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During examinations
At home: The students who have worked hard through out the year also get little
nervous during the days of exam as there is so much to read in so little time
available for revision. Some important issues cropping up during this period are
discussed as under:
1. What to read?: We have already discussed earlier about the type of material
to be read. During the days of exams it is never possible to read everything
and none should aspire to do that. However this does not mean that you
should not glance through everything. The students are advised to read
completely answers to most expected questions and go through highlights or
main points of all other questions. It is especially important to go through all
formulas for mathematics, statistics, physics and other subjects involving
formulas or rules. Don’t try any new reading material during the exams which
you have not read earlier unless it is must. Don’t get into cramming anything
at this last hour unless something is absolutely must. Use the techniques of
speed reading during exam days.
2. What to do if you feel sleepy?: You are at the most critical time and cannot
afford to sleep when you are yet to go through your study materials. Certain
techniques which are all employed by me in my career are:
a. Read while standing. You would find this little uncomfortable but don’t
worry about the same. When you stand, stand in the middle of the
room with out any support of walls.
b. Read while walking: You may find this even more taxing but you need
to do whatever required to get you out of sleepiness. For sometime
you may not be able to concentrate on your reading. However after 15
minutes or so you would be alright and will be in a position to read and
remember.
c. If you fail in both these methods then you may ask your brother/sister
or friend to read for you and you should listen to the same. You should
sit on a chair which is not very comfortable one and advise the reader
to keep an eye on you every ten minutes. In my studies my brother
Dilip and sister Varsha have helped me in this strenuous task.
d. Listen to the recorded tapes if you have prepared the same. Please
make sure that the recoded tape must have the same information
which you would have otherwise read.
e. You may also start writing something relevant to your exams rather
than only reading as writing will keep you awake.
3. Other points:
a. You should be very clear on the venue and structure of exam, duration
of exam and coverage of syllabus for exam on hand.
b. Make doubly sure as to which is the subject of exam on a particular
day. Make it a point to affix the timetable opposite your reading desk.
Keep others in your family informed about the same.
c. The parents are advised not to create unnecessary tension by
constantly asking their children to study hard and take a lot of care in
the exams. Now allow the students to be on their own and don’t create
last minute tension.
d. The family members should help the students in collecting together all
material supplies for the exams like pen, pencil, eraser etc. My wife
Rupa had helped me a lot in my CFA exam in this respect.
e. The parents should take special care of health of students. The
students should not eat outside food. Overeating is not advisable. Take
a balanced meal in days of exams.
f. The students should not pass the days without proper food. They
should take at least 7-8 hours of sleep everyday.
g. When you come back after one exam paper, don’t spend time in
deciding how you performed. You should concentrate on next day’s
exam paper.
h. Ensure that you will wake up at the target time in the morning
especially when you have early exam or you intend to wake up early to
complete some revision. Use two alarm clocks with five minute
difference in timings. Ask your family members or friends to call you up
to ensure that you don’t fail to wake up at the required time.
i. You must be able to willingly and enthusiastically ready to face the
exams. If you bored and in the haste to finish the same as fast as
possible, you are not likely to put up your best performance.
j. Wear clothes which suit the climate at a point in time. Do not wear
clothes where the same will interfere in your speed or concentration.
k. Before you go to the test centre tell yourself that you have prepared
well for the exam and you would do well in the exam.
At the examination centre: The following points should be remembered:
1. Go to your exam centre the previous day and inspect your seating place in
terms of comfort, ventilation and availability of air depending on season.
Check whether there is any clock in the exam room and if yes, verify the
correctness of the timings as compared to your watch.
2. Depending on the season and temperature you should wear the clothes
which would be comfortable. The annual exams are normally conducted in
summer and thus it would make sense to wear cotton clothes.
3. Reach to the exam centre well in advance. Start from home early keeping at
least 30 minutes of contingency time if anything goes wrong with your vehicle
or you encounter much hectic traffic than expected by you.
4. You may not carry any reading materials with you for reading between your
home and exam centre if you are satisfied with your preparation and do not
want to have last minute tension.
5. Don’t reach at exam centre too early otherwise you will become more anxious
or nervous.
6. At the exam centre outside the class you may find some students engrossed
in reading or discussing what would be there in the question paper etc. Avoid
talking to them as they would create anxiety and stress in your mind.
7. Don’t get into discussions with your friends and colleagues as to what you
have prepared and what they have prepared, till what time you read and they
read and what do you think would be level of difficulty in question paper. More
specifically avoid talking to those students who are considered to be very
intelligent and hard working as you may unnecessarily get disappointed
thinking that you have not prepared well for the exams. You may try to relax
and remain cool in this most trying period.
In the examination centre: The tips for exams in the centre may be divided in
general tips and specific tips. The general tips are discussed in this article and
specific tips will be discussed in the next article:
General tips: