Well, as we all understand we all have different ways of studying , per se there isnt right or wrong way but here is what I did ( will break it into two parts one is how did I study for Level III and other is how did I prepare (along with what should I have had done ) for writing the test ( yup both are very different and you need to approach in the same way): HOW DID I STUDY ? 1) Read Schweser once from Book 1 to Book 5 ( excluding ethics) started during Diwali time ( Oct/Nov) was through the first reading by Jan/Feb 2) Noted down my weak points along with I also spent time on analysing what is asked in the test and how we are expected to answer ( THIS IS VERY VERY IMP STEP IN YOUR STUDY PROCESS atleast for level III) .... Read the full article at http://www.kprofessionals.com/phorum/read.php?8,2105,2136#msg-2136