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SEE your graduation courses colleges has nothing to do with civil services examination. you need to study with self preparation to crack upsc civil service examination. you can stats studying side by side with your graduation courses. people from tier 2 or tier 3 colleges also crack civil service exam due to their dedication and hard work. you did not mention nothing about degree course stream or subjects. do mention your stream name I may help you with information of colleges.

In order to notch up good score in the UGC NET Exam (https://s64833.wordpress.com/2018/05/16/key-factors-of-ugc-net-exam-must-read/) , reference books play an important role. Always prefer those books which cover complete syllabus. Here are some books which can surely help you in your preparation.

The list of Books for UGC NET Paper 1 is as follow:

• Trueman’s UGC NET/SET General Paper I by M. Gagan, Sajit Kumar
• UGC NET/JRF/SLET General Paper-1 Teaching & Research Aptitude by Arihant Publication
• CBSE UGC NET/SET/JRF – Paper 1: Teaching and Research Aptitude by KVS Madaan
• UGC NET/SET Paper 1 by McGraw Hill Education

Hi Aishwarya,

For cracking NEET, it is advisable to prepare well and if you need to go to the college of your choice, you must practice really hard for the same. For general category, expected cut off for NEET 2020 is going to be 50th percentile for your information. Also, practicing NCERT can help you clear your basics and then you can practice from other books as well to get score above 600. In case you have any doubt in solving topic wise questions or exercise questions of NCERT, you must go through these solutions of NCERT created by subject matter experts.

We wish you all the best.

Dear Aiswarya, IELTS is an English Proficiency Test and unlike Entrance Examinations, it only has a test format and not any syallabus. IELTS tests your Learning, Reading, Writing and Speaking abilities. You can check the test format at: https://www.ielts.org/en-us/about-the-test/test-format

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Yes dear you can of course clear gate without coaching.  It all depends upon the amount of effort you put in . You will be amazed to know that most of the GATE TOPPERS are those students who don't  not opt for coaching. Since you don't want to join coaching and want to prepare by self study then you should gate preparation as soon as possible now. By being an early bird in terms of preparation, you will have a lot of time to study the syllabus in detail while indulging in extra books for more information. Another advantage of starting the preparation early is that enough time will be available for revision. It is to be noted that revision is important since it will allow you to keep whatever has been studied fresh. Divide each day and set hours for different subjects and topics. Remember to switch up the topics to avoid making the study process monotonous. You can attempt online test series and mock tests by coaching institutes or other mediums. Since the GATE mock test will be similar to the real examination, you will be able to get familiar with how the exam will be conducted by the authorities. The type of questions that can be asked will also made known through the mock test. By practicing using the mock tests regularly, you will certainly have an edge over those who do not.

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Hi Suchi,

CAT or Common Admission Test is an entrance exam for admission into prestigious institutes in India to pursue Management studies. While it is the only exam for getting a ticket to top B-Schools like IIMs, other private institutes like SP Jain institute of management, IMT Ghaziabad, MDI Gurugram and others also take the CAT score for admission of students in their colleges as well. While it may be regarded as one of the toughest entrance exams for MBA, it’s not a rocket science to bell the CAT. A dedicated 400 hours is sufficient for brushing up your basic concept and solving one mock every alternate day is enough for cat so another 60 hours for mock and 60 hours for mock analysis and all together 500-520 hours are sufficient for achieving a good %tile.

Lets first start by busting a few myths about the exam. CAT is more about testing your aptitude and not knowledge. It means, its not a memorizing game where you memorize things and solve the paper. In fact, I would say, the more knowledge you have the more vulnerable will be your problem-solving ability. You should practice in such a way that you are good at questions based on the most rudimentary concepts. Now let’s start our countdown for the ‘D’ day.

60 Days to CAT

You need to get all the concepts clear at your fingertips. These concepts will be tested more in case of Quant section and will not require much breaking of head in case of Verbal, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning sections. Hence, I would advise you to start from the 60 th day itself. The very first step of your journey is giving a mock exam. The result of this mock will give you an insight upon where you stand in the competition and how much of effort is required by you to put in in the coming days. Keep a target of ten days and start covering the basics of Quantitative Aptitude. This can be done either by solving some standard CAT aptitude text books or solving books of any coaching institute of reputed name. Solving examples at the end of the chapters will help you better in assessing yourself.

45 days to CAT

After covering the basics of Quantitative Aptitude now is the time to solve some mock tests. In the coming few weeks, take 3 mocks per week, counting a mock every alternate day. And taking mock is not just good enough, analysing the mocks is necessary as this exercise alone will help you advance to a next level. After a couple of mocks, you will be able to settle into a strategy that you are most comfortable with in order to achieve good marks.

30 days to CAT

On this day, as going by the previous history, the CAT admit card would be available to you. According to this, now you have to adjust your test taking schedule for the remaining mocks. This will help you to get accustomed to the time slot in which your actual CAT exam is scheduled.

15 days to CAT

CAT exam is soon approaching and with every day, your heart beat too increases. Now, you must take a break from any other thing you are pursuing currently and dedicate your whole hearted effort for the exam. At this time, reduce your mocks by 2 a week and start revising all the concepts of all the topic studied. Also, go through all the earlier attempted mocks analysis and resolve them in your weaker areas. This will help you in committing lesser mistakes in exam.

5 days to CAT

Attempt one mock here. This should also be the only mock you attempt before the ‘D’ day. Do not take any mock just before the exam day. Revise the previous mock and understand where you have gone wrong. In the last three days, do not study anything new. Spend time with you friends and family in these days. Give your mind rest and be fresh before you attempt the actual CAT exam.

All the very best!!