Wednesday, November 19

Guide To NET Preparation

Hey Everyone!
I’m Maham Fazal _ the third Merit Position Holder in NUST MBBS 2014. I also stood Third in HSSC Federal Board 2014. Plus I got First Merit Position in RMC.

So, with that little intro let’s move on to certain tips that I would like to share with you all regarding the upcoming NET Series particularly for MBBS/BDS that will Insha Allah  help you put up enough score on the board.

1. Organize Yourself:
Be sure to keep all your handy books neatly stacked and within your reach. This will help save time.

2. Schedule It All:
As clichéd as it may sound, but a well thought out study plan works wonders. Sketch out a convenient schedule for yourself. This is a must to do if you want to boost your studying hours capacity. I personally practise this habit.

3. Highlight:
 Once you begin to study, just go through all the text in your books and highlight what you think seems important. Cut down on long paragraphs and derivations etc by highlighting just the critical points. This is going to be especially time saving for you in the NET-2 and 3. 

4. Study Routine:
 Tackle only one subject at a time and stick to till it completes, no matter how long. Don’t go about fiddling with every subject. This will just create a mess in your mind.

5. Practice, Practice and Practice:
When they say “Practice makes a man perfect” there’s no doubt about it. Practise MCQs as much as you can and whenever and wherever you can. This will help you perceive the question real fast. Also you will improve the speed and accuracy of your calculations.

6. The Subjects:

What to study?

Well, the answer’s simple. Those six towering hefty textbooks that sucked out your soul for nearly two years are here to stay. Yes, that’s right. No need of any extra book. No keys. No guidebooks. Nothing.  Just you and your books.  And any side notes from some tuition centre you attended.

How to study?

Follow these steps if you’re confused:

  •  Read a topic very carefully. Split it if it’s long.
  •  Revise that particular topic in your mind.
  • Check your notes for any side information/concept.
  • Repeat the above steps for the next topic.

Note: Since most of you are also going to appear in HSSC Exam next year so it is advisable for you to go through the Part 1 books thoroughly whereas revise the Part 2 books fully like you do in your exams. This is crucial for the April test where the days between the Test and Annuals are very few.

PHYSICS:
This portion is mostly numerical based. Sometimes the questions can boggle your mind but sometimes they can be a piece of cake. So you need strong concepts along with knowledge of all the formulae to be prepared for any sort of question. A few questions are information based also so make sure you don’t miss that out.

CHEMISTRY:
Part 1: Again you’ll find numericals from this book as well as conceptual questions.  Information based questions will be very rare.
Part 2: It is ideal if you can memorize all the equations. But if you don’t want to, then you should at least know what products are formed from certain reactants along with any noticeable colour or property. In case of Organic Chemistry, you should know the mechanisms because you can get questions regarding the product formed at the end of the whole process.
The last three chapters of the book are utterly important (no matter how much we all hate them) particularly Chapter 16.

BIOLOGY:
This portion only tests your memory and cramming ability. The more you print all information in your brain, the more you score. No need of concepts as such. Just remember, the tables are EXTREMELY important. Especially the Part 1 tables in initial chapters. I can bet you there are going to be at least 3-4 questions from them (or more if you’re unlucky). Also, be aware of the important dates of discoveries in your book.

ENGLISH:
You need a good dash of common sense more than Grammar know-how for this portion. Sense works most of the times. Try to learn the SAT High Frequency Wordlist.

IQ:
This part is my personal favourite. Really quizzical on the outside but so simple when you get to the depth of it. You must have ample time left for this and you need to be sharp for this. Practise the IQ questions at home from the ISSB preparatory books. They are of the following kinds:
i. Number Sequences (in which you have to tell what number comes next in the sequence. Requires the four basic mathematical operations)
ii. Decoding (in which you decode a total nonsense group of letters into a meaningful word by following an example pattern. Requires the English Alphabets)
iii. Direction Based MCQs (in which you have to tell in which direction the particular subject is. Requires the four basic directions and their mid directions)
iv. Odd one out (the name tells you the meaning. Requires common sense)

So there you have it guys. All the information I had. I hope it proves helpful for you and may you all score great (Ameen). Best of luck! 

122 comments:

  1. excellent maham fazal

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  2. Maham fazal how many marks did you get i fsc out of 1100?

