I'm getting around 35 to 40 in the last 4 mocks I attempted. Honestly, I was working and was planning on attempting it seriously next year but I resigned last week so I need to crack it this year. My prep hasn't been up to the mark but suddenly I feel the pressure, like I may not have time to waste another year. MBA has to be my only option. What do you think I should do?

Ans: Hi Naira,
As the board exams are over you can dedicate full time to revisions & mock tests. And we are in the end game now you have to dedicate 12-14 hours for testing, revision & doubt clearing daily.

You can appear for 2 mock tests daily and identify your weak topics of 11th through regular testing, and get those doubts cleared by your teachers. And give your best in NEET. All the best.

Ans: You have NOT mentioned you are a dropper or you have just entered into 12th Standard this year, preparing for JEE-2025 & whether you have joined any Coaching Center or simply practicing from Online Test Series?

Anyway, I ASSUME, you have completed your 11th & this year you are in 12th. Here are the 15 Factors to be Kept in Mind & the Strategies / Steps / Tips you should follow:

1) You should be able to score above 96% even in Mock Test.
2) Once you finish the Mock Test(s), analyze about 10% mistakes / wrongly answered questions.
3) Which all chapters you are weak in? Which subject has the lowest marks always, out of PCM?
4) Immediately note down in a separate note-book about the wrongly answered questions & keep revising them frequently.
5) As you have entered into 12th now, be thorough with NCERT books of PCM (both 11th & 12th).
6) If you feel that you are weak in any particular chapter of PCM, keep revising them/take further notes/practice frequently.
7) If don't have already, you should prepare your short-notes for each chapter with formulae, wherever applicable.
8) If you have joined any coaching center, keep asking for doubt clearing sessions / classes to get your doubts cleared then and there.
9) At home, always study for 45-minutes and then have a break of 10-minutes & continue your study for 45-minutes to get more concentration power / maximum output.
10) Avoid comparing with other students.
11) To keep yourself physically & mentally fit, you should involve in some physical activities (yoga/meditation/indoor-outdoor games something) for 30-40 minutes daily either morning or evening whichever will be convenient to you.
12) Avoid taking too much pressure at any cost to get admission into any top NITs/IITs. It is not that you will be successful in your career only if you join IITs/NITs. Nothing like that. Your health (both physical/mental) is also equally important.
13) Though you have entered into 12th Standard, you should keep revising/practicing 11th standard syllabus also at least 20-30% daily.
14) Try to finish 12th Syllabus maximum by November-end to start revising both 11th/12th Syllabus from December itself.
15) Download 2024 JEE-Main / Advanced Syllabus which will be more or less same for next year also. Just check which all chapters you have already studied/practiced and which all chapters/topics need to be improved/revised/practiced more?

Most IMPORTANT (which I always recommend all parents/students): Please avoid relying only on JEE/JOSAA/IITs/NITs. Appear for 5-7 Entrance Exams (State Engineering Entrance/Private College Entrance Exams) apart from JEE to have a lot of options open for you to choose the most suitable option for you.

All the BEST for Your JEE-2025 / Other 5-7 Entrance Exams.

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Ans: If your business was registered then it would count as work experience in most colleges. In that case you can take up a job for another 1 or 2 years so that you have 5+ years work ex and simultaneously write GMAT exam and try to get into 1 year Executive MBA course from a good college. Another option would be to take up a job and just give 1 try for CAT. If you get into a good college then take it up. If you are trying to get into a tier 2/3 MBA college, do check their placements and talk to the students out there before you take admission.

Ans: Ideallly try taking a job and try for another year. 24 years is not old for doing an MBA as you already have 2 years work experience. Write other exams like CAT, XAT, SNAP, NMAT, etc. as well.

Ans: While writing mocks, I would implore you all to not focus only on the scores

Instead focus your energy to

A. Attempt the test again at home and identify if the shortcoming in scores was due to Time pressure OR due to lack of preparation

B. Identify the strong and weak areas

C. Look at solutions and identify ways to improve your approach.

D. Tabulate all your data so that you can analyse the performance at one go

E. Try and finalize an approach for the next mock

try this and there is no reason not to hit 97/ 98 percentile