Class/Discussion Sessions for devising strategy to crack UPSC-CSAT (Feb-June 2011) : Class/Discussion Sessions for devising strategy to crack UPSC-CSAT (Feb-June 2011) By Satyadhar Joshi
Planning for the CSAT Exam
Schedule of events (classes and doubt solving)
Class timing optimized for working professional,
all classes are from 10 PM to 1 AM daily. Tentative Dates of Classes & Target Exam dates for other exams
UPSC Prelims June
Exam Date AGRE: 8th April 2011
Exam Date GRE: April Last week 2011
Exam Date GMAT: June First week 2011 http://onlineclasses.nanotechbiz.org/
Content : Content Comprehension ( Examples from GRE GMAT CAT on economics and politics)
Interpersonal skills including communication skills (grammar & use of basic words)
Logical reasoning and analytical ability (same as CAT)
Decision making and problem solving ( may be like Business Judgment)
General mental ability (let us explore this)
Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. –Class X level) (its like data interpretation from CAT / GRE)
English language comprehension skills (Class X level) (RCs and related areas)
Introduction : Introduction Keeping things simple
CSAT – Really ??
Idea behind the change
Importance of the change
Making it similar to other exams
This is not a substitute for full time class but an option for working professionals who gets free in the evening and are not able to attend the classes
Most of the classes will be taken after 10 pm so even if you do job and attend full time class, you can still attend it
Strategy & Game Plan : Strategy & Game Plan My first aim to keep things simple
Level and selection of questions
Not to overdo anything
Choosing the right level of questions
Balance of topics
Solving questions from books of CAT but selection of level of difficulty is crucial
First complete level 1 of all areas, then level 2 and then level 3 (but don’t leave any topic)
Understanding the things in a very simple and effective way
Have strategic depth in you planning
Analysis of Content Disclosed by UPSC : Analysis of Content Disclosed by UPSC The economy of contemporary India
Following statement and also the conclusions
Five persons P, Q, R, S, T are sitting in a row
Smallest one
Pie charts
English Language Comprehension
Selection of Questions : Selection of Questions These are the toughest book for CAT Mathematics & Verbal
They have question in three levels of difficulty
We will them but with a game plan and do it strategically
CSAT 2011 Model Paper : CSAT 2011 Model Paper Structure
Practice
Remaining in the domain
Not overdoing anything
Total Marks: 200Duration : 2 Hours
Don’t go against the wall : Don’t go against the wall The time & resources are the same with all
CAT or GMAT people are not going to compete with you
Type of questions are going to remain the same as in model disclosed
Coverage of all areas is important rather than being stuck up with an area
Chances of analogies, sentence completion, etc is very less
Chances of RC on technology, Greeks, Romans, America, is less
About this Class Series : About this Class Series This class will about the development of material for CSAT. We will be talking about the new format, and also about the materials we can study. A critical issue is the selection of strategy as we cannot play randomly.
Building a course and will describe a game-plan to study for the new areas. I will be also introducing you to my future classes where I have made a strategy to finish Level 2 questions of CAT and then work on Level 3 if time permits.
Our goal is to pass the fierce completion and strategy will play a very important role for the exam.
Linking and using some aspects of other exams in a very simple way so that you can understand the basics of all the new sections added.
Comprehension (Lecture 1) : Comprehension (Lecture 1) ( Examples from GRE GMAT CAT on economics and politics)
Concepts of speed reading, triggering words, pre knowledge, adjectives, tones to understand the intention of the author
Understanding RCs of Economics & Politics
Important areas of RCs : Important areas of RCs Economics
Defense
Politics
And the ones in your general studies paper
Note that in RCs the vocabulary can be tough, and triggering words can be intricate, length can be large albeit the areas will be same as the other papers
Practice RCs (Matter with data & strategic depth) : Practice RCs (Matter with data & strategic depth) India’s defense deal with statistical data, and you have to compute the cost of instrument, compare then using percentage and faction
Example of game theory to predict and estimate the steps taken by our friends and rivals
Game theory for cooperation with our very close and special ally Israel on defense and security
Time series model to work on quantitative aspects of propaganda politics
Interpersonal skills including communication skills (Lecture 2) : Interpersonal skills including communication skills (Lecture 2) Grammar & use of basic words
Diplomatic language
Selection of words (adjectives) based on intensity
Tone optimization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_skills
Example : Example Use of words (example diplomatic language)
Are we having (which would you select)
Problems with Pakistan ?
Conflicts with Pakistan ?
Logical reasoning and analytical ability (Lecture 3) : Logical reasoning and analytical ability (Lecture 3) Nearly same as CAT
Arrangement (CAT Level 2)
Deriving logic
Decision making and problem solving (Lecture 4) : Decision making and problem solving (Lecture 4) Business Judgment like the ones asked on economics and government policies in XAT / MPMET etc
6 Major question type
Major assumption, objective, etc
Ability of decision making without compromising with moral and ethical values
Therefore it is ability of value based decision making instead of taking just facts based decision. It will reflect the candidates ability to analyze than ability to memorize.
General mental ability (Lecture 5) : General mental ability (Lecture 5) Basic mathematical skills
Statement and also the conclusions
Comparison of values
Like exponential, pie, logarithmic, etc
Basic Numeracy(Lecture 6) : Basic Numeracy(Lecture 6) (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level)
Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables
Data sufficiency etc. –Class X level)
(its like data interpretation from CAT / GRE)
English language comprehension skills (Lecture 7) : English language comprehension skills (Lecture 7) (Class X level)
(RCs and related areas)
Conclusion : Conclusion Understand the approach
Making a strategy
Limiting the areas
Thinking from the examiners points
Trying to understand the competition
References & More readings : References & More readings Book: Manhattan GMAT verbal Manual
Book: Manhattan GMAT sentence correction Guide
Verbal workout for GMAT Princeton
Winners guide to GMAT Grammar
Chandresh Agrawal, CAT Priyanka Prakshan
English Grammer by Wren & Martin
GRE Barrons
GRE Nova
Arihant Quantum CAT For Admission into IIMs
Quantitative CAT Arun Sharma, TMH
Some books of GMAT / GRE : Some books of GMAT / GRE Though we will do question of varying difficulty but we will read theory as to understand the essence of the subejct
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