Secrets to Crack

any Exam
Must know secrets for every student

Live Masterclass
10-MAR-2024
You cannot defeat your enemies unless you
know who they are
Anthony Horowitz
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 Brief Introduction

Exams Cracked:

● IIT JEE (B.Tech. from IIT Roorkee)

● Aptitude test for Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles
● Bureau of Indian Standards (Gazetted Officer Central Govt.)
● GATE Exam (AIR 198)
● UPSC - IES Exam (AIR 3)
● JLPT for Japanese language
What we will learn today:

Before the Exam:

● How to start preparing for Exam

● During Exam Preparation
● Preparation of Mind

During the Exam:

● Decoding the question paper

● Attempting objective questions
● Answering subjective questions
● Time utilization
EXAM: Four Objective Questions
Time: 2 Minutes
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

d
Exam Time: 1.5 minutes Right Answer + 4, Wrong Answer: -1

Q3
Q1
A particle of mass m is trapped in an
In the fretting fatigue test of a sample, the contact
infinite, quantum well of width L.
pressure need to be kept:
The expected value of its
a. Variable momentum in the third excited state
b. Constant is:
c. First increase then decrease a. Infinity
d. First variable then constant b. π/L
c. 0
Q2 d. √π/L
An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates
that the Q4
If x + 2y = 5 & x – 2y = 7, then the
a. Central Bank is following a tight money policy value of x & y is
b. Central Bank is following an easy money policy
c. the market rate of interest is likely to fall a. x = 6, y = 3
d. Central Bank is no longer making loans to b. x = 6, y = -½
commercial banks c. x = 12, y = -½
d. None of the above
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Starting the Preparation
What’s the first thing you will do to prepare
for an Exam?
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Syllabus

● Try to find the official

syllabus
● Check the weightage of
each subject
● Don’t over study subjects
with low weightage
● Allocate the time for
each subject (in months
or weeks)
Study Material

● Consult to experienced people - most

important
● Go with the majority
● Always procure as many previous year
questions as possible
● Practice questions - many many many
Preparation Strategies
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Cut-Off
● Passing marks/ Marks required for selection

Cut off for any exam: 87/100 questions, Time: 60 minutes

Nature of exam: quick questions, not much long questions, paper is easy, repeated
questions

Cut off: 95/400. Time: 3 hours

Nature of Exam: Tough questions, long solutions, Different strategy for preparation
Revision
Poll:

How do you do revision:

A. After course completion revise again

B. Revision after each topic
C. Last me time bachata hai to karenge
D. Course hi khatam nahi hota
Forgetting Curve: Ebbinghaus
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Revision
Make Revision a quick process:

● Outline/Summary of each subject

or Topic in 1-2 loose pages
● Formulas
● Key points for a topic
● Summary
● 10 times, 20 times, even 40 times
do revision
● Formulas, equations, ratne wale
content: Paste on the wall
Practice Questions
Poll:

When do you do practice questions:

A. After finishing each subject

B. At the end of course
C. After finishing each small topic
D. Time mila to dekhenge
Practice Questions

MOST IMPORTANT:

● PRACTICE 100s of questions of each topic

● SOLVE all previous year questions of each topic

● Do all this immediately after studying each small topic

Learning General Studies

● Not like regular subjects

● Knowledge from all dimensions
● Develop Curiosity for everything
● Explore whatever comes in mind
● Start parallely right from day 1
Mental Preparation
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Time Table

● Set targets for tomorrow every night

● 6.5 to 7.5 hours sleep everyday
● Almost fixed hours for eating, sleeping, studying
● Go outside for half hour everyday: Very
important
● Half hour to one hour leisure activity: TV,
Youtube, Social Media etc.
● Time of study does not matter, as per
requirement. What matters is effectiveness of
study
● Set realistic targets so you can achieve them
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Concentration

KYUKEI: Micro breaks in between

● 25 minute study, 5 minute break

● Follow strictly. This is to give rest to eyes and mind

Power Nap:

● Depends person to person

● Most people need it in afternoon
● Fix it to 15 minutes max
Procrastination
Habit of delaying tasks till the last minute
 How to avoid Procrastination

● Comfort Matters: Hungry, tired, sleepy - won’t work

● Out of Sight, Out of Mind
● Force a Start: Survive for 5 minutes
● Work - Reward Rule:
○ If you want to have fun, play, watch movies,
set targets and reward yourself after
completing the target.
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Practice Exams

