Upcoming Competitive Exam Books: September 2013

With all the announcements and notifications for various competitive exams like CAT, IBPS, NTSE and NDA, the aspirants are in a great blaze. It seems that the countdown has already begun. Definitely, it’s a high-stress time, but it is best to keep yourself calm and make yourself comfortable with the fact that you’ve been preparing for these exams for months on months. Starting from September, competitive exams are going to hit the aspirants. So, with only one month left for the exams, you really need to prepare well strategically, with true dedication and practice.

Here are the important dates for competitive exams:

1. CAT (MBA Entrance Exam): 16^th Oct-11^th Nov

2. CMAT: 26^th Sept-30^th Sept

3. IIFT: 24^th Nov

4. SNAP: 15^th Dec

5. XAT: 5^th Jan

6. IBPS-RRB Specialist Officer exam: 21^st Sept-22^nd Sept

7. IBPS-RRB Assistant (Multipurpose): 28^th Sept, 29^th Sept, 5^th Oct, 6^th Oct

8. IBPS PO/MT: 19^th Oct, 20^th Oct, 26^th Oct, 27^th Oct

9. NDA/NA exam: 11^th Aug

10. CDS exam: 8^th Sept

11. Civil Services Main exam: 8^th Nov

12. SSC stenographer: 11^th Aug

13. SSC combined graduate level exam: 5^th Oct, 6^th Oct

14. State Level NTSE exam (UT Chandigarh): 10^th Nov

It is no time to start from the scratch for some of these exams. So, you need to prefer some quality books which will help you with the last minute revisions. Try to improve your speed with good practice materials as there is time limitation during the exams. Go through the previous papers to find out the paper pattern. Having confidence in yourself and learning with fun is very important while preparing for the exam. Choose quality books which are not filled with boring words. There are loads of finest books available in the market. Take expert’s help to choose the right material. For reference and practice materials, you can prefer Disha Publication books. For further information, visit www.dishapublication.com

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Have you been appearing for competitive exams for more than 2 years but not getting success? Give it a thought, 2 years is more than enough to master yourself when you have the will to do it. It’s time for some real preparation with smart planning. Preparation without motivation, action and dedication is a preparation in vain. I admit, and all the experts will admit that it is not an easy thing to clear competitive exams. The competition also gets tougher with the growing figures of aspirants every year.

Before starting with the tips, I want to convey the aspirants to know their exam well. And with this, I mean the exam syllabus, its pattern, notifications and the important topics and chapters. When you have all the know-how for the exam, start planning strategies for your preparation.

Some of the upcoming competitive exams include CAT, MAT and SSC. So, based on these exams, follow these tips to boost your scores.

Ø CAT: Registration has already started for CAT exam. The closing date for registration is 26^th September 2013. Date of exam, most probably, will be from 16^th October to 11^th November.

· Know the exam pattern well. It includes Quantitative ability, data interpretation, verbal ability, logical ability and general knowledge.

· It is of utmost importance to know your strength and work on the weak point first. Plan your strategies based on that. Even if you don’t attempt all the problems, try to answer the maximum. So you need to practice a lot at specific time constraint.

· Prepare a time table and put more focus on the weak areas, but do not skip out on others too. Sitting whole day in front of the book without any planning will not help.

· Create your answering strategies for the exam. It includes which section you will attempt at first and which at the end, and which sub sections you will take up first. See the marking schemes and plan how much time you’ll take in answering one question.

· For further details on CAT, you can also visit the following link- http://www.mbauniverse.com/article/id/7033/

Ø MAT: MAT exam is in the month of September, most probably on the 1st day for paper based exam and the online exam is from 7^th September onwards.

· There is not much time for preparation for this exam. So take up with the area you are comfortable with which you have not practiced enough and in addition, it must be an important chapter for the exam.

· Do not try to bang on new things as it will give you more stress and confusion.

· Furthermore, keep yourself updated on general awareness and current affairs.

· Get to know more on http://www.aima.in/testing-services/mat/mat.html

Ø SSC: SSC Combined Higher Secondary Level (10+2 CHSL) will be conducted in the month of November on 10^th and 17^th.

· SSC exam is not easy to crack and for those who are preparing by their own; it is of high priority to make a strong strategy.

· Time management is most important to attempt 200 questions in 120 min. A lot of practice is necessary to master yourself in time management.

· Answer the questions based on accuracy factor as there will be negative marking in the exam.

· Do not go for guess methodology for this exam and try to attempt easy questions first.

· For syllabus and more SSC details, visit http://ssc.nic.in/notice/examnotice/CHSLE-2013%20draft%20Notice%20.pdf

For aspirants who are on self preparation, needs best quality advantageous study materials to guide them in the right ways. For details on reference and study materials, visit www.dishapublication.com

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