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aksman

From where to work on QA?

a lot of the times i feel aimless - i know i need to work on qa, but i don't understand WHERE exactly to practice. i give mocks weekly, but on the remaining 6 days i feel at times i'm being less productive than i can. would smth like arun sharma be a good start? (I don't have AB)

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mrdh123
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Hi Aksman! I honestly get what you're saying; I've been in your place. First of all, it's okay. It's normal to feel that way when you have so many resources and so little time. It doesn’t make you aimless; it's just that you become clueless as to what to do next. Knowing that you have to work on QA itself makes you a learner, so don't worry about that.

To answer your question- yes, Arun Sharma LOD1 and LOD2 must be a minimum requirement. Try solving all the questions of each topic from here. Don’t stop giving mocks during this period.

I understand that you might feel less productive in the remaining 6 days. You should try analyzing the mocks you gave in this time. Start with ATLEAST 2 mocks a week. Analyze each mock right after it's done so that you can remember how your thought process worked when you were solving that question. During my prep, I believed that 85% of your preparation is the analysis of the mocks you write.

If that is clear, let's look at the next course of action you need to take. This will help you clear out concepts and applications (and it will make you feel productive).

  1. Mark the questions that you feel are challenging. This will help you analyze where exactly you need to learn.
  1. After identifying the questions you can't answer, figure out if it's due to (a) lack of concept or

(b) inability to apply the concept.

  1. Now you have to solve questions based on the concept alone. This is where AfterBoards comes in. AfterBoards offers questions covering every topic and all concepts within those topics. It is a useful platform to master a topic.

I hope this helps in any way. Feel free to ask any more doubts if you have any :)

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aksman
OP•9mos

I undertand. Will do this. Thank you!

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synicdx
IIM Indore (AIR 27)
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Yes, Arun Sharma would be the best start. Solve 30-40 LOD1 & LOD2 problems per topic quickly - and I would highly recommend solving atleast 3 mocks/week at this stage (given your board prep is taken care of or you are a dropper)

I'll highly recommend taking AfterBoards all-access because of the unlimited sectionals feature, in particular. There are custom plans at half the cost too if you don't want to purchase all access or have paid enough for other sources. You'll get 30 mocks and 30 sectionals, difficulty graded topic tests, 420+ RC sets, also DILR sets (we as 25 aspirants really looked for this you guys are lucky to have one source atleast).

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aksman
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I have AB Indore mocks pack - 25 mocks there. My parents got me into an IMS online batch last year, I'd say that was fine, I use their module-wise exercises for practice at times. I've also got their mocks, so I have about 12 mocks from IMS (2 available, the rest will start "unlocking" as the days go by, though). I've also kept all PYPs saved as mocks for later. At best, I could try getting the starter pack for topic tests and 30 sectionals (should I consider that, apart from Arun Sharma and IMS resources?)

I'm a fresher, I'm not worried about my board prep apart from maths+accountancy so I do work on that alongside. So I guess I could do 2 mocks/week?

Thanks!

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synicdx
IIM Indore (AIR 27)
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You already have great resources - AFB + IMS mocks are the best combo. If you are not worried about your boards I would recommend 2 mocks a week with heavy analysis paired with minimum of 10-20 LOD2 Arun Sharma/IMS problems a day till your boards are over. Gear up once your boards are over, with one mock every alternate day (analsysis in the day between) and total 60-80 LOD2 & LOD3 problems per day till D-Day.

You have less than 37 mocks in total (assuming you have taken a few already)- which is a bit on the lower side if you follow the alternate day plan (many rankers do that), so you will have to bank on sectionals as well. Hence, I would recommend taking AFB Starter pack at the very least.

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aksman
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I really appreciate your advice, thank you so much for this.

As for the mocks/sectionals, I think its better to keep the 25 mock pack instead of switching to starter and getting 10 mocks of Indore-Rohtak-JIPMAT each and lose out on 15 Indore mocks. 37 (unattempted) + 7 PYPs I haven't touched should be fine (hopefully!)

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synicdx
IIM Indore (AIR 27)
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I don't think it works like that lol, you paid for 25 Indore mocks you will have access to those no matter what additional purchases you make. You might even want to see if you can get any particular discount for those 10 Indore mocks that overlap between your purchases. Seems only fair since you are just upgrading your account. Try mailing @AFB.

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aksman
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nah what I meant was I'll be paying the balance between the 25 pack and the starter pack and not the full amount of the starter pack if i do get it. thereby reducing 25 to 15.

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