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University Admission Preparation Timeline (DU, BUET, Medical)

ভর্তি প্রস্তুতির টাইমলাইন

Most admission failures aren't about ability — they're about pacing. Students cram HSC syllabus in the last 2 months and run out of time for admission-specific material. Here's the calendar that doesn't fail.

ভর্তি পরীক্ষায় ব্যর্থতার বড় কারণ পরিকল্পনার অভাব।

Month 1-2 after HSC: foundation reset

মাস ১-২: ভিত্তি

Don't start MCQs yet. Spend 6 weeks re-reading HSC textbooks chapter-by-chapter at 2x speed. You're rebuilding context, not learning new material. Skip this and your MCQ accuracy plateaus at 60%.

Month 3-4: MCQ volume

মাস ৩-৪: এমসিকিউ অনুশীলন

50-100 MCQs daily, mixed subjects. Track which chapters you miss. The point isn't the score — it's identifying weak chapters for re-study. Use a tracker (studies.bd) to log daily MCQ count; you need consistency more than volume.

Month 5: mock tests

মাস ৫: মডেল টেস্ট

Two mock tests per week minimum, full exam conditions (timer, no phone, sit straight). Review every wrong answer the same day. If you skip review you wasted the mock. Coaching center mocks are fine — UCC, Mentors, Udvash all run them.

Final 2 weeks: taper, don't cram

শেষ ২ সপ্তাহ: হালকা রিভিশন

Halve your study time. Sleep 8+ hours. Light revision of formula sheets and weak chapters. Cramming the last week destroys exam-day performance — this is documented and consistent.

DU vs BUET vs Medical — what differs

ঢাবি, বুয়েট, মেডিকেলের পার্থক্য

DU: broader, more English and GK. BUET: deeper Math + Physics, MCQ rarely. Medical: heavy Biology + Chemistry, fast MCQ. Pick your primary target by month 3 and weight study time accordingly. Trying to prep for all three equally loses all three.

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