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UPSC Preparation for the beginners.

By Sherry A Singh -
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UPSC Preparation for beginners
 

“Perfect Preparation Process”

Civil Services is labelled, and correctly so, the most prestigious and competitive examination of India.

This inherently suggests that the preparation for this examination calls for judicious planning and balanced strategy throughout the process. A lot of things, including correct selection of study materials, proper guidance, sound health; and most importantly, consistent motivation from within; go into making that “Perfect Preparation Process”.

Such a preparation is possible only when one makes the ‘Smart Start’. The degree to which you can distinguish yourself from others is decided by the strength of your foundation. This in turn depends on how smartly you started. A commanding grip over the basic concepts is the pre-requisite for that strong foundation. To cement this foundation, the very first thing that you invariably need is the NCERTs.

List of highly recommended book (must read) for an IAS aspirant

NCERTs

It goes without saying that NCERTs are very much compulsory for a serious IAS aspirant. It is the basic building block that will nurtures your foundation, and clarify your concepts. Reading Bipin Chandra, for example, becomes easier after you have read History NCERT.

Important – you don’t need to worry about old and new NCERTs. New ones are as good as the old ones. So, without worrying, go for any one that you get conveniently.

What to read in NCERTs ?

Economics

Class 9th to 12th: Clears and Strengthens base

Important sections

  • Indian economic development – class 11
  • Macroeconomics – class 12

Polity

Class 6th to 12th: Covers basic concepts

Important sections

  • India constitution at work- class 11
  • Political theory – class 11
  • Politics in India since independence – class 12

Contemporary world politics –class 12

Geography

Class 6 to 12 – must read all chapters

Important sections –

  • Fundamental of physical geography- class 11.
  • India’s physical environment – class 11
  • Human geography- people and economy- class 12

Art and culture

  • Class 11- Introduction to Indian art (important)

Science and technology

  • Class 6th to 10th must read both for science and non-science background students
  • Class 11th &12th – physics and chemistry – not much important (avoid it)

 

Biology-  if you cover the whole book it is well and good but if not then read at least last 4 chapter of class 12 biology only.

Selective reading

The most crucial part is to know what not to read. We @ the CL IAS work continuously to guide you with the above aspects and handhold you through the different phases of preparation

Pick one subject, let’s say economy and combine it with current affairs which needs to be covered on daily basis. Follow the same for the other subjects. Also, proper time must be allocated for revision and re-revision. After all, you must retain what you read!

Connect to Current

To accommodate with the changing trend of prelims, it is advisable to follow two newspapers; preferably,

  1. The Hindu
  2. The Indian Express

Here in CL IAS we have a dedicated channel for current affairs in the name of C.L’s Connect to Current  where aspirants will get the daily current affairs analysis of various newspapers, PIB,etc. Current section team of CL IAS works 24*7 to provide you with precisely selected materials from diverse sources.

Importance of CSAT

Paper 2 (CSAT) is of qualifying in nature which means it only requires 33% or 66.66 marks to qualify. This reduces the workload considerably.

Marks obtained in this paper will not be counted in final your marks of Prelims.

Strategy

Always try to plan your daily schedule/time table and make small feasible targets. Ensure that you meet these consistently. For example, start your day by reading newspapers and dedicate 2 to 3 hours for current affairs. Then make the target, say, completing few chapters from NCERT books. In this way, you can plan you day and subsequently, your weeks and months.

Success depends on Three Important factors –

  1. DETERMINATION AND MOTIVATION TO DO IT.
  2. HARD WORK WITH LOT OF SMART WORK
  3. PERFECT GUIDANCE

Here in CL IAS we have a dedicated team who works continuously to give you

  1. RIGHT GUIDANCE.
  2. RIGHT STUDY MATERIAL.
  3. SELECTIVE LEARNING METHODS.

RIGHT APPROACH AND RIGHT DIRECTION

To Conclude

The exam requires minimum 8 hours of planned study on daily basis. If you can stretch more, well and good, but not at the cost of your health. Good health and sound sleep are the vital prerequisites for a consistent long-term preparation. Be consistent in your endeavours. Avoid taking planned holidays and maintain your patience and poise.

Get set go!

All the best!

