ENTRY TEST PREP - Resources for Preparation

I have mentioned here the textbooks and resources I used, along with ones I feel are most suitable for use in order to prepare for the AKU Entry Test. I have based my choices and preferences after carefully matching their content with the AKU test Syllabus.

First off, if you intend on start studying for AKU's Entrance Test you must know at least an overview of the syllabus of the Entry Test so that you are aware of the content, topics you have done and ones you haven't. Click here for the Test Syllabus.

Now let's go over the books:

NOTE:
I found out after I had cleared my tests, that there are "AKU Exam Board" Textbooks available in the market, basically books that students in grades 11 and 12 studying in the AKU board use for their academics. Now, I haven't done a whole lot of research, but I do know that the "Entry Test Syllabus" is basically the curriculum of the AKU board academic system, so I feel safe to assume that these books ought to be ideal for studying the syllabus. So get a hold of these if you can. If you can not, I have shared some alternatives that I feel match the syllabus word for word and are incredible for syllabus coverage.
For more info on the AKU Exam Board, click here. (Link will open in a new window)

TEXTBOOKS:
Please note that there are three other boards apart from the AKU board that are studied across Pakistan, namely the Sindh Jamshoro Board, the Punjab Text Book Board and the Federal Board Islamabad. I have put up snapshots of the covers for convenience, but note that covers may differ based on the edition of the book.

1. BIOLOGY:
I checked all three boards for this and can safely say that all three boards are equally useful for coverage of the AKU Syllabus. I used the Sindh Jamshoro Board Biology Textbooks for Class 11 and 12 because these felt to be the most detailed. There is a downside to the Sindh Board though, because the book is entirely black and white with dull pictures and no colour so it may get boring at times.
If I were to prepare for the test again, I would still select Sindh Board for Biology simply because of how detailed it is.

http://www.mynoteslibrary.com/pdf/Class_XI_Biology_Book_Notes.pdf

http://freebooks.pk/biology-part-2-for-12th-class (This is the eBook of Punjab Board Bio)

Covers of Sindh Board Bio Books!

2. CHEMISTRY:
Federal Board Islamabad is the way to go in the case of Chemistry because its content matches the AKU Syllabus ENTIRELY! Each and every chapter and every learning objective is covered in Federal Board Chem and this is not the case in the other two boards.
I'll give you an example: The AKU Chemistry Syllabus has a subtopic under Organic Chemistry as "Detection of Element in Organic Compound". You will not find a topic or even content related to this topic in the other two boards whereas in Federal Board Chem, there is an entire separate Heading for exactly this! 
Trust me on this and get Federal Board Islamabad Chemistry Textbooks (Class 11 and 12) and you won't regret it!
 You may get these books from anywhere, I got a hold of them from Urdu Bazar at Karachi. They will make your preparation extremely efficient. Here's what the covers look like:

Here's some links you may find useful, I couldn't find any free eBook online so you will have to purchase the books. These links are to notes and resources derived from those books.https://urdubazaronline.pk/school%20books/Federal%20Board%20Books%20Urdu%20Bazar%20Karachi/Chemistry%20Grade%2012%20Federal%20Board%20(National%20Book%20Foundation)https://archive.org/details/CollegeChemistryGuideForClass12PDFFederalBoardhttps://www.office.com.pk/f-sc-2nd-year-chemistry-notes-federal-board-in-pdf/Update! I was able to find a pdf of the first 5 chapters of class 12 Chemistry. Here's the link:http://www.learningall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/first-5-chapters-chemistry-xii.pdf3. PHYSICS:Punjab Board is for Physics what Federal Board is for Chemistry. Get a hold of Punjab Textbook Board's Physics Books for class 11 and 12 for a comfortable syllabus completion of your AKU entry test. It's got sound English, really helpful questions and worked examples, and it's coloured and very user friendly. Oh and here's the cherry on top, free eBooks for both years! Yay!Follow the links to PDF files of each book: (Links will open in a new window) Class 11 Physics, Punjab Board PDFClass 12 Physics, Punjab Board PDF(NOTE: If you have trouble opening the pdf files, contact me ASAP and I will fix up the links or email them to you directly)
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES I USED AND FOUND VERY HELPFUL:1. SABAQ.PKwww.sabaq.pkThis is a website I wish every student in Pakistan knew about. Open it up and you'll see just why. The procedure is the same, Sindh board for bio, Federal Board for Chem and Punjab board for Physics. You won't find the books here but you'll find the exact same topics in the form of video lectures. DO GIVE THIS A TRY. I used this website as a substitute for going to any tuition centre for prep, and believe me it did miracles. The lectures are in Urdu, are incredibly easy to understand and often accompany helpful solved questions.2. DOGAR BROTHERS' "MASTER THE AKU MCAT"https://www.dogar.com.pk/book/master-mcat-aga-khan-medical-college/I only used this book for practising questions and practising papers. There's a huge collection of questions and a lot of complete papers you can practise from and solve available in this book. BUT NOTE THIS, although claimed to be past papers of the AKU entry test, the questions here were not like ones that I encountered in the real Entrance Exam. The questions of the entry test were much more conceptual and required a lot more thinking, and not rote memorisation. Nevertheless, these are good for practise and self assessment. Could I have done without these? Maybe. I used the book 2-3 days before the paper to practise every chapter and that was pretty cool.3. SAT 2 BIOLOGY by Princeton and Kaplan:I borrowed these from a friend to study the Kingdoms bit of Biology only, because I didn't touch those chapters from the Sindh Board Bio book. They saved a lot of time and I was able to correctly attempt the Kingdoms related questions in the test as well, so it worked for me. This was the only time I used SAT 2 Books, some people used SAT 2 for all three sciences and to be honest I would've prefered to sit the SAT Subject tests before the AKU test for prior preparation coverage of topics explained beautifully in these books. So yeah, I would encourage you to sit the SAT Subject tests. (I didn't :p)And that's a wrap to this post. I hope you find these resources and books helpful. Feel free to hit me up for any confusions, errors, broken links or suggestions you may have on regarding this post. I will be sure to get back to you. For now, all the best and happy studying!