IIFT 2014 the gateway to highly ranked MBA (IB) batch 2015-17 is only a day away. IIFT 2014 entrance test will be held in the paper pen mode on Sunday Nov 23, 2014 in a single session across the country. It will be a 2 hours MCQ test from 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon. The entrance test will be conducted in 20 cities across India.
What should be the strategy on the day before the test and what are the useful last minute tips to help the aspirants in the examination are some of the questions that need answer and go on knocking all the time. Learn how to best utilise your day before IIFT 2014 and the last minute tips to improve your score from Prof. S.K. Agarwal, expert on MBA entrance preparation.
It will be better to familiarise yourself with the rules and regulations and how to attempt the IIFT 2014 in the examination hall. Please attend to the following guidelines, before getting ready for the test. MBAUniverse.com has placed a good number of topic wise exercises and comprehensive Mock test along with more than 100 probable GK questions for the benefit of prospective IIFT 2014 takers on its homepage.
Revision of tricks and shortcuts in Quant
It is not recommended to go for any fresh preparatory topic on a day before the examination as it creates more confusion than clarity. However, in case you feel that some formulae, topic already learnt by you need a quick revision, you may go for that. For example what type of questions you can solve with trial and error method; what could be the shortcut to find out the interest; percentage of profit and loss; how to quickly arrive at the desired number; how to compare the DI data in diagrammatical or graphical presentation; how to arrive at the square root of some typical number and so on. The strategy to be adopted may be as follows
Quick revision in Reading comprehension
Questions on Reading comprehension in this section may be 16 to 18 based on four passages. You must have practiced a lot on them. However, brush up your practice and read at least one editorial on any abstract topic to find out how much you have understood, it should not be less than 80 percent else you won’t be able to answer the questions effectively.
Tips to Revise grammar and Vocabulary usage
Give around 30 minutes to practice the various types of questions that appear in this section especially on the already learnt topics. It will be better to revise and practice the available questions in this section as they are not very difficult but are tricky and have confusing close options.
Revision tips
A. Collective nouns like team, committee, jury etc. when taken as a unanimous group must have singular verb, when divided they will have plural verb. (The jury has decided; The jury were not able to reach a decision)
B. Comprise is not followed by ‘of’; consist is always followed by ‘of’(The committee comprises five members; The committee consists of five members)
C. Revise the usage of Active-passive; Reported speech, if possible
D. Use of articles ‘a’,’an’ is sound based and not alphabet based. It should be ‘a university, a European, an honest man, an honourable person.
E. No conditional clause can be in future, it should be – If I do…..; If I did…….; If I had done…; main clause for the same may be – I get the result or I will get the result; I would get the result; I would have got the result.
F. Figures of speech like simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, oxymoron may be revised in a few minutes.
Avoid single sitting revision
Single sitting revision may be difficult. Divide it topic wise and in slots of half an hour each. Since the receptivity and concentration go on diminishing after some time hence splitting the time frame of two-three hours into 5-6 slots will enable you to do better on revision front and will keep you fresh.
Make a to-do-list
Another important suggestion is to prepare a comprehensive but short to do list for the day. Your list should contain organising the stationery and papers necessary for the examination, updating yourself about the time and venue of the test, how to mark answers correctly on OMR sheet, estimation of time to be consumed from the place of your stay to the venue of examination, ascertaining the mode of conveyance, the dress you would like to wear on the examination day, and a little last minute revision.
Important – Please note that items like cell phones, calculators, watch calculators, alarm clocks, digital watches with built in calculators/memory or any electronic gadgets shall not be allowed in the examination hall. It is better to avoid the same.
Be open to all the questions
Do not get biased before the examination. Even the topics that are underprepared may give you pleasant surprise. Maximise your attempts with speed and accuracy. It is not advisable to go for guesses since a penalty of one fourth negative marking for every wrong answer will be imposed.
Practice on dummy OMR
IIFT entrance exam allows you to attempt any question from any part and for any number of times, till 120 minutes are over. Practice at least once on dummy OMR sheet. In our hurry we sometimes forget to mark the right circle against right number of answer option, despite knowing the answer. With a little bit of practice, you can reassure yourself and get rid of this problem.
Manage the time
Please reach in time, occupy the seat allotted to you by verifying the seat number, pasted on the desk and also indicated in the admit card. When you get the Test Booklet, please check that all the pages of the booklet are in order. In case of any defect, immediately bring it to the notice of the invigilator.
Remember there will be 120 minutes to solve 120 to 130 questions. Every section has individual cut off also. It is advisable not to spend too much time on one question or one section only. Divide your time judiciously and evenly to score high in each section.
Number of candidates can fairly assess their performance in IIFT entrance exam and if found positive, should immediately after the examination proceed for the preparation on GD/PI, without waiting for the IIFT 2014 entrance exam score card. A score of 50 percent marks can get you through the IIFT entrance.
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