TEAM CL IAS

IIM Bangalore WAT/PI shortlist

By CL -
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The much awaited day is finally here. IIM Bangalore has officially released their shortlist for the WAT/PI round. This is really exciting but at the same time, a crucial moment to further fuel up the preparation for the final round, i.e., WAT and PI. Now that you’re one last step away from entering your dream school, ensure ‘call conversion’ by giving it all.

The table below constitutes IIM-B interview venues which will be conducted from February, 2019 to March, 2019.

 

Place Date Venue
Bangalore Feb 11th – 16th  2019

Feb 25th – March 2nd 2019

 IIMB Campus
Mumbai Feb 25th – March 2nd 2019 Vivanta by Taj-President, 90, Cuffe Parade
Kolkata March 4th – March 7th 2019 TBD
Hyderabad March 4th – March 7th 2019 Trident Hotel, Near Cyber Towers, Madhapur
Delhi March 9th – 16th 2019 Habitat World at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road

 

WAT tips

Most IIMs have replaced GD (Group Discussion) with WAT (Writing Ability Test). It is conducted to thoroughly test/analyze the writing ability of a candidate. Because of the versatile topics, one should be prepared well to be able to answer the questions given during the main hour.
The topics range from social issues to economy to political affairs and more. Hence, it’s important to have an in-depth knowledge about general awareness and current happenings. Grammatical errors, punctuation errors, sloppy handwriting, intensified negative statements, among many, are some of the crucial points to keep in mind while seated for WAT session.

 

PI tips

Personal Interview (PI) is the final and most important part of the selection process. It is held to assess the mind, the verbal communication skill, the presentation of views and knowledge, and the ability to convince. For PI questions, strong GK is the key. Be updated with current affairs of national and international arena, business and economy, social issues, etc. Answer politely and on point, and avoid coming off too strong as it may display aggression. Reach the venue on time neatly dressed, maintain friendly body language, and finally, perfume yourself with confidence.

Congratulations! Best of love and luck!
For information of Career Launcher’s PDP Personalised program, click here.

 

 

 

Nomi. K
Marketing Executive, Career Launcher

GRE Syllabus

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UPSC Prepration
 

 

As per the 2018 GRE exam pattern, GRE exam now constitutes of two formats and they are GRE General Test and GRE Subject Test. The first part of the test, the General Test, it includes standard student testing process such as verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing skills. GRE Subject Test is focused on specific subject test depending on the student’s profile and as per the requirement of the college.

Following is the GRE syllabus consisting of analytical writing, verbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning.

Analytical Writing

Analytical Writing aims to test the candidate’s skills and ability to tackle complex ideas with logic and clarity. This section is also to check if the candidate is capable enough to write arguments with logic and evidence, sustain the idea and take control of the writing flow.

Verbal Reasoning

The verbal reasoning section measures the candidate’s analyzing skills, the ability to come to a conclusion, summarizing, breaking down word meanings, and more.

  • Basic Sentence structure: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives
  • Verb Tense
  • Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions
  • Pronoun Agreement
  • Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Modifiers
  • Parallelism, etc.

Quantitative Reasoning

The quantitative reasoning section tests the ability of understanding the quantitative information, analyzing and interpreting quantitative information, applying mathematic concepts of geometry, algebra, statistics, etc., solving mathematical problems and more. Some of the topics covered under this section of GRE exam are:

  • Percentage
  • Number properties
  • Profit and loss
  • Order of operations
  • Ratio and proportion
  • Linear equations
  • Lines and angles
  • Probability Statistics: Average, Median, Mode, Range, Standard deviation
  • Co-ordinate geometry
  • Quadratic equations
  • Speed, distance and time
  • Simple and compound interest
  • Circles Triangles, etc.

GRE Subject Test

  • Biology Test
  • Chemistry Test
  • Mathematics Test
  • Literature Test
  • Physics Test
  • Psychology Test

*The section for Biochemistry (Cell and Molecular Biology) has been discontinued since December 2016. However, the scores of this test can be reported for the next five year for candidates who wrote the exam in 2015-2016. 

GRE exam pattern

GRE syllabus is divided into three sections, Analytical Writing, Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning. The time run for the exam is three house and thirty minutes for paper-based, and for computer-based, it is 3 hours and forty minutes. Candidates can opt for either, and can take the online general test once in every 21 days, up to five times in a year. The exam cost is 150 USD.

