Is it beneficial to drop a year after 12 for preparation of competitive exams?

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Sunil Soni | Scholar-Level 18

9 years ago

Devoting one full year for competitive exam preparation has its own merits and demerits. Dropping a year means that you will get sufficient amount of time to prepare for competitive exams. It will allow you take mock up test and help to score good ranking in competitive exams. However, one year is a

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Sunil Soni | Scholar-Level 18

9 years ago

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Eva Rana | Contributor-Level 7

9 years ago

No its not important.I think if you gave an exam and not able to clear it just due 10-20 no. gap only then you should drop a year as you will have a good confidence that you will definitely pass the exam next time means you will have surity but on the other hand if you are not able to clear the exam

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Kartikeya Singh | Beginner-Level 1

9 years ago

Thank you.

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Kamaraju Pulugurtha | Guide-Level 14

9 years ago

It is not good giving a gap in the earlier part of your career. You will have a difficulty, justifying it. In the Interview, the question may arise. So, try to do well within the framework.

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Manoj Singh | Contributor-Level 9

9 years ago

Yes you can not complete mba then u can not apply for placement

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Arvind Joshi | Contributor-Level 9

9 years ago

Yes - provided you utilize each and every waking minute for the target which is ahead of you. If dropping is for a purpose, the effort for that purpose should be the fullest Then, you will reach your goal.

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Shiv Singh | Beginner-Level 4

9 years ago

Sir droping one yr for bank p.o then going for mba will have effect in my placement

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Gautam Kumar | Beginner-Level 5

9 years ago

its very wrong thinking that its better to drop for preparation of competitive exams

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Shivangee Rai | Beginner-Level 3

9 years ago

.. You will get one whole year where you can dedicately study for your entrance exam .. As such there are no demerits if you take another chance for IIT or anything like that. ... it's totally depend upon u that how can u prepare for it .......

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Sumit Bara | Guide-Level 12

9 years ago

That depends on which compititive exam you want to crack. If its Enginneering and Medical, it is advisable not to waste one year. Enginneerin and Medical exams can be qualified with little love for studies in class 11th and 12th. Exams like IPMAT(Integrated Programme in Management Aptitude Test) req

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Arjun Raj | Beginner-Level 4

9 years ago

I am a repeater and preparing for medical entrance aftr dropping the year.It is ok to drop a year but you have to face huge pressure.....you might think did I just made a mistake.if you are confident do it.It is very useful bcoz u r concentrating only for comptetive exam and way of studying is diffe

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Deepanshu Pathak | Contributor-Level 9

9 years ago

yes if you want to qualify for IIT

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Harman Verma | Beginner-Level 5

9 years ago

i would suggest you to do a crash course during 12 class . This will not only save your a precious year but also help you to learning and gaining your 12 core subjects related to specific competitive exam with more ease and varied experience. This is NEVER a great idea to drop a year only for a com

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Shweta Agarwal | Beginner-Level 3

9 years ago

In placements the mncs wants you to be a fresher not a dropper it seems to be a good thing to take a pause of a year for competitive but nothing ends up so your grade may improve a bit but that with a lot of hard work.

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