Test Taking Strategy

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 Agenda

CET Dates
What in the Next 60 Days
Test Taking Strategies
Importance of AMMCETs

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 CET Dates

Every Year CET is held in February (Except Last 2

years )
Last Year it was held in Mid March
Dates This Year : No One knows
As CMAT is in January16 , CET may be preponed.

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 Material Set & Hand Outs
[CET Students]
BOOK CODE BOOK CONTENT
V102 Book on English Grammar (Grammar
Review, Correction of Sentences).
SM1161601 Book on Verbal Ability with
explanatory notes
SM521102 Book on Reading Comprehension.
SM521103 Book on Quantitative Ability
SM521104 Book on Speed Enhancement Tests
SM520905 Practice Exercises in Data
Interpretation (with solutions)
SM1161602 Book on Reasoning Analytical
Reasoning General (with solutions)
SM521107 Practice Exercises in Data Sufficiency
and Redundancy (with solutions)

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SM1161603 Book on Non Verbal Reasoning (with
solutions)
SM1161604 Book on Reasoning Verbal Reasoning
(with solutions)
SM521110 Book on Group Discussion and Personal
Interview.
SM1161605 Booklet with solutions for all the
Individual Papers

Material Set & Hand Outs

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 Material Set & Hand Outs
[CET Students]
CRs

o CRHOs - 1 CRPEs 2

o VEXs 1 VATs - 1 DI Handouts

Quant Handouts DIHOs -2
QAHOs -18 DEX s - 2
QATS - 5
DATs - 2
Logic Handout DS Handout
LAHOs 24 DSHOs 1
LATs - 6
DSPEs - 2
Verbal Handout
DSTS - 1
VAHOs 8
Test & Practice
SCHOs 6 Handouts
SCTs - 1

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BOOK CODE BOOK CONTENT
SM521103 Book on Quantitative Ability
SM520905 Practice Exercises in Data
Interpretation (with solutions)
SM1161602 Material Set &Book
Hand Outs
on Reasoning Analytical
Reasoning General (with solutions)
SM1161603
[CAT + CETBookStudents]
on Non Verbal Reasoning (with
solutions)
SM1161604 Book on Reasoning Verbal Reasoning
(with solutions)

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 Material Set & Hand Outs
[CAT + CET Students]

Logic Handout Test & Practice

LAHOs 13 Handouts
LATs - 6

Verbal Handout
RCTs 2

SCTs 1

VATs - 1

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 Material Set & Hand Outs

AMMCETs : 10 Invigilated & 10 Non Invigilated

Online tests : 80 tests

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 Preparation Strategies

Pre Requisites
Phase 1 : Present 13th Feb
Phase 2 : 13th Feb 29th Feb
Phase 3: 1st Mar Exam Day
Phase 4 : AMMCETs & Mock CETs (parallel phase)

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 Pre - Requisites

Tables ( Min Up to 20 )
Squares (Min Up to 30 )
Cubes ( Min Up to 15 )
Reciprocal Values ( Min Up to 21 )
Speed Math Handouts (Less than 90 sec per
Question)
Speed Enhancement tests : 40Exercises
Word Power Made Easy (Vocab Building)
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 Phase 1 : Present 12th Feb

Duration : 30 - 40 days (approx)

MAKE OR BREAK Phase
Target : Completing Set 1 & Handouts

The student can easily score 110+ provided she/he has solved the
Material Set.

A student complaining her/his scores are not crossing 100 , has not
solved the first material set

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 THINGS IN STORE

Book No. Of Chapters

Quantitative SM521103 16 Chapters
Aptitude

Data SM520905 15 Exercise * 5 Sets

Interpretation 75 Sets

Data Sufficiency SM521107 15 Exercises

Logical Reasoning SM1161602 11 Chapters
Visual Reasoning SM1161603 6 Exercises (240
Questions )
Logical Reasoning SM1161604 1st 3 chapters
Verbal Reasoning SM1161604 Chapters 4 12

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 TOPICS IN QA & WEIGHTAGE

TOPIC WEIGHTAGE FREQUENCY

Simple Equations 1 - 3marks high
Quadratic Equations 0 1 marks low
RPV 1 - 3marks high
Simplification 10 marks moderate
Numbers 1 2 marks low
Indices - Surds 1 2 marks low
Percentage 1 - 3marks high
Profit - loss 1 2 marks high
SICI 1 2 marks moderate
AMA 1 2 marks moderate
TW 1 2 marks moderate

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 TOPICS IN QA & WEIGHTAGE

TOPIC WEIGHTAGE FREQUENCY

TD 1 3 marks high
Geometry & Mensuration 5 6 marks high
PC & Probability 2 6 marks high
Progressions 1 2 marks low
Advance topics Only asked in CET15 low

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 TOPICS IN LR & WEIGHTAGE

TOPIC WEIGHTAGE FREQUENCY

Number & letter series 5 marks High
Number & letter 2 marks High
analogies
Coding & decoding 5 marks High
Odd man out 2 marks High
Venn Diagrams 5 marks Moderate
Clocks 2 marks Very Low
Calendars 2 marks Very Low
Symbols & Notations 5 marks High
Direction Sense 2 marks High
Blood relations 2 marks High
Analytical Puzzles 30 marks High

