A compilation of Noor-ul-Ain Fatima's (2008 Topper) tips
Although following summary is in first first person, but it has been compiled by Crown Prince, who used Dr Noor's posts and interview to prepare this summary. In any case, it should not be confused with Dr Noor's own posts. Dr. Noor!ul!Ain "atima My optional subjects were Indo-Pak history, Urdu, Constitutional Law and Journalism. I was a reular member o! "uaid-e-#$am public library .%hey ha&e a nice collection o! many books especially on Muhul 'istory and on Urdu (especially I)baliat*.#lmost e&ery year there is )uestion on I)bal and you can prepare your notes !rom there. +or + or current a!!airs, try to read columns on ew ork ork %imes, ashinton ashinton Post, /uardian online. %hey i&e you a wide perspecti&e to attempt your paper. +or +or 0nlish try to et a ood )uotation book and remember some )uotes or &erses o! ood poets p oets like %ennyson, %ennyson, 1hakespeare or Lon!ellow .%hey2ll help u in pararaph writin. I2m a &oracious reader and it is not n ot di!!icult !or me to read a lot o! material in short span o! time. 1econdly durin my M331 years I de&eloped the habit o! skimmin !rom book only important points because in our !inal year we had to prepare almost 45 subjects.It would be a reat pleasure o! mine i! I could post my notes but I ha&en6t made any. I jotted down points on my books because I didn6t ha&e time to make an notes
#nglish #ssay$ %&ars$ ()*++or 0ssay paper I !irst wrote the outline then introduction then body and in the end conclusion. In outline I presented summary o! the whole essay in point !orm. I a&e )uotations and cited pararaphs in my essay. Please i&e no headins or subheadins in essay i&e them in outline o! essay. 7utline 7utline is necessary !or a ood essay. I wrote my outline at the beinnin o! essay because I thouht it would help to orani$e my essay. +or essay I2d recommend you to choose an essay topic on the th e current a!!airs. I think that choosin !ew topics !or essay is a risky practice. 0&ery year there are at least 8 or 9 topics relatin to current a!!airs in essay paper. p aper. %ry %ry to print out articles !rom di!!erent newspapers websites (ation, :awn, ews and :aily times*, !ile them and arrane them by topics. %hen make a note on which topics articles are bein written !re)uently, those would be important.
Make an outline be!ore writin your essay. :i&ide it into pararaphs and cite )uotations. +o r )uotations you can try this website; www.brainy)uote.com . Just make sure that you write at least one essay in a week. %hat practice will enhance your writin skills and et your essay checked by a ood teacher.
I attempted My religion is a religion of peace in !!"
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Introduction 4. Meanin o! word Islam; :eri&e !rom 1alam meanin peace 8.
. 0?amples !rom Islamic 'istory; %olerance with non-Muslims, 1ubjects durin 1panish 0ra, Presence o! Coptic Christian in 0ypt and other Islamic countries. In the eyes o! western scholars 4. @aren #rmstron 8. :r. . +alse medial objections 'ow to remo&e these misconceptions 4. Mass awareness 8.
#nglish Composition$ %(*+I prepared &ocabulary !rom /<0 books and idioms !rom Collins Idioms :ictionary Anet A0?plorin 0nlish. I practiced !ew essays, pararaphs and prBc is mainly !rom past papers because I didn6t ha&e enouh time. +or prBcis I just consulted e?plorin 0nlish In 0nlish composition paper, I attempted synonyms antonyms and acti&e passi&e !irst then I mo&ed on to comprehension. My last )uestion was prBcis as it was )uite time demandin.
# ood website !or idioms is http;www.usinenlish.comre!erenceidioms . +or synonyms, antonyms and &ocabulary this site is help!ul (it has /<0 &ocabulary list*;http;www.postech.ac.krDlare
#veryday /cience$ %0*+0:1 !rom net (howstu!!works.com*A Imtia$ 1hahid 3o ok A #kram @ashmiri A 0ncarta A ikipedia. In my opinion, consult howstu!!works.com it6s a ood website !or 0:1 in addition to consultin your books also buy 7 le&el bioloy, chemistry and physics books.
Current Affairs$ %()*++or current a!!airs I read :awn A ation A ews A Current #!!airs :iest A ewsweek A %imes A 0conomist A orld times (Jehanir book depot* A Contemporary #!!airs by Imtia$ 1hahid (read atleast 9 latest editions* A @haleej %imes A ashinton Post A ew ork times. +or current a!!airs read some ood columnists !or e?ample in :awn read %ari) +atemi, 1ultan @han in ation 1hamshad #li @han in ews 1hirin Ma$ari ,#ya$ #mir,+arrukh 1aleem in daily %imes read 'asan #skari
Paistan Affairs$ %1*+In Pak a!!airs I started with a )uote then introductory pararaph A !ew more )uotes then !low chart or table(i! any* then conclusion and critical analysis plus )uote at the end. +or objecti&e you can buy any ood objecti&e book. +or Pak #!!airs; I.' "ureshi book is ood. ou can memori$e some pararaphs !rom there and book o! Pak #!!airs by 1tar book depot is also help!ul. I also )uoted !rom some other books in "uaid-e-#$am library Pak history section. Ikram
Islamiat$ %(2*+-
I opted Islamiat in Urdu because it is more scorin and I )uoted in #rabic. %hey lenthy o! my answer is about >-E paes. +or Islamiat there are many ood books a&ailable in market. %ry to read Islamic edition o! &arious newspapers like :awn and ation.
