Top Secret Study Tips for cracking Competitive Exams

India is a country where education is taken very seriously, and all the craze behind competitive exams is a testament to this fact. Students in India run from pillar to post to prepare for all kinds of competitive exams.

Clearing a competitive exam can put you on the path of success, but preparing for it also has its challenges and stresses. Many of the exams have very high expectations from candidates which makes preparing for these exams academically and emotionally challenging.

To help aspirants cope up with these expectations better, we have come up with a few simple study tips:

1.    Have a positive frame of mind - To prepare for a tough competitive exam, you must have a positive approach. Only when you are happy and you enjoy the process of learning will you be able to stick to your study plan. You will also notice that when you are happy, you are able to learn better and retain more, and when you are stressed your mind works a lot slower. 

2.    Have shorter study sessions - Studying long and hard seems like the right thing to do, but it is also a process that can tire you out. It is therefore important that you pace your studies properly. Don’t try to do too much at once, on the contrary have multiple short study sessions throughout the day. When you do this you will notice that you are able to understand the topics better and memorize more. 

3.    Work on the basics - Don’t start preparing the harder topics unless you are confident about the basics. Especially in subjects related to mathematics and sciences, learning complex topics without having a strong foundation can get really difficult. Once your basics are clear you’ll see that the topics that you found difficult are no longer that challenging.

Students often treat competitive exams like not clearing it is the “end of the world”. Getting into such an attitude can in fact make the exam look tougher than it actually is. To do well in competitive exams, you should commit to the process of learning rather than worry about all the hue and cry around these exams.