The Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT) is the test for admission conducted by the Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani in relation to a host of its programs across the field of Engineering, Sciences, Technology, Pharmacy Management and Humanities.
The Syllabus: The BITSAT exam is broadly based on the syllabus for the class 11 and 12. Aspirants can avail of the syllabus for the exam on the official website of BITS. BITSAT normally covers four major topics; Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, English Proficiency and Logical Reasoning.
Identify Resources available in the market, including material of study, recognised books, practice tests, classes / tuitions.
Identify Strengths and Weakness: It is essential for one to go through the entire curriculum and identify areas of strength and weakness. It is obvious not everyone may excel across all areas / subjects – hence, it is critical to narrow down areas that need attention and devoting more time on the same. Practicing question from the topic that one finds difficulties are essential to excel in the exam.
Revise and master the curriculum: As is the case with most entrance exams, the best way to excel is by revisiting subjects and the topics completed – going back to topics is essential inspite of one believing they may have a good grasp on the subject matter. Making notes is essential as one keeps learning new things. It is advisable to devote sometime daily or weekly on revising topics of study.
Practice Mock exams: As BITSAT is an online exam, it is obvious for one to get acquainted with online exams. There are a whole load of resources available online acquainting one with the nature of the exam. It is critical to attempt mock exams and in all probabilities one should devote the last month prior to exam towards mock exams so as to understand ones standing. Many successful candidates across tests attribute the essentiality of Mock exams towards their success.
Work on timing: A simple calculation based on the 180 minutes to attempt 150 questions leaves one with a mere 72 seconds to read, analyse and solve a question. Hence, it is essential for one to ensure adequate importance to practice tests over the course of their preparation so as to develop comfort im terms of the managing speed.
Focus areas: While one is expected to have a good grasp across curriculum, some of the generally accepted areas of focus, based on past student experience and feedback include:
Physics – Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electrostatics and Electromagnetism
Mathematics – Integral Calculus, Differential Calculus, Coordinate Geometry and Complex Numbers.
Chemistry – Ionic Equilibrium, Chemical Equilibrium and Gas Laws for Physical Chemistry.
In the week leading up to the exam, aspirants could make use of the previous year question papers for better understanding of the question, format and mark allocation. By solving these papers a candidate will get familiar to the BITSAT examination and can easily perform in the main exam.