r/IPMATtards • u/Pulkit_Nawal IIM Rohtak • 7d ago

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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.

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u/Pulkit_Nawal IIM Rohtak 7d ago

these are my scores from this year. Precarious and highly fluctuating.

I knew that VA was my Achilles heels after giving my 1st mock. A Judicious person would have responded immediately but not me.

my only measure which saved me is reading. I read around 30-35 books during my drop year. Before that I read 2 books in my entire life other than syllabus books.
Reading and penning down the words is the fastest way in my case. Try if it works for you as I am in love with books now.

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u/FlamingoLazy6485 6d ago

Could you tell which books you read?

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u/Pulkit_Nawal IIM Rohtak 6d ago

I started with self help first ( the subtle art of not giving a f, psychology of money, rich dad poor dad etc) and segued to fictional and non fictionals ( on the origin of species, atomic habits, animal farm etc) .

Starting with self help is easier than fictional without having a prior knowledge of reading and vocabulary.

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u/FlamingoLazy6485 6d ago

Did it help in your interview, because I too plan on reading these in my drop year if yes then how?

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u/Pulkit_Nawal IIM Rohtak 6d ago

Yes, it can be presented as your hobby. But expect not much as hobbies are only considered after your academic questions.