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Staff Selection Commission conducts Combined Graduate Level examination for the recruitment of aspirants for several Group B and Group C posts in different departments and ministries of Central Government. Examination is conducted in two phases namely Tier-I and Tier-II. In this article we will discuss the tips and methods to master quantitative aptitude section.
This section is one of the most tricky, time consuming and scoring section of the Examination and plays an important role in deciding the selection of the candidates in the test. But this particular section demands lot of preparation and mastery of shorcuts in order to get cracked.
This is first step towards preparation. Candidates must master the basics first, then they should move ahead with your preparation. Aspirants should note down the basics first and then they should keep on revising them whenever they need. Do not cram anything without understanding it as mathematics is all about understanding.
If you do not find yourself comfortable with the shortcuts, then you don't need to go for them. Better is that you prepare the longer and simple methods and try to solve questions by using them in less time.
Once you prepare the whole syllabus, you need to revise each topic later on. For the revision purpose, you should go chapter wise and solve questions from the mock tests and pratice sets based on these topics.
The mantra to crack this section is to do constant practice. Candidates need to practice more and more questions in order to gain proficiency over the subject.
Aspirants are advised to practice what they have already studied and master those topics. They should not try to start preparing for any new topics before the examination. This can affect overall preparation of the examination.
Candidates should do practice of doing calculations in mind quickly as this will save a lot of time during the examination. So, candidates should try to inculcate this habit to score more marks.
Candidates must take online mock tests as this will give them a fair idea of the pressure they are going to face during the exam. They should practice the questions by keeping a stop watch by their side. Through this they will be able to gain speed and accuracy over the subject. This will boost their confidence as well.