Meritnation has added NCERT Sanskrit solutions for classes VI-VIII !

We promised that we shall continue to spread cheer in your lives and here we are! After helping students deal with their studying woes in Math, Science, English, Hindi and Social Studies, we are out with study material for yet another subject! Meritnation.com is happy to announce the addition of free NCERT solutions for Sanskrit for classes VI-VIII. So, the next time you feel overwhelmed with शब्द रूप and धातु रूप in Sanskrit, you know where to go. Just log on to meritnation.com and view the solutions. Absolutely free!

With the final examinations round the corner, these free NCERT Sanskrit solutions will help you brush up and consolidate your learning for the end-of-chapter NCERT questions. You can also check your answers against the ones available at meritnation.com for any inaccuracy and make sure that you have your dream score in Sanskrit on your report card this year. Go ahead! Work hard in Sanskrit this year and watch your aggregate go up.

सुखार्थी त्यजते विद्यां विद्यार्थी त्यजते सुखम् |
सुखार्थिन: कुतो विद्या कुतो विद्यार्थिन: सुखम् ||

Translation:
जो व्यक्ति सुख के पीछे भागता है, उसे ज्ञान नहीं मिलता|
जिसे ज्ञान प्राप्त करना है, उसे सुख त्यागना पड़ता है।

All the best for your exams!

Cheers!
Team Meritnation

7 comments February 23rd, 2010

Meritnation.com now has content for Hindi Course-B

Hindi Course-B just got easier! With the launch of NCERT solutions for Hindi Course-B, meritnation.com continues to add value and win more hearts. These NCERT solutions are available free of cost at meritnation.com for students of classes IX and X. The next time you face any difficulty in understanding concepts in Hindi-B and find yourself struggling to frame the answers to the end- of- chapter NCERT questions, you know where to log on to! So all the students preparing for the class IX and X Hindi Course-B exams, brace up to ace those exams confidently.

We assure you that our efforts to make schooling easy for you do not end here. Watch this section regularly as we continue to spread more cheer into your lives by updating quality study content and a host of other exciting features.

We at meritnation.com will be very happy to hear more from you. Leave us your feedback and suggestions and help us serve you better. We wish you all the very best for your exams!

Cheers!

Team Meritnation

6 comments February 17th, 2010

Know your Learning Style for an Effective Revision

With exams round the corner, all you students out there will be busy gearing up for the challenging times ahead. After round-the-year study sessions, the time has come to prepare yourself for the essential revision exercise.

To make your learning effective you may add a customized touch to your revision notes by tailoring it as per your own learning style. Now, you might be wondering what are ‘learning styles’?

Learning Style refers to the characteristic way in which an individual acquires, perceives and processes information. It is important to note that there are no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, ‘good’ or ‘bad’ learning styles, but only preferred learning styles. Thus, in simple words, a dominant style that helps you process and learn information faster can be classified as your learning style. On the basis of their learning styles learners can be broadly categorized into three types i.e. Visual learners, Auditory learners and Tactile learners, each with their respective learning styles. Here are a few points that will give your some more insight on the prime characteristics of the different types of learners and help you customize your revision notes according to the style that suits you the best.

Visual learners learn best by looking at graphics, watching a demonstration, or reading about it. So while preparing their revision notes visual learners are advised to support it with pictures, charts, maps, graphs etc. Use of colour to highlight important text in the revision notes also works wonders with such learners. To accelerate the pace of revision and to make learning effective visual learners can also try visualizing information as a picture or an image. This will help them retain information for a longer period of time.

The second type of learners are Auditory learners. Such learners prefer listening to concepts being explained rather than reading about them in text books. They prefer classroom discussions over individual study sessions. In some cases auditory learners may feel the need for an absolutely quiet place as they attempt to commit key information to memory, as they are often unable to handle distractions created due to noise. If you are an auditory learner, pre-recorded lectures on a tape recorder may also serve as excellent revision notes for you. Try creating musical jingles, using mnemonics, and discussing ideas verbally to aid speedy revision.

Tactile learners process information best through a ‘hands-on’ experience. If you think that actually doing an activity is the easiest way to learn information then your dominant learning style is that of a tactile learner. While preparing revision notes, a tactile learner is advised to write or type their own notes. When they sit down to study a tactile learner may want to hold the revision notes in his/her hands instead of keeping them on the table.  To further make learning effective they can prepare flash cards for each step in a procedure based concept and regularly challenge themselves to arrange the cards in the correct sequence. These learners should also include a lot of real-life examples and case studies in their revision notes. To reinforce learning, tactile learners can even choose to play their way through concept-based puzzles and games available on websites such as meritnation.com.

