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AMCAT Study Notes: What to Include and How to Revise

How to build short, useful AMCAT notes for each module and revise them before your test.

Good AMCAT study notes are short. The test rewards speed and accuracy on familiar question types, so your notes should help you recall formulas, rules and patterns in seconds, not repeat a textbook. This page shows what to include for each module and how to revise.

What to include for each module

Module

What to note down

English

Grammar rules that cause errors, word lists with meanings, tips for reading passages

Quantitative ability

Formulas, shortcuts for percentages, interest, speed and distance, HCF and LCM rules

Logical ability

Steps for puzzles, direction diagrams, series patterns, coding rules

Information gathering and synthesis

How to read tables quickly and order information

Domain module

Key definitions, short code patterns, diagrams and formulas for your branch

How to organise your notes

  • One-page formula sheets: Keep one sheet per module so you can scan it in minutes.

  • Error log: Write each mistake from practice tests with the correct method and the reason you missed it.

  • Pattern cards: For reasoning, note the common patterns you meet, such as number series types.

Revision routine

  1. Revise formula sheets for 15 minutes each day.

  2. Review the error log twice a week.

  3. Take a timed sectional test weekly and update your notes.

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