Myths Surrounding Competitive Exam Preparation!

 

Myths Surrounding Competitive Exam Preparation!

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1. Study Hours: success is directly proportional to the number of hours a student slog

Hard work has no significance if you lack proper planning. It is a myth that you should study for 14 to 18 hours a day to score good marks. The duration of study doesn’t matter if you do not study efficiently. Few students can slog for 14-18 hours a day but if they do not have an effective plan, the timing wouldn’t

matter. It is vital to understand how much you have studied rather than how long you have studied. No doubt, you’ve to put

in some hours regularly to increase production, but after an extent of increasing those hours, productivity gets so low that you end up with much less than you expect. When the mind hits the saturation point, it stops being in the best condition.

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2. Framing of Exam Questions: They can ask you question on anything

Often you’ve a prescribed syllabus and even competitive exams abide by it. The only thing that changes is their way of

presentation. It is obvious that competitive exams won’t ask the routine questions. So it’s better to accept than to expect.

The concept remains unaltered; it’s just a little tricky that changes the entire equation of solving the paper. Every year,the same questions are prepared in ways that the questions appear new. Read quality and start thinking from the examiner point of view and stop panicking when an exam is confined to a prescribed syllabus.

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3. Subject Importance: I have mastered the concepts well,I can be sure of a good rank

In the end, what matters most is the performance on the final day. No matter how much mastery you’ve done in a subject,pay equal importance to other subjects and think and plan your

exam strategy accordingly. Don’t be overconfident. Condition yourself to perform well in the most adverse conditions. You might be intelligent and hard-working, but you still need to prove it on the final day with your smartness and critical thinking.

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4. Solving more Question Banks or practice papers means better command on the subject

Had that been the case, repeaters would have constituted at least 80% of the top rankers. But that is not the case. Basic 

concepts, close observation and some level of application is all that is needed. Whatever number of questions you solve, 

solve them yourself without cheating. You could just not master the concept but also develop a great analytical skill, an indispensable aspect for solving the tricky questions in the exam.

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5. I am a school/Class Topper and have got 98% marks in Board hence my selection is sureshot.

Don’t get overconfident by just being a school topper. Image there are 20 L Schools in India so you are just one of them. 

Competitive exams are altogether a different game so never overestimate yourself and underestimate your competitors.

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