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  3. Thank you so much. It was helpful.
    Plus what do you prefer? Going to tution centers for coaching or swlf study.
    Please reply :)

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  4. Many thanks. Your tips are helpful.

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  5. Is there any way we can get a contact? i have some questions regarding preparations. waiting for your reply.

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  6. You can post your query in comments, these will be answered..

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  7. Both side by side. Tuition + self study

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  8. My pleasure :)

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  9. maximum kitna score require hota ha nust k test me in order to get admission in mbbs/bds?

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  10. also tell the minimum score

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  11. Maximum has no limits. You can score as much as possible.
    Minimum score depends on your fsc marks as well. But a safe score is 160-165

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  12. I saw u in kips acadmy lalkurti campus ...!ur acadmy class is full of jokes due to a single personality and my lovely friend arsalan ali ...!u both guys are extraordinary ...!my best wishes are with u and I expect u both will get good scores in rmc also inshahAllah

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  13. How many marks did you secure in matric, maham fazal?

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  15. Maham fazal... I've passed fsc-1 with 486/550 marks... I scored 978/1050 in matric... How much marks should I score in NET1 to get merit for MBBS ? Also tell that whether I've to study fsc1 or fsc2 to get prepared for the test?
    Plz reply fast.

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  16. Ideally you should score 165 or more for getting on open merit. And also score atleast 960+ in FSc.
    You have to study all the fsc books of 1st and 2nd year for preparation. There is no particular weightage of chapters as the test questions are randomly selected.
    Good Luck!

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  17. From where did u prepare for the entry test?? Which academy???

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  18. mam can you just tell me the chap names of chem part 2 which are most important..pls .thnx...bcuz i belong to karachi bord..

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  19. First year me 500 above marks score krne k lie kya ro

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  20. Nowhere. Did NET Preparation on my own!

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  21. Concepts bht clear hone chahyen. Tests and sendups etc ki achi tyari krein and board se aik maheena pehle bhool jaen k dunya hai koi. Study real hard in those last days
    paper mein unnecessary details avoid krein. And try to make a lot of headings in your long answers.

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  22. Every chapter is important in its own way. Deal them conceptually particularly the organic portion. Like I wrote in my article, chapters 14 15 16 are ignored by most but they are quite important.

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  23. AOA ...i have got 421 mrx in fsc1.ap k khyal me mjy improvement pprs deny chahiye ya ni? ya phr part 2 me hi zyada mehnat krni chahiye?

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  24. Umm this has always been an issue of debate. It actually depends on you. If you know you'd be able to study hard and manage a good score in first year along with second year then go for it. If you're having doubts how youre gonna handle then better leave the option and work hard next time

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  25. Mention not plz

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  26. SAT wordlist for vocabulary. The rest of English is grammatical so you can prepare from Wren and Martin High School English Grammar and Composition.
    I didnt get your other question.

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  27. N what would u prefer??? Net-1,2 or 3????

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  28. Thankyou so much :)
    Allah has blessed me with more than I deserved.

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  29. i am a alevel student.. so i wanted to know that from where should i prepare for NET?

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  30. From the HSSC Punjab Textbook Board books of Physics Chemistry and Biology/Math. There are two books for each subject. Six in all.

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  31. Asalam u alaikum!! please app muje bata dein k NUST ka entry test kahan se tiyar karon??

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  32. how many questions from each subject...?details??

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  33. 40% Mathematics/Biology 30% Physics 20% Chemistry 10% English 5% Intelligence

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  34. For MBBS BDS: Biology 80 Chemistry 60 Physics 30 English 20 IQ 10
    For Engineering : Mathematics 80 Physics 60 Chemistry 60 English 20 IQ 10

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  35. FSc. ki textbooks se

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  36. Kis se ziada ate hain Fsc part1 or fsc part2 december walay entry test mein NUST ka engineering OR send me link of any website that may help me!! please reply fast!!

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  37. Can you tell me about topics for pre-medical from where more questions comes
    past paper are available then send me

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  38. 2015 ma entry test hona b ha k nai

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  39. plz guide me.
    i've heard the news thet mcat is going to abolish in 2015?

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  40. I dont know what to do now..i scored 981 in matr and 965 in fsc but was unable to perform well in the entry test bcz of what i am suffering. i think i hv pretty cool concepts. But knowing all these things which u told to the juniors I was just ruined by mcat this year.any guideline what should I do now?

