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beyondthefruit

CONFUSION

Can You Guys Please Help Me In Making My Preparation Structured, I am Often Confused On What To Do, For Concept Learning, Can I Rely On AFTB Capsules As IMS would do those topics like 4-5 months later and I don't want that, I want to practice as much as I can..sometimes I solve JEE questions for extra practice..sometimes topic tests...sometimes sectionals but as my Geometry and Higher Maths Is Not Properly covered I am able to do 6-8 questions only In SA and subsequently the level of questions drop in which I feel like wasting time solving easy questions...sometimes I do CAT quants questions....My DILR Is particularly average while Quants Is I would Say Good...I am Really Confused Can You Please Guide Me through it...Like On How To Manage This And Give My Best In IPMAT Indore...(Ref--I am In Class 11) And These Are My Mocks Score That I have Given In September 2026..

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jellyionk
IIM Ranchi
MOD•14d

Good mock scores to start with! sectionals are also balanced.

instead of solving extremely high level questions in one topic, first try to touch every section of math (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, modern math etc) and then build on that. so that you're able to solve the 'easy' questions atleast and not missing out on free marks.

also, i would suggest taking out some time and going through the wiki--

https://www.reddit.com/r/IPMATtards/wiki/index

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beyondthefruit
OP•13d

Also Can You Please Tell That Can I Rely On AFTBS Capsules And IMS Lectures For Concept Learning Even If I Want To To Make Them Quite Strong and Deep For Facing Hard Questions And Scoring Quite High In Mocks And Sectionals..?? By Just Understanding Capsules I Am Able To Solve Till L3 Of Some Topics And Level 2 Of Almost Each Of Them That I have Attempted Till Date..

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jellyionk
IIM Ranchi
MOD•13d

yes, more than enough, you've got time!

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beyondthefruit
OP•14d

And To Add In Both The Mocks...My Scores Were Like 25/30/120 approximately

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directions
MOD•12d

To improve your DILR scores, you can try following these things:

  1. DILR is all about problem-solving skills. Lectures will help you understand the basics, but that's probably just 20% of the work. The real improvement comes from solving sets on your own.
  2. Let's say you've watched a lecture on arrangements. First, solve all the questions given along with the lecture. These are there to help you understand how to actually apply the concepts you've learned.
  3. Once you're done with those, start attempting topic tests. Pick a set and try to solve it on your own, even if it takes you hours. At this stage, don't worry about solving it within 10–15 minutes. Your goal is to learn how to approach a set and figure things out independently. Trying for 10 minutes and then checking the solution won't help you develop those problem-solving skills as much.
  4. After solving around 20–30 good-quality sets, you'll start noticing that you're able to understand the sets better and solve them much faster. Things that seemed impossible initially will slowly start making sense.
  5. Follow the same process for every topic, and try to make solving at least 4 DILR sets a regular habit.

I scored 99.54 percentile in CAT DILR, and this is pretty much how I approached it. Since you still have a decent amount of time, I'd suggest giving this approach a shot! :))

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