Art Of Analyzing Mocks: Road To 99%ile | Guide By Soumadeep, IIM Ahmedabad

Repeat the same process for VA. Take some time and try to crack the logic behind a PJ or odd sentence or PS. Contrary to the popular opinion, PJs do follow a logic. Try to crack that before referring to the answer. Repeat the same for odd sentence and PS.

DI-LR

Like in VARC, you need to re-visit every set. For those, which you got correct, spend some time and see if you can crack any alternate logic and can solve in less time. If you get one, better to note down and try to apply this method elsewhere. For those which you got incorrect or couldn’t solve, the suggestion would be to spend as much as 45 mins to those and try to solve of your own. Only then refer to the solutions. It’s advisable not to see the solutions, right in the beginning.

If you find a set to be a little different and interesting, note it down in a diary and revise them again and again. A general suggestion for this section, would be to solve as many sets of different type as possible. Because, the more familiar you are, to different types of sets, the better you would perform in the actual exam.

QA

Classify the questions into four types a) Correct and taken less time than toppers, b) Correct but taken more time than toppers, c) Incorrect and d) couldn’t solve.

First, pat on your back for type “a”. Mostly, if your time taken is less than 2 mins, you can leave those questions and move to type “b”. Spend as much time as you need with these questions and figure out an alternate way of solving. Check if you can reach the answer through options, substitutions, odd-even concept, prime no concept or any other jugaad. Then refer to the solution, and note down the best way you have figured out. Try to apply same techniques in all questions you solve in future.

Now come to type “c” and “d”. Do the same! Spend time with them and try to solve. Only if you can’t then refer to solution. If you find a question to be different, note it down and revise.

Only, after you finish the above process, can you say that you have done justice to a mock. It’s because of this process, you would require as much as 6 hrs to analyse a mock. One thing to mention here, as you reach closer to the D-day, your analysing time would reduce. Wonder how? You will start getting more corrects and that too with correct logic! And you are sorted.

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