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  41. Asalam alikum inorganic mein se kis trah parhain for net equations? theory? or should i be preparing all of it

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  42. same happend to my czn she scored 985 in fsc and 1000 in matric but she scored less then 850 in mcat ....

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  43. Ap ki classes rmc mein start ho gai hain maham....??

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  44. That is totally upon luck. There is no weightage for any book. They pick questions at random

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  45. I don't think you can find past papers of Nust.
    As regards to the second question, other than tables, there is no guarantee which topic is sure to come. Prepare all of the books; that is in your best interest. Some questions do repeat in all three tests.

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  46. Walaikum Salam. Best tou yehi hai that you prepare all of it.

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  47. You shouldn't lose hope that's the most important thing. Stay focused and determined. And sometimes even more crucial than the concepts is the confidence upon one's self and the ability to keep hold of the nerves during the test. Some people suffer only because they stuff up their test in tension. Re evaluate yourself and start afresh with motivation. Dont let one bad experience ruin your life.
    I hope you get admission this year IA.
    all the best!

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  48. Im sorry I don't have accurate news regarding this. Dont want to misguide you. I guess the admins of this blog would know. You should ask them

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  49. Aoa, I needed your guidance regarding fsc preparation

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  50. Aoa, I needed your guidance regarding fsc preparation plz help

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  51. WA. What sort of help do you need?

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  52. Can we appear for nust pre med and pre eng test at same date being an a level student with phy chem bio math as majors.

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  53. AOA. i want guide how to prepare for mcat chemistry and english . English is very difficult regarding to its grammer any books for english grammer. n MCAT k lye koi guides wagera le lun?

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  54. AOA. i want guidance how to prepare for mcat chemistry and english . English is very difficult regarding to its grammer. Any books for english grammer. n MCAT k lye koi guides wagera le lun?

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  55. Wren and Martin is a good English Grammar book. You can prepare general grammar from there. And MCAT Chemistry is conceptual somewhat. So focus on the prescribed topics and clear your concepts. Practise mcqs alot. Consult the internet for out of book topics. Hopefully that'll help

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  56. I have my net 1 on 23rd Dec and my sendups will be starting by 15th of Dec so technically i won't have much time to prepare like i would like to. So can you please advise how should i prepare in less time? :-/

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  57. Tbh there is never much time for a good prep in the Dec Test. The most you can do is go through the books of first year. One book per day. And if you get enough time you can go through those chapters of 2nd year which were not included in your sendups.

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  58. Thank you so much ^_^

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  59. mam just give the chap names...bcuz my chap numbr are different as i belong to diffrent board..just tell me the names of these chaps.

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  60. You're welcome :) best of luck for the test!

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  61. maham afzal....i got 915 marks in matric and 437 marks in 1st year.....how much marks should i score for NET1??

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  62. Its Maham Fazal* :)
    Umm You should score such that you get an aggregate of atleast 87-88 % (or higher)

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  63. oh sorry....and thankx.

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  64. last year i was not well...severe stomach problem .....and this year my mother was not well.....nervous breakdown due to tentionz of family problmz....... only i know how i manage my studies during those days.....now she iz better....but now my 2nd yr preprationz like zero...concepts r fully cleared but still em scared....i don't know y but ab parhney ko dil nae chahta..and mjhe darr lgta hai k myn jo parh rae hun wo nae parh pao gi....isi darr ki waja se kafi test b chorry hyn.... honestly em loosing my hope:-(.........

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  65. Maham can you provide the SAT high frequency wordlist ?

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  66. HI, I want to know that is there any test other than NET to get admission in AMC through Nust

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  67. AOA senior lolx...... i mean to say EX senior ...its always a pleasure to see hamayunx on the road :) ..... i was going through google searching for some sites that might come in handy and i saw ur name....then i was like oyeee yay tho apni maham baji hain :D..... anyhow i scored 989 in matric and 476 in part 1 Fsc -_- ...although my papers deserved 485 above :/ ... anyhow nothing can be done abt that ...... i wanna get into AMC on army seat and BDS is what i wanna do....so can u plx guide me k how much i have to score at least in NET ... and in part 2 ?? ..... that wud be a great help
    regards ^_^ !!

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  68. You have to be strong you know. Life gets very difficult. But that doesnt mean we lose hope. Yu have to find that inner strength. And there is only one way to find it. That is through The One Who created you. Have faih in him and give your best in the exams. All the best and may your mother be blessed with a complete recovery Ameen!

