Getting selected in a competitive examination today is like being able to search a needle in a haystack. Given the number of students that appear for the examination and the limited vacancies, selection in any competitive exams is not less than a lifetime achievement. The common question among all the aspirants is: how to prepare for competitive exams? Given below are some of the tips that will help you answer this question:
It is always better if you start early. When you decide to prepare for a competitive exam, do not keep procrastinating. Mind, procrastination and indecision confluence together. You may get very late in comparison to your friends, if you keep on postponing and become indecisive to start preparing for the exam. You may start preparation by just devoting your one hour for it, and you can increase the time later.
In the early days of your preparation, it will be pertinent for your part to know about the syllabus of the competitive exams you have decided to prepare for. Knowledge of the syllabus will make a blueprint of the stuff of the examination and that will prove to be of great help for you. Knowledge of the syllabus is one of the most important tips on how to prepare for competitive exams.
After knowing about the syllabus, make a comprehensive study plan. You may divide it in some time periods like month-wise/quarterly/half-early, etc. And when you fix a timeline to complete a subject, stick to it, complete it in the self-declared time period. Your disciplined approach will help you move in right direction. Mind, before taking help from your friends, seniors, net, do not fear to attempt on your own. Even if you fail to eventually come up with the right answer, your mind will get activated and you might be able to solve the next difficult question without any outside support.
This heading is true in the examination hall. After getting the question paper, attempt the subject you are very good at. You will be able to answer its questions fast. Besides saving your time, it will also boost your confidence and that in turn, will help you solve the questions on the hard subjects. Mind, first attempt the questions that you think will get solved almost instantly, and then attempt the time-taking ones.
This is very important when it comes to preparing for the competitive examination. You may have good knowledge of the syllabus of the exam, you may also have a good concept of the subjects included in the syllabus, but provided you come to know about the question patterns of that competitive exams, it will be like Fighting in the Fog. Luckily, there are some good publishers in the market that have good books on previous years’ question papers—both solved and unsolved.
Gone are the days when it was meaningless, rather impossible to read alone, as there was no help for self-study. But, the world of today is full of resources. We are in the Internet world. All that you need to do is to ask questions, you will invariably get answers. So, it is always better to do self-study, with the help books from prominent publishers and of course the Internet.