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How to pass exams?7 useful tips

Point to remember

One of our teachers told us: You have whole life to study but only six months to pass

this paper.

So, concentrate on understanding what examiner wants.

Tip # 1: No limiting belief please!Remove the limiting belief that you can’t

pass.If you believe you can pass or you believe

you cannot pass, you are right.I have seen students under the impression

that examiner is their enemy. Please don’t think so.

Pass percentage might be low, but students do pass their exams. So, don’t think that you will be in a failure category ever.

Tip # 2: Understand the structure of paper

First of all, understand the structure of paper – is there any marks allocation for a particular topic?

Secondly, if there is marks allocation, is examiner following it? The best thing to do is to review the past five papers.

What is the key topic i.e. examiner’s favorite? Is there any article by examiner in the Students’ Accountant or any other relevant student magazine? Study that topic and prepare for it, even if you don’t like it!

Tip # 3: On taking notesPrepare for exams by way of ‘notes’ which you

can recall quickly at the time of taking exam. This will help in two manner. First, when you write, you are in better picture of giving your mind instruction through written letters. Secondly, you can revise from your notes instead of opening the book when exam day is near. Here is my strategy for taking notes:

Take a paper and turn it in landscape format.

Put three columns in landscape form.

Tip # 3: On taking notesOnce done, take synopsis of a chapter in

smaller fonts and the language which you can easily understand.

Write bullet points, important concepts and key ideas which you need to remember.

These notes should be used at the time when paper is on head and you need to revise whole subject in two to three hours.

Tip # 4: Remembering / memorizing key ideas and formulaeOne of the key ideas to memorize ideas e.g.

formulae, is to write them in small charts and hang it in front of your bed.

See those formulae daily before going to bed and rising up.

Use different colours and markers.Believe me, in my statistics paper, I was

recalling the formulae in the exact colours which I wrote on charts.

Tip # 5: Exam practicePractice mock exam – be your own examiner.Take any past paper and solve it as a mock

exam.Solve past paper in the time allocated in

exam. Think you are in exam hall and solve the paper accordingly.

Check your paper and give yourself marks.See how are you performing in mock exam

and be sincere to yourself.

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