Summary: With IPU BBA CET scrapped this year, let's find out the best CUET preparation strategies to gain admission into UG courses at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

With CUET being introduced, you might expect a lot of change in your preparation process, exam pattern and syllabus. 

Although the exam pattern and syllabus have changed, the approach and preparation tips must remain similar. 

In this article, you will learn about how to prepare for the GGSIPU CUET, preparation tips, exam patterns and much more! 

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How to Prepare for GGSIPU CUET?

IPU CET Entrance Test was an application-based examination that could be cracked only by the practice of application-based questions.

Check the list of courses and the CUET exam pattern in the table below. 

Programme/ Course offered	CUET Exam Pattern for respecctive courses
BCA	i. English (code 101)- Section IA: Languages ii. Mathematics (code 319) – Section II iii. Computer Science/ Information Practice (Code 308) Section II iv. General Test – Section III (code 501)
B.Tech (BT)	i. Physics (code 306)-Section II ii. Chemistry (code 322)- Section II iii. Mathematics (code 319)-Section II iv. Biology / Biotechnology (code 304)– Section II
B.Sc. (Y)	i. Physics (code 322) - Section II ii. Chemistry (code 306)– Section II iii. Biology or Biotechnology (code 304)- Section II iv. Mathematics (code 319)– Section II v. General Test (code 501)– Section III v. Languages English (code 101)- Section IA
BPT	i. Physics (code 322) - Section II ii. Chemistry (code 306)– Section II iii. Biology (code 304)- Section II
BOT	i. Physics (code 322) - Section II ii. Chemistry (code 306)– Section II iii. Biology (code 304)- Section II
BPO	i. Physics (code 322) - Section II ii. Chemistry (code 306)– Section II iii. Biology (code 304)- Section II
B.SC. (MLT)	i. Physics (code 322) - Section II ii. Chemistry (code 306)– Section II iii. Biology (code 304)- Section II
BASLP	i. Physics (code 322) - Section II ii. Chemistry (code 306)– Section II iii. Biology (code 304)- Section II
B.Sc. (MIT)	i. Biology (code 304) – Section II ii. Physics (code 322) – Section II iii. Chemistry (code 306)– Section II iv. English (code 101) - Section IA Languages v. General Test (code 501)– Section III
B.Sc. (MTR)	i. Biology (code 304) – Section II ii. Physics (code 322) – Section II iii. Chemistry (code 306) – Section II iv. English (code 101) - Section IA Languages v. General Test (code 501)– Section III
B PHARMA	i. Biology (code 304) – Section II ii. Physics (code 322)– Section II iii. Chemistry (code 306)– Section II iv. English (code 101) - Section IA Languages v. General Test (code 501) - Section III
B A (ENG) HONS	i. English (code 101)- Section IA Languages ii. General Test (code 501)- Section III
B A (ECO) HONS	i. Languages English (code 101)- Section IA ii. Economics/Business Economics (code 309) - Section II iii. Mathematics (code 319)- Section II
BBA & Allied Programmes	i. English (code 101)- Section IA: Languages ii. General Test (code 501)- Section III iii. Business Studies(Code 305) - Section II
BHMCT	i. English (code 101)- Section IA: Languages ii. General Test (code 501) - Section III iii. Accountancy/BookKeeping (Code 301)- Section II
B.COM.(HONS)	i. English (code 101)– Section IA Languages ii. General Test (code 501) - Section III
BJMC	i. English (code 101)- Section IA: Languages ii. General Test (code 501)- Section III iii. Mass Media /Mass Communication (code 318)- Section II

What are the Important Topics in the CUET Syllabus 2024?

Before you begin your preparation, you must thoroughly review the CUET Syllabus.

This allows you to understand better which subjects are covered under each section.

Concentrate on the topics below to do well in the upcoming exam.

You can expect questions for language and general test topics to be asked from class 8 and above. According to the CUET Exam Pattern, the entrance exam will include four sections:

• Section 1A: Language test
• Section 1B: Language test
• Section 2: Domain-specific test
• Section 3: General aptitude test

Section 2, CUET syllabus 2024, includes subjects of class 12. You can also practise the following topics to ace your preparations. 