Paper-based

The paper-based exam constitutes of two sub-sections of Analytical Writing, Verbal and Quantitative Reasoning. The variable sections of Unscored and Research are not included in the paper-based exam.

Computer based

The computer-based pattern is divided into two-sub-sections with forty questions in total from Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning. Analytical Writing has only one section that contains two tasks with the time duration of one hour. Further, there are two other variable sections included in the computer-based pattern exam. Unscored and research section are not included in the final GRE Scores and may vary.

GRE general test format

 

PAPER-BASED

 NO. OF SECTIONS  

DURATION
 

Analytical Writing

 2 sections- 2 tasks 60 minutes
 

Verbal Reasoning

 

  

2 sections- 50 questions

 

  

70 minutes

 
 

Quantitative Reasoning

 

  

2 sections- 50 questions

 

  

80 minutes

 
 

 

Unscored

 

 NA NA
 

 

Research

 

 NA NA

 

 

COMPUTER-BASED

 NO. OF SECTIONS  

DURATION
 

 

Analytical Writing

 

 1 section- two tasks 60 minutes
Verbal Reasoning  

 

2 section- 40 questions

 

 60 minutes
Quantitative Reasoning  

 

2 section- 40 questions

 

 70 minutes
 

 

Unscored

 

 Varies Varies
Research

 

 Varies

 

Varies

*the structure may be reliable to change as per the changes by ETS

 

 

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What after XAT?

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What after XAT?
 

 

XAT (Xavier Aptitude Test) was held on 6th January, 2019. It is conducted by XLRI, Jamshedpur. The selection process every year begins shortly after the result declaration. The next round, i.e., the GDPI round starts from mid-February till end of March. The selection process, as mentioned, is next step after XAT exam, and if you’ve just given the exam, this is what you should look forward as your ‘what after XAT’ solution.

Kick start the season with GDPI prep

Even with an overall raw score of 35 (equaling to 95 percentile) and above, if you don’t perform well in the soft skill round, the chances of selection will be low. With XLRI, its 11 member institutes and over 150 other business schools accepting XAT scores, the GDPI round is a serious platform to filter out the deserving candidates.

Group Discussion/ Personal Interview/ Essay Writing constitute the second round of XAT. With over 1 lakh aspirants writing for the exam every year, go ahead and get all the soft skill brushing you will need to crack the interview round.

General Studies

Start strong with your General Studies. This area is the core of all the three sections (GD, PI and essay writing) of the second round. Basic general knowledge and awakened general awareness are expected of XAT candidates. Lacking in this filed is too much of a risk no one should take.

  • Current happenings in the national and international arena
  • Business and economy
  • Social issues, etc.

Professional Help

Get professional help if you think you need. Don’t hesitate, do your research and sign up for a good institute. Walking under the guidance of a right mentor makes a huge difference and impact in any kind of preparation. And it can be argued the same for XAT aspirants. If you’re confident, that’s perfect but if there’s even silver of doubt that you may not do better on your own, seek expert help. Taking chances when your career is on the line is a reckless thing to pursue. Enhance call conversion to the fullest by seeking full professional guidance.

Presentation skills

Along with having strong GK preparation and right mentors, make it a habit of presenting your skills/ability/work in the best possible way. We cannot control how people see us, but we can control how we present ourselves. It is very easy for things to go sideways under pressure. Confidence could be mischanneled as arrogance, smart replies could come off rude, these things are not intentional, but when nerves take over, it’s very easy to slip. The main thing is to stay calm and practice the art of humble yet confident presentation and behavior.

 

 

And to give the best shine to the listed above is for the GDPI round is confidence. You can have the best mentor and the best GK awareness from the rest, and yet without confidence, it may all crumble. So keep layering the preparation with endless confidence. Meanwhile, ‘prepare’, ‘prepare’, and more ‘prepare.’ Good luck!

 

 

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HOW TO PREPARE FOR GDPI

 

Tips and Tricks : To prepare Paper No 3- CA Inter Cost and Management

By Prashant Bhardwaj -
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How to prepare CA Inter Paper-3: Cost and Management Accounting?

