How Should I Plan My GATE Life Sciences (XL) Preparation
In our experience, there are 5 different stages in which students find themselves while preparing for GATE Life Sciences (XL). Identify your stage and plan accordingly.
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How To Plan GATE Life Sciences (XL) Preparation |
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Starting to plan & prepare 3-4 months prior to actual GATE Life Sciences (XL) exam | If you have left with 3-4 months in hand, it would be best to plan & prepare for GATE Life Sciences (XL) Exam using the bottoms-up approach. Start with solving GATE Life Sciences (XL) section tests and Mocks of Career Avenues course and not with theory. Whichever questions you are not able to answer / understand, read up theory only on those topics. |
Starting to plan & prepare 6-8 months prior to actual GATE Life Sciences (XL) exam (typically students who start in 7 semester) | When you have 6-8 months in hand, plan a schedule of 4-5 months with 2-3 weeks per GATE Life Sciences (XL) subject. Make sure that after every 2 GATE Life Sciences (XL) subjects, you keep 1 week free for practice tests. For each subject, study the subject from Career Avenues theory material and solve the questions in the book. After finishing 2 subjects, answer the online section tests from Career Avenues test series. Do this for 4-5 months. After finishing all subjects, revise all subjects (1 per week) and keep taking 1-2 Mocks each week. |
Starting to plan & prepare 10-18 months prior to actual GATE Life Sciences (XL) exam (typically students who start in 5th or 6th semester) | When you have 10-18 months in hand, this is the best time to plan & prepare for GATE Life Sciences (XL) seriously. Choose GATE Life Sciences (XL) subjects that you have studied upto 4th semester in your college first. For each subject, study the subject from Career Avenues theory material and solve the questions in the book. Do this for 3-4 months. Do not answer section tests or Mocks now. Now choose subjects from 5th, 6th and 7th semester of your college. For each subject, study the subject from Career Avenues theory material and solve the questions in the book. Do this for 3-4 months. You are ready now for tests and revision. Start solving online section tests and Mocks of Career Avenues course. Whichever questions you are not able to answer / understand, go back to theory booklets and once again read up theory only on those topics. |
Taken GATE Life Sciences (XL) in the past but did not plan & prepare seriously earlier | This is as good as NO preparation. So start from scratch. Choose study plan based on how much months you still have for GATE Life Sciences (XL) Exam. Use one of the above 3 study plans. |
Taken GATE Life Sciences (XL) in the past and also planed & prepared seriously earlier | It is important to identify areas that you are strong and weak in. Make strong areas stronger while at the same time work to remove weaknesses. Contact our faculty who will help you make a personalized plan, write to info@cavgate.com |
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