Learner Tips –
For Triumph in Exams & Self Improvement
(Part two)
"May the Almighty God illuminate
our intellect to lead us along the righteous path".
"giver of light and life"
We All Pray to
Mata Mahasaraswati Devi
AUM BHOOR BHUWAH SWAHA,
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASAYA DHEEMAHI
DHIYO YO NAHA PRACHODAYAT.
Summary of the Gayatri Mantra
(the mother of the vedas),
the foremost mantra in hinduism
and We hindu beliefs, inspires wisdom.
Its meaning is that
"May the Almighty God illuminate
our intellect to lead us along the righteous path".
The mantra is also a prayer to the
"giver of light and life" - the sun (savitur).
Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life,
Remover of pain and sorrow,
The Bestower of happiness,
Oh! Creator of the Universe,
May we receive thy supreme sin-destroying light,
May Thou guide our intellect in the right direction.
Now
Dear Learner Friends,
People say,
"They are essential evils".
They are necessary since till now
no other alternative method has been adopted
universally and Evils because most people shiver by it's name.
Come
EXAMS and many hearts skip a beat,
students get anxious and spend sleepless nights.
Not only students many adults suffer from exam phobia.
They may be excellent at their work
but
when asked to prove their prowess through an examination,
often they falter showing their vulnerability
towards exams and exam related stress.
Competition
has become an inseparable part
of our lives and it is the fear of this competition
that leaves us feeling unhappy, paranoid and worried.
The fear of being put to test can
be quite stressful for many people.
This affects them adversely and they
fail to perform to the best of their ability.
However,
some positive steps may help
the examinees to reduce their stress
and assist them in achieving their target.
Below mentioned are some simple yet
effective steps to combat the so called
"Exam Fever".
Many a time students are advised to prepare
a Time Table and follow it regularly.
However,
very few follow this advice and as a result,
a fortnight before the exams they
find themselves in deep water.
In such a situation,
it will be helpful if the student identifies
which subjects/papers/topics are hard
to deal with but are essential from the exam point of view.
Every night just before going to sleep,
you should go through those difficult topics
and after waking up the next morning,
once again you should revise the same topics.
This should be done everyday,
till the exams commence.
If this practice is followed for at least 2 weeks,
there will be a remarkable progress in you
and you'll gain more confidence.
Students
who do not regularly indulge in physical exercises
or meditation are advised to bring about
a slight change in their daily routine
at least 1 month prior to their exams.
Try to wake up as early as possible based
on your sleeping habits.
Then for half an hour sit quietly with
your legs folded and close your eyes.
Forget everything
and concentrate on your papers/subjects
you'll be appearing for in the forthcoming exams.
Try to evaluate your position,
how much portion of your studies you have
completed and how much is yet to be finished.
Then decide
which topics you want to complete on that day.
For half an hour,
you should not think of anything but studies.
This will serve a dual purpose.
First of all,
for half an hour you focus remains on your exams only,
serving the purpose of meditation.
Since meditation is nothing but
keeping your focus on one particular thing
and forgetting the rest.
Many people find it hard
to meditate since their mind is always thinking
about multiple things at a time.
They find it hard to concentrate
on any one thing even for half an hour.
Secondly,
since you are thinking of your studies only,
mentally you are devising a target
which you intend to achieve on that day.
This helps to plan your studies daily.
Mock Tests
are indeed helpful,
since Practice makes man Perfect.
Even if you are not taking any mock tests,
you should try to simulate one.
Spare some time in-between your studies
and try to imagine the day of your exam.
Think of all the necessary things
you need to carry with yourself
to the examination centre say for example,
admit card, pen, pencils, erasers,
geometrical instruments (if any) etc.
Then imagine yourself to be at the examination hall.
You should be very careful
while writing your Roll No./Registration No.
on you answer sheets.
Try to imagine all these things,
and also the question paper pattern.
If you are aware of the pattern,
then try to imagine
how you would be attempting the questions,
which section would you start off with etc.
Apart from these,
also think of the situation
where you find a drastic change in the question pattern,
or
a sharp increase in the
difficulty level of the paper.
You must also imagine these types
of adverse situations and what you should do
if such a situation occurs.
Simulating these virtual situations in your mind
makes you more tenacious and
less vulnerable to harsh situations.
Also you know
how to act if such a situation befalls.
Remember,
there is no short cut to success.
However,
for those late birds,
the above practices would surely help them a lot,
if followed truly for at least a month prior to the exams.
If followed regularly,
there is no doubt that
you'll reap richer benefits.
Hinduism is more a way of life than a method of worship.
Dharmo Rakshati Rakshithaha
If you protect Dharma, Dharma will in turn protect you.
Hindus, If people slap you once, slap them twice!
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