5 tips to ace any competitive exam

Everyone in their student life has to sit for one competitive exam or the other. Exam phobia is very common among students, but it gets further intensified when they are about to sit for a competitive exam in an unknown environment. However, the stress level eases out if the preparation is rock solid.  Here are the top tips to breeze through tough exams.  

Understand the syllabus 
Being thorough about the syllabus is the first step towards acing an exam. Any competitive exam has a well-defined syllabus along with previous year papers to refer to, helping students grasp the pattern and detect the level of difficulty. They are often advised to go back to the syllabus whenever they are stuck or have some confusion. 

Take coaching if necessary 
If your child thinks that he can manage without coaching, do not forcefully enroll him into a coaching center. However, if he is not sure about his preparations, it is often advisable to find a proper coaching facility to guide him through the process. Having said that, remind your child that a competitive exam can be qualified without any formal guidance with only full-proof planning and smart-study methods. 

Prepare an effective daily-study schedule 
Self-study goes a long way to clear any competitive exam. But what is even more important is, having a fixed routine and of course, the habit of sticking to it. Encourage your student plan ahead and make a daily-schedule for effective study.  

Refer to standard study material 
Parents and mentors must make the students understand the value of quality over quantity. Referring to multiple books is often discouraged as they not only carry repetitive information, but also lead to a disoriented study method. Instead, if a student focusses on a single book and goes through it over and over again, chances of clearing the concepts get enhanced.  

Fix weekly targets and achieve them 
If a student attends a coaching, there will be regular classes, fixed schedules and strict deadlines. But if she chooses to self-study, she has to take a lot of responsibilities on herself, while it comes to fixing and meeting targets. Have your child make weekly targets like covering a relevant portion within first three days, revising it on the next two days and then sitting for mock tests on the last two days.