A Big Question ??

Preparing Costing at Inter level is not a big task as usually, students have made up for themselves.

Yes, It is true!!

Although as an academician I agree that this paper contains with plenty of chapters to prepare and demand a detailed thoroughly studied at a conceptual level, but still I am going to unwell the tips & tricks to make this chapter easy and to make it in your command.

First of all, All of you know that this subject is entirely new to those students if they are not coming from after completing their graduation because at school level I damn sure no one prepare for this subject at senior secondary level although it had been offered as an option in Accounting paper in different board at CBSE level, I know it and for other board like ICSE,KSB,ASB , I am not sure and requesting you to check and update me after that I will sure it to my audience in the second edition of this article in future. Let me allow sharing some tips and tricks about this paper.

I suggest you when you start to prepare this subject everybody must know the objectives and importance of this subject in the everyday commercial world as an owner of a business and as a consultant to industries. If you see this responsibility at the initial level, then this subject is going to a paradise to learn otherwise a tiresome burden of a matter which you prepare just for passing nothing else.

This subject is all about to recording, systematic managing and presenting data of COST ascertain by a production unit which we called a cost center in the costing world. Once you maintain such data management, it helps you to control over the cost of a product (physical or no physical –Service)and also helping to take three crucial management decision

  • if it is incurring a loss to the organization Cost Center must be allowed to continue its operation or
  • It should be temporarily suspended or
  • It would be closed permanently

Have you thought ever when you order for a Pizza in McDonald –How their organization set the price of it ,

or when you travel in a metro from New Delhi to Airport why they are charging a certain amount and how they come to know that it is fair to load or when a patient gets admitted in a hospital why the management charging a specific rate at a certain standard of service being offered at that hospital and why it is justified to them and how Google come to know about the price charged in their Google AdSense program .

How are you feeling about the above question what is your answers?

Just think Now you must agree that whatever the answer that must be a management’s cup of tea and it is not only preparing a postmortem of financial data but more of it and away ahead of it.

Let me tell you that costing has all answer that’s why this paper is named as Cost and Management Accounting.

In my next article, we will discuss the best tips and trick so stay tuned and wait for my next pen down material Bye Bye!!

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SNAP 2018 – Changes in Answer key!

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Symbiosis University released the answer key for the first time this year along with the provision to raise objections. The fact that Symbiosis has maintained complete transparency is truly commendable. In accordance with the objections raised, by the students, the following amendments have been made:

For questions with a typo:

  • The question in Quantitative and Data Interpretation section, where the formula should have been h3 and not h2 as mentioned
  • In the Current Affairs section where “Nadia” has been incorrectly spelled as “Naida”

Decision: Each of the appeared candidates will be awarded one mark.

For questions with multiple correct options/answers

  • The question in the Analytical and Logical Reasoning section, where either ‘O’ or ‘N’ could have been the correct answer, based on two different logics
  • Two special questions (specifics not disclosed) in the Analytical and Logical Reasoning section wherein there was a possibility for more than one correct answer

Decision: Candidates who have mentioned the answer based on the accepted logical possibilities will be awarded the due marks.

Effect?

With the aforementioned changes, the cut off for SIBM- Pune is expected to rise by 2-3 marks.

To know more about SNAP 2018 in-depth analysis, expected cut-offs and percentile, click here. We hope the SNAP 2018 result meets your expectations.

All the best!

MH CET Dates

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MHT-CET

The Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET) is a state-level entrance examination conducted by the Government of Maharashtra for admissions into B.Tech., B.Pharm., Ph.D., and other degree courses of different colleges in Maharashtra. The State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra has already released MHT-CET notification for 2019. For registration, students can visit the official website (dtemaharashtra.gov.in). Engineering aspirants, especially those hailing from Maharashtra itself, should be looking forward to this exam.

MHT-CET 2019 is scheduled from May 2–13, 2019. The application form is now available at dtemahrashtra.gov.in.  It has been announced that for the first time in 2019, the exam will be conducted in online mode (Computer-Based Test). Changes have also been introduced in the exam pattern and syllabus.

