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How to Prepare for the External Examinations? ::.How to score more in exams? How is your preparation for the forthcoming Engineering examinations in the month of April-May? Some of you may have exam fear, some may have jitter and some may be careless or relaxed. I hope that these tips will help all of you to perform better in examinations. The first and foremost MANTRA to achieve success not only in exams, but also in your life is “THINK YOU CAN WIN”. Rely on yourself; keep faith on your hard work. Trust yourself, respect yourself, nourish yourself and motivate yourself. Pass mark in B.Tech is 40 out of 100 in almost all universities. Out of 100 marks 20 marks are for internal examinations which are awarded by college teachers. Remaining 80 marks are for public examinations. I hope that you scored at least19 marks out of 20 i.e., 50% Therefore you need only 30 out of 80 i.e., around 37% which is not at all difficult to achieve. Success is a journey but not the destination. The journey of success in examinations has three milestones. They are 1. What to do before examinations 2. Do’s and don’ts during examinations 3. What not to do after examinations Milestone 1: What to do before examinations? Once public examinations time table is declared by a university, plan your preparation schedule. Draw a table which includes your subjects and how many days you can allot for each subject. Prioritize the subjects according to your assessment whether you’re weak or strong in it. Also give importance to subjects based on core: non-core, theoretical: mathematical, compulsory: elective etc., issues while giving priority. Decide a revision plan which is suitable for you. How many days, how many hours per day you can allot for each subject after leaving time for breaks, meals and free time. Ensure that you allot ample amount of time for each subject according to priority. Don’t ignore any subjects in revision. Don’t think you are good at a particular subject. Ensure a balance where your priority subjects have the lead. It is just time waste if you simply read and write during revision. “Education is not just filling a bucket, but lighting a fire” – William Yeats. Try to recollect what you have studied. After completing one topic or chapter, close your eyes and ask questions on that topic and if you are able to answer your revision is really fruitful. During revision write down separately formulas, theorems, important points and diagrams on separate papers so that they can be used for quick view on the day of examination. Unfortunately if you haven’t prepared anything till today, then study the units which have less topics. Don’t try to cover the entire syllabus. Concentrate on important chapters having less and easy content. Revision is very important, if you don’t have sufficient time, revise at least diagrams, important formulas and equations. During revision if you feel tired don’t go to bed to relax, if so you are giving up the time table you have planned. Follow the below guidelines to refresh yourself and stay energized during revision. Every morning during exams just have 10 minutes walk in fresh air. Take more water while studying, it will help for good blood circulation and so you will not be tired. Study while listening to light music which will help you to concentrate more. Study in same place daily, it will help you to concentrate well. Don’t keep a watch in front of you, it will unnecessarily increases your B.P. Remove TV, film magazines, film posters etc., from your study room which will divert your concentration. Don’t study for long hours at a stretch. Relax in between for a while and try to recollect what you have studied. Don’t have quarrels or arguments with friends or parents and don’t spoil your moods. Milestone 2: Dos and don’ts during examination Don’t try to read one or two hours before the examination or don’t chat with friends before examination. This will increase your useless memory stuff and decrease the speed of accessibility. Sit idle in a comfortable place, close your eyes and try to recall the answers for the questions you have read. This improves your speed of accessibility. Enter the exam hall at the correct time and also leave the exam hall at the correct time. Don’t leave before the stipulated time. Read the entire question paper at least once for 15 minutes in a 3 hr examination. Prioritize the answers you know well. Write the best answers you know first. First impression is the best impression. If you write the best answer first, the same impression will continue till the last question. On the other side if you write the first answer with mistakes, the same impression continues even if you write the best answer at last and you will score less. Don’t think that you can pass the exams by just repeating the points or filling the additional sheets. Don’t compare with others that they are writing more and more pages. More pages will not give more marks. Even it is one page contains real stuff you can gain more marks. Don’t write the answer all from the same one book, examiners can find out where your answers come from. Try to write content from prescribed text books. Draw attention towards the related equations, diagrams and side headings. Write only 20 lines per page giving space between words. Use color pens for margins and mark clearly side headings to make your paper more attractive. Box the equations, Underline important points. At the end of each answer write important point as a note if time permits. If you are asked to solve a problem and you have no idea about it, at least write the given data, or a relevant theory, so that you may get minimum marks. Never leave any question. If you write clearly the first three or four question you know from text books, then there are more chances of getting good marks. Milestone 3: What not to do after examinations? Don’t discuss after each examination, it will spoil your mood and you may not prepare well for the next examination. Relax a while if you feel tired after writing examination. Don’t waste time if there is one or two days gap in between the examinations. Make a plan for the remaining examinations. Your answers may not satisfy the examiners completely. Examiners are senior people and expect more from a student. Hence you expect only 50% from the evaluation even if you have written correctly. Don’t set your targets so high and don’t feel frustrated if you don’t achieve the marks you expected. Don’t compare your marks with others. You can’t become the other person. You compare yourself with your past results. If your performance is not up to mark, you try hard. Don’t listen to people who give negative suggestions to you. Give positive suggestion to yourself when you face failures. Remember you have achieved success earlier many times. “Mistakes are the portals of discovery” – James Joyce. Some universities are offering revaluation; if you have faith on what you have written go for revaluation. Before applying for revaluation consult senior lecturers and discuss what you have written so that you can have an idea whether to go for revaluation or not. Before concluding a last word, there is a Chinese proverb “Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, Involve me and I understand”. Dear students involve your hearts and minds when you study. It helps to increase your knowledge. Marks are not gauzes to your intelligence. Think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively and live humanly… By Dr. E Srinivasa Reddy Vice Principal, ANU College of Engineering and Technology
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:02:59 +0000

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