ipmat preparation started 2 weeks ago guide me pleasee

Hi! I’m preparing for IPMAT Indore and I’d really appreciate your guidance. I’ll keep everything point-wise so it’s easier to answer:( please guide meeeee )

1. Profile + academics

• I’m a PCB dropper — 10th: 89.9%, 12th: 77.2%.
• I discovered IPMAT only in July and started prep around 2 weeks ago; joined coaching in August.
• I’ve heard academics can matter quite a bit, especially for colleges/programmes like Kozhikode.
• With my profile, how should I compensate for my 12th percentage? Should I aim for a significantly higher written score, or is there anything else I should focus on?

2. VARC

• I gave my first VA sectional 2 days ago and scored 127. Since I had barely started preparing, it actually boosted my confidence.
• VARC is relatively comfortable for me overall, but my two weak areas are RC + para-jumbles.

3. RC

• My comprehension is generally good, and I got all the RC questions correct in my sectional, but I struggle with some of the harder AfterBoards daily RCs.
• I analyse my mistakes and have tried different methods, but I’m not seeing consistent improvement.
• I’m not trying to get every RC question right, but I want the confidence to handle an unfamiliar/difficult RC and get most questions right.
• What specifically helped you improve RC accuracy/comprehension?
• How did you analyse RC mistakes, and what did your regular RC practice look like?

4. Para-jumbles

• I know they can be unpredictable and people say not to over-invest in them, but I don’t want to completely ignore them.
• How important are they for Indore, and how did you practise them efficiently?

5. Quants — biggest concern

• I’m from PCB, and Quants is currently my weakest subject. Honestly, I also don’t practise it enough because I find it boring, so sometimes I feel like avoiding it.
• Basic questions are becoming manageable, but unfamiliar/difficult or mixed-concept questions make me go blank.
• After seeing the solution, I usually understand it, but I want to develop the ability to approach unfamiliar questions myself.
• What specifically helped you go from feeling weak in Quants to becoming confident?
• Apart from “practise more”, was there any particular routine/method that helped you?
• How did you develop the ability to look at an unfamiliar question and recognise what kind of approach/concept it might require?

6. Mistakes + notes

• When you got a Quants question wrong, how did you record and deal with it?
• Did you write the entire question + solution, or just something short like topic → question type → why you got it wrong → key concept/approach?
• For a one-off silly mistake (calculation/misreading), did you actually record it, or just take note of it and move on?
• For a hard/unique question or a mistake you repeatedly make, what level made it worth writing down?
• Did you keep this in your concept notebook, a separate mistake notebook, or digitally?
• Is a digital folder for difficult/unique questions equally effective, or did you find physically writing them down better?
• How did you decide which mistakes/questions were worth revisiting?

7. Repeated exposure + mastery

• How did you get repeated exposure to old questions/topics without getting stuck on one chapter?
• Did you have a fixed weekly revision/reattempt system?
• How often did you reattempt questions you got wrong?
• When you repeatedly made the same mistake, what did you actually do differently?
• How did you reach the point where an unfamiliar question doesn’t immediately make you blank, even if you haven’t seen that exact question?
• Basically, what did “mastering a chapter” mean to you before you felt comfortable moving on?

8. When to move on from a chapter

• I have a lot of resources through my batch + AfterBoards: class questions, worksheets, modules, master worksheets, topic tests, etc.
• If I try to finish everything for every backlog chapter, I’ll take forever.
• What was your benchmark for saying “I’ve done enough for now; I can move to the next chapter”?
• If I understand the class concepts and can solve normal class