Section	Important Topics
Quantitative Ability	Numbers, Profit and Loss, Fractions and Decimals, Ratio and Proportion, Graphs, and Pie charts.
Reasoning & Analytical Ability	Verbal analogy, Word sequence, Terms and prepositions, Time sequence, Number series, Direction and distance, Diagram, Verbal reasoning, and Missing characters.
English	Grammar, Identification of common errors, Synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary, word formation, Comprehension at sentence and paragraph level, fill in the blanks, One-word substitution, and Pairing of words.
General Awareness	Geography, Economics, General History, Politics, Current affairs, Science and Computers.

Prerequisites of How to Prepare for CUET 2024

There are some important prerequisites:

• The first and foremost step to prepare for the GGSIPU CUET is that students should be committed to cracking only the GGSIPU CUET simultaneously, not any other exam. You should be focused on only cracking the GGSIPU CUET, not trying to crack every possible entrance exam.
• Students should select the college they want to study in and not get confused with the approaching seats.
• The student should study current affairs and should keep them updated because current affairs are one of the main subjects in every entrance examination.
• The student should know the GGSIPU CUET exam pattern for the respective subjects. It is an important prerequisite because knowing the exam pattern makes it easy to know how much time and how many questions you will get to solve.
• The student should daily read the newspaper and weekly Magazines. It will help to improve your English, General Knowledge and will help you to be aware of what’s going around.

Check: Short tricks to manage CUET and boards preparation together

How to Prepare for CUET 2024?

Staying motivated and following a structured preparation plan is essential to ace the GGSIPU CUET exam. Before you begin your preparation, the first and most important step is to comprehend the syllabus and exam pattern so that you can create an organized study plan based on your strong and weak areas.

• GGSIPU CUET is an application-based examination that can be cracked only by the practice of application-based questions. So once you have gone through a topic or concept, practice as many conceptual questions as possible.
• Make short notes that provide key details and basic formulas while studying from lectures, study material, books, etc., daily. An excellent set of study notes will make the revision process quick and easy and may also help you score well in the exam. 
• It is important to know their weaknesses and strengths throughout the planning process. It will help build strong areas and understand the weak areas requiring more attention. Candidates are advised to analyze their level of preparation after every section.
• Make a habit of reading newspapers, preferably from the editorial section of The Hindu, to increase your vocabulary for the verbal ability section.
• Practice as many mock and previous year papers as possible to crack the exam comfortably. Also, repeated questions from the previous year's papers will be asked each year in the exam, making it easier to score marks.

Check: CUET Online Coaching Classes

What is the Subject-wise Preparation Strategy for CUET?

It's also important to remember that this exam is designed to examine your basics rather than your computing efficiency. A few section-by-section preparation strategies are listed below. Follow these during your preparation phase.

How to Prepare for GGSIPU CUET? - Quantitative Aptitude (QA)

It is one of the most important topics for GGSIPU CUET to score well and prepare thoroughly for concepts like Time, Speed and Distance, Time and Work, Trigonometry, Geometry, Data Interpretation, Set Theory, Ages, Series, and Unitary methods, as most of the questions are asked from these topics.

• Daily, review all the relevant formulas connected to these topics.
• Begin by solving your strong topics first, then go on to more challenging topics.
• Refer to books like R.D. Sharma's; it is one of the best-recommended books for Quant preparation because it thoroughly covers each topic and includes several questions.
• Solve IPU CET Question Papers weekly to enhance your time management and problem-solving abilities.
• Attempt mocks regularly and analyze them properly to prevent those mistakes in future.
• Revisit the concepts if you make faults or errors.

Check: Quantitative Aptitude for BBA Exams

How to Prepare for GGSIPU CUET? - Verbal Ability (VA)

Verbal Ability is one of the easiest scoring sections of the GGSIPU CUET. The most important topics in the verbal ability section are Synonyms and Antonyms, Sentence Rearrangement, Reading Comprehension, Correct usage of words and phrases, Sentence correction, Sentence completion, Verbal analogies, and Grammar.

• To improve your vocabulary and grammar, read the newspaper daily.
• Make a list of idioms and phrases, proverbs, and grammar rules.
• When practising questions on recognizing errors, read the entire sentence and check the subject-verb agreement.
• Take IPU CET Sample Tests regularly and try to analyze your performance after each mock test.
• Practice questions from prior years' question papers as well.
• If you are unsure, try not to waste too much time.

