Dear Student,

Greetings.

Please find the steps:

Step 1: Sit for the Mock 
Seriously, the first problem majority of students create for themselves is the fact that they do not give these tests. There is always the temptation to start ‘next week’. Get rid of the ‘next week syndrome’

Step 2: Check your scores
This one is less common the first one but this issue also exists. Some students simply fail to look up their scores, and thus the analysis goes down the drain.

Step 3: Analyze your section, area and time-wise performance
Try to figure out your performance in the major areas, and also check which question took you the longest amount of time. Also try to gauge the amount of time you took to solve Reading Comprehensions.

Step-4: Re-solve the exam
Do not, absolutely do not look at the solutions at this stage. Solve the exam again, try to solve the questions without any time pressure and see how it goes. Try to understand how you solved the paper in the first go and how you should have actually solved it. Identify the questions you missed out on, and try to segregate your silly mistakes.

Step-5: Check solutions now
This is the step when you finally look at the solutions. Check the problems you could not solve, and also check the ones you could; the latter for the simple reason that there might be hidden trick or tip that you can use in other exams.

Step-6: Make a cheat-sheet
Make a quick cheat-sheet of the all the things you learnt from the exam. This should include:

• Mathematics shortcuts
• Data interpretation tips and techniques