Exam Highlights

 

Exam Name
Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test (MHT-CET)
Conducting Body

 
Directorate of Technical Education, Maharashtra State
Official Website

 
dtemaharashtra.gov.in
Exam Type

 
State Level
Mode Online
Total No. of Questions

 

 100 questions (Papers I & II)
50 questions (Paper III)
Total Marks

 

 200
Marking Scheme

 

 1 mark for every correct answer. No negative marking

 

Eligibility Criteria

  • The candidate must be an Indian citizen.
  • There is no age limit to apply for MHT-CET.
  • Candidates appearing for (or passed) their HSC (or 12th or its equivalent examination) from a recognized Board can apply.

Dates

The official schedule of MHT-CET 2019 is as below:

Event Date (Tentative)
Availability of MHT-CET Application Form 2nd week of January 2019
Online Registration and Confirmation First week of April 2019
Issue of Admit Card First week of April 2019
Exam Dates May 2–13, 2019
Availability of Exam Key Last Week of May 2019
Declaration of Results Before first week of June 2019

 

Exam Pattern

MHT-CET consists of 3 papers: Paper I (Physics and Chemistry), Paper II (Biology), and Paper III (Mathematics).

Important points to remember:

  • The questions will be multiple choice (MCQs)
  • The questions will be based on syllabus of Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
  • About 20% weightage will be given to Class XI curriculum, and remaining 80% weightage to Class XII curriculum
  • There will be no negative marking in the exam.
  • Difficulty level of the exam will be same as that of JEE Main for Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. For Biology, the difficulty level will be same as that of NEET.
  • The exam will consist of three papers, and each paper will be of 100 marks.
  • Candidates appearing for the Engineering program can attempt 150 questions. They will have to appear for Papers I & III.
  • Candidates appearing for Health Sciences can attempt 200 questions. They will be required to appear for Papers I & II.
  • Applicants for Pharmacy courses can attempt 150, 200, or 250 questions. They will be required to appear for Paper I and one out of Papers II & III.
Paper Subject No of Questions Marks Total Marks
Paper I Physics 50 +1 50
Chemistry 50 +1 50
Paper II Botany 50 +1 50
Zoology 50 +1 50
Paper III Mathematics 50 +2 100

 

Syllabus

The syllabus for MHT CET will be the complete syllabus of Class XII (for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology) and some portion of Class XI.  Candidates preparing for the exam should complete the whole syllabus of Class XII, as well as the portion of Class XI syllabus given below:

Physics Measurement, Scalars and Vectors, Force, Friction in Solids and Liquids, Refraction of Light, Ray Optics, Magnetic Effect of Electric Current, Magnetism
Chemistry Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry, States of Matter: Gases and Liquids, Redox Reaction, Surface Chemistry. Nature of Chemical Bond, Hydrogen, S-Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals), Basic Principles and Techniques in Organic Chemistry, Alkanes
Mathematics Trigonometric Functions, Trigonometric Functions of Compound Angles, Factorization Formulae, Straight Line, Circle and Conics, Sets, Relations and Functions, Probability, Sequences and Series
Botany Diversity in Organisms, Biochemistry of Cell, Plant Water Relations and Mineral Nutrition, Plant Growth and Development
Zoology Organization of Cell, Animal Tissues, Human Nutrition, Human Respiration

 

Application Form

The application form can be filled by visiting the online application portal. Form-filling can be done from the second week of January 2019 till the last week of March 2019.

The process includes these steps:

Step 1: Registration

Visit the official website of MHT CET and look for the Registration link. Next, click on ‘New user’; and enter details, such as, email, phone number, and password.

Step 2: Form Filling

Fill the MHT-CET 2019 Application Form carefully with your personal and academic details, before submitting. Reservation information needs to be filled, along with the other details.

Step 3: Uploading Documents

Upload a passport-sized photograph clicked on a white background; and a scanned copy of your signature.

Step 4: Application Fees Payment

The application fee for MHT-CET 2019 is INR 800 for General category, while candidates of Reserved categories need to pay INR 600. The fee can be paid either online or offline.

Admit Card

The admit card will be available in April 2019.The candidates should read the instructions written on the card; and then download it following the steps given below:

  • Visit the official website of MHT-CET and click on ‘Admit Card’ link.
  • Enter your user ID, password, and then download the admit card.
  • Take a printout of the admit card.

