> Entry test prep for A-level students in pakistan: August 2016

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shuja Amjad was himself an A-level student who got 9 A*s and 1A in O-level, 4 As in AS + best across 3 AS subjects.

He secured admission in GIKI( 8th merit position), PIEAS (23rd merit position) and NUST(45th merit position) in all depts. He is currently doing mechanical engineering.

Monday, 1 August 2016

NUST

NUST (NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
Currently the best university of Pakistan in the field of engineering. It is mainly known for its
Electrical engineering but its other departments are just as good. CIE students to get into this
university you have to study fsc as much as possible because you must have good grasp of fsc
knowledge due to lack of time and many rote based questions.

  • NET TEST PATTERN:
          80 Maths MCQs
          60 Physics MCQs
          30 Chemistry MCQs
          20 English MCQs
          10 Intelligence MCQs

          Total=200 MCQs

  • TOTAL TIME FOR NET:
           TIME ALLOWED = 3 hours

IMPORTANT TOPICS TO STUDY:


MATHS:

Limits, Permutation,Combinations,matrices,trigonometry,differentiation,integration,Series,Analytic Geometry,Conics

PHYSICS:

Electricity, Energy, Work, Vectors,Forces, Fluid Dynamics,Optics,Superposition/Interference, Light,
Magnetism, Basic physics

CHEMISTRY:
Organic chem,Inorganic chemistry

[P.S You must memorize all of the organic chem if u want to score well in chem section!!!!]

ENGLISH:
No need to prepare for this section:

  • Comprehension
  • Synonyms
  • Antonym
  • Word-meanings (From SAT-1 word list so go through it if u have the time)
  • Analogies
INTELLIGENCE:
  • Coding      [Very important at least 2 mcqs come from it always]
  • Directions
  • Blood relations
  • Shapes etc.   
HOW TO COVER THESE TOPICS:

MATHS:

Study maths from fsc as much as posssible


PHYSICS:
For NET you must study the topics not studied in A-levels from fsc books.
Rest you can study from A-levels.
You must learn all the formulas in fsc books b/c they are tested alot
You should know the names of scientists (if u can) and what they did

CHEMISTRY:

Like i said earlier u must memorize 2nd yr chem book (esp organic) there is no alternative to it 

After studying each topic you must practice its mcqs. Use KIPS books for practice. And remember
time the rate at which u attempt the mcqs:
----As a rough guide you should be able to attempt 30 mcqs in 20 minutes!!!

----And remember most of the students struggke to manage time so the key to success in
NET is time management!!!!
NUST mainly focuses on rote based questions straight out of the ptb books. Only 20-30% are
conceptual. So it is highly recommended to study fsc as much as possible!!!!!
For sample paper of NUST click: NUST E-CAT