Having gained some indications about your dominant learning style, it is time to go ahead and make the most of your revision time.

All the very best for your exams!

Cheers!
Team Meritnation

1 comment February 14th, 2010

Uniform test papers for Class IX CBSE students!

The academic year 2009-10 can surely be called as the ‘Year of Surprises’, thanks to the academic and examination reforms introduced by CBSE! Beginning with the decision to completely do away with the class X board exams and bringing in the benefits of the grading system, to the introduction of CCE– this academic year has witnessed it all! And would you believe it?! There are plans for introducing the grading system in class XII too! It seems that the list of surprises for students continues to grow even as we approach the end of the current academic year.

A recent development in this respect is the announcement that CBSE will set the final test papers for the class IX examinations for its affiliated schools. So all you students who are preparing for the class IX examinations get ready to face uniform and standardized test papers across all CBSE affiliated schools.

However, the answer sheets will be evaluated by the school itself in accordance to the official marking scheme. The test paper by the CBSE will be divided into four sections, containing multiple-choice, long-answer and short-answer type questions. The board has also issued directives to the schools to adopt a flexi-timing scheme of allotting a time duration ranging from 3-31/2 hours to students for completing their papers. What more could students ask for!

The CBSE will send out CDs to the schools containing test papers and sample test papers for English Communicative, English Language and Literature, Hindi-A, Hindi-B, Mathematics, Science, Social Science and Communicative Sanskrit. For the remaining subjects, schools will set their own test papers in accordance to the sample question papers available on the official website of the CBSE. To ensure confidentiality of these test papers, the CBSE will send a password to the schools either through mail or telephonically, that will allow them to access the content in the CD.

So all you students out there gear up for standardized and uniform test papers for your class IX examinations.

All the best!
Cheers!
Team Meritnation

12 comments February 14th, 2010

It’s time for ICSE board students to gear up!

With board exams only a few weeks away, it’s time for all ICSE/ISC students to give studies their 100%. Need of the hour is to wind-up your final studies and begin the crucial revision sessions. Having your study schedule in place is the first step to scoring great marks in the final examinations. Of course it goes without saying, that to help you prepare your schedule it is important to first take a note of the date sheet for the exams.

Class X ICSE exam date sheet 2010

Class XII ISC exam date sheet 2010

For complete date sheet visit www.cisce.org

With the exact ICSE/ISC date sheet in place, it is now important that you plan your studies with care. You need to cautiously balance the available time between all the subjects. To score exceptionally well in your examinations do not forget to practice from the model and practice tests available at meritnation.com. You can also refer to the revision notes by meritnation.com in order to reinforce your learning.

Remember, success is what you do with what you’ve got.

All the best for your exams!

Team Meritnation

1 comment January 27th, 2010

Republic Day Special Quiz from 23rd-26th January, 2010

After the success of the Children’s Day Special Quiz and Christmas Special G.K. Quiz, meritnation.com is out with yet another quiz. Students can participate in this online Republic Day Special quiz from 23^rd-26^th January, 2010.

All you need to do is log on to meritnation.com and click on ‘Play Quiz’ banner on the home page to enter the exciting world of online quizzing. Questions range from topics that cover current affairs, general awareness, India’s freedom struggle, Republic Day and its celebrations etc. Over 100 exciting prizes are waiting to be won. The list of winners will be compiled on 27^th January, 2010 and all the lucky winners will be contacted individually.

Wishing you all a Happy Republic Day and Happy Quizzing!

Cheers!

Team Meritnation

8 comments January 22nd, 2010

A fresh new look and a brand new tool!

Making the lives of students easier is the driving philosophy of meritnation.com and the team at Meritnation never ceases to stop thinking about possibilities that can make ‘stress free schooling’ a reality. Yet another step in this direction is our latest endeavour—giving the site a makeover and adding a new feature that is bound to make studying simpler and more organized.

The new look promises to make navigation easier. Simply put, accessing your favourite features on meritnation now becomes much simpler. Under the new design all the features offered for a particular board, are listed under the board.

Change can sometimes cause apprehensions. If you are concerned that after becoming so comfortable with the old ‘look’, the new design will need a lot of getting used to, you are in for a pleasant surprise! As you log on to the ‘new look’ meritnation.com and start to browse, you will realize just how easy and smooth everything has become!

The good news does not end here! With the new and improved look we are also launching the Study Planner–an online tool especially designed for students that will help organize their studies.  The 5 steps in the Study Planner emphasize the sequence in which you should ideally study to optimally utilize your time and reap the maximum advantages.

