How much study required to crack IIT - What schedule to follow PART II

In continuation to my previous blog I’ll now discuss some more questions popping inside a newcomer’s mind – “What to study?” & “How to study?”

It would sound awkward that what points I am discussing here.
You may be thinking that I have gone that now I am Teaching you how to study and What to Study………………!!

But trust me I am not here to teach all this………READ on and you will come to know
First let’s take up the topic….HOW TO STUDY
Please keep in mind that this is really a life changing question and will help you a lot in preparations

1.   Make a target: This means have target to complete. Decide in the beginning of the day, what all you will do today and try to achieve your aim.
But don’t have hectic schedule so that you are not able to complete your target or you start compromising on certain topics to achieve that target.

2.   Analyze yourself: Analyze yourself each day about your achievements and failures, analyze your tests, studies and much important is your attitude and desire.

Attitude and desire here means that you must keep in mind what’s your main goal and what you have to do to achieve that.

3.    USE simple 3 step method: Study(learn)à Apply(practise)àAnalyze(tests and revision).
This simple funda I followed and it helped me a lot.

4.   Study environment :
i)place : Choose a place to study and try studying at the same place everytime.

Away from sweet TVs ,COMPUTERS and lovely mobile phones.

ii)time : Select certain time hours when you are active and in a mood to study without external disturbance..one usually gets this time in early morning or late nights………but prefer morning time.

5.   Regular revision : Many students report a problem of having forgot  previous chapters while moving on other chapters.
REVISION is the only way out of this. Keep a check on previous chapters by revising them once a week/once in 2 weeks.

Let’s move on to the other question WHAT TO STUDY…??

This is the place where I got trapped and am seeing many getting trapped.
Hundreds of books of each subject labelled “good for preparations” are available in the book store.
When we see other’s having different books, suggesting one and another….we always feel like having all of them. THE BIGGEST MISTAKE THAT STUDENTS DO.
Just try to focus on the book you have got and try to complete that and make the most out of it. Don’t believe in SWITCHING of books for different topics .All books are same, Our mentality is different about them.

So what you should do…..Consult before buying any book…then decide on your own which you can study and just focus on that book.

Don’t get influenced away by others views after you have decided.
(SWITCHING option must not be used unless you are feeling of getting drowned by the previous book)

One of the MOST important thing one should do is to keep in touch with previous year papers .There are several uses of it:

1.    Helps you to match you up to level of examination.

2.    Makes you aware of the HOT topics that are being focussed onto.

3.    Helps you decide What all topics to concentrate much and what all to leave.

4.    Gives us a bunch of quality questions.

5.    Now a days previous year questions are being repeated or their types are repeated , so it will help a lot in preparing yourself for such tricky questions.

All the best…POST YOUR COMMENTS…telling your views or doubts related to the topic.