How do I prepare for IIT JAM mathematical statistics?

Discussed below are some important tips and guidelines which you can refer to for your ease in preparation. These tips will help you cover the whole syllabus effectively without wasting too much time. A proper study timetable will do the trick for you but proper time management is a must to cover all the required topics. 

Mentioned below are some important tips and guidelines for your reference.

Focus only on the Main syllabus - The whole syllabus of IIT JAM Mathematical statistics is neither too short and nor too long, you can easily cover it within the set time period. But it is more important that you cover only the required syllabus and not all the extra syllabus suggested in different books. Focusing on the extra syllabus can waste your time. So it is suggested that you need to stick to the main syllabus only and cover all the topics given in the same. 

Practice & solve maximum past year papers - In order to check your accuracy of solving the questions correctly, solving past year papers is the best thing you can do. The series of last year’s papers are easily available on the market or the internet. So try to get it from any trusted source and solve all of them with efficiency to figure out your weak and strong points which also helps you analyze your ranking and score in IIT-JAM Mathematical statistics.

Important books - Especially for IIT JAM, there are different books referred by different universities for students studying in their respective universities. The books referred by universities are easily available in nearby stores, markets, or libraries which helps students cover the syllabus effectively. So you can also refer to books suggested by your university, the books mentioned below are suggested for Delhi students.

• The Books which you can refer to for Mathematics includes - Introduction to Matrices by S.C Gupta, Integral Calculus by Shanti Narayan, Differential Calculus by Shanti Narayan, Calculus: Early Transcendentals by James Stewarts
• The books referred for Statistics - Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics by S.C Gupta and V.K Kapoor.

Try and complete the syllabus 20 days before your set time period as you need more time to focus on solving last year’s papers as well. Devote more time to solving these papers as it will strengthen your chances of cracking IIT-JAM with the best grades. Do not dedicate much time to preparing lengthy topics as it will reduce your speed. Even you can also flip the question or more on to the next one when any question consumes more time.