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Beating those exam blues – A Preparation Guide

Pavan Chauhan | January 11th, 2013 at 11:23am

So, it is that time of the year again when exams loom large on the horizon and you are gearing up to face them confidently in the next few months. We know you have a very hectic schedule after which you probably have very little time left to spend on focused studying. Worry not. A planned and organized approach in which you systematically tackle all your weak areas while continuing to polish your strong areas, will soon get you feeling in control again.

Here are a few tips that can help you prepare better for those exams and help keep stress at bay. Get set to aim for an outstanding performance this exam season.

  • If you haven’t started studying yet, remember that panicking will not get you anywhere. You need to start organizing all your study resources subject wise and begin planning your study schedule. Get down to making a study schedule right away!

  • One of the biggest problems that students face while making a study routine is that they set highly ambitious daily targets for themselves. Plan and manage your time according to your exam date sheet. Start with the topics/subjects where you need to focus more.

  • Remember, it is important for you to understand a concept well before moving on to another one. Take some time out for periodic breaks, but make sure you stick to the time-limit!

  • When you sit down to tackle difficult chapters, try to study them through a video tutorial. It has been proven that something learnt audio-visually stays with you for longer . After watching the videos in the chapter you can revise how much you know by taking the chapter test to assess how much you have learnt.

  • Revise Revise and Revise. You must have quick and concise revision notes handy so that you can refer to them any time.One of the most effective learning practices that you can and should adopt in addition to studying by yourself is group studying. Collaborative studying allows you to discuss your problems regarding any concept with friends. It also helps you assess your own understanding of the concept when you explain it to another person. You can also sit together for a mock test paper and evaluate your performance later. Needless to say, group studying can also be an effective stress-busting mechanism.

  • Be particular about your eating habits. We know you feel hungry while studying. Opt for healthy snacks like a bowl of your favourite fruit, nuts, puffed rice etc. Avoid starchy, oily, sugary and processed snacks. They make the body lethargic and the mind sluggish.

  • Take a walk or talk to friends and family when feeling a little stressed. It helps:)

  • Do not stop pursuing your hobbies because they help you relax. But remember to not get carried away by them!

Follow these simple tips and charge ahead of others in the upcoming exams! Do write in to let us know how you are faring in your preparations, or simply if you need some encouragement when you feel ‘stuck’! You can write in to me at expert_payalkrishnan@meritnation.com

Wishing you good luck!

Payal Krishnan

Career Counselor- Meritnation.com



65 Comments Add your own

  • 1. varshitha.v.maka  |  January 11th, 2013 at 9:29 pm

    please send more & more mail’s of CBSE 9 time ta alble & PSA also

  • 2. Swathy Sanjay Sindhu  |  January 11th, 2013 at 11:42 pm

    Respected Expert,
    Thank you for giving these practical tips. I’m sure it’ll help me achieve more.

  • 3. jcpaul  |  January 12th, 2013 at 12:28 am

    please send probabl ques

  • 4. tukaram  |  January 12th, 2013 at 8:39 am

    Dear sir,
    thank you very much very useful tips

  • 5. Akashdeep  |  January 12th, 2013 at 10:32 am

    Thank you for those wonderful tips
    surely would try and use some of them

    Cheers! :D

  • 6. G.Shanmugam  |  January 12th, 2013 at 10:43 am

    You said best way to get more marks. Thank You. But applicable is difficult to everybody. that is depend on their environment. We try to follow your guide.
    Thank you prof,
    With regards G.Shanmugam, Chennai

  • 7. diksha verma  |  January 12th, 2013 at 11:21 am

    Thanx a lot sir for these wonderful tips!!! sure I will try them.

  • 8. Geeta Gupta  |  January 12th, 2013 at 11:30 am

    Nice tips given by you I am sure that one should get good result by following them. Thanx for the tips

  • 9. Arohi Desai  |  January 12th, 2013 at 11:57 am

    From my school some study materials are give. I have tried them but I find many questions which i think are out of syllabus. What should I do?

  • 10. sonu tanwar  |  January 12th, 2013 at 2:58 pm

    wonderful tips

  • 11. anita  |  January 12th, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    thank youuu……rly nice tips…indeed inspiring,motivating,,,,,boosted up my spirit….tc

  • 12. V.Expedith Arachi  |  January 12th, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    I do appreciate your timely bullet points or tips to the students facing the public exams.The third,fourth and fifth are,I think, very very useful.I always recommend the students to understand the concept first for which the best assistance is animated educational videos on a particular concept that the student finds difficult to understand especially in science subjects. It is a substitute to teacher. If a student develops a habit of preparing his own objective questions on terminologies/technical terms in a particular chapter,I am sure it is an easy way to remember and reproduce during exams without any error.

  • 13. sunny  |  January 12th, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    thanks very much…..for the tips …:)

  • 14. hrutu  |  January 12th, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    really very useful tips given by the expert ,surely these will help me to score more……
    thanx

  • 15. supraja prabho  |  January 12th, 2013 at 7:20 pm

    ur tips wud b rly useful in ma preparationz, although am confident in doing ma xamz wel am little stressed regarding ma preparationz :(

  • 16. Niyati Jha  |  January 12th, 2013 at 7:52 pm

    I have got the best tips till today for preparing final exams by.thanks a bunch for giving me such wonderful tips

  • 17. ahana  |  January 12th, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    thank u 4 ur valuble tips

  • 18. Dhriti Datta  |  January 12th, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    respected Ma’am,
    Thank you for your wonderful tips for exams. I’d try my level best to follow them.