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  69. There is still much time left for a good preparation. Start working on it from now on and you'll be good IA :)

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  70. http://quizlet.com/5923876/sat-high-frequency-word-list-barrons-flash-cards/

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  71. I'm trying to paste the link but somehow its not being pasted.
    Type SAT High Frequency Word List in Google. And you will find it

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  72. Haha Hi! Good to know an ex college mate over here. :D
    Although PC Merit is somewhat low. But I would suggest k ap apna aim high rakho. Around 155-160 or even higher. And try to maintain your marks in Part 2 as well i.e 476 but aim for 485 490. That would give you an aggregate of 84-85. Which is good enough for BDS.
    All the best!

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  73. I got 465 marks in 1st year and 962 in matric how much marks do I need to get for bds in amc

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  74. Hello Maham,
    I'm an pre-engineering student struggling to keep focus on his studies. I can't study for long bursts which is required at this stage. There is no problem in understanding or anything just I can't give my studies enough time even though I want to. I usually lose my focus after avg. 15 mins of study after it gets lost in random thoughts. Can you help me on this ? The problem is only in routine days because in exams I study like crazy but it is usually too late by then.

    Secondly, My NET-1 test is on 30th of December and right now I have only covered half syllabus of 2nd Year. Does this test needs any special preparation ? If so then how can I prepare myself for it ? I had a go on the last NET-3 for practice and got 87 marks on which I was quite happy considering I didn't know a thing about 2nd Year. But may be I got lucky. The areas in which I struggled were English and Decoding.

    And yeah in case you are wondering why I'm still in second year then this is because I repeated 1st Year. I still got unimpressive result of 417 marks ruined mostly by arts. I guess I can't do alot about that.

    Thanks. :)

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  75. P.S : I gave improvement in Chemistry and Urdu. It went quite good and hopefully I can improve some marks. And I hope they will be good enough IA as Engineering Merit is not that much high.

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  76. Aoa Bilal,
    The key to success is focus and concentration. There are people who study 24/7 but dont get marks and there are others who study a few hours but succeed. So its not the quantity but the quality of time you give to studies that matters. Cellphone is the biggest distraction. So try to keep your phone away during study hours. That will help.
    Procrastination is a very vicious habit. The best you can do to curb it is creating an atmosphere of study. Switch off the tv. Close the door to avoid noise etc. Sit on a chair with a back so you dont fall asleep.
    Yes this test demands attention. Thats why I wrote the whole article. You have to have an ample knowledge of the areas you will be tested upon.
    As far as decoding is concerned, I for one wrote the whole English alphabets on the rough sheet and then through the sample code I worked out the sequence. English requires a good vocab and sense of grammar.
    All the best !

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  77. 165 or above..

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  78. file:///D:/jia/The%202012%20SAT%20High%20Frequency%20Word%20List%20-%20Vocabulary%20List%20%20%20Vocabulary.com.htm#view=notes is this the link?

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  79. you were right maham..:-).....100 percnt .......i again tried to make my connection strong wd ALLAH.....and this time i dont knw i really feel better....my mother is now well..em focusing on my studies..everything is going perfect again....u helped me to find my lost inner strength.....and THANKX...may u succeed in every field of life....:-)

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  80. Its good that you want to bring a change within yourself! Keep your focus and you will be fine.
    I wish you the very best. May Allah grant you success!

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  81. Its my pleasure to help you out :)
    May Allah bless you with happiness and success :D

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  82. Maham can you help me out that how should i solve the urdu paper in order to get marks between 85-90..Secondly,please provide me the SAT wordlist

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  83. How many words are there in SAT wordlist?

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  84. If you include both High frequency and Hot Prospects wordlist then they add upto around 500 I guess.

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  85. hello Maham Fazal, i need some help with my studies. Actually its not the studies but my approach towards them that affect my academic career. i cant concentrate enough. i wonder too much in my mind while i'm studying. i have this problem ever since i graduated from school due to some personal problems. what do you suggest i should do. can i somehow overcome is problem coz i cant get the job done in time. i'd like to know how you concentrate during your studies. please share your secret with me.
    THANK YOU

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  86. Hey maham! I need to ask u dt which mcqs books did u use for net?? Nd which academy u joined?

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  87. She joined KIPS Lalkurti campus...

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  88. Can you please tell me that how did you prepared for English || and urdu || plz give me some tips to get 90% marks in both.

