Revision Strategy

Hi Guys!!

I have written this blog to address some queries relating to exam days strategy. So this covers strategy that I followed at time of last 2 revisions and exam days.

Generally the ease or difficulty of study at this crunch time depends on how well course has been covered on earlier occasions. So show dedication from the beginning.

Take 8 days per subject for Second Last Revision (say Revision A) and 4 days per subject for last revision (say Revision B). So one requires 64 days and 32 days respectively for this. Finally after this there will be the revision on day before exam (say Revision C). So we need to complete the course at least 96 days before exams.

I used to study subjects sequentially say first 8 days Paper 1,next 8 days Paper 2 and so on to complete Revision A. For Revision B I started with Paper 2. So Paper 2 on first 4 days then paper 3, so on and studied Paper 1 on last 4 days.

Note that for first paper one can skip Revision C by planning Revision B on 4 days just before that paper. Eg.- If paper1 Financial Reporting is on 2 May, plan Revision B of FR from 28 April to 1 May.

Revision A coverage

Ø  Practical Subjects

·         All concepts

·         All type of questions- So if there are 5 question of one type do the trickiest one. At this time tick those questions which you feel like doing again.

·         6-7 question papers of past attempts in exam like conditions in end

Ø  Theory Subjects

·         All concepts

·         See all past exam questions and tick those which have new concepts

·         6-7 question papers of past attempts in exam like conditions in end

Revision B coverage

Ø  Practical Subjects

·         All concepts

·         Questions ticked at time of Revision A

·         RTP

Ø  Theory subjects

·         All concepts

·         Ticked portions of past questions

·         RTP

Revision C coverage

·         Read All concepts- Don’t be selective even here but read quickly
·         Questions that are ticked
·         Ticked portions of RTP and Past Exam questions

Note that one has to study all concepts at time of all revisions. It is only that the amount of time spent on concepts that is reduced.

The day before exam there is time just to read and not learn. So it is important that you have already learned at time of Revision A and Revision B.

Note that if you are comfortable with other methods keep following. Like some students are more comfortable studying 2-3 subjects daily rather than one. Make changes in plan accordingly.

Further if you have more or less days, you can plan days for Revision A and Revision B in ratio of 2:1 accordingly.

Happy Reading!!

Sanjay Nawandhar