Introduction: How to Crack AMU B.Ed. Entrance Exams
B.Ed. the course is considered one of the best courses for securing jobs in the public sector. AMU also conducts B.Ed. Entrance Exam. The Department of Education offers this two-year program. All centers of AMU offer some seats to get admission.
The competition is also here for admission in this course and proper study strategies are needed to qualify for this entrance exam. So, we are providing you with some helpful steps & tips that may help you to crack AMU B.Ed. Entrance Exam.
- Know the Syllabus in detail.
Understand the Exam Pattern and Marking scheme.
Get Basic Preparation books.
Create a Monthly and Weekly timetable.
Makes important & short Notes and revises them regularly.
Go through Amu Previous Years entrance papers.
Give Mock Tests and sample papers.
Few reference books & preparation guides.
Also Check: How to crack AMU MBA entrance exams.
1. Know the Syllabus in detail
The first step to succeeding in any AMU B.Ed. Entrance Exam, you must know the syllabus of the exam. You have to understand each & every topic of the syllabus. If you are aware of the syllabus, you will be able to know; what to study how much you have to read, and how much you have to leave for a particular exam.
Brief Syllabus of B.Ed. AMU
General English
Reasoning
Teaching Aptitude
Current Educational Affairs
You can get a detailed syllabus of all AMU B.Com Entrance Exams by clicking on the following link.
2. Understand the Exam Pattern and Marking scheme
After knowing the syllabus, you must understand the Exam Pattern of AMU B.Ed. Entrance Exam. This will help you to get an idea of the overall structure of the exam. There shall be one paper of 100 marks comprising 100 questions on
Reasoning: 25 questions
General English: 25 questions
Teaching Aptitude: 25 questions
Current Educational Affairs: 25 questions
After knowing the syllabus, you must understand the Exam Pattern of AMU B.Ed. Entrance Exam. This will help you to get an idea of the overall structure of the exam. There shall be one paper of 100 marks comprising 100 questions on
Reasoning: 25 questions
General English: 25 questions
Teaching Aptitude: 25 questions
Current Educational Affairs: 25 questions
The Aspirants also have to know the marking in the exams – meaning they should be aware of the marks-making scheme of entrance papers. There are some basic questions whose answers should be known to aspirants:
A question has how many marks?
Which subjects have a maximum or minimum mark weightage?
What may be the cutoff for selection?
It will help the aspirants in their better preparation and time management. You can get the exam pattern and marking scheme of AMU B.Ed. Entrance Exams by clicking on the following link.
3. Get Basic Preparation books
To crack AMU B.Ed. For an entrance exam, you have to select your study material very carefully. If you don’t do this, your chances of selection will be decreased. Aspirants need to make a list of some basic Textbooks (From their XI & XII classes) for preparation for the AMU entrance exam. Candidates should start their preparation by studying NCERT Textbooks used AMU academics.
After completing NCERTs and Basic Textbooks of previous classes, a candidate can move on to preparation books or guides. Aspirants are advised to purchase at least one/two preparation books or guides for AMU Entrance Exams according to applied courses. Students are advised to avoid reading multiple books, i.e. don’t read too many guides or reference books. Some important books are mentioned at the end of the article.
4. Create a Monthly and Weekly Time-table
Aspirants require preparing a timetable on what topics to cover when, which topics/subjects require high priority, and how much to cover on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The benefit of having a daily study schedule is once you are finished with a task, you already know what is next on your schedule.
A proper and good timetable is very helpful s the candidate has to maintain a balance between his studies and other things. There should be breaks between long continuous study hours. They can follow the “50/10 or 25/5 – Rule” (50 or 25 mins for study and 10 or 5 mins of break). You have to distribute your time according to your weakness and strengths. There should be the proper time for study, food, and sleep.
Students are advised to create a daily plan & while making a schedule, a special time slot should be provided for completing the syllabus of the applied course. Revise the syllabus and content, attempt as many questions papers, mock tests, and previous year papers for better preparation and time should be given to all these steps of preparation wisely.
5. Makes important & short Notes and revise them regularly
During studying basic texts books of previous classes or NCERT textbooks, students should make or prepare shorts and understandable notes of respective humanities subjects which will be asked in the entrance exam. Make easy notes by making Flow Charts, Diagrams, Tables, and Posters, etc. and stick them wherever possible, and review them at least two times a day before sleeping.
There should be a fixed revision slot of 1-3 hours in your timetable. Revision is a continuous process. You may think you have prepared a particular topic, chapter, or subject perfectly but you won’t able be able to retain it unless you revise again and again. It will give you to get perfect on that particular topic or subject. Student can enhance their revision by solving practice questions on the topic from reference books instead.
This will help the students to understand the concepts just studied. The students can use easy-to-digest notes for their preparation for AMU B.Ed. Entrance Exams.
6. Go through Previous Years Question papers
The next step is to qualify for the AMU B.Ed. Entrance Exams is to prepare previous year’s papers. During & after making the notes, candidates need to go through the previous year’s question papers (At least 5 years). Learn the pattern of solving questions. This is possible only through regular and constant practice.
There is no better method to know the frames and traps for this B.Ed. Entrance Exam than practicing papers from the past years. You will likewise get a thought of how much time you have to solve the whole paper as well as what kind of inquiries can come and how you have to handle them.
Solving past year papers will also give you the best idea of the level of entrance exams. Candidates should learn and prepare all questions of previous year papers. There is the repetition of a few questions every year in most Written or Descriptive Entrance Exams. So, you have to learn from the previous year’s question papers. AMU B.Ed. previous year question papers of last 3 years are available on our site. You can download these papers by clicking on the following link.
7. Give Mock Tests & Sample papers
The next step is to give mock tests and practice sample papers. For this, you can buy entrance sample papers of applied courses from any books shop or you can join regular test series (online/coaching) and give mock tests at home online or in coaching. The main benefit of giving mock tests is that the aspirants can analyze their performance in tests. They can check their mistakes, time spent on the individual question, section of exam or whole exam, and suggestions for improvements.
Students should try to crack mock tests or sample papers within a specific time slot. The general mistake made by most aspirants is that they never review what they have solved. Whenever you are solving a mock test, try to analyze the questions or topics you are facing problems with and the areas you are quick to solve. Develop good planning while solving the practice papers. 50% of the questions in the paper have a low difficulty level, so solve them first. Never solve the paper in a row and avoid the questions if you face problems or difficulty.
8. Few references books & preparation guides
AMU B.Ed. by Arihant Experts
The Conceptum BED Entrance Examination Test Guide by Iftekhar Ahmed
Success Review AMU/JMI Entrance Guide for B. Ed.