Here are 5 reasons for you to use meritnation.com’s Study Planner:

• It will make studies and learning more organized
• It will ensure speedy and effective learning
• You will be able to efficiently managing available time
• You will remain in control of your progress
• You will be able to adequately focus on weak areas/topics
• Get formative assessments in every chapter

We are confident that the makeover of the website and the new Study Planner tool will appeal to all our users and will infuse a lot of freshness and structure into your lives.

Cheers!

Team Meritnation

10 comments January 18th, 2010

CBSE Exam Date Sheet 2010 is out!

The wait is finally over! CBSE is out with the exam date sheet for Class X and Class XII for the year 2010. So all you students, it is time to pull up your socks and organize your studies so that you can score great marks in your exams.

Hey!! Don’t the exams suddenly seem very near, now that the date sheet is out? Fear not. With a well-chalked out study and revision schedule backed by a consistent approach, you are sure to come with flying colours in your exams. Go ahead and give it your best shot.

The date sheet for CBSE Class X and Class XII is as follows:

Class X

Class XII

For the complete date sheet visit www.cbse.nic.in

Meritnation.com wishes its students all the very best for exams. Just keep working hard towards your goals and remember the following lines:

“Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.”
- Author Unknown

Cheers!
Team Meritnation

21 comments December 28th, 2009

ICSE set to become easier from 2012!

Three cheers for the new reforms initiated by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) in its education system! Now, all you students from ICSE Board can breathe a little easy with some load off your backs!

From the academic year 2012, ICSE Board students no longer need to pass their second language (vernacular) paper to be declared successful in their class X exam. A student has to pass the English language paper and clear any other 4 subjects. Thus, you can choose to opt for only one language subject namely, English and of the remaining four subjects, you do not necessarily have to choose a language subject (as was the case earlier).

Another significant reform initiated by the Council, aimed to equip all ICSE Board students with skills for competitive exams is its attempt to give top priority to English. By introducing a listening and speaking skill component in its curriculum the Council intends to ensure that every child not only develops good writing skills in the English language, but also develops effective communication skills in the language. Under this component, a 20-mark oral examination in English will be conducted internally by the school to assess students’ communication skills. This, along with other initiatives such as introducing a new textbook, and increasing the duration of the English exam by ½ hour are reforms that are aimed to ICSE Board students’ English language skills.

In an attempt to further unburden the students, the Board is planning to completely do away with Environmental Education as a subject from the academic year 2012. However, keeping in mind the importance of teaching environmental studies and the Supreme Court ruling making Environmental Education compulsory from the primary classes till graduation, the Council intends to incorporate the essential components of Environmental Education into the other subjects like geography and biology. So, from the year 2012 all you ICSE Board students will not have to write a separate exam for Environment Education.

We at meritnation.com believe in keeping you updated with every bit of news that might make a difference to your school days. We hope that these regular posts help you stay better prepared for the future.

Cheers!

Team Meritnation

5 comments December 15th, 2009

Tamil Nadu Matriculation Board Students rejoice cos’ Santa is here!

The season of gifts and celebrations continues, and meritnation.com is happy to play Santa this time for the students of Tamil Nadu Matriculation Board! With a bag full of goodies consisting of Test Papers and Revision Notes for classes VI-X, preparing for exams will become much easier for all you students of Tamil Nadu Matriculation Board.

To enable Tamil Nadu Matriculation Board students experience a stress- free exam period and also enjoy the festivities of the season, meritnation.com has launched the Test and Revision Pack for Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and English Grammar.

The community of meritnation users is growing rapidly! After having successfully launched content for Maharashtra and Karnataka Board, meritnation.com is happy that with the latest addition of Tamil Nadu board it has an opportunity to further spread cheer among more students. Tackling exams has never been this easy! The Test and Revision Pack for Tamil Nadu Matriculation Board, with over 70 plus test papers for each grade will help to fortify conceptual understanding in these subjects.  The test papers are available in both Question-Answer and time based MCQ formats that will introduce the much needed variety in the monotonous studying schedule. Through regular practice these test papers will equip students to deal with exams confidently and will help them come out victorious in the exams.

The Revision notes that are a part of the Test and Revision pack will further help in effective and speedy conceptual clarity and understanding. Written in easy-to-comprehend text accompanied with clearly labeled illustrations and graphics, these notes will allow students to grasp and retain information for a longer period of time. The icing on the cake is that these revision notes are in printable format! So students can now carry their revision notes with them for those last minute glances before the exams.

We at meritnation.com hope that our efforts will help more meritnation users achieve their goals of excelling this exam season.

Cheers!

Meritnation.com Team

2 comments December 2nd, 2009