Hi everyone,

My name is Rishav Dhariwal. I started my preparation for the Master's in Economics entrance exams back in September 2025. The journey was intense, but building the right tools and compiling the best resources helped me achieve AIR 11 in the ISI MSQE, AIR 45 in IIT JAM, and AIR 90 in CUET PG.

A quick piece of context before diving in: I actually come from a non-econ background. I built all of these resources from that exact perspective—trying to decode and visualize complex economic theory from scratch. Because I am still expanding my formal understanding of economics, there might be a few minor inaccuracies in the notes (though they were still highly effective for cracking the exams!).

I know how scattered the study materials (PYQs of various exams, Indian econ surveys, etc.) for these exams can be, so I have open-sourced everything into an ecosystem. It is completely free for anyone currently grinding through their prep.

Here is a breakdown of the ecosystem and how to use it:

1. The Econ Entrance Hub (The Main Dashboard)

This is the central landing page where I've compiled all my study materials.

• Visual Cheat Sheets: Grids of important committees, market structure geometries, and optimization rules.
• Math & Macro Visualizations: Custom Python-generated GIFs and graphs explaining things like the effects of various types of shocks in the Mundell-Fleming model, convex sets, and the IS Curve.
• Audio Revision: My audio notes/podcasts covering Major Economists and their theories, Books & Authors, and Indian Economy stats (with a built-in web player to listen while commuting).
• Indian Economy Docs: Deep-dive research documents, timelines, and sectoral cheat sheets (perfect for CUET and JAM data recall).
• Link: Visit the Hub Here

2. The CBT Mock Tests Platform

I built this static platform to simulate the actual Computer-Based Test environment.

• Select your exam and year to attempt Previous Year Questions (PYQs).
• The platform tracks your attempt statistics and time spent on each question.
• At the end, you can download a detailed CSV report to plug into tracking sheets (provided in the repo) to analyze your weaknesses.
• Link: Attempt CBT Mocks Here

3. Doubts & Explanations Portal

After taking a mock test, analyzing your mistakes is crucial. I created a unified portal hosting 31+ detailed explanation papers for ISI (PEA/PEB), CUET PG, and IIT JAM.

• It contains step-by-step breakdowns (with properly formatted LaTeX math) of the personal doubts I encountered while solving these exact papers.
• Link: View Explanations Here

(Bonus: If you want to hear more about my specific prep strategy, I recently did an interview at Ecopoint with Nishant Mehra where we discussed these exams in depth).

🚀 Future Updates & 🤝 Contributions

I am actively maintaining this project and plan to upload scanned copies of my handwritten short notes and more CBT papers soon.

Because this is a community project built from a non-econ perspective, I am very open to contributions! If you spot any minor inaccuracies in the theory, or if you have your own short notes, cheat sheets, or visual resources that helped you succeed, I would love to feature them. Feel free to open an Issue or a Pull Request on GitHub.

If you find this ecosystem helpful for your preparation, a star on the GitHub repository would mean the world to me! (Note: Please drop any queries or questions in the comments below rather than sending a DM! answering here helps others who might have the exact same question.)

Best of luck with your preparation!