Tips and tricks to start your MBA preparations early and ace the MBA entrance exams.

1. http://www.theaims.ac.in/

2. MBA stands for Master of Business
Administration, which is the most
sorted after master's degree in
business administration. The various
areas of business are introduced to
the students in the MBA program
such as accounting, finance,
marketing, human resources,
operation management etc.

3.  Its important how a candidate should go
for the MBA entrance exam preparation.
12 months should be considered enough
to prepare for it.
 MBA entrance exam usually take place in
the month of November. By the time,
students should complete their
preparation, do revision and take various
mock tests to be fully prepared for the
exam.
 Here’s a month-wise preparation strategy
guide for you to take the MBA entrance
exam

4.  So you have decided to take the
MBA entrance exam.
 Know all the details about the
subjects covered in the MBA
entrance exam.
 If you feel the requirement, you
can go for a coaching institute.
They will offer you the study
material.
 The MBA entrance will test you
caliber so be prepared for it.

5.  You need to solve exam papers of last few
years to prepare yourself.
 Vedic math will help you get quick answers.
 MBA entrance exam questions come with
optional answers. Remember your answer
need not be accurate but anything close to
that will also do.
 Work on Pie charts, Bar charts, Venn Diagrams
questions as they are most likely to come in
the exam.
 Always mark the correct option and move to
the next question. You would rather not waste
time in unnecessary calculation.
 Take those questions first which you sure you
can answer.

6.  For QA, Maths is important. Go
through the basic concepts of
math till Class 10. For syllabus of
MBA entrance exam, you can also
find the study materials online or
from your coaching institute.
 You should first understand the
concept rather than solving large
number of questions.

7.  Always keep a calm mind. It will
be helpful to practice better.
 Usually the questions are very
stereotype in the exam paper. So
prepare accordingly.
 Solving puzzles will your improve
skills for this section.
 Logical puzzles, logical data
sufficiency, sequential output
tracing are the important topics
you should cover.

8.  For Verbal Ability section, the more you
read the more you get is mantra.
 You should work on your grammar but
don’t waste too much time in revision.
 Sections like Analogies, Anagrams will be
the crunch part of this section.
 Go through last few years question paper,
check out the pattern and type of
questions usually come in the exam.
 This section is very straightforward,
usually there are no surprises here so
prepare carefully and this can your high
scoring section.

9.  Reading comprehensions can be one of
the toughest section in MBA entrance
exam.
 This section contains proper prose and
poems, and that could be difficult to
crack.
 Read newspaper everyday. Go through
online articles on various topics,
business magazines, editorials, etc.
 Go through old articles as well, it will be
helpful to improve your skills.
 Practice is the key in this section. Take
sessions, set a time limit. Everyday you
should decrease it by a minute to
improve yourself.

10.  Usually the MBA exam paper covers
general knowledge and happening of
last one year.
 Keep a check on all the Mergers and
Acquisitions took place in last one year.
 Books like Manorama, and other GK
books will be helpful to keep up to
date knowledge of it.
 Make notes out of the daily Current
Affairs and read them regularly.
 Read business magazines on a regular
basis.

11.  Now that you have
covered all the subjects
under MBA entrance
exam look through past
MBA entrance exam
papers to understand
the nature of questions
that could appear in the
exam.

12.  Now that you know the type of questions
usually appear in the exam, its time for you
to work on your speed.
 You need to improve on your reading and
thinking speed.
 Practice verbal ability (grammar, etc) for at
least 20 minutes daily.
 For Quantitative Analysis section, do around
20-25 questions on a daily basis. Try to
complete these questions within 40-45
minutes.
 Try to achieve a reading speed of 250 words
a minute. Set timer and check how many
words you cover in one minute.
 One should do around 3 to 4 Data
Interpretation sets everyday and about 8-10
Logical Reasoning questions.

13.  Take Test! MBA exams are getting
closer and its time for you to take
tests.
 First you can start with section-wise,
take one section at a time.
 Then come to the full length test.
Student can take this in both forms –
pen and paper as well as computer
based test.
 Students should keep the number of
full length test to three per week.
 Keep working on speed, while also
improving your conceptual clarity.

14.  Just a month to go for the MBA
entrance exam and its time to fine
tune your skills.
 Its very important to know your
strength and weaknesses. Always
attempt those section first which you
are sure of you can score well.
 Work out on strategy to solve the
exam.
 Keep taking mock tests as this will
help you to strategize better.

15.  November should be strictly for
the revision of concepts across
Verbal Ability, Quant, DI &
Analytical Reasoning.
 Students should continue
taking mock tests.
 And finally take the EXAM!

16.  Follow all the tips and tricks month wise and you’ll see
good results.
 All the best for your MBA entrance exam preparation!
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AIMS Institutes, Bangalore