Weak GS is a problem confronting most of Commerce background candidates and GS is vast .This is mainlly as History , geography ,science ,current affairs ,polity and quantitative eat away all the questions leaving a miniscule for economics realted questions.
Solution lies in targetting a high score in optional say 105 +. Yes you can do it. This will enable even a score as 70 in GS to help you sail through. This calculation was good till negative marking did not come into play.Post Negative marking era.Ideal GS and commerce 90 marks each taking total to 315.Modified Ideal planWe should aim at 105 in commerce and even a low score of 50 in GS will get us 312 which will allow us to sit in mains.Scoring an extra 40 marks in GS is lot tougher than getting 15 more questions right in Commerce.
After all why not its your field. In fact i will ask you to get 110 right.Negative MarkingDo not guess if you cannot strike out atleast 2 alternatives.Should i Ignore GSNot at all. Do what all do . In fact you need to put in extra hours in GS IN fact. All we are saying is dont loose heart if your GS score is low. Get those extra numbers in commerce. Say you are scoring 90/120 change this to 105-110/120. This will compensate low marks in GS.How do i get 100 + in commerceAfter a week study give a sample paper(yes only a week ) and see your marks- if they are less than 75 you need a lot of study in clearing your cowwebs that also in a subject you have studied atleast for past 5 years or so or more.If you are nearing 80 or 85.
Do knowledge mapping by identifying your weak area and concentrate on that area.Why am i getting 75 /120 though i am a CA-CWA-MBAMany of us know a lot of advanced concepts sat AS2 ,AS11,Valuations,M&A, Cross Holdings but are not sure about XI/XII and B.COM questions.
SurprisesYou will not find many surprises here but you need to have command on all 6 areas. Accountancy/Company Law/Management/Business Organization/Audit and Financial Statement Analysis.Remember wrongs for us should not be more than our fingers. We should be able to count our wrongs on tips.
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