How to Improve Mock Test Scores?

 

The answer is simple but rarely followed - Analysis. Remember, it is what you do between mock tests that will define your improvement.

Yet, what most of students do is take a mock test, view score & percentile, and move onto the next.  All this approach helps in, if at all anything, is to help you get used to the time & pressure. 

 

A few students asked us how to analyze, and here's how you can do so. While it may take you 3 minutes to read through this, it may save you several hours while analyzing.

Once you complete a mock test, click on the  button next to the corresponding mock test

1) View the questions you got Wrong: These are questions on which you spent a lot of time, yet got it wrong. Find where your concept or approach went wrong. Click on "Review Wrong" and this takes you through solutions of only the wrong attempts. You will not be shown any of the other questions (Correct or Un-attempted ones).

2) Attempt the Un-attempted ones: You can take an un-timed test of only the Un-attempted questions in the mock test. Click on "Review Unattempted" and this allows you to attempt all the ones left unanswered. Again, you will not be shown the other questions (Wrong and Correct ones) and can focus only on the un-attempted ones.

3) Review the Correct Attempts: Without spending too much time, quickly review the ones you got correct as well and check if there were better solutions or approaches to the one you adopted.

4) Take tests on your Weak Areas: Oliveboard's Adaptive Engine figures the top three areas that you need to work on the most based on your performance data and gives you lessons (to brush up concepts) and tests on those topics. After each mock test, find new lessons + tests on your weak areas by visiting the "Improve" section.

For analyzing your your exam taking strategies, click on  button next to the corresponding Mock Test.

5) Analyze Graphs: These are detailed reports on your time spent & accuracy section-wise, along with benchmarking reports on your score and percentile. Use these to better improve your time management and question selection within sections.

There maybe more than one can do and analyze it in different ways that suits one's preparation. But whatever logical option you choose as an analysis method, do not forget to spend time on analysis before your next mock test. Click here to login and start analyzing. 

NMAT 2014-15 | Last Minute Tips Before Exam

Many of these tips may appear basic but are vital as the NMAT is a speed based exam and small optimizations at your end can help you score 10-12 extra marks. 

CMAT 2013 Exam Pattern

With just over a couple of weeks remaining for the CMAT 2014, let us revisit the most recent pattern of CMAT. (The following is a reproduction of the article we posted last year after the CMAT exam.)

Pattern & Question Types:

No major surprises. There were minor changes compared to last year(2012) but nothing alarming. The paper’s level should ensure no easy 350s this time round. A word of caution, like always, that reading this will not give you any significant advantage. If at all anything, you might just avoid any surprises.We will not get into difficulty level analysis as that is subjective but overall the level was a notch above Feb 2013.

MBA Exam Dates, Test Pattern & Registration Deadlines

With the MBA exam season about to begin this month, there a number of dates to remember. Right from application deadlines to exam dates. And each exam has its pattern. To help you keep track of all the important dates and deadlines of every MBA exam along with their respective test patterns, we have created the table below. If you want a downloadable copy, please click here.

NMAT Exam Pattern & Mock Tests

The NMAT exam that will be conducted over a 2.5 month period from October to December 2014 comes with its own set of challenges and differences from other MBA exams. The exam is is a test of speed and since it has no negative marking, separate section ordering and timing, a strong test taking strategy will give a student a significant advantage.

CAT 2014 Notification & Changes from CAT 2013

The much awaited CAT 2014 notification is out and there are surprises galore -  from the exam pattern to the exam dates & slots. After all the problems CAT faced with Prometric last year, they had now chosen TCS as their new test partner and given these set of instances, it is not surprising that changes have taken place.Find more details below.

IIFT Notification Out

IIFT Notification Out

After CMAT & NMAT, IIFT has now come out with its notification for the 2014 exam. The paper and pencil based test will be conducted during the end of November which is the usual time when the IIFT exam has always been scheduled.