Monday 8 December 2014

Exams in India : A cake walk

Examinations are nothing but a platform to test the preparations. Its neither starting of the world not an end and also its not the final assessment of a student or his preparation. Its a known fact that examinations are a crucial juncture for which every one is worried about irrespective of how much he or she has prepared but even when you are prepared 100 %, the pressure ore we should say extra unwanted pressure will result in decreasing your efficiency by 50 %. Got exams coming up? A little exam stress is inevitable, but make sure you don't fall into. Some counselling activities have also been started by premium institutes like IIT – Kharagpur.
For details you can visit

http://www.iitk.ac.in/counsel/exam.php

 It’s always advised to be prepared for the examination. Preparation can depend of level of examination. We suggest not to treat examination as question of Do or Die rather a better preparation can turn examination into a simple cake walk.  This preparation includes the plan that one should make in order to answer the questions. The planning should not be made on the day of examination but we should set few weeks before examination and solve mock papers on the same planning. This will help us to answer efficiently and will feel a lot confidant as we know how to tackle the situation.

Try to know the pattern.

We should know at least the pattern of examination we are attending. Every board or college make the patterns public way before the scheduled date of examination. We should also have different plans for different kind of papers. In CBSE examination pattern almost all the papers are kept under one category and planing may suit all the subjects but approach to solve, what to start , and how much to answer can be learned through the CBSE Sample papers. We should solve this sample papers again and again to minimize the stress that comes once a new pattern that was their in the CBSE sample papers but was an unseen for us appears during the examination.

Last Night Effort.

 A term that lot of students use to define the strength that they have over mugging the subjects but maximum time it has resulted in a lot of panic during examination because last minute preparation gives least confidence to students and it can never replace a long term strategically study. We can over come this by having  a revision timetable and start planning well before exams begin. With this we should also set realistic goals and include breaks. We should make sure to get some fresh air or have the window open while studying where possible. Its no harm in being methodical, make books, notes and essays user-friendly so that it serves a better purpose at the critical juncture of examination. We should use headings, highlighting and revision cards, and get tips on other revision techniques from teachers and friends with experience of exams.

Food: Important aspect during examinations.

It’s necessary to have good and balance diet before examination, keeping in mind that the food should not make you sleepy and should make you comfortable while sitting in the examination room .We should never go in on an empty stomach as our concentration will jump from questions to our empty stomach. Fruits and proteins are good source of energy. We should avoid rice potato and other high carbohydrate enriched foods.

Forget and move ahead.

After the examination, it’s a common culture among students that we tend to discuss a lot with our friends and we are interested in knowing how others have written We should think that the time post examination is also to plan what to do with the result expected, asking friends and taking their feedback and comparing your performance will only add worries to it. It can be a possibility because of social pressure that the friend might lie to you and so the intention of analysis may loose its motto. It’s a fact that a majority of students come in the examination centre to perform well. Concentrate on how you will face your next exam or how you are going to spend your time efficiently.

Sleep well

Most people need at least 7-8 hours of sleep every night. If we make a habit of sleeping too late may hamper the normal metabolic process of the body and we may end up in getting nothing than perpetual dizziness.

Positive self assessment conversation

What can be best in the world than talking to yourself and doing a self assessment. Always take out time and analyze in a silent and healthy environment about pros and cones of your activities during examination. It will help you to delete unwanted practises and will result in better approach next time.

Hard work pays off

You cannot replace the mantra of “ Success come with hard work” so the best way to avoid stress during examination is get ready through continuous preparation and also try to generate a cross checking or evaluation process for yourself. It will help you to analyze how better you can perform as revision takes its course.
Hope this tips will help you to overcome the unwanted stress. If not, Please consult a professional for help.

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