How to Crack ICET Exam

Info on ICET Exam Preparation and analysing mock test

How to prepare for ICET (Integrated Common Entrance Test)

Integrated Common Entrance Test - ICET is an entrance examination for admission to both Master of Computer Application and Master in Business Administration courses in various colleges and universities in Andhra Pradesh. ICET is conducted by Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam annually on behalf of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (ASPCHE). A large number of students appear for ICET to get admission in the best of colleges of Andhra Pradesh. ICET is conducted in around 20 cities across Andhra Pradesh. Selection is based on the rank obtained by the individual in the entrance test. For appearing entrance exam student must passed their graduation of any stream from recognized university or those students who are in third year of their graduation they can also appear for exam. Those students who are apply for MBA they must have Mathematics at SSC level and for MCA students they must have Mathematics at HSC (10+2) level.
ICET entrance exam consists of 200 objective type questions and consisting 3 sections. Total time of the test is 2 hour and 30 Minutes. The questions cover Analytical Ability, Mathematical Ability and Communication Ability. The questions are followed by 4 answers. ICET have not any negative marking system. The analytical ability will get questions from data sufficiency, statement implication, cause effect, analogies. If you want to crack the ICET exam then must work on lot of puzzles, quizzes to improve your analytical and reasoning skills. The candidate will find more comprehension question in the verbal section.

ICET Preparation Tips:

• Improve your strong areas: If you have time, you can study on your weak areas but if you have less time, then it is advisable that you focus on your strong areas and increase your scores in those areas. But before that, you must judge the importance of the area you are weak in. Identify your areas of weakness, especially those topics which have a higher weightage and work on them in a systematic manner.

• Take Mock Test: You should take two to three mock tests in a week, in a simulated environment. It is time that you start taking full length comprehensive tests. Point out the mistakes which you commit consistently. Find out the nature of the mistakes. If these are conceptual mistakes, go back to the basics and brush up these areas. Then again take a sectional test on those areas. If you feel comfortable enough, then go for full length mock test. If it is a silly mistake, then you need to practice even more. This will certainly help to crack icet entrance exam.

• Set standards for desired level of accuracy and attempts for every test that you take before the test starts.
• Check how you have performed with respect to desired levels, and also with respect to the cut-offs.
• Identify the gaps, which are the areas or topics that are bringing down your accuracy.
• Identify those questions that you must have solved to improve your attempts. These questions that have been solved accurately by a majority of the toppers.
• Do a question-by-question analysis to see if you can further improve your scores by avoiding careless mistakes, by electing the right questions, by not overspending time on a particular question.

Prioritize quality over quantity and accuracy over attempts:

You should first note if you are analysing the tests properly and utilizing the analysis. Otherwise there will be no use taking the mock tests. Your ICET exam preparation should focus on ‘Quality’ practice rather than simply solving too many tests.
Similarly, accuracy has a lot of significance in the scoring of your test. If you are not accurate enough, you won’t be able to score high even if you attempt more questions. "Try to maximize your attempts and accuracy in every test you take (something like 85 per cent attempt with 90 per cent accuracy). This approach will ensure that you Crack ICET Entrance exam, irrespective of the difficulty levels.