Do you know that in the recent exams, GDC has been making the ORE more conceptual than memorization-based. Why is it relevant to you?
- For one, rote-memorization will not aid candidates like it used to. Merely memorizing facts rather than learning deeper concepts can put you in deep water.
- The recent August, 2024 exam surprised many candidates for this very reason. Most of the candidates memorized hundreds of MCQs and were confident that this will help them sail through. Regrettably, it did not.
- Unfortunately, most candidates actively do rote-memorization instead of developing their concepts.
What can you do to address this?
There are a few measures that you can use to combat this problem:
- Give yourself time to prepare. At least 3-6 months, depending on your understanding and previous knowledge. This is the most crucial aspect. Don’t buy into claims that some people prepared for the ORE exam in as little as 2 weeks. They might have become lucky; you might not.
- Study smart, not hard.
- Right from the get go, enroll in a subject-wise mock course. Use it to assess the areas of various subjects that you are weak in. UNDERSTAND the questions and their answers rather than memorizing them.
- In the beginning, you might only get 25% of the questions right. However, don’t worry. You are using the mock only to identify weaknesses. Whichever question you get wrong, mark that topic in either your notes or your pink book. And study that thoroughly.
- This way, you won’t need to study the whole pink book, which can be daunting.
