Salam
Guys I'm a doctor and going to take exam in 2014. I have allocated sixty days for preparation. My subjects are
1-Zoology
2-Psychology
3-Journalism
4-Punjabi
Kindly don't comment on time period. Just suggest me some good books and study tips, especially for essay and grammar.

Thanks

for psychology purchase shaher bano's Part I and II of BA books and for punjabi purchase Punjab Rang by Qamar husnain Qadri. Me too allocated 60days for 2014 preparation best of luck for you.

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No worries. You have 30 days more than what I had both in CE2012 n 2013 (and cleared both times alhumdulillah). Believe me, you can get through it IF Allah wishes so for you, and if you prepare smartly.

First of all, gather last 10 years papers of all your subjects. Pick out the most common ones, and those that you find important. Prepare those areas perfectly.

I had Journalism in 2012. I consulted a single book "Exploring Journalism" plus a couple of internet resources for objectives and abbreviations.

For Punjabi, "Punjab Rang" by JAhangir Publishers would be enough. I prepared Lok geet, Sufi poetry, and the Nasar part except for tanqeed. Iy would be great if you can get some book with a collection of Sufi poetry, so that you have more and more verses to quote in the exam.


For Psychology, get both Sheherbano books for a general understanding; and get Feldman for detailed explanations of important topics.

May Allah be with you.

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Brother what about Essay and Composition papers? what strategy would you suggest to be followed? Please hit the target because time is short.

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do not worry dear,,,,
my optionals are same like yours,and m also having same stage,,,i started my preparation just few days ago,,,best of luck for your preparation,
for journalism cometative journalism by abid tahimi,and exploring journalism by mirza yousaf.
for psychology feldman book and jahangir 20 question is best,
for punjabi jahangir publishers punjabi rang.
for zoology,zoology by horton and hunt and sherbanos part1 or part 2.
good luck

I never prepared for essay, never in my life. One thing that I did was to avoid any topic that sounded too mainstream. Like energy crisis, education issues, etc. I avoided any topic that could have facts and figures in it; I'm bad at numbers. Topics that can depict your thoughts, your ideas, your personality, and a good way pf expression is the key; in my humble opinion.

As for P&C, I relied on my little knowledge about precis that I acquired in F.A. It would be better of you can practice it as much as you can. I installed GRE wordlist and couple of idioms related apps on my cell phone; this way I could prepare for my P&C even when I was travelling.

P.S. It's Sister.

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Dear Aspirants, I also have same plan. Best of luck.

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Vow ! but why just 30 days for each attempt ?

Because it was the maximum time I could spare from my responsibilities.

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What was the topic you attempted in essay paper? and what was your approach to that topic? i mean a very moderate and fruitful approach or a bit conservative approach?

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"Whomever Allah guides, no one can misguide, and whomever Allah misguides, no one can guide." Al-Qura'an.