How to Prepare for GGSIPU CUET? - General Awareness

This section tests your general knowledge and current affairs skills. 

• Making a habit of reading the newspaper daily will help improve your general knowledge.
• This section will be based on products, their companies, sports, Indian history, etc.
• You should be aware of all the important events of the last 8-9 months.
• Prefer major newspapers and magazines to prepare Daily Current Affairs.

How to Prepare for GGSIPU CUET? - Reasoning and Analytical Ability

The questions in this part are intended to assess your logical reasoning and analytical abilities. As a result, it is critical to practice prior-year papers to gain a firm grasp on this topic. Solving these questions depends on your ability to recognize and evaluate argumentative logic. The better you understand arguments, the better you will be at Reasoning questions. 

• It includes questions about verbal analogy, word sequence, bar graphs & charts, etc.
• Try to practice more and more puzzle-related questions to improve your problem-solving skills.
• Make sure to analyze the given scenario carefully before proceeding with conclusions.
• While solving statement-based reasoning questions, read the question statement first; this will help you decide what you will look for in the paragraph when you read it for the first time.
• Then identify the claim, the supporting reasons/evidence, the assumptions inherent in the argument and the inference that can be made from the argument.
• Knowing what you will look for while reading the option helps you get the correct answer. Then, check the options to see the best fit.

Check: Short tricks to enhance your Economics preparation for the NTA CUET exam

How to Manage Time Efficiently in the CUET?

One of the most important aspects required to stand out in the competition is to think of ways to improve time management in the examination. While practising, you must segregate questions based on their difficulty level into easy, moderate, or tough. 

• Questions that you can solve without any help are easy questions.
• Questions requiring you to revisit concepts or seek extra help should be considered a moderate level of question.
• Questions you cannot solve even after revisiting concepts should be considered tough.
• As you progress, solving moderate questions will become easy, and the tough ones will become moderate with practice. 
• This will help you in managing time during the examination. The questions you think are easy should be solved in the first go, and the ones you think are moderate should be given one try on the first attempt.
• If you can solve it well and well, otherwise mark it for solving in the second pass if possible. 
• Then in the last pass, go for tough questions; with this strategy, you can manage time efficiently. Try implementing this strategy in mocks so that you are confident about your actions. 

This is one of the best strategies to clear the cutoff, as solving easy or tough questions will all give you the same marks.

Check: CUET Entrance Exam Result

What are the Mistakes that I can Avoid in the CUET?

There are a lot of mistakes that students usually make while preparing for their Aptitude Exams. Aptitude Exams require different preparation strategies and approaches, so to help students, we have provided common mistakes that should be avoided while preparing for the GGSIPU CUET.

• Try not to memorize concepts. Instead, read each topic daily and review the key formulas at the end of the day.
• Try to avoid starting new topics one or two weeks before the exam.
• It is strongly encouraged that you should not take the final exam without first attempting practice tests or prior year papers.
• If you can't determine the answer to a particular question, don't waste more time on it.
• Try to finish each section considerably ahead of the time restriction.
• In the exam, try to eliminate guesswork.

How to Analyse GGSIPU CUET Preparation?

Periodic progress tracking is crucial to keep track of time. Make a task list for the week, complete and cross tasks daily, remove the tasks completed and add new tasks.

• Rate your Accuracy and speed; keeping a check on accuracy and speed is critical for growth. Join a quality test series with Supergrads that provide complete analyses of time and accuracy after every test, with explanations and video solutions.
• Make your study plan according to your grasping capacity; no study plan works for all. 
• To improve time management in the examination. While practising, you must segregate questions based on their difficulty level into easy, moderate, or tough. 
• The questions you think are easy should be solved in the first go, and the ones you think are moderate should be given one try on the first attempt.
• If you can solve it well and well, otherwise, mark it for solving in the second pass if possible. Then in the last pass, go for tough questions.

Check: CUET Counselling Process

What are the best books for the CUET?

• Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exams by R.S. Aggarwal
• Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
• English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin

Check: CUET preparation books

Conclusion

In conclusion, preparing for GGSIPU CUET requires hard work and dedication. Understanding the concepts, practising problem-solving, and staying focused on the goal are important. With the right mindset and a well-planned strategy, it is possible to ace the exam. Use the right resources, stay organized, and have a positive attitude throughout the preparation. 

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