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 TOPICS IN LR & WEIGHTAGE
TOPIC WEIGHTAGE FREQUENCY
Deductions 5 marks High
Input & Output 5 7 marks High
Decision making 5 marks High
Statements &
Assumptions
Statements & Conclusions
Inferences
Strong & weak arguments
Course of action 25 marks + High Frequency
Assertions & reasons
Cause & effect
Critical reasoning -
recent CET models
Critical reasoning
GMAT models
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 TOPICS IN NVR & WEIGHTAGE
Series
Next Figure in the series

Missing Figure

Wrong Figure

Interchange

Odd Man Out 25 Marks

Odd Figure

Odd Pair

Analogy
Analogy
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 Study Plan for the next two Months

No. Of AMMCETs Done : 3

No. Of AMMCETs Left :7
AMMCETs to be used as milestones
Objective will be to finish the syllabus with the help
of next 4 AMMCETs
Last 3 AMMCETs to be given as full length tests

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 STUDY PLAN
AMMCETs DATE WORK TO BE WORK TO BE WORK TO BE
DONE(QA) DONE(LR) DONE(VR)
1161607 23/01/2016 Simple Equations Number & letter Statements &
series Assumptions
RPV Number & letter Statements &
analogies Conclusions
Percentage profit, Deductions
loss
Geometry - Analytical puzzles
mensuration
1161606 29/01/2016 Numbers Coding & decoding Inferences

SICI Odd man out Strong & weak

arguments
AMA Input & Output

TW Analytical puzzles

Geometry
mensuration
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 STUDY PLAN
AMMCETs DATE WORK TO BE WORK TO BE WORK TO BE
DONE(QA) DONE(LR) DONE(VR)

1161605 05/02/2016 Time Distance Venn Diagrams Course of action

Permutation & Direction Sense Assertions &
combination Reasons
Probability Blood Relations

Simplification Decision making

Geometry Analytical puzzles

mensuration
1161604 13/02/2016 Indices & Surds Symbols & Cause & Effect
notation
Quadratic Clocks CR CET model
Equation
Geometry - Calendars CR GMAT
mensuration model
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 Daily Preparation for the students

No. of Hours to be put in : As Many as you need to

finish the daily homework
Area Daily Home Work
DI 3 Sets of DI every day , till the CET Exam
Analytical 3 Puzzles Every Day , till the CET Exam
Puzzles
Visual 10 Qs Every day , till the CET Exam
Reasoning
DS 10 Questions Every 2-3 Days in Phase1
QA AMMCET wise prep break up
LR AMMCET wise prep break up
RC 2 RCs Everyday

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 Exam Pattern

Total number of Questions : 200

Total Time Allotted : 150
mins
Negative Markings : NO
Number of sections
AREA :
No.of Questions (Approx)
JUMBLED
Logical Ability 100
Quantitative Aptitude 25
Approximate
Data Break up of the CET Paper
Interpretation 20
Verbal Ability / RC 55
Total 200
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 CET 2014 Pattern

AREA No. of Questions

Analytical Reasoning 77
Verbal Reasoning 18
Non Verbal Reasoning 23
Data Interpretation 20
Data Sufficiency 5
Quantitative Ability 12
Verbal Ability 35
Reading Comprehension 10
Total 200

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 Detailed Area Wise Breakup from : CET
2008 - 2015

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 New Selection Process cet14

Written Test ,Common Entrance Test(CET)

200 mks
NO GD PI was conducted for MMS
admissions.
NO Additional weightage was given for
candidates with work experience.
Admissions for Maharashtra students was
completely on the basis of the Written test
The CET 2015 Process may be different
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 Low Speed High Speed
High Accuracy High Accuracy
RC Grammar

Data Interpretation Analytical Reasoning

Analytical Puzzles Pure Maths

Input Output Decision Making

Low Speed High Speed

Low Accuracy Low Accuracy

Non verbal Reasoning Verbal Reasoning

Critical Reasoning Data sufficiency

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 Ideal Breakup

LSHA:45 Q HSHA:70 Q
Score : 35 Score : 55
Time : 45 min Time : 45 min

LSLA:40 Q HSLA:45 Q
Score : 20 Score : 25
Time : 25 min Time : 35 min

NET SCORE : 135+

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 How can we make the Best use of Last 30
days
Make a study plan of 15 days

Last 15 days need to be utilized only for Test practice

Areas carrying more weight age to be finished first.

Low speed area : Practice more

Low Accuracy area : Revisit your basics and then

practice

Get your all doubts solve from faculty members

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Where lies the difference?

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 Test Taking Strategies

Rounds or Sequential

Areas that you will attack first / last

Areas that you will not attempt

Be prepared for last minute changes in them

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General Tips - Last two weeks of
studying
Take one MT every three days do not crunch them up in
the last week

Analyse each test thoroughly on the same day, and come

out with a list of things to improve

Find out what is making you lose more marks: Speed or

Accuracy
Decide on areas where you need to work so as to maximise
your score
Work on your weaknesses or consolidate your strengths?

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