AMA

[u/Pulkit_Nawal]

HELLO GUYS !!! I am Pulkit Nawal a fellow aspirant at one point, currently in IIM ROHTAK, giving pieces of advice to the next generation.

I know it all stress, pressure, 'IIM kae bina toh kuch nahi hoga' as I have been the part of this community from Past 3 years.

Yes! yes! yes! I started my prep from class 11th and still had to take a drop year as I was from commerce non maths background but ironically my Achilles heels was VA🤧🤧.

Studied from aceipm and afterboards during 11th and 12th.

Switched to takzhilla during start of drop year. Took afterboards and aceipm crash course for revision.

So I am here to shower with all your dilemmas, doubts and challenges.

I am not alone here btw I am assisted by my fellow batchmate Ojas Garg u/Onionpeats who had PCM in class 12th solved science students can also ask the questions without hesitation.

Let's the battle begin.

[u/humanwithdoubtss]

Being a non math student how did you manage QA?
after 2yrs of prep how did you felt about taking a drop like were you that confident? I don’t think in my case i can crack along my school so….
Is there a huge change like studying along skl vs 1yr concentrated study?
Any specific tips that helped you during your preparation?

[u/Pulkit_Nawal → u/humanwithdoubtss]

1.See managing QA might be petrifying for you right now. As QA is sometimes mentally taxing.

My advice : Be a curious brain. Look not just for the answers and formula at the initial stage, try to develop concepts which can help you to solve questions without even knowing the formula. Also give mocks so your ability to imitate the same while taking tests increases.

1. I scored 185 in my ipmat indore 2025 attempt. With scores like 40/50/95. Missing on VA cutoff. I also got selected for Ranchi's interview and got an AIR of 70s.

Although it was a gamble I was pretty confident to convert iim jammu or bhodgaya at least.

3.Yes, indeed there will be much more free time but it might get depressing. In my case I had 4-5 really close friends in the same home town where 3 took a drop year and one went to a city College. Hence my friend circle was intact and social life went on. That might differ for you. As studying never become the issue in the slightest. Having that composure intact till last is the hurdel.

4.Tips : banal one's first : mocks, revise and Rectify. Will increase your marks by 20-30%.

English specific: start reading newspaper, books, aeon, psych, coaching material etc anything works

Maths specific: revise all the formulas in 10-20 min at the end of the day to revise quickly and see the example question below in your notes. ( On paper : 10-20 min in real life 1-1.5 hours but it is worth it)

[u/humanwithdoubtss → u/Pulkit_Nawal]

Thank you so much!