Many aspirants take a large number of mock tests and see little change in their scores. The difference between those who improve and those who do not is almost always in how they review each test.
Spend as long reviewing as you spent writing
A two-hour mock deserves at least two hours of review. Go through every question — including the ones you got right — and check whether you got them right for the right reason.
Sort every mistake into a category
- Concept gap: you did not know a rule, a fact or a method.
- Reading error: you misread the passage, the principle or the question.
- Time pressure: you rushed or guessed because you were running out of time.
- Selection error: you attempted a question you should have left, or skipped one you could have solved.
Keep a simple table of these categories. After three or four mocks, you will see which one costs you the most marks.
Look at section-wise performance
Note your attempts, accuracy and time spent in each section. A section with high accuracy but few attempts needs more speed. A section with many attempts but low accuracy needs more care.
Make one or two changes at a time
Do not try to fix everything at once. Choose one or two specific changes for the next mock — for example a new section order, or a firm rule about guessing — and see whether they work.
Track your progress
Record each mock's score, attempts and accuracy. Use the homepage score calculator to check your marks, and take your next mock test with your new plan.