Passed F1 exam. Here's what you need to know:

So on the 13th July I made a post here (CIMA E1 and P1) which I cleared and got pretty good marks. I wrote within the post that I’m going to start from zero and prepare F1 to attempt in a month for Operational Case Study exam. Case Study’s last date for registration is 25th July.

One month was a real short time and the fact I almost knew nothing in F1 but what motivated me was my teacher when he said ‘ Even 10 days are enough to prepare and clear’ and it all started. And I cleared very easily. Here’s what you need to know:

F1 is the easiest after E1 exam.
Kaplan text book is all I studied but made sure I’m not just reading but also understanding EVERY topic. (Google any sub topic if you get stuck)
Kaplan’s Practice kit is A MUST because it has very hard full length Qs compared to the exam and it prepares you well. I attempted all 400 and re-practiced ones I couldn’t attempt.
I revised the book again in two days to understand the concepts well, again.
Finally bought Cima Aptitude 2 and attempted about 200 Qs there.
After all this practice, which should take about 3-4 days, I revised the book again to get firm grip of all the concepts after 600-700 practice Qs.

It took me 28 -30 days to get fully ready and I attempted the exam. It was really easy and it can be easy for you too if you follow these key steps to pass:

Relax for the whole 15 mins of tutorial before exam starts.
Once you’re ready, the key is to start and do the Easy Qs first. I do not even read the Longer/numerical Qs instead quickly flag them and keep moving.
Find the short/theoretical Qs first and attempt which are easy compared to the rest
First 30 mins you’ve to attempt all short/easy Qs and flag rest of them
After 30 mins, you’ll notice you’ve done 15-25 Qs once you quickly reach the last Q and review the screen to check the left ones.
Last 60 mins, you’ll feel very relaxed since you’ve 45-35 Qs left in 60 mins.
There’s always 5-10 Qs that are long/hard and require some time so always leave it to the end and attempt the rest. Never waste your time on Q if you get stuck.

P.s Little hack: I couldn’t 6 Qs so I choose the option D for all of them and hoped least one/two of them could go right.

So in the end it was pretty easy and I cleared with 113 marks. One month preparation and this is all what I’ve done. Now the 10-12 days prep for my Casestudy exam. Hope it helps everyone.