Most of the students join coaching classes for the preparation of competitive exams but lots of students are not able to join coaching classes. This blog is about how to prepare for a competitive exam without coaching. The season of competitive examination is here and candidates will try their luck in all the banking and government examinations. The most common question among all the candidates while starting the preparation is – Should I take coaching or not? Well, an exam can easily be qualified on your own with full-proof planning and smart-study methods.
Yes, it is possible that you can ace competitive examinations without any coaching but with the help of self-study. In this article, I will try to provide a detailed guide on how to prepare for a competitive exam without coaching classes.
Coaching centers will provide you certain shortcut tricks and methods to clear any examination but it needs to be understood that nothing comes easy in this world and yes, there is actually nothing called a free lunch.
It is always about your self-study and self-confidence in these examinations since nobody can understand your strengths and weaknesses except you yourself. But it is not rocket science. It is all about understanding the syllabus and devising a strategy accordingly. Let’s find out the way to success through self-study and determination to master the art of clearing any competitive examination.
It is the first part of any exercise – understanding the whole of it. Any competitive examination has a defined syllabus along with the previous year papers to refer to for exam pattern and difficulty level. First, go through the notification of any examination and then go through the past year's papers so that you can get to know what you are getting into.
If you are doing self-study, it is very important to have a fixed routine and more important is to follow it without fail. Make a proper routine and keep track of your preparation at all times.
You go to coaching since they take regular classes with a defined syllabus so that all the relevant chapters are covered properly. If you are studying on your own, you need to have to fix your targets and achieve them. However, make sure that you have small and achievable targets.
I suggest you make weekly targets and try to achieve them and calculate your success rate every week, make sure no need to worry if you are reaching 80-90% but try to make it 90+.
It is very important to remain positive all the time in order to achieve success. Prepare well and practice well. Do not overthink the result. If you enjoy the preparation phase, cracking the examination will be a cakewalk for you.
It is very important to study when you feel comfortable. If you are an early bird, study in the morning and if you love burning midnight oil, just go ahead with it without paying much heed to others.
It is very important that you focus on quality rather than quantity. You should focus on going through one book more than once rather than referring to more than one book. Pick up a standard book and go through it multiple times. It will clarify the concept for you.
Please understand that competitive exams are a test of your application of knowledge and not theory. Read and understand so that you can apply properly. The application is the most important aspect of your preparation.
Studying alone may be stressful and boring at times and if you are not able to crack even the prelims of any examination it becomes all the more stressful. Find ways to de-stress yourself on a regular basis so that you can relax. It will freshen you up and you will be able to retain things better.
Make sure that you are sleeping at least 7-8 hours a day. Without a healthy mind, everything else will be of no use and you will not be able to concentrate properly resulting in poor retention of knowledge.
Revision of the most important cog in the wheel of your preparation. It is not possible for anybody to remember everything by studying only once. Multiple revisions will be effective for retention as well as application. You may face failures but it is very important to carry on despite them. You may fail once, twice but if you stick to it, you will definitely be able to succeed one day.
Take mock tests as many as possible on a regular basis. It is very important to get the hang of your level of preparation compared to your fellow contestants. It helps you prepare for the ultimate test.
Competitive Examination is all about strategy and proper execution and nothing else. This can be best done if you are preparing on your own. Coaching centers will not be for you alone but in self-study, you will be able to understand yourself better and study accordingly.
Hence, do not run after coaching centers because of some tall claims but believe in yourself and go ahead with a proper plan. Success will beckon you. As well as you should know the Habits of successful students to crack competitive exams. Keep in touch with Examsbook.com for study material and questions of GK, Current affairs and notifications, Aptitude/Maths, Reasoning, Verbal abilities and Computer awareness.
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