COMEDK UGET 2018, conducted by the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka, is an approaching national level entrance exam for engineering aspirants in India.
Though COMEDK is state level exam for admissions in Karnataka, the opportunities related to it are plenty, especially with regard to seat availability. This is because, on the successful qualification of this exam, aspirants stand a chance to gain one among the 20,000 seats, offered through 150 colleges associated with COMEDK UGET.
The difficulty level of this exam may not be as high as JEE Mains or JEE Advanced, but it is still competitive by itself. This is because COMEDK was also used for getting admission in undergraduate medical and dental courses before last year. Therefore, the number of applicants who used to register for the exam was in lakhs. When the system changed, the number of registrations dropped, but only slightly. In 2017 for instance, more than 70,000 candidates registered initially, but only 59,000 candidates wrote the exam.
Now, the paper pattern of COMEDK UGET is such that it consists of more questions than JEE Mains and are direct types by nature. The three subjects usually covered in this exam are Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics (PCM). So, in a way, it does require more time, speed and good preparation to qualify. This simply implies that candidates need to push up their exam preparations with regard to PCM sections and be smart about their study techniques. Though these subjects are not everybody’s favorite, any structured study technique is more than enough to score maximum scores that counts as qualifying COMEDK.
Fortunately, for students living in this age of modern technology, there are always multiple ways to adopt efficient study techniques.
Offline v/s Online
One such efficient technique is studying or learning online. In many ways, preparing online for entrance exams are better than the offline methods of studying. Online preparation techniques stand out basically because they are less expensive than the normal coaching classes wherein monthly fees have to be spared. Another reason that stands out is the availability of online learning resources 24*7. A student needs only to make sure of two mandatory things to study online; a computer or phone and a good internet connection. This also benefits the students to study at ease within the comfort of their homes.
On a similar note, YouTubes are a great source for online preparations. This is because studying of subjects such as Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry become more interesting and fun through interactive videos. These days, YouTube videos have a plenty of educational channels and platforms that offer study lessons and instructional videos on important questions, syllabus topics, mock tests series and sample papers (class wise and chapter wise).
Most of the time, these channels also include descriptive videos explaining basic concepts and fundamental topics. The resources provided online are not only free of cost but also creative and easier to understand and remember important topics as well as concepts. Therefore, this method of studying becomes more beneficial for the ones preparing for COMEDK PCM subjects than offline studies.
COMEDK Online Preparation – 5 Best YouTube Channels
Below, we are going to see some of the best and popular YouTube educational channels that can be useful for COMEDK PCM preparations. Some of the channels are national and others are internationally based.
1) Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a non-profit educational website with the sole aim of providing free world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Besides their official website, this academy also operates a YouTube channel that provides a plethora of video tutorials on various subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Arts, Computer, and Economics.
Now, these videos include a variety of exercises, instructional videos, and tests series, that can help any learner to study at their own pace. This channel is also quite useful for learning Mathematics as this subject is taught class wise and topic wise. It also covers relevant topics for Physics and Chemistry as per the entrance examination.
Today with the tag as one of the most popular YouTube educational channel, Khan Academy has currently 36 lakh subscribers and has generated 13,76,188,201 views till date. Some of the playlists on this channel include Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Algebra, Calculus, Exercise videos and Developmental Mathematics.
2) Brightstorm
The second YouTube study channel on this list is Brightstorm. This online study channel provides a variety of educational lessons on high school subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and English.
There are over 1500+ videos that talk about subject related concepts, numerical problems and also preparation techniques for exams. Now, most of these videos feature experienced teachers in different subjects. In this way, learning through Brightstorm becomes a fun experience too. Some of the playlists on this channel include Geometry, Chemistry, English writing, Grammar, and Physics.
Till date, this channel has got about 1.8 lakh subscribers and has generated 30,324,512 views.
Next, we have MinutePhysics YouTube channel, which was founded by Henry Reich. As the name suggests, this channel is dedicated exclusively to Physics and provides the simplest and easiest explanations of concepts in this subject.
The videos are instructional in nature and include playlists on topics such as Quantum Mechanics, Cause and Effect, Theory of Relativity and Common Physics misconceptions. Most of the videos are interactive and includes plenty of drawings and visual aids which makes it easier to study and learn.
This channel launched on YouTube, back in 2011. Currently, this channel has got about 42 lakh subscribers and has also generated about 3,59,433,454 views on videos.
ExamFear Education is an Indian based free educational YouTube channel. This channel focuses on instructional videos and study lessons on Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and also Medical Entrance preparation videos. They cover subjects of different classes such as class 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
Some of its playlists include class 10 Mathematics video lessons, Class 10 Physics video lessons, Class 10 Chemistry video lessons, Class 11 Maths, Physics and Chemistry video lessons etc which is beneficial for the preparation of the entrance exam.
To date, this channel has been able to generate about 131,134, 805 views on its videos, and has a subscription base of 4 lakh subscribers.
5) PatrickJMT Free Maths Videos
The next YouTube channel to be listed here is PatrickJMT Free Math Videos, which is solely dedicated to Mathematics and features more than thousands of simple technical explanations of various concepts.
Some of the topics covered in this channel are Calculus, Derivatives, Differential Equations, Integrals, Complex Numbers, Quadratic Equations and Trigonometry. Presently, the channel has some 7.8 lakh subscribers and still growing.
The important thing is to get the preparation mode in full swing and to practice as much as possible in last few months. COMEDK Online Preparation along with Offline study can make one confident and help in better performance during the actual exam.
