How to Study Specially Prior to Exams

Notes prepared from Ingole Sir's speech:

• Wake Up - early in morning

• Give max timing for - study

• Prepare with - Last year exam sheets

• Know model answers

• Understand - Scheme of marking

  1. Know - Which topic has how many markings

• Give equal importance to Theory, Practical, Oral

  1. e.g. know that PCB has 70-30 pattern

• Prepare and improve on practical examination

  1. know apparatus, procedure, typical q&a

  2. prepare verbal answers for oral exams etc

• Use blue-pen only

  1. do NOT use Red or Green or Black pens they have special uses for examinors

• Have to solve all questions, then why sequence as simple/little-difficult/more-difficult

• Do not write all answers as essays; have a structure

• Attempt th sub-questions (a, b, c, d) in that given sequence

• New question on new page (specially during board exam)

• Read question paper thoroughly before exam starts

• Be very calm ; do NOT rush

• Stress Management

• Eat Drink Sleep properly

Notes prepared by going through various online articles:

1. Study multiple subjects each day

   1. Student keep 1 subject per day before exam

   2. Instead of deep dive in one / two subjects

   3. Similar two subjects will add to confuse

   4. Instead revise multiple distinct subjects every day

2. Make notes and refer them often

   1. During learning listen carefully

   2. Try to understand the concepts taught

   3. Note down important points

   4. Read through your notes quickly and many times in upcoming days

3. Connect what you are learning with something you already know

   1. Relate new concepts to concepts you already understand

4. Try the 'Teach your peer' method

   1. Most effective method

   2. Discus and try to explain your answers verbally to people

   3. Could be your parents, siblings, friends, relatives

5. Write structured and crisp answers

   1. Do NOT forget to give headings, sub-headings, bullets while writing answers to subjective questions

   2. See to it that your answers are structured in a better way.

   3. Can underline important points

   4. Keep answer paper clean

   5. Keep diagrams neat

   6. For maths, make sure your rough-work is seen and is neatly kept within a box towards the right

6. Analyse exam paper, quickly identify things to do first, and which to do last

7. Scoring and quick marks' things first

8. Do NOT exceed the word limit

9. Be enthusiastic about subjects, think positive and tell yourself your goals and you will succeed if you take efforts.

WikiHow

1. Pay attention in your classes and focus

2. Take good notes

3. Do your homework

4. Use mnemonics and other tricks

5. Do practice tests

6. Know which learning style fits the subject

Plus:

• Sleep well

• Eat well

• Drink lot of water

• Don't do anything different

• Do the things you know first

• Look for clues in the other question

• Do not leave any question blank, attempt them last