3ournalism$ %14*++or journalism I consulted past papers and made a list o! important topics. #nother book which I ha&e !ound use!ul is journalism by #bid %ahami. Its &ery concise and 0mporium2s Journalism book is also ood. Journalism is )uite an easy subject to prepare. +irst make a list o! all those )uestions that ha&e been asked in pre&ious C11 e?ams.In journalism all topics o! Imtia$ 1hahid book A #bid %ahami book A Mehdi 'assan book A past papers. I a&e headins and sub headins and !low charts and diarams%hen prepare your own notes, my suestions !or books are; 4.Mass communication by Imtia$ 1hahid 8.0mporium Journalism book as well as objecti&e 9.Journalism by #bid %ahami >.I2&e !orotten the title o! this book but Its written by :r Mehdi 'assan
In paper, i&e headins and make !lowcharts and diarams.
5istory of Paistan 6 India$ %+))*24. I2&e read lot o! books in Indo Pak history mainly !rom "uaid-e-#$am Public library bu t !or eneral uidance 9 books are ood;
4;@ #li 8;%ari) #wan(by +ero$e sons* 9;1ohail 3hatti
3ut pl$ don6t rely on them and make your own ood notes. +or makin notes on 3abar, I had to read %u$k-e-3abri too
8; Use )uotations o! important 'istorian(you can !ind )uotes e&en In @ #li*like 0lphinstone in your )uestion. %he number o! )uotations depends upon memory and a&ailability. I a&e an a&erae o! F-G
9; In almost e&ery )uestion which I attempted I drew maps o! subcontinent and indicated the rele&ant kin2s battles on that map.
>. :on6t !oret to write critical analysis at the end. Critical analysis in Indo-Pak should be ab out hal! to one pae lon (a lot depends on the si$e o! writin the criterion I2&e mentioned is !or medium si$ed*. F. +or Indo-Pak history maps, I used book o! %ari) #wan. 0&en @. #li has i&en maps o! subcontinent durin each kin2s era G; I answered my )uestions with a pointer. U can !ind maps in @ #LI just draw them rouhly you don6t need to be &ery accurate. E; My marks in !irst paper o! history are EF.Critical analysis !etch you ood marks and it also shows that you possess a ood analytical mind. ou can also )uote !rom ood books in critical analysis H. ell my approach was not di!!erent in Indo-Pak 'istory and Pak #!!airs. ; #s !ar as maps are concerned just draw them with pen or marker. I actually copied maps !rom @ #li and then indicated on maps where di!!erent battles were !ouht on map usin pen
Constitutional 7aw$ %(+*++or Constitutional Law; I consulted books o! Ma$ar ul 'a) A 3hatti2s 'ow states are /o&erened A =: Mahajan. rite in simple but e!!ecti&e lanuae. +irst prepare a list o! pre&ious )uestions. %ry to up to date your constitution by &isitin wikipedia. Make headins ,)uote some !amous Jurists like 3lackwell or :icey and i&e re!erences o! some important cases like Marbury &s Madison # ood website !or Pakistan6s Constitution is; http;www.pakistanconstitution-law.com I think wikipedia is best !or updates reardin constitutions !or e?ample there are some amendments in +rench constitution which are not !ound in other books. +or Pakistan6s constitution consult 'amid khan2s book, it6ll help you in understandin its history also
8rdu$ %+2)*2-
4.+irst o! all choose Urdu only i! you are really ood in it otherwise its not scorin 8.. I also used )uotations !or e?ample in the )uestion (comments on style o! Mushta) ousa!i* I a&e )uotation o! Kameer Ja!ari, Mushta) ousa!i Urdu ka Manla dam hain. F. 3uy M# Urdu master uide kits &ery rele&ant. #nwar 1adeed Urdu #dab ki %hareekh is another ood book G.+or I)bal and /halib M# Urdu has separate books like /halib aur I)bal et them too E.%ry to memori$e lot o! #shaars H. +or %ashreeh you can buy 3an-e-:ara ki tashreeh, 3al-e-Jibraeel ki tashreeh, :iwan-e/halib ki tashreeh !rom Urdu 3a$aar. rite rele&ant ashaars o! ood poets in tashreeh. . %he no o! ashar depends on your memory. I wrote e?planation o! about 9-F paes and )uoted 45 to 4F ashar. I ha&e ot a reat interest in Urdu literature so I2&e already read all no&els o! C11 syllabus. I2ll recommend you to o throuh all no&els. 0?planation should be (dependin on your writin* 8-> paes lon. ou should i&e brie! introduction o! writer b e!ore hitin main material. I put E-H )uotations o! di!!erent historian in e&ery )uestion. ; +or Urdu; 1hakir #li A#nwar 1adeed book A 1aleem #khtars book #mjad #li 1hakir is better !or Urdu.
