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Thursday, December 2, 2010

HOW TO PREPARE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

Competitive exams are the exact gate way to select the capable person for various professional courses in India. Nowadays many students are trying these Competitive exams, however, seats are limited and not all who appears for this exam can be selected.
In this heavy competitive situation, the success brings immense glory and confidence to act well in the future of an individual also.
The students can appear for Competitive exam after 12th or Competitive exam after graduation.
Here are some tips and suggestions for candidates to prepare well and take part in the competitive exams. The real hard work, dedication and self-confidence bring the fruitful of success in competitive examas.

Self Motivation and Confidence:
The candidate should always have positive attitude, determination and motivation. The preparation Without a high level of aim or motivation can not be succeed. Once you think of appearing for Competitive exams, you must be ready to put your complete effort to make the thing best. While preparing you should be very confident, with the help of confidence in yourself you can move mountains. Thus Confidence matters a lot.

Hard work:
Once you are motivated, you should spend sufficient number of hours to gather knowledge. The real hard work with significant sacrifices of an individual can work well to achieve success.
You might have heard this proverb "All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy".
Therefore it is very important to have some relaxation like sports, music, outing, etc. inbetween.Doing exercise regularly can help to maintain a healthy body and healthy mind.

Knowledge Update:
In order to prepare and success competitive exams you must update your knowledge. You should be clear that you have adequate and correct knowledge about the particular concepts you prepare for exam. Solving sample question papers as much as possible can help a lot.

Time and Data:
To get clear competitive exams one has to prepare at least 5 hours daily. It is advised to prepare a time table and allot time slices for each and every concept. It is better to maintain a database for covered and non- covered chapters.

Mind Practice:
It is very important that your mind should be sharp to face competitive exams. If you go through the things with sharp mind you can understand the concepts clearly. You can get your normal mind to sharpen, by giving excise to your brain regularly by solving crossword puzzles, maths puzzles, reasoning aptitudes etc.

Solving Sample Question Papers:
The very important strategy while studying for competitive exams are to start solving Sample question Papers and to work out previous year competitive exam papers which helps to get an idea about the possible questions, also you can find out the time requirement of each part. By solving these question papers you can get the familiarity of repeated question and can face the competitive exams with out ant tension.

TIPS TO OVERCOME FEAR

HOW TO OVERCOME FEAR ?

Steps in overcoming fear can be summarized under the following headings:

1)Remember, fear is a response developed in the animal world to protect animals from life and death situations. Whenever you are in a situation that invokes fear or whenever you are thinking about such a situation, ask yourself, “Is this a life or death situation?” In more than 99% of the situations that we are afraid of, it is NOT. Then, tell yourself “Since this is not a life and death situation, and fear is a response designed for life and death situations, I need NOT invoke my fear response NOW”. Than, RELAX as explained below. In technical terminology, this may be termed as RECONTEXTUALIZATION.

2)RELAXATION: You have heard this time and again but this IS important: Breathe DEEee…PLYyyy.. and SLOooo..WLYyy…The time taken for you to say “One thousand and one” is roughly one second. To begin with, count from one thousand and one to one thousand and seven to breathe IN and one thousand and eight to one thousand and fourteen to breathe OUT.

REPEAT!

REPEAT!

Over a period of time, you can progressively increase the duration of your each breath by increasing the counts that you make during each cycle

Sometimes, clinching your fists for 10 seconds ad then, releasing them can also help you overcome your fears in an acute situation.

3)VISUALIZATION: When you are not in an acute situation and do anticipate a “frightening” situation (Hopefully, by the end of this article, nothing will be frightening to You!), VISUALIZE it. PICTURE it on the screen of your mind. This is a capability only you have as a human being. Visualize each and every detail of the situation that you possibly can. Now, using steps 1 and 2, IMAGINE how you actually want to handle the situation Confidently. PRACTICE your VISUALZATION AGAIN and AGAIN. Remember, especially if your fears involve other people, think and VISUALIZE “WIN/WIN” solutions.

