
For me Marks are not an issue but it is theanalysis, I understand what mistake i made but the solutions are taking a lot of time as I have a habit of doing research regarding the topic even though the solution are given at the back.
Like i re-did around 15 Questions in 1 Hour which is quite less.
With this speed it is gonna take me a whole day to do 1 FLT
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I dont know what to do.
GaryVee,
all_is_well,
all_is_well,
Ye bik gayi hai gormint. Ab isme kuch ni rakha!😢
"chup kyun ho gaye, aur sunao"
Hey folks! Seeing all the people giving 20+ tests has got me nervous. I figured that as of now I have just given 4 tests (with 80+ scores) . I am thinking of simply concentrating on the standard books + pt365 without any tests. Looking for advice/critique on this strategy ?let me Tell you exactly what happens when you don't give enough mocks and appear in the exam ! Personal experience and hence straight from my heart.
I did this mistake in my last attempt back in 2018 (took a break due to optional change in 2019). I had assumed that repeated reading and revisions can suffice for giving less or no tests. I was prepared fairly well (at least i thought i was). I had heard toppers say that the paper has to be done in 2-3 rounds of reading questions. So i decided to follow that advice.
I enter the exam hall and start solving the question paper. In the first round I ended up marking 35-40 questions (if memory serves me right). I found the paper extremely difficult. There were questions that i absolutely had no idea about. I managed to drag myself to 70 questions with a lot of hesitancy. And that's it. I left a whopping 30 questions assuming that these questions cannot be solved without knowledge. I didn't know the tricks to solve questions. Myhands were shiveringevery time i was circling the options on the OMR sheet even when i was confident that i was marking the right answer .And I didn't know that you have got to trust your gut and mark some questions"simply ainvayin- feel aa raha hai ki yeh sahi hai". I wasn't aware of how the law of percentage works. I should have known that for every 10 questions you are guessing,5-6 may be wrong. But those 4-5 that are correct will actually add to the tally and better your score, thereby increasing your chances of clearing the cutoff.
I actually left theCARBON FERTILIZATIONandSIXTH MASS EXTINCTIONquestionseven though i had worked them out by eliminating options. The reason ? too scarred. Lack of confidence. pehle mock mein yeh cheez nahi kiya tha. And hence no trust on my own ability. *Sighhh*
All this became clear to me after attempting close to 25 Full length tests this year. My mind kept taking me back to that exam hall in a school at SAKET, Delhi and i kept cursing myself "ki bhai uss saal agar 20 test bhi laga leta to 70 ke bajaaye 85 attempt karta, haanth nahi kaampte, and 98 ka cutoff clear ho jaata". I managed a meagre 90.
Iss baar, mujhe pata hai that question kaisa bhi ho, 85 se kam attempt karne hi nahi hain. Calculated risks lene hi lene hain. options ki vagueness dekh kar unhe eliminate karna hi karna hai.
Of course, doesnt gurantee i will clear prelims. But i know i am more empowered and equipped than i was in my last attempt. Hoga ya nahi hoga - upar waala dekh lega.
So meri maano to bhai, abhi bhi waqt hai. attempt 8-10 FLTs. Just to learn that critical skill of guessing and marking answers based on gut. Many questions actually have to be derived then and there. And for that, some prior experience and practice is a must.
Cheers !
meri abhi 1-2 reading hui hai har subject ki is attempt ki(total toh 5-6 baar hua hoga)
ab problem yeh hai ki revision ke time bahut jayda time leta hoo me,islie mocks dena deferred hota jaa rha hai socha tha aaj dunga but aa nhi ho paya
laxmi ke har chapter padne me half hour se 1 hour tak chala jaata hai(n number of time baar pad chukla hoo)
any tips on faster revision?
and mocks 1 reading dene ke baad de du,ya fir se sab revise kru fir doon ?
GaryVee,
Ye bik gayi hai gormint. Ab isme kuch ni rakha!😢
"chup kyun ho gaye, aur sunao"
Hahahaha. Are sir apne pas toh kangna ki tarah y plus security b nahi hai. Yaha se block honge vo alag. Hehe
Caesar,
Hey folks! Seeing all the people giving 20+ tests has got me nervous. I figured that as of now I have just given 4 tests (with 80+ scores) . I am thinking of simply concentrating on the standard books + pt365 without any tests. Looking for advice/critique on this strategy ?let me Tell you exactly what happens when you don't give enough mocks and appear in the exam ! Personal experience and hence straight from my heart.
I did this mistake in my last attempt back in 2018 (took a break due to optional change in 2019). I had assumed that repeated reading and revisions can suffice for giving less or no tests. I was prepared fairly well (at least i thought i was). I had heard toppers say that the paper has to be done in 2-3 rounds of reading questions. So i decided to follow that advice.
I enter the exam hall and start solving the question paper. In the first round I ended up marking 35-40 questions (if memory serves me right). I found the paper extremely difficult. There were questions that i absolutely had no idea about. I managed to drag myself to 70 questions with a lot of hesitancy. And that's it. I left a whopping 30 questions assuming that these questions cannot be solved without knowledge. I didn't know the tricks to solve questions. Myhands were shiveringevery time i was circling the options on the OMR sheet even when i was confident that i was marking the right answer .And I didn't know that you have got to trust your gut and mark some questions"simply ainvayin- feel aa raha hai ki yeh sahi hai". I wasn't aware of how the law of percentage works. I should have known that for every 10 questions you are guessing,5-6 may be wrong. But those 4-5 that are correct will actually add to the tally and better your score, thereby increasing your chances of clearing the cutoff.