GMAT vs GRE

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GMAT vs GRE
 

 

Both GMAT and GRE are a vital process for the application of admissions into renowned business schools. Because of its wide acceptance all over the world, the opportunities are only as big as the world. While the global platform leaves so many options for MBA aspirants, deciding the first step is crucial as it will stone the rest of the journey. Read further the differences between GMAT and GRE, and find out if GRE or GMAT is the right choice for you.

EXAM Graduate Management Admission Test

(GMAT)

 Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
DURATION 3 hours 30 minutes 3 hours 45 minutes
ESSAY TOPIC 1 2
SECTIONS Four Six
SCORING 200-800 score range 159-170 score scale
VALIDITY 5 years 5 years
COST 250 USD 205 USD

 

GMAT or GRE: Which one is easier?  

GMAT and GRE have different focus areas. Generally, GMAT syllabus is inclined towards quantitative and analytical skills, charted data interpretation, tables, and comprehension skills. GRE syllabus on other hand focuses on mathematics section with the use of calculators for quantitative problems. Aspirants with strong editing skills would prefer GMAT while aspirants with brilliant vocabulary would ideally opt for GRE. In the end, there isn’t really such a thing as easier. Both GMAT and GRE have their focus areas and concentration, and it’s all about the preparation strategy and the subject areas that channel your strengths best.

 

GMAT vs GRE for MBA

The olden days of GMAT standing as the most promising platform for international MBA course is bygone with the new rising trends. Because most international business schools of this new age are on the lookout for applicants with more than business background for MBA programs, and so, exams like GRE now stands equally tall with GMAT.

Although GMAT and GRE have completely different set of syllabus concentration, the common ground is the ultimate outcome of getting into international B-schools. Hence, to try and attempt GRE vs GMAT score comparisons will land an unnecessary headache. However, both Educational Testing Services– ETS (GRE exam administrator) and Graduate Management Admission Council– GMAC (GMAT exam administrator) use comparison tools to benchmark the score conversion. All in all, to know what will be the better option between GMAT vs GRE for MBA is to research well about the score acceptance of the colleges you wish to apply to.

 

 

To wrap up, the easiest and smartest way to decide if GMAT or GRE is the right exam for you is to take mock practices for both. Once you know which exam is more adaptable for you, then it will be easier to proceed with the decision.

Career Launcher offers well-crafted programs for both GMAT and GRE. Regardless of the exam picked, the main goal is to get the desired score to get into the dream school. Check out Career Launcher’s GMAT programs and GRE programs to ensure top scores.

 

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How to prepare for GMAT

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How to prepare for GMAT
 

 

The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is an important exam for the application of admission into top business graduate schools. It consists of four main sections, namely, quantitative section, verbal section, integrated reasoning, and one analytical writing essay. GMAT test score ranges from 400 to 800, with 730 and above considered as a good score. Being aware of the right way to study and prepare for GMAT helps elevate the chance of enrolling yourself into the ultimate dream school.

 

GMAT exam pattern and format

Understanding and adapting to the basic structure of the GMAT syllabus sections, the duration, the number of questions, the scoring system, and more, gives you a crystal clearance of the exam’s mechanism. This way, there will be no room for basic errors.

 

Starting off with Qaunt and Verbal

Quant and Verbal section constitute the heaviest concentration. Hence, tackling these sections first will give a solid running start in your GMAT preparation strategy.

Strong basic foundation for Qaunt section

Begin with basic quantitative concepts and topic wise break-down. These basic guides are available on GMAT® Official Guide. Once the basics are covered, go deeper and switch to more intense sections (which are the extended versions of basic concepts).

Take personal GMAT mock tests from GMAT® Official Guide, and most importantly, time the test in accordance to the official exam time. In this manner, not only will you able to manage time but also sharpen your preparation and keep track of your mistakes.

One topic at a time for verbal section

GMAT exam more or less equally concentrates on the Verbal Section as much as it does to Quant. When it comes to GMAT verbal section, the way to go is keeping the focus on one area, on one concept at one time. Trying to touch every part at once, such as sentence correction or critical reasoning or reading comprehension, will only pave way for the risk of just shallow grasping. Condense understanding of one topic at a time will give a deeper grip thereby resulting in proper long run progress.

