Examination jitters in the minds of the students, especially for Board examinations are quite common, something which in itself is as terrible as facing a dinosaur. Board examinations are one of the most important examinations which a student enters in the next world of higher education i.e. from secondary education to higher secondary and from higher secondary to graduate training. Since the exams are tougher than the normal class test, many students find it confusing on how to prepare for it. So for personal reference and self help here are some Do’s and Don’ts, which will help you prepare in the most effective way possible.
Dos – You need to follow without fail
1. Know your syllabus – Knowing your syllabus is the first and the foremost step towards starting your board exam preparations. It is always better to keep an update on your syllabus quite often. Although in general most of the syllabus remains the same as that of the previous year’s but don’t ignore the latest one since it may contain some advanced details of certain topics.
2. Refer to your state boards recommended school textbooks – Although you may think that your textbooks don’t contain much of information that you wish to acquire, it’s high time for you to realize that these textbooks are created in accordance to your boards exams syllabus and that it is all your require to clear your board exams. However to crack certain entrance exams you may need reference books but certainly not for your board exams.
3. Chalking out the important questions for the current year – Go through the last 5 years’ questions papers and you would be able to deduce what all sections are important for this year’s board exams so that you can emphasize on these sections more.
4. Sample papers and mock tests – After you have completely studied your whole syllabus its time to sit for some mock tests. These sample question papers and mock tests help you in boosting your performance skills and making you more familiar with the exam environment. But for this method to actually function, one must strictly follow the exam rules while solving these papers.
5. Knowing the marking scheme – Apart from knowing your syllabus it’s really important to know how various sections of your question are marked according to different subjects. This helps in you deciding, which of the sections to attempt first and which one at the end. This increases your ability to maximize your scoring.
Don’ts – Beware
- Don’t waste time going through out of course books since your school textbooks are sufficient enough to get you through your board exams.
- Make realistic and non-tiring targets for yourself so that you have ample time to relax since board exams are like over hyped normal class tests.
- While you are solving your sample question papers, strictly maintain the exam rules and do not cheat, as this practice is meant to boost your performance and is for your own help.
