With AIEEE 2012 just round the corner, students are stressed. In an attempt to put students' stress on the backburner and preparations best practices on top, Ritu Chandna from Learnhub speaks to Aakash Chaudhary, Director, Aakash Educational Services Limited. In conversation, Aakash gives tips to decode the path of success in AIEEE 2012 besides talking about the exam pattern, expected type of questions, subject-wise important tips and offers last-minute exam instructions. Aakash also throws light on how AIEEE 2012 online test takers prepare.

Can you throw some light on the expected exam pattern AIEEE 2012?

AIEEE in the previous years has shown surprises for students but, AIEEE 2012 will be dominant with Single Answer Type Questions. The examination has however shown deviations from pattern in the past by including Reading Comprehension questions and sometimes Assertion Reasons, where the former are themselves single answer questions but the latter constitute questions with reasoning ability. AIEEE 2012 will have single answer questions mainly but one should undoubtedly prepare questions like more than one answer, reading comprehension and assertion reason too.

To get a better picture let us just analyze the trend followed by AIEEE in 2011. The AIEEE 2011 paper was of 3 hours and there were 90 questions weighing 360 marks in total. The exam appeared in four versions - P, Q, R & S. The subject order and the choices were jumbled up in all four versions. Each subject had 30 questions with 4 options.

The Physics paper had 3 questions of assertion-reason type. In Mathematics there were 5 assertion-reason type questions and no reading comprehension were seen. Chemistry was rather different with neither assertion-reason nor any reading comprehension questions, as every year valid answers carried 4 marks and incorrect answers were penalized (-1) in view of negative marking.

Now keeping in mind the previous year pattern we should not expect a major deviation but yes Assertion Reason need to be stressed upon.

How is preparing for AIEEE different from preparing for IIT JEE exam?

Although the syllabus for both examinations are same but yes IITJEE stresses more on the depth of a topic whereas AIEEE is more centric on superficial information. Both examinations have a similar scheme of study but the foundations are different. As an advice for AIEEE, practice lots of questions from different areas of a chapter. For IITJEE areas of gross importance are rather limited but different variety of questions in an area are stressed upon. Read more and practice more variety of questions for AIEEE, that's how success in AIEEE is materialized.

How should students beat the exam stress?

Examinations are not tools of torture. These are basic level qualification tests that calibrate a student’s eligibility to make it to the top engineering colleges all over the country. The main way to beat stress is CONTINUITY. Do not miss classes, make regular notes and revise and practice on a daily basis. Much before the examination you are likely to be all set and prepared for it. Timely preparation pays. Organized methods of study include filing up your test papers, solving them properly and getting all your queries cleared well in time.

Additionally, practicing yoga, good stretching exercises relieve you of unwanted stress accompanied with studies. Eat healthy and take good adequate sleep to keep your concentration levels up to the mark. These peripheral methods shall relieve one of stress only if work is not pending and your diligence is coupled with honesty, hard work and faith!

Please suggest some last-minute tips to ace these entrance exams?

Don't read anything new at the last moment. It is important to read only those areas in a chapter where your confidence levels are low. Now, the major tact at the last minute is to keep on practicing mock tests by giving yourself limited time for a paper. More the number of questions you practice the better you keep becoming. Remember that most questions have a connection between each other so more the number of questions you've practiced the more likely it is to find a logical connection with the one you see in the paper. Reading is to practice of questions should be in a ratio of 1:4 at the last minute.

What are the subject-wise important topics for AIEEE?

Needless to specify that, the entire syllabus is important and all chapters equally respected in the examination, but looking at the previous years we do find fertile areas from where questions more commonly appear. This should not be taken as a pretext for not reading other chapters but considered to be a smart approach rather than a hard approach towards attempting the paper. Let us go subject by subject,

Chemistry: Important areas in Physical Chemistry include; Electrochemistry, Kinetics, Gases, Solid State, Solutions, Equilibrium and Thermodynamics. As far as Organic Chemistry is concerned, Hydrocarbons, Alcohols, Phenols, Aldehydes and Carboxylic Acids are important. In Inorganic Chemistry read Coordination Compounds, p-Block (Specifically Group 13, 14 and 15 with Oxygen and Halogens).

Physics: Electrostatics, Heat & Thermodynamics, Magnetism, Newton's Laws, Modern Physics and Waves are significant from an AIEEE point of view

Mathematics: Calculus, Trigonometry, Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Probability, 3-D and Vectors are important from an AIEEE Stand-point.

Do exam toppers prepare differently for these exams? If Yes, How?

Examination toppers are in very subtle ways different from others. The approach and mode of study is well defined with a backup plan for most instances. Exam toppers are not genius or extraordinary, they have just approached the examination with their organized work and regular practice. Remember, it may not be difficult to work diligently for a day but it takes your honesty and will to sustain that work for an year. Toppers in most cases are able to sustain their work and show good achievement on a daily basis. Just lift your confidence and sustain your work with your will and honesty and see yourself becoming a topper too!

How should the preparations be for an AIEEE online test taker?

It always helps to take tests online but the academic preparation requires no separate arrangements. The scheme for online tests is practically similar to a paper based test just that you need to mark answers by clicking on the correct option on a computer screen rather than darkening on an OMR Sheet. Realistically any student with basic knowledge of computers will be comfortable in giving the test. So, just prepare for the examination with full zeal and do not worry about the online test. It's easy and none different from our usual examinations.

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