While tackling a particular section of verbal, further pick certain area of the section you begin with. For example, go with argument evaluation for Critical Reasoning or any other comfortable to start off with. And once you’re fairly familiar with it, proceed with the same strategy for the rest of verbal sections. The keystone to remember here is one step at a time. Keep going back to keep the study fresh, and once you’ve covered it all, jump on to practice sets with jumbled sets. This way, you will be prepared for the official GMAT verbal section pattern.

 

Test practice on a computer

Because of its computer adaptive nature, GMAT preparation is best done on a computer. While the old school method of studying by writing on a book, making notes, etc., are helpful for other platforms, with GMAT prep, computer is definitely the way to go.

 

Preparation quality, not quantity

It’s tempting to be overwhelmed due to a vast syllabus but the main thing to understand is: follow a smart GMAT preparation strategy. It isn’t so much about the quantity but rather quality. Being selective and focusing sharply on targeted topics.  And this is why, as mentioned earlier, understanding the basic exam structure, past GMAT trends, time management and setting the foundation right is crucially mandatory.

 

Self study or professional help

Crack GMAT with self-study or with professional help or both. Bring together the classroom guidance and self-preparation to tackle GMAT. While taking a time off to sit and prepare for GMAT exam is an option, some do not have the leverage or luxury for that. There is nothing wrong with having a day job and keeping the MBA dream alive at the same time. Normally, most international B-schools look for candidates with work experience, and hence, along with young graduates, professionals preparing for GMAT while working is a popular practice as well. Studying religiously, practicing mocks regularly, and continuing to keep up the dedication and determination will absolutely take you towards your goal of cracking the GMAT exam.

 

GMAT opens a world of endless fortuity for both students and working professionals. It is a gateway to international opportunities. Wishing you the best of luck!

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How to prepare for GMAT while working

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How to prepare for GMAT while working
 

 

 

It doesn’t matter if you’re a fresh graduate, an undergrad, or even a working professional. Yes, it’s possible to crack GMAT even with a hectic day job. Here are some GMAT study tips of how to prepare for the exam while working.

 

Early preparation with continued consistency 

Along with early preparation, maintaining a consistent study routine should be the first consideration for working individuals. While other daily activities will definitely barricade, prioritizing the set aside time for the sole purpose of reaching the goal, i.e., cracking GMAT exam, should be compromised.

Use the time carved out to keep polishing the mathematics and the English skills, which are vital components of GMAT exam.

 

KEEPING THE BASICS STRONG

This is something every GMAT aspirant must be ready with. Regardless of what follows, without clear basics, it just won’t work. Covering the basics properly massively aids in preparing for GMAT at home. Because of the restrained time (between going for work and coming back), knowing by heart, the basics, will save a lot of time while attempting to solve the condensed questions in the later stages of preparation. Since GMAT syllabus is based on the fundamental middle and high school mathematics and verbal concepts, the trick is to refresh the memory through consistent practice and further adapt tricks of solving questions under the shortest time possible.

 

Convenient study tools for inconvenient schedule 

In between the travelling and packed office hours, attending classes is a far cry, let alone sit and study. In order to make the best of whatever the situation may be, find convenient study tools that can help you improve your preparation even during inconvenient hours. There are many online GMAT prep tool that you can have access to at any place and at any time. Go through it during lunch break, during the commute, during any free time you can squeeze out. This makes the preparation process half intense amidst the tightly-packed working life.

 

Keeping up with personal mocks

Prioritize all the important steps while preparing for Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and that includes practicing mocks on a regular basis. You can initially attempt a blind mock test without any preparation to analyze the amount of time you may need to crack GMAT. This will give you a fair idea of how much time and effort you need to cultivate, in order to get to the winning score. Practicing mocks on a regular basis helps you to understand which section is your strength and which section is your weakness. And once you are clear about where you stand strong and where you’re weak, you can start the focus on needed target areas, thereby alleviating the chances of surprise downfalls on the main exam day.  Mocks are also the best way of getting an estimate of the score range that you are capable of achieving during the exam day, so do not make the mistake of neglecting mock practice session.

 

If you have the dedication, proper routine, sincere study environment, you are 100% headed in the right direction. For more information on Career Launcher’s GMAT program, click here.

 

 

 

 

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