● Join Test Series

● Give mock tests at home
● Make exact same environment, time
of sitting, mobiles outside, quiet
room
● Evaluate the exam
● Generally Test series and mock
tests are tougher so no need to
worry
During Exam:
Decoding the question paper
First 5 minutes

● Must read the question paper

● Go through all sections, see which questions carry what marks
● See for negative marking
● Which topics are asked
● Identify those questions which you know, and attempt first 10-20
questions which are known
● Order of attempting should be easy to tough
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Time Management

● Divide the time for each section, considering last 15

minutes for revision and OMR filling etc.
● Don’t get stuck in unsolvable questions
● Mark unsolved questions or doubtful questions and
keep moving
● Revisit unsolved questions again after reaching end
● Repeat the above step again and again
● Always carry a watch in exam if possible.
Solving Objective Questions
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Objective Questions

This is a sample question Probability of Each answer to be correct: 25%

100 questions
A. Option 1 Marking scheme: Right +3. Wrong -1
B. Option 2
If you answer “B” to all 100 questions
C. Option 3
D. Option 4 Probable right answers: 25, Marks +75
Probable wrong answer: 75, Marks -75
Net score: 00
 Objective Questions

This is a sample question What if no negative marking ??

A. Option 1 Mark the same option for all answers:

B. Option 2
Total score will be probably: 25%
C. Option 3
D. Option 4
 Objective Questions

This is a sample question If Scoring is +4 , -1

A. Option 1 More advantage.

B. Option 2
If you mark answer for all 100 questions as “B”,
C. Option 3 what will be the score?
D. Option 4
 Objective Question strategy

This is a sample question If you know that option 1 is not the answer,
eliminate it.
A. Option 1
Winning probability increases, 25% to 33%,
B. Option 2
C. Option 3 If you eliminate 2 options, Winning probability
becomes 50%
D. Option 4

Marks: +3, -1
IT IS LOGICAL TO TAKE CHANCE
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Objective Question strategy

This is a sample question SCENARIO 1

You attempted 70 out of 100 questions,

A. Option 1
But you know past cutoffs are 80-85%.
B. Option 2
C. Option 3
For all the remaining questions, Mark the same
D. Option 4
answer.

Marks: +3, -1 No profit no loss

Winning probability of B & C is higher

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Objective Question strategy

This is a sample question SCENARIO 2

You attempted 95 out of 100 questions,

A. Option 1
But you know past cutoffs are 55-60%.
B. Option 2
C. Option 3
For all the remaining questions, Mark the same
D. Option 4
answer.

Marks: +3, -1 No profit no loss

Objective Question Techniques
Objective Question Techniques
Elimination method: Solving using Options.
Identify the real question

A force of 270 N is applied on a 3x3 mm cube. What is the stress on the contact
face?

A. 40 kN
B. 25 N/m
C. 30 N/mm2
D. 30 N/m3
Subjective Questions
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Rhetoric: The art of Convincing

Ethos:
Using quotes from famous people,
support from experts, research references,
credibility of the
writer/presenter/researcher
Pathos:
Using feelings (fear, hope, etc.), shared
experiences, stories to make audience
respond emotionally
Logos:
Using logical arguments, facts, research,
data, graphs & charts, etc. that appeals to
human reason/logic
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Format of Writing
Intro:
Background, slight introduction of issue, what you will discuss further.

Body:
Preferably, Pointwise list of your ideas, reasons, facts
Can be paragraphs, but clear and pointwise.

Conclusion:
Summary of the main ideas of the answer
EXAM: Four Objective Questions
Time: 2 Minutes
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

d
Exam Time: 2 minutes Right Answer + 4, Wrong Answer: -1

Q3
Q1
A particle of mass m is trapped in an
In the fretting fatigue test of a sample, the contact
infinite, quantum well of width L.
pressure need to be kept:
The expected value of its
a. Variable momentum in the third excited state
b. Constant is:
c. First increase then decrease a. Infinity
d. First variable then constant b. π/L
c. 0
Q2 d. √π/L
An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates
that the Q4
If x + 2y = 5 & x – 2y = 7, then the
a. Central Bank is following a tight money policy value of x & y is
b. Central Bank is following an easy money policy
c. the market rate of interest is likely to fall a. x = 6, y = 3
d. Central Bank is no longer making loans to b. x = 6, y = -½
commercial banks c. x = 12, y = -½
d. None of the above
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Calculate your marks

Q1: b
Q2: a Initial Test Score:
Final Test Score:
Q3: c
Q4: b

DID YOU LEARN

Right Answer: +4
ANYTHING?
Wrong Answer: -1
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