Hi everyone , I am a dropper starting my preparation now and would really appreciate some guidance on what should be my strategy, which resources and channels I should use . I would really appreciate your advice and help.
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hii, i would first recommend knowing your strong and weak areas. like for example i knew i was bad at maths but really good at va so i made a plan which required me spending more time practising maths than doing va. Now being a dropper myself, I already knew my strengths and weaknesses because i already gave entrance exams once and knew what i was good at and what i lacked in. If you haven't given entrances this year and you're not sure about your strengths and weakness, attempt an ipmat mock and diagnose the topics and concepts you're good and bad at. You could use the SWOT feature on afterboards for this. Now, since you know what you lack in, you can work upon those concepts and save a little time. Also, if you're good at a topic or area, dont stop practising it completely as well because then you'll go out of practice.
Now about the strategy, speaking from personal experience, it really doesn't matter which resources you use but how much you utilise those resources. I used takshzila qa course for qa and spammed afterboards sectionals for va. I maintained a notebook for va where i jotted down every new word I came across while giving sectionals or reading an essay or a book. I also remember using mathological and other youtube channels for concept building.
Other than all this, I will say that maintain a routine you can actually follow but also test yourself regularly to improve your performance. Productivity and Consistency over the number of hours you study ALWAYS.
Don't stress, you got this buddy
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Right now, your focus should be on the written test. Keeping the score on the higher side will save you even if you don't perform that good in interviews.
For the theory itself, you need not worry much. It's 8th-10th maths which, if I'm being honest, you can practice from your old textbooks. Read newspapers daily - it improves your vocabulary and RC speed plus you will have an edge on Current Affairs when you get to the PI round.
Afterboards mocks and sectionals are genuinely the holy grail. Focus on sectionals, do daily RCs and then attempt mocks. Mocks might give you terrible scores; don't get discouraged. Learn from your mistakes and do your best. You have an advantage over freshers as you don't have to prepare for boards too so you can devote more time to mocks. Try PYQs of the last 5 years too.
You'll need to attempt mocks for the interviews too. The more you attempt, the more you'll know where to improve. Watch mock interviews on YouTube to see how others give it.
Take advantage of the 8 months you have and give it all you got. All the best!