How to prepare for UPCATET in 3 months: Know prep tips and step by step process

Know the UPCATET prep tips, how you can prepare for UPCATET in three months and how you can use your time wisely and judicially. 

When you are short on time and in a hurry to complete the syllabus before an entrance exam, the pressure is immense. Take a deep breath. Calm Down. You do not need to stress yourself out. With UPCATET being scheduled in May, you have time to sit down and prepare. The Uttar Pradesh Combined Agriculture and Technology Entrance Test (UPCATET) is conducted in order to offer students admission in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes which are offered at the following universities.

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut
Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology	Banda University of Agriculture and Technology

UPCATET is a state-level entrance exam and only offers admission to students who are from Uttar Pradesh (UP). The UPCATET 2020 exam is scheduled to be conducted from May 14 to May 16, 2020.  Thousands of students from Uttar Pradesh appear for the entrance exam for admission in the above-stated universities, however, keep in mind, UPCATET is not as easy as you think it is.

Students need to prepare well enough, get all the right material to study, solve mock tests, know the exam pattern and marking scheme and much more in order to ace the entrance test. Here are a few step-wise preparation tips which you can apply when you are short on time and need to study straight away. Here are a few steps on preparing for UPCATET.

Stepwise Preparation for UPCATET

Step 1: Know the UPCATET pattern and marking scheme

Step 2: Get the syllabus for the course applied for in UPCATET.

Step 3: Get all the study material you can to prepare better for UPCATET. 

Step 4: Create a day to day and weekly time table on how much material you can study on a daily basis.

Step 5:  Try and solve as many question papers as you can, including sample papers and give mock tests to know your strengths and weaknesses.

How to prepare for UPCATET?

Before you get down to start preparing for the course applied for, be it BSc, BFSc, MSc, BVSc or postgraduate courses, the first step is building the right strategies before getting down to study.  Aspirants who are appearing for the entrance exam need to have a plan and aim in mind in order to score well and qualify. Like how much can you cover in one day or in six hours or three hours? Candidates can go through the following tips steps on how to prepare for the entrance test.

Know the UPCATET Pattern

First and foremost, the candidate needs to be well versed with the exam pattern. One should know which sections will carry the most marks, the duration of the exam, the mode and medium of the entrance exam, how many questions will be asked and the weightage of marks. With different groups in UPCATET, you should know how many marks Physics carries or how much will general studies carry.

Know the UPCATET Marking Scheme

Along with the exam pattern, students should know the marking scheme of the UPCATET marking scheme. If you are not thorough with the exam pattern and marking scheme, it will be quite tough to prepare your plan before you get down to write.

To know the UPCATET pattern and marking scheme, click here.

Know the UPCATET Syllabus

The main aspect of preparation is knowing the syllabus. Be it PAG group, PCM group, PCB group or any other, to perform and score well in the entrance exam, candidates have to thoroughly go through the prescribed syllabus. Strategize your plans on an hourly, daily and weekly basis. There is no success without hard work and in order to qualify for the entrance exam, you can prepare better by knowing which topics to cover in-depth and which sections will require superficial knowledge such as general studies. You can do so by following the below-mentioned pointers:

• Segregate the subjects and topics into easy and difficult categories based on experience.
• Make a subject-wise list of topics.
• Note down the topics which carry maximum weightage (based on previous years’ question papers).
• Cover the subjects thoroughly and know the important topics which have to be covered.

To know the UPCATET syllabus, click here.

Go through Prep Books

Whichever course you have applied for, be it mass media, political science, philosophy or even foreign language, get the required prep books as without them. Along with the syllabus, aspirants should purchase the required books for UPCATET 2020. Through prep books, you test yourself. You can identify where you fall behind and which are your strong points. It is advised that you purchase at least two to three prep books to help better understand the test. The prep books will give you an idea of the syllabus, know what type of questions that can be asked in the entrance exam and much more. Prep books of subject wise will only help you understand the topics much more and you will be more confident when you go to appear for UPCATET.

Prepare a Time Table

One of the most important elements while preparing for an entrance exam is time management. Candidates need to work out a time table as to how much material to cover on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. On creating a plan, the candidate can cover all the topics which are to come in the entrance exam. Revise the syllabus and content, attempt as many question papers, mock papers and previous years’ question papers to better help prepare.

Refer to Past Years’ Question Papers

Through previous years exam papers, you can understand what type of questions are asked, the importance given to each section, the subjects which carry more weightage, the marking scheme and much more which you can understand altogether.

Solve Sample Papers and Mock Tests

The best way to know one’s strengths and weaknesses is by solving question papers, sample papers and mock tests. If you’re having trouble in a topic, try and answer the questions asked. You can only build on your weak aspects and can only build and become more confident. It will only help you understand better what questions you should focus on, what the objectives are and what all can be written. Through this, you can also figure out the best approach to be followed when you head out to attempt the UPCATET.

Books to read to prepare for UPCATET

Books	Author
Science
BSc Agriculture Entrance Exam	New Vishal Publications
OUAT Entrance Guide for BSc & BTech	SK publishers
Fundamentals of Agriculture	R.L Arya, Sonam Arya, Renu Arya, Janardhan Kumar
Agriculture Exam’s Made Easy	Getal Pallavi
Fundamentals of Agriculture Vol 1& 2	Arun Katyayan
VET-UG Veterinary Entrance Test	R. Gupta
AIPVT All India Pre-Veterinary Test	R Gupta
Complete Preparation for the VETs	Williams & Wilkins
Engineering
University of Delhi BTech	R Gupta
Power Systems	Ankit Goyal
Engineer to Win	Caroll Smith

For more details on the UPCATET, you can go through the following links:

UPCATET Important Dates	How to fill UPCATET Application Form
How to download UPCATET Admit Card	UPCATET Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme

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