    Dhriti Datta
    Army Public School
    Shillong

  • 19. jogith  |  January 12th, 2013 at 8:39 pm

    super thank u very much three cheers

  • 20. anupriya  |  January 12th, 2013 at 8:46 pm

    when i become stressed i start seeing tv n then i get carried away. what should i do. cause this makes it very difficult to follow a time table leading to hurry at last

  • 21. A.arvindkrishna  |  January 12th, 2013 at 8:54 pm

    some thing use i know what future is benefit pls reply

  • 22. ashwini  |  January 12th, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    excellent tips.

  • 23. aditya singh  |  January 12th, 2013 at 9:16 pm

    Thank you sir.

  • 24. SAMER  |  January 13th, 2013 at 2:24 am

    lovely tips fhat greatly help hack difficult exams

  • 25. rajveer  |  January 13th, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    thanx for the tips

  • 26. Anushree Gupta  |  January 13th, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    Thanx, for the tips. I am a student. I hope this could help for my better result.

  • 27. H.C SATAPATHY  |  January 13th, 2013 at 4:22 pm

    Tips are helpful.

  • 28. Sharikha  |  January 13th, 2013 at 6:13 pm

    Dear sir,
    Thank you for this this tips. I hope it will be useful for all of us……You gave us this wonderful tips. If any child follows them I am sure that he/she would get good result…….

  • 29. anagha  |  January 13th, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    thank you sir for your valuable tips.iwill surely try it.

  • 30. Rahul Raj Bhatt  |  January 13th, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    VERY HELPFUL AND PRACTICABLE TIPS,BUT SELF DISCIPLINE IS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW.WE TRY TO FOLLOW SIR.
    WITH REGARDS
    RAHUL RAJ BHATT
    BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL
    NTPC SIPAT

  • 31. GAYATHRI REJI  |  January 13th, 2013 at 7:37 pm

    nice tips……………….thanx

  • 32. sehal fraz  |  January 13th, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    thank you for this tip……..

  • 33. kaverinmohite  |  January 13th, 2013 at 11:57 pm

    very fruitful tips

  • 34. Prarthanaa  |  January 14th, 2013 at 4:11 pm

    Thank you sir,
    Those tips really works!

  • 35. arushee  |  January 14th, 2013 at 4:42 pm

    thank u so much for ur valuable words it will really heph thanks

  • 36. Maanvi  |  January 14th, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    Thanks for great tips…..

  • 37. riza  |  January 14th, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    thank you sir i hope it will work & if any more tips please do send it.
    once again thanks

  • 38. riza  |  January 14th, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    but im little feared about exams

  • 39. Amjad  |  January 14th, 2013 at 8:52 pm

    Thanks for the tips. Very useful

  • 40. Raunak  |  January 15th, 2013 at 6:56 am

    Thxx for these wonderful tips surely they’ll be helpful
    Regards

  • 41. sumit  |  January 15th, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    much encouraging.I will follow this.

  • 42. A.Sai Sushma  |  January 15th, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    thanks for giving the tips

  • 43. prabhu  |  January 15th, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    Respected authority,

    Vry nice guideline regard preparation towards exmination.
    Thnku

  • 44. Jai Rathi  |  January 15th, 2013 at 8:26 pm

    THX EXPERTS……….
    YOU ARE SO HELPFUL..

  • 45. deepu  |  January 16th, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    they are good but we already know ’bout them……..waiting for new tips

  • 46. v  |  January 16th, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    it was just nice and so helpful………

  • 47. promise oziegbe  |  January 17th, 2013 at 5:31 pm

    i what to get the pass question for literature

  • 48. P.Shanmugam  |  January 17th, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    Thanks,practice makes man perfect I will follow the tips

  • 49. maheash mahadik  |  January 18th, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    dear expert thank you for your tips

  • 50. maheash mahadik  |  January 18th, 2013 at 7:50 pm

    dear expert thank you for the tips

  • 51. manavi nair  |  January 20th, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    dear sir,
    thank u for giving these helpful tips.

  • 52. hana  |  January 20th, 2013 at 9:55 pm

    I am sure that this tips will help me a lot.

  • 53. hana  |  January 20th, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    outstanding tips

  • 54. Ritu jai  |  January 22nd, 2013 at 7:36 pm

    a very big thanks for these tips coz dey r vry helpful.Dey r going 2 help me a lot in my future.

  • 55. kritika  |  January 23rd, 2013 at 4:56 pm

    thanks for these tips n dey r vry useful.might be i am the next topper

  • 56. D.Dharini  |  January 24th, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    thanks to the experts who gave me these tips for my preparation of my final exams.And it will be useful to me a lot.

  • 57. shivi  |  January 26th, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    thanks for these lovely tips.

  • 58. dhairya  |  February 2nd, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    it gives me the courage and help for the preparation of exam. thanks lot to the experts

  • 59. meghana  |  February 3rd, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    well, i’d like to thank and you know what i feel like i do not have those exam blues at times,anyways now i am felling it….but when i remember those words of yours it chills me!

  • 60. pardeep  |  February 8th, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    this is very good website for study

  • 61. sakshi shah  |  February 9th, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    Thank you
    I am little nervous and excited for exams

  • 62. sameer kulkarni  |  February 15th, 2013 at 9:57 pm

    thank u fr ur wndeful tips…hope its gonnaa help me…! :) :)

  • 63. JASMEEN KAUR  |  February 19th, 2013 at 6:28 pm

    AAPAN TU TAN KOI TIPS DI LOR HI HAI NI STILL THANKS FOR THE TIPS…………:D

  • 64. sahil  |  March 4th, 2013 at 9:49 am

    thank u very much for giving these tips for exams.thanxxxx…

  • 65. ajit  |  March 22nd, 2013 at 3:02 pm

    my final exam will starts on next month.but,i have not started my study yet.i think these tips will hel’ me a lot..thank u….

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