I actually left theCARBON FERTILIZATIONandSIXTH MASS EXTINCTIONquestionseven though i had worked them out by eliminating options. The reason ? too scarred. Lack of confidence. pehle mock mein yeh cheez nahi kiya tha. And hence no trust on my own ability. *Sighhh*
All this became clear to me after attempting close to 25 Full length tests this year. My mind kept taking me back to that exam hall in a school at SAKET, Delhi and i kept cursing myself "ki bhai uss saal agar 20 test bhi laga leta to 70 ke bajaaye 85 attempt karta, haanth nahi kaampte, and 98 ka cutoff clear ho jaata". I managed a meagre 90.
Iss baar, mujhe pata hai that question kaisa bhi ho, 85 se kam attempt karne hi nahi hain. Calculated risks lene hi lene hain. options ki vagueness dekh kar unhe eliminate karna hi karna hai.
Of course, doesnt gurantee i will clear prelims. But i know i am more empowered and equipped than i was in my last attempt. Hoga ya nahi hoga - upar waala dekh lega.
So meri maano to bhai, abhi bhi waqt hai. attempt 8-10 FLTs. Just to learn that critical skill of guessing and marking answers based on gut. Many questions actually have to be derived then and there. And for that, some prior experience and practice is a must.
Cheers !
meri abhi 1-2 reading hui hai har subject ki is attempt ki(total toh 5-6 baar hua hoga)
ab problem yeh hai ki revision ke time bahut jayda time leta hoo me,islie mocks dena deferred hota jaa rha hai socha tha aaj dunga but aa nhi ho paya
laxmi ke har chapter padne me half hour se 1 hour tak chala jaata hai(n number of time baar pad chukla hoo)
any tips on faster revision?
and mocks 1 reading dene ke baad de du,ya fir se sab revise kru fir doon ?
Bhai, tum ab mock do. Jis area ka question galat ho raha hai, wo revise kar lo, along with solutions, but 7 to 8 mocks de do.
Raillife,
Hey folks! Seeing all the people giving 20+ tests has got me nervous. I figured that as of now I have just given 4 tests (with 80+ scores) . I am thinking of simply concentrating on the standard books + pt365 without any tests. Looking for advice/critique on this strategy ?let me Tell you exactly what happens when you don't give enough mocks and appear in the exam ! Personal experience and hence straight from my heart.
I did this mistake in my last attempt back in 2018 (took a break due to optional change in 2019). I had assumed that repeated reading and revisions can suffice for giving less or no tests. I was prepared fairly well (at least i thought i was). I had heard toppers say that the paper has to be done in 2-3 rounds of reading questions. So i decided to follow that advice.
I enter the exam hall and start solving the question paper. In the first round I ended up marking 35-40 questions (if memory serves me right). I found the paper extremely difficult. There were questions that i absolutely had no idea about. I managed to drag myself to 70 questions with a lot of hesitancy. And that's it. I left a whopping 30 questions assuming that these questions cannot be solved without knowledge. I didn't know the tricks to solve questions. Myhands were shiveringevery time i was circling the options on the OMR sheet even when i was confident that i was marking the right answer .And I didn't know that you have got to trust your gut and mark some questions"simply ainvayin- feel aa raha hai ki yeh sahi hai". I wasn't aware of how the law of percentage works. I should have known that for every 10 questions you are guessing,5-6 may be wrong. But those 4-5 that are correct will actually add to the tally and better your score, thereby increasing your chances of clearing the cutoff.
I actually left theCARBON FERTILIZATIONandSIXTH MASS EXTINCTIONquestionseven though i had worked them out by eliminating options. The reason ? too scarred. Lack of confidence. pehle mock mein yeh cheez nahi kiya tha. And hence no trust on my own ability. *Sighhh*
All this became clear to me after attempting close to 25 Full length tests this year. My mind kept taking me back to that exam hall in a school at SAKET, Delhi and i kept cursing myself "ki bhai uss saal agar 20 test bhi laga leta to 70 ke bajaaye 85 attempt karta, haanth nahi kaampte, and 98 ka cutoff clear ho jaata". I managed a meagre 90.
Iss baar, mujhe pata hai that question kaisa bhi ho, 85 se kam attempt karne hi nahi hain. Calculated risks lene hi lene hain. options ki vagueness dekh kar unhe eliminate karna hi karna hai.
Of course, doesnt gurantee i will clear prelims. But i know i am more empowered and equipped than i was in my last attempt. Hoga ya nahi hoga - upar waala dekh lega.
So meri maano to bhai, abhi bhi waqt hai. attempt 8-10 FLTs. Just to learn that critical skill of guessing and marking answers based on gut. Many questions actually have to be derived then and there. And for that, some prior experience and practice is a must.
Cheers !
meri abhi 1-2 reading hui hai har subject ki is attempt ki(total toh 5-6 baar hua hoga)
ab problem yeh hai ki revision ke time bahut jayda time leta hoo me,islie mocks dena deferred hota jaa rha hai socha tha aaj dunga but aa nhi ho paya
laxmi ke har chapter padne me half hour se 1 hour tak chala jaata hai(n number of time baar pad chukla hoo)
any tips on faster revision?
and mocks 1 reading dene ke baad de du,ya fir se sab revise kru fir doon ?
MOCK DO!
Go online, google some subject-wise mocks. Start with Polity, you will get confident and that fear of not revising enough will not drive you nuts anymore. Do the same for other subjects too!
And yes, any score is fine! Just work out your mistakes!
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