BEAT THE EXAMS- Advice to Students

Examinations as usual have begun and put students on the rigorous regimen. Exams are very much anticipated and indispensable for the successful culmination of the academic session.

It is only after cracking exams successfully that you students shall climb the ladder of your bright career, rung by rung. A student like you should be tough, confident and dauntlessly face the exams to your own good.

Here are some tips for your successful handling of the examinations.

·    You should configure your activities with the strictly thoughtful time schedule.

·    Carbohydrates may make you feel sleepy. Have lots of fruits and protein-rich, light diets to keep mentally alert while at study.

·    It is more advisable to have several installments of light meals than to fill your belly with a single large meal.

·    You should have a sound sleep of at least 5-6 hours.

·    Modern scientific research has proved that early morning time is the best time for learning and memorizing process. After relaxing hours of sleep, your brain becomes refreshed and works adroitly.

·    Your study room should be shut to all kinds of din and distractions. If your concentration is perturbed, you will end up reading the same thing over and over again, without understanding what it means.

·    If continuous study has strained your eyes, here is a simple rejuvenating exercise. Rub your hands hard to make them warm, close your eyes, cup your hands and put them around your closed eyes. Think of darkness all around with a calm mind. It will be more refreshing to your eyes than having a short nap.

·    After prolonged attention to a particular topic if your brain feels tired, switch over to some other topic. It may relax your overworked portion of the brain. Different portions of the brain handle different things. If one becomes tired, use another.

·    Pray to God before you start your work. It will have a soothing effect and give you the required courage and self-confidence.

·    Draw outlines and flow-sheets of the lengthy notes, you will memorize this way better. Last-time quick-revision will become simpler.

·    Study your notes carefully, keeping in view the frequency of topics asked in the previous exam-papers. The more you write, the more you memorize.

·    When you get the question-paper in the examination hall, follow the instructions mentioned in it.

·    If you don’t understand a question, re-read it carefully, its language may be confusing.

·    Close your eyes for a while and think of the answer. Start properly and don’t jump to a random and vague answer.

·    Don’t spend undue time on a troublesome question. Skip to another one. You can return to the same forsaken question after you have finished the entire paper. May be at a later time you recall its answer.

·    Always write carefully and do leave some space between each two answers.

In the end, I wish all students good-luck. Go ahead.