Psychological 9est$ 1ome reat websites !or psycholoical tests are; www.i)test.com www.8h.comi)tests.html www.intelliencetests.com www.hihi)society.or %hey are really help!ul
Total score in %ritten$ & Interie%$ **
+rand total$ 8, Merit order" *
:eply to some ;ueries. octors and !!$
%here is no special criterion !or doctors. 'owe&er as a doctor I !elt that we must not take any technical subject rather we should o !or eneral subjects like Indo Pak history, 3ritish 'istory ,Political science and Journalism. e ha&e an ede in e&eryday science because most o! the subjecti&e is based on 3ioloy. 'owe&er MC"s in my paper were mostly on p hysics, space physics, eoloy and chemistry. I2&e always had a reat interest in history and Urdu literature. 1o when I started preparin !or C11 it was easy !or me. .rea/ et%een t%o papers1 suggested food"
%o a&oid mid day enery slump which is due to low lucose le&el. %ake some suary thin !or e?ample dates, biscuits, banana milkshake or sweetened oats porride. It will keep you acti&e and !resh. Flo% carts and graps$
+low charts are like chart o! Maslow2s theory o! needs in Journalism. /raphs could include /:P rowth charts,literacy rate chart,contribution o! di!!erent industries in economic rowth(in Pakistan #!!airs and Current #!!airs* 3nglis !/ills$
0nlish skills are certainly necessary !or C11 but you cou ld impro&e them by e?tensi&e readin.
#s !ar as academy is concerned I think that u must join a ood one. %houh you ha&e to make e!!ort yoursel! and no academy could spoon-!eed you . %he only bene!it is that you can streamline your knowlede and you can interact with lot o! people to ain !rom their knowlede and e?perience. :o consult a ood library !or your C11 preparation. our success doesn6t depend only on your academy so it doesn6t matter which academy u ha&e joined. Just concentrate on your work. 5o% to start 6reparation$
Just start preparin Compulsory subjects. +irst make a list o! )uestions !rom pre&ious papers, prepare these )uestions !irst and then come to other )uestion. !tudy ours1 duration etc"
I2&e prepared my C11 in only > months(my son was just F months old when I a&e written papers* so I studied all subject at once but I! you ha&e time you can di&ide in such a way that you prepare your compulsory subjects !irst and then come to your optional. It all depends on your personal style. %he studyin hours &ary !rom person to person. I had no !i?ed schedule but a&erae was about G to E hours. +or prBcis ,I2d !irst speed read it to et the outline, then durin my second readin I2d underline important sentences and a!ter my 9rd readin I2d write a rouh prBcis. I2d then make some amendments and make a !air copy o! it. #s !or time di&ision, I studied hal! o! my subjects in !irst two months and hal! in remainin two months. 'owe&er, I prepared idioms, &ocabulary and current a!!airs on the daily basis. In my &iew 45-48 months is an ideal time period !or preparation. ompreensie Ans%ers$
In my opinion the answer should be comprehensi&e and it must co&er all rele&ant points. #ctually when you co&er all points and you ha&e a lot o! rele&ant matter it becomes lenthy. octors and iil !erice$
#ccordin to Mahatir Mohammed bein a doctor makes it easy to become a manaer 'e says that a doctor is trained to !irst take a history o! problem then study the current scenario and then projectin it into !uture. #!ter underoin all these steps he makes an action plan. %hese are basic rules o! manaement so a doctor is !it !or a manaement job. !ecret of my success$
+irst o! all, in my opinion C11 preparation d epends a lot on your pre&ious knowlede and a solid !oundation. My secret o! success is my stron !aith in #llah, my de&otion to my aim and a &ery solid academic !oundation (pro&ided by my mom, durin my primary and secondary years o! school she put a lot o! emphasis on my writin style ,my 0nlish rammar and my basic concepts o! world history and science, thou h my mom is a doctor yet she is a &ery ood teacher*. 1econdly durin my M331 years I had to retain a lot more than C11. 3ook readin is my hobby that has helped me to become a speed reader. #s !ar as inner moti&ation is concerned, my parents, my ranny, my sis and e&en my little son (because I thouht I must become a role model !or him* were a source. I ot an?iety and apprehension like anyone else but i! you keep your !aith in #llah and pray F times a day it helps u to calm down. My parents told me this; o!!er your prayers daily and recite 1urah asin.:arood 1hari! and 1urah asr.
Put your faith in Allah and you'll succeed InshAllah. &ay Allah bless you with success. Ameen <