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  89. hi maham ....i really need ur help...m in 2nd year..i got 951 in matric n 434 in hssc part 1 ...n improvemnt result is pending.....how much should i score in net....n also how to prepare the eng portion??plz guide me

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  90. I didnt join any academy for NUST Entrance Test
    And I practised from Global Academy's mcq booklet

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  91. Score around 170 is generally considered safe for getting in on open merit.
    For acing the English Portion, you need to have a good vocabulary and Grammatical concepts. Though your instincts work better

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  92. I have written about that somewhere down below in the comments section. Hope that helps you!

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  93. OK thanks! Which book should I use for preparation of English ... Can you refer me a book regarding to test of NET1?

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  94. OK thanks. Which book should I use for preparation of English regarding to test of NET1? Can you refer me some books?

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  95. I saw u atleast twice a day cxz every chowk pir ap ki pix lagi hu hai global acadmy k banner pir ....!!proud of u

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  96. Check out this link. Hopefully it'll clear your confusion:
    http://nust.edu.pk/Admissions/Under-Graduate/Pages/Allocation-of-Programs.aspx

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  97. You can appear in all programmes btw

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  98. Thanks. :)
    I'll try to keep focus. The time I spend on studies is quality time I think but as I said already I don't give studies much time. Last year I really did work hard(perhaps not your level) but was disappointed in the end. I had been topping in English in sendups in Fauji Foundation and Global but got normal in 1st try in board and bad in this one. I don't know why this happened. The only thing I think I need to give a little attention on is grammatical sense. I wasn't able to figure out which sentence is correct. All of them seemed right to me. My vocab is not that much good but I hope it will be fine.
    And yes my cell is a big distractor and I'll try my best to keep it aside :)

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  99. You should use as many reference shair as you can. And be concise in the short question answers. 7 8 lines suffice. Writing style in the essay or tashree should be gripping and interesting. Use marker for writing shairs and headings. And for mcqs read the chapters very very thoroughly. Grammar is also extremely important. Spare at least 30 mins for essay

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  100. Maham that artical was very helpful....i just have s question that 199th was the last position that got the admission in mbbs ..what was his aggregate

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  101. I think round about 86%
    Not entirely sure though

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  102. Hey! Maham ur write-up is quite helpful. I need to ask u that how much u scored in net??

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  103. Hey Maham,I remember u,sir javaid aur sir abid ki fav student,global academy mein...Sach mein buht dfa buri lgti thi tm jb clg aur academy mein hr wqt tmhari tarrefain sunty thy,bulky mein galat thi,u deserve that...sorry for that silent dis likeness...m really ashamed,shadi Isi liye mera adm nhi ho ska aur I'm a repeator....sorry yar,really love u,masla ye tha shadi k mein Bachpan ki teachers ki attention leity thy shadi is waja sy aik chir ho gyi thi,although tm buht nice aur down to earth thi,I knw,but kabhi bura nhi socha bs awein chir thi,sorry for that,baad mein kabhi mili hi nhi k baat krti,tmhari Baqi frndz thin mery sath,anyways bye and stay blessed ;-*

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  104. hey maham. i hope you can help me. do i need to memorise the name of each and every biology scientist for NET? the same question goes for the philetic lineage or normenclature of various species (plants and animals).

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  105. also what's the approximate percentage of these questions in the biology portion

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  106. hi.. maham ....this year i m going to appear in hssc 1 board examz...and yet i m not well prepared ...plzz tell me...how much these last days are going to benfit

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  107. Hi maham...maham I really need ur help as there is no.one else to guide me..m jst about to give my fsc part 2 paprz but m hell confused k what to do aftr paprz means nust ki tyari k liye will I need any acdmy ? N mcat ki acdmy join kab se krun?should I prepare that along with nust ya after that ? Is numcat course frm kips should b joined or jst mcat.? Plz guide me what will b the best way for me....n plus ap ne kese kia tha..when did u prepare for nust n uhs ???

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  108. Maham, please very kindly tell me that should I join any academy for NET-3 AND for NUMCAT (I've heard it is required for AMC although I have no idea what it is) or should I join it for MCAT? I'm an O/A Level student.

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  109. muhammad tayyab27 May 2015 at 00:13

    plz help me how i can preaper fnyry test without taking classes

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  110. Please can you tell me what books should I use along with my textbooks for NET??

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