SET Preparation Tips 2021

Are you an aspirant for the SET exam? Then, going through the simple tips and strategies will help enhance your preparation level and better succeed in the exam. To ease out your preparation, we have provided the SET Preparation Tips in this post.

• The tips provided by experts will let you know how to utilize your time for preparation and how to improve your speed and accuracy in the final exam.
• To score good marks in the English section, you are advised to focus more on topics like synonyms, antonyms, error spotting, and fill in the blanks. Reading the newspaper daily would definitely help improve your vocabulary and grammar skills.
• You are advised to solve at least 1-2  SET Previous Year Papers on a weekly basis to know the difficulty level of the exam and the type of questions asked in the exam.

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What are the Important Topics that need to be Prepared under SET Exam Syllabus 2021?

Before starting the preparation, it is important to know the important topics and focus more on those topics to score good marks in the exam. Check out the table below to know the important topics that need to be prepared under each section of the SET Syllabus.

How to Prepare for SET Exam 2021?

To score well in the exam, you need to focus on all sections either it is difficult or easy. Go through the simple tips provided below and plan your preparation accordingly for the exam.

Understand the Syllabus

The first step you should take is to know and understand the syllabus for the SET Exam. Without knowing the SET Syllabus you don't know what to study and what not to study. The exact syllabus of the SET Exam guides you to go on the right path. According to the syllabus, prepare time table for the preparation of the Symbiosis SET Exam.

Know the Exam Pattern

You must know the SET Exam pattern to be aware of the total number of questions asked from each section, marking scheme, and time duration for each section. Also, it will give you clarity on the exam on which sections the more weightage is allocated. First Prepare for the topic that contains more weightage and then move to the other topics.

Make Short Notes

At the time of doing revision, you need not study once again all the syllabus topics in brief. So, you must ensure that that you are making short notes at the time of preparation for the exam. The notes should include all the important formulas and concepts of each section.

Know weakness and strengthens

During the preparation, it is important for you to know your weaknesses and strengths. It will help to build up in strong areas and focus on the weaker areas to work hard. Start the preparation with the tough ones and next go to an easier one.

During the preparation, you will face many difficult questions, so try to solve the question with one or more methods. By doing this, your accuracy level increases in solving various types of questions.

Practice Questions

The crucial thing to keep in mind is practicing the questions from the previous year's papers. As per the experts, practicing more and more questions will help improve your speed and accuracy and also build your confidence levels.

Analyze Previous papers

Analyze the previous year question papers, by doing this you will come to know how the difficulty of question paper pattern, paper trends of the exam. Every year some questions/topics are very difficult to solve than the rest of the question paper. Also, every year some repeated questions will be asked in the exam from the previous year's papers.

Read News Paper Daily

To focus on General Awareness and General English section, read English newspapers daily. At least spend one hour of your daily time to know the current affairs. Also, this will help you get a grip on the Vocabulary section.

Practice Mock Tests

You will come to know the problem-solving techniques and time management skills by taking the SET Mock Tests regularly. These tests will also help analyze your preparation levels for the exam.

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Six Months Preparation Strategy for SET Exam 2021

As the SET Exam is scheduled to be held tentatively in the month of June or July 2021, start your preparations well in advance. If you are thinking to begin the preparation 6 months before then it is a great idea and you have an ample amount of time for completing the entire syllabus. Divide the preparation into three stages i.e., each stage includes 2 months.

1st & 2nd Month Preparation

• Be thorough with the exam pattern and syllabus of English, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, and Logical Reasoning.
• Make a proper study plan for two months and complete studying all the important topics from each subject. 
• Ensure to finish studying the topics in depth from the best books
• Choose the books in such a way that they include all the topics and concepts explained in depth.
• Know how many questions are asked from each topic and study accordingly.

3rd & 4th Month Preparation

• Now finish off any left out topics which had to be studied in the previous month.
• Begin your first stage of revision. Learn shortcuts for solving quant questions, terminologies in English, and logic in Reasoning.
• Read newspapers and watch the daily news to be well versed in current affairs. 
• Start solving previous year papers weekly twice. This lets you know the difficulty level of the question paper and estimate which type of questions are asked.
• Attempt mock test series to analyze your preparation levels.

5th & 6th Month Preparation

• Begin the last stage of revision and revise each topic again.
• Try to do more and more revision to be perfect in each topic and concept
• Solve more and more previous year papers 
• Also, take up the mock test series to know the difficulty level of the question paper

Three Months Preparation Strategy for SET Exam 2021

If you are unable to begin the preparation well in advance, then three months is also quite sufficient to complete the topics. But, it requires regular preparation and consistent hard work.

1st Month Preparation

• Be thorough with the entire syllabus and exam pattern
• Know the topics in which you are weak and strong. Make a list of them separately and prepare a study plan. 
• Try to study for long hours and complete the topics. Read in-depth about each topic from each subject.
• Choose the right book for reading all topics and be well prepared for the exam.

2nd Month Preparation

• Watch news and read newspapers regularly to be thorough with the current affairs. 
• Solve previous year papers to know the difficulty level of the exam and know which type of questions can be asked.
• Attempt mock test series to analyze your preparation levels.
• Do your first revise and ensure to glance at the topics quickly.
• Learn shortcuts to answer the quant questions easily.

3rd Month Preparation

• Begin the last stage of revision and complete studying all the topics well in advance.
• Try to revise each topic and give a quick glance.
• Solve more and more question papers to know which type of questions can be asked.
• Also, attempt more mock test series to analyze your preparation levels.

Which are the Best Books for SET Preparation 2021

To crack the Symbiosis Entrance Test (SET), you have to choose the best books that cover all the topics as per the latest syllabus. We have curated some of the best SET Preparation books with the author's name below that helps to enhance your preparation level.

Which Type of Questions are Asked in SET Exam?

To help you get an idea about the type of questions, we have provided few sample questions that are curated from the previous year's papers.

1. (95.6x 910.3) ÷ 92.56256 = 9?

(A) 13.14 (B) 12.96 (C) 12.43 (D) 13.34 (E) None of these

2. (1024—263—233)÷(986—764— 156) =?

(A)9 (B)6 (C)7 (D)8 (E) None of these

3. Three numbers are in the ratio of 3: 4 :5 respectively. If the sum of the first and third numbers is more than the second number by 52, then which will be the largest number?

(A) 65 (B) 52 (C) 79 (D) 63 (E) None of these

4. What should come in the place of question mark (?) in the number series given below? 25, 34, 52,79, 115,?

(A)160 (B) 140 (C)153 (D) 190 (E)None of these

5. If the fractions8/5,7/2,9/5,5/4,4/5 are arranged in descending order of their values, which one will be fourth?

(A)4/5 (B)5/4 (C)9/5 (D)8/5 (E) 7/2

6. If the area of a circle is 75.44 square cm then what is the circumference of the circle?

(A)29.2 cm (B) 28.9 cm (C)30.8 cm (D) 40.2 cm (E) None of these

7.  What is 50% of 40% of Rs. 3,450?

(A) Rs. 690 (B) As. 520 (C) Rs. 517.5 (D) Rs. 499.2 (E) None of these

8. Which one is the highest mountain in Japan

(A) Mount Kita (B) Mount Aino (C) Mount Yari (D) Mount Fuji