STRATEGY IN DSE EXAM 2012

[sunny2009]

hello guys..lets us discuss our opinions regarding DSE exam tomorrow.....share ur views so that everyone of us gets benefitted in exam...
"how much r u going to attempt in this exam?what should be  d perfect score u would be aiming?
or any serious advices..........!!

@amit sir...plzz share ur views..thanks!

[Chinni18]

As for me sunny, I won't attempt any question unless I have a really good hunch and/or know the answer for sure. Because the negative marking has been dragging my score way below what it could have been. Also I'll be attempting those questions that I know before others, rather than going in order. Because I get stuck in one and waste my time in that without realising it.
What about you?

[sunny2009]

@chinni...
one of my seniors said me d following
"dont think of attempting d questions which u dont know or r clueless about.any guessing work will make ur score go much down in the exam,and that why what u r saying,is completely right.
i m thinking of attempting d questions in which i have good comfort level.
any idea..how many students r sitting in this exam?
the roll numbers r as high as from 0001 to 5000...that took away my breath!!!!

[Rain Man]

any idea about the cut-offs ?

40-45 ..or higher

[sunny2009]

it depends upon the number of students scoring 40 plus in exam and also on d difficulty level of paper.
if d paper is tough,then not many score 40,n hence they keep cutoff at 40.
but if d paper is relatively average,then they increase the cutoff,so that at the end,they can finally take 120 odd students in their m.a program.
but believe me,it wont go higher than 50.
so cut off lies in d range 40-50(purely my guess)

[ritu]

guys i dont feel like studying today....i m so nervoud...:-(

[aditi5000]

Ritu relax. You have been (implicitly) preparing for this exam for the last 3-4 years of your life! You will do well. All the best to everyone!!! Chinni your strategy sounds sensible - will do the same

[lovekesh]

No. of students are around 2500. I am gonna read every question thrice and double check my answer before putting it on OMR sheet.

[Chinni18]

Feels good discussing this stuff with everyone. Even I freaked out thinking of 5000 mysterious intelligent economics geniuses writing this paper   Good to know it's actually only half that number!

[ritu]

i want to thank all of u yar....
we all were ,i mean competitors....but thanx to amit sir....we have been together on this site for a year helping each other out.....
salute to this sweet bond we all share.....thanx guys:))

[Chinni18]

Well said Ritu  Irrespective of our performance in exams, I'm sure we'll all be good economists some day because I think evryone here loves the subject. Best of luck!!

[Chinni18]

Oh and this is a silly addition to the strategy thread, but everybody please read the question carefully because I always miss out reading the word incorrect, when they ask which of the following is incorrect. Wastes a lot of time. I am sure no one is this careless, but it's something I frequently do

[ritu]

chinni....i commit even more silly mistakes....thats true...we all need to read the questions carefully......
:)

[Khagesh]

DAts y i thnk igidr xam was better, hassle free....mark all q dose u knw n dont knw :P

[sunny2009]

@lovekesh...
thank u so much 4 confirming the number....i was so scared thinking of 5000....still 2500 is a large number way head of any other m.a exam in economics....
@chinni,ram,aditi n ritu...........
best wishes 4 the exam.even i m getting slightly nervous..n not wanting to open the book...lets give our best tomorrow

[Khagesh]

Yea even im keepin my fingers crosd!! Lets c how much eco i was able to study in 20 odd days prep!

[lovekesh]

I never enjoyed studying so much in my whole life. Let's hope we'll get together at these campuses and have good discussions. All the Best and Thank u all.

[Chinni18]

Yes, it'll be nice as some of us are likely to end up in a campus together  Good brainstorming. Even I'm too nervous to study today!!!

[vaibhavR]

Good Luck to everyone guys,

Its been simply amazing being here .... sorta had been indispensable part of the studies.  

[anon_econ]

Hey guys. Wish u all the very best for tomorrow..i really don't know what I would have done without this forum :-)