4)AFFIRMATION: Write down your fears. Then, on another piece of paper, write an affirmation as if you have already conquered your fears. Write in PRESENT TENSE and in FIRST PERSON. Remember, the affirmation needs to be POSITIVE and driven by UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES (e.g., DO NOT write “I don’t want to be afraid of others”. Instead, write “I (first person) am (present tense) confident (positive) of serving others (universal principle).” Your affirmation can be a paragraph long. In your affirmation, you can write the steps you are taking to overcome the fears. You can also write the benefits that overcoming fear brings for you. For example, It gives you Happiness, Peace, Security and Wisdom. Paste multiple copies of this affirmation in your house or work area. Refer to it and visualize it daily for at least three weeks.

5)FAITH: Have FAITH in God or a Superior Power. Feel its Presence with you, always. Also, remember and believe that if you follow Universal Principles of Service, Harmony, Mutual Benefit and Trust, and act accordingly in daily life, God’s power will always be with you. Such is the Universal Law! ACCEPT Death as a Natural Consequence of Life!

6)SHARE: Share your thoughts with others and help them become fearless as well. This reinforces your Courage.

7)EVOLVE: By following these steps, you can Grow and Evolve out of your fears into Courage, Confidence, Security, Wisdom and Peace.

Remember, fear is the basis of all other negative emotions like Anger, Jealousy, Anxiety, Rivalry, Frustration and Disenchantment. You can address each of those emotions by thinking of them as manifestations of fear and applying the above steps.

May God’s Force Be With You!

HOW TO PREPARE FOR MEDICAL ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

Fortunately or unfortunately, competitive exams have become a strict norm for selection to various professional courses in our country. Notwithstanding the demerits of such a system, competitive exams are a reality for the lakhs of students who appear in them every year.

In such a scenario, everyone wants to success. Success in these exams brings immense glory and confidence to the individuals, besides giving them a clear cut break into the career line of their choice. However, seats are limited and not everyone who appears can be selected. This does not mean that those who are not selected do not deserve a training in these courses. It only means that there aren't sufficient seats to accommodate all the deserving candidates.

Keeping this background in mind, let us explore what it takes to succeed in these competitive exams particularly at the undergraduate level.

To my mind, the first prerequisite for success in these examinations is determination. The candidate must be quite sure of his level of motivation. Without a high level of motivation, no one can go through the rigorous preparation process. Thus, you must be absolutely determined to give your best efforts in your endeavor.

Once one is sufficiently motivated, one needs to be ready to give sufficient number of hours of his or her time in studies. This is real hard work and involves significant sacrifices on the part of the individual. "All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy". Therefore it is also important that the candidate does take out some time for relaxation either through sports, music or other art forms. Regular exercise ( about 15 - 20 minutes ) every day will help maintain a healthy body which in turn will house a healthy mind.

The third requirement, is selection of the right study material. One should not go for shortcuts. Instead, try to understand the chapters / concepts in detail and practice sufficient number number of questions. Therefore go for standard textbooks, study materials provided, as various correspondence courses and other coaching institutions serve as supplementary and complementary material to the textbook material.

The fourth consideration is an appropriate 'Study Strategy'. A very common question which students ask is, How to balance the school studies with competitive exam study. Think that school studies can be incorporated within the broad framework of one's competitive exams' preparation strategy. One strategy is to look at each chapter as a chapter to be learnt, a material to be mastered; rather than dichotomizing it as school & competitive exam-related study material. Ultimately, if one's clear about the concepts of say, "Current & Electricity", and has practiced sufficient number of questions / numericals ; one can face any examination whether of school or competition. One can use periodical tests in school as an opportunity to master the material that one has collected rather than restricting yourself to the limited knowledge & practice that is needed for doing well in the periodical test itself. Of course, you may not be able to complete all the practice material for one test but clear the concepts. You can use the rest of the practice material for revision and self evaluation at a later time. As the examinations come closer, practicing previous years papers is also key to doing well in these examinations.

Also revise the important concepts, facts, problems that you would have marked during during your 1.5 - 2 years of preparation before the examination.

On the day of examination, keep your cool and attempt the questions. Remember, if you have given your best during the last 1.5 - 2 years, you need not fear anything. Ultimately, only effort and not the result is in your hand. Which you should do to your maximum capability as outlined above. Rest is your destiny or luck. So go ahead, give your best and leave the rest!

Happy preparing!!

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