IIFT 2023 is scheduled on December 18, 2022 and it is time now to make a last week preparation plan and exam day strategy.
The key to a good performance in an entrance exam like IIFT depends a lot on what you prepare in the last week before exam. All the hard work of over the months before the exam is put to test in the last week. So it is crucial to utilise the last week in the most productive manner.
IIFT 2023 is scheduled on December 18 and it is time now to make the last week preparation plan and exam day strategy. So, what are the aspects to pay attention to just before the IIFT exam. We discuss below.
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In the last week before IIFT exam, you really don’t need to do much. If you have appeared for the CAT 2022 exam, then all you need to do is revise as per the IIFT 2023 exam. Since, by the last week, you already know your preparation level you don’t need to do anything new. Just work on your strengths.
IIFT 2023: Last Week Preparation Tips
Be Thorough with Basics
Have a look at the IIFT syllabus again and see which are the chapters that troubled you and which ones were a smooth sailing. Do not start a new topic. There is no time for it and you’ll not gain much from that. Keep a note to not attempt questions from that topic in the exam.
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Revision of Important Topics
Take out the short notes of formulae, theorems, etc. you made during IIFT exam preparation. This is the time to use those short notes. Go through them as part of revision instead of long chapters. You will be able to remember the formulae and their application better this way. All you need to do is, spend one to two hours every day in the last week before IIFT 2023 exam in revising these notes and important topics. Schedule your revision preferably before sleep.
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IIFT Mock Test
So what if you’ve been solving IIFT mock test for over a month now. Go for one last mock test in the last week before IIFT 2023. This is necessary for you to have a final idea of your preparation level viz. time management. You may perform better in the last mock than previous ones, but in case you don’t, there is no need to worry. Just evaluate the performance with respect to your hold over the important topics of exam syllabus.
IIFT Exam Mock Test will help you to get an idea about the type of questions asked, the exam pattern and marking scheme. After taking the test, you can immediately check your score. You can also download the Question Paper along with answers and their explanations for Free. Click below to start the free online test now.
Free IIFT Exam Mock TestShortcuts and Tricks
Practice a few more times the shortcuts and tricks of solving Quantitative Apitude sums, identifying patterns in reasoning questions or understanding word meaning that you discovered or learnt during IIFT preparation. During the exam, you may not get the time to solve all the questions by the traditional methods due to limited time. That is the time when you will need to apply tricks and shortcuts for solving questions quickly and accurately.
IIFT Exam Day Strategy
Finally, you need to make a strategy for the IIFT exam day. The performance of a candidates depends a lot on their frame of mind on the exam day and how they utilize the exam duration. IIFT is a speed based test and all the questions asked are in MCQ format. So, develop the ability of eliminating wrong answers first. Apply this method in verbal and reasoning questions.
There is negative marking in IIFT exam so do not attempt a question you are not 100 per cent confident about. Do not spend too much time on a single question either. Focus on completing enough number of questions correctly to achieve sectional cut off in each section of the IIFT 2023 question paper. You can then go ahead and target more questions to improve your score further. Check the previous year’s IIFT cut offs (sectional and overall) for admission and devise a strategy accordingly. Solving a mock test keeping this factor in mind will be helpful.
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