Practice Mock Tests - Mock tests can help your preparation in various ways. Some of them have been listed below: It helps the candidate in developing the right strategy, which usually varies from student to student.
Clear Your Concepts - Rote learning or just an overview of the topic won’t help you much in your preparation. In order to crack this exam, one needs to have a thorough knowledge of the concerned subjects.
Exam Analysis - Go through the previous year’s UGC NET papers and try to analyze the frequency or pattern of repeating questions/concepts. This analysis will prove to be crucial in shaping your performance for the final exam.
Time Management Skills - Many a time, students prepare for the exam well but fail to finish the paper on time. Why is that so? The main reason behind this failure is the lack of time management skills, as a result of which, all the efforts one puts in go in vain.
Smart Study - One should study smartly for the exam rather than prepare for each and every topic. This differentiates the winners from the losers. Instead of counting the number of hours you study, see how effectively you have studied.
Revision - One-time study won’t get you through the exam. Revising the concepts on a regular basis will increase your retention power and will help you in memorizing the important points. So, make sure that you revise what you study regularly.
Devise Your Own Strategy - Every individual is different. His/ her strengths and weaknesses are different. A single strategy cannot work for all and no one else can frame your preparation strategy except you.