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▶▶ The original question was about CSIR NET preparation in the Life Sciences subject, but you can apply a similar strategy on other CSIR NET subjects as well.CSIR NET is not at all difficult if you are sincere about your preparation!I have qualified CSIR NET JRF (Life Sc) in December 2019, so here I am sharing the strategy which I have followed :Download the syllabus from the website.Mark the units you are strong in. Life Sciences syllabus has 13 units.Find the last 10 question papers. Go through every paper. See if you can solve them with your current knowledge.Note down the topics that you couldn’t solve. Go back to the syllabus and mark these topics in a different colour.Prepare your weak topics first.Keep 1.5 hours every day for revising the previous day’s work. It might seem boring/unnecessary at first, but once you have completed 50% of the syllabus, you will know why I'm stressing on this one.Practice questions from previous years question papers. You can also buy Pathfinder’s MCQ book as well. No need to buy a lot of books for practice. Stick to old question papers and Pathfinder.Study, Revise, Practise. Repeat.You should enroll in an online mock test series. NET is being conducted online nowadays, so you must get used to the online mode of exam during your preparation itself.Prepare at least 8–10 units thoroughly. Judging from recent question patterns, anything less will not work as questions are being combined from more than one unit.When you attempt the mock tests, keep your aim high. Try to consistently score above 140 out of 200. This way, you can be confident that you will succeed in the main exam.Don't study anything new in the last month before the exam. Concentrate solely on practice and revision.▶ Scoring Units (direct questions; fewer chances of negative score) :Unit 2- Cellular Organization, Unit 4- Cell Communication and Cell Signaling, Unit 5- Developmental Biology, Unit 6- Plant Physiology, Unit 9- Diversity, Unit 10- Ecology, Unit 11- Evolution.try to attempt maximum questions from these units in the exam.▶ Important units (MUST prepare these) :Unit 1- Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology, Unit 2- Cellular Organization, Unit 3- Fundamental Processes, Unit 4- Cell Communication and Cell Signaling, Unit 8- Inheritance Biology, Unit 13- Methods in biology.questions are merged from many units together, so you will need these concepts to solve questions from other units.▶ Question selection in the exam :in part C, you have to answer only 25 out of 75 questions. So you have to select these 25 questions strategically.go for match the columns first > then graphical questions > then statement combination questions > then single option type questions.and as I’ve said earlier, attempt maximum questions from the Scoring Units.biochemistry and molecular biology questions are sometimes twisted. Avoid them unless you are 101% confident. Thank me later.▶ Part A :Preparing for the CSIR NET part A is easy!If you analyse the 10 previous question papers, you’ll find that the questions are mainly asked from the following topics:time and work,time and distance,profit & loss,probability,basic geometry,mensuration (area, perimeter, surface area, volume),statistics (mean, median, mode, SD, SE),logical reasoning,number series,alphabet series,Venn diagrams,graphical analysis,blood relations,non-verbal reasoning, and so on…you should buy a general aptitude book and devote half an hour to 1 hour every day for practising the questions.also, solve the questions from previous 10 question papers to get an idea about the questions asked.with a little practise, you can easily score above 20 marks in part A.part A can save you if you mess up in part B and C▶ Books :Some must-have books that are needed for CSIR NET Life Sciences are :Biochemistry - Lehninger, Voet & VoetCell Biology, Cell Signaling - Bruce Alberts, PathfinderImmunology - Kuby, PathfinderMolecular Biology - Watson, iGenetics by Russell, Lewin’s GenesDevelopmental Biology - GilbertPlant Physiology - Taiz & Zeiger, PathfinderAnimal Physiology - Guyton, PathfinderGenetics - Klug and CummingsDiversity, Ecology - PathfinderEvolution - Veer Bala Rastogi, PathfinderMethods in Biology - Primrose & Twyman, Wilson & Walker, Pathfinder.NOTE :One common question which is asked by everyone : Is Pathfinder enough?My answer is : Are your basic concepts clear? Then the answer is Yes, Pathfinder is an excellent book for revising what you already know.But if your concepts are weak, i.e if you struggle with part C, then no, Pathfinder won’t help you. You need to read from the original textbooks (the ones mentioned above) first.Anything else you can ask in the comments.Hope my strategy leads you to your dreams!All the best! :-)..✍ Mystic ❤️

The strategy I always recommend to students is the following.Buy the official practice tests (there are 3 or 5 of them), or download from http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/undergrad/ugs_gre.php.Treat these tests like gold. Do not peek at them or flip through them.When you're ready to seriously begin studying (usually 2-3 months beforehand), take the first test and treat it like an exam situation . Quiet room (may be Saturday morning in the department). Time it. No study guides or notes.Grade the test to get an honest evaluation of where you are.Determine how you got the questions wrong. Did you not take limits, check units, etc? Did you not know some basic material?Study for a week or two and then repeat.You need to get used to the length of the exam (it's not that long or short). If you put yourself in a testing environment, you get used to the stress/anxiety of the situation. All the other strategies (guessing when you eliminate 1 or 2 answers, etc) are great and true. But performing up to your abilities is the most important thing. You probably know the material (it's not that hard of an exam), so you just need to be prepared to take the exam.I'm sure you know the follies that occur during this stupid testSpend 30 minutes on a single problemFreeze due to the stressRush through the test, making stupid mistakesGo too slowly and run out of timeLose confidence at the first problem you don't knowGet overly confident by falling for a trap problem