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Exam bound? Pause before you get on with the preparations

What matters is how much you understood the subject, not the hours you spent on study.

Exam bound? Pause before you get on with the preparations

It is that time of the year when students start taking stock of their studies. As examinations approach, every student gets into a routine where studies suddenly become a focal point of all their activities. Eating, playing, praying, exercises etc., all this routine is carried out with ritualistic discipline keeping the exams in mind.

Those who turn to studies only at the time of exams find themselves in hot soup. They are those who squandered their time all year long in the fond hope that they will be able to find a way out at the time of exams. Unfortunately, our education system does not provide for any shortcut to success. But yes, it gives a second chance to rectify oneself and be in the reckoning in future.

Now that the exams are over their heads, they realise that they have done a blunder by wasting their valuable time in leisure and merry-making. A look at the task on their hand, in the form of the syllabus that they have to cover in order to get through the exam, is enough to take their breath off. 

What is all the more embarrassing is that it is of the student’s own making and hence he can’t duck the blame by simply finding scapegoats.

A medieval saint’s famous couplet aptly describes the situation such students find themselves in.

Dukh Mein Simran Sab Kare, Sukh Mein Kare Na Koye
Jo Sukh Mein Simran Kare, Tau Dukh Kahe Ko Hoye

(In anguish everyone prays to Him, In joy does none!

To one who prays in happiness, how can sorrow come!)

Under the circumstances, students feel as though they are fighting a losing battle with their backs to the wall. That makes matters worse for them. The situation seems to be very precarious on the outset. 

For a student facing such a situation, there seems to be no way out of the mess he has created for himself. Yet there is no need to panic. It is not the end of the road. There is still hope, and always will be if you remain optimistic.

The best thing about human beings is they can emerge from any situation unscathed, thanks to the power of resilience that God has endowed in us in abundance. Be bold and take the challenge head on. You might have heard a saying: ‘When the going gets tough, the tough gets going’.

Utilise the time that you are left with to the optimum. Organise your studies in such a way that you will be able to make up for the loss. This may require you to put in some extra effort. What matters at the time of examination is how much you understood the subjects taught, and not how many hours you spent studying them. There are students who keep themselves busy studying the entire year, yet fail to get to the essence which a casual reader can comprehend.

Try your best to salvage the situation by scoring as much as you can. It is possible only if you have single-minded concentration. Don’t let your anxiety take the better of your judgment. If you still fail to deliver at the time of reckoning, don’t get nervous. One failure makes you stronger for another battle with a killer instinct to retrieve the lost ground.

At the end of the day, academic excellence alone will not determine success in career. So, don’t count on the battles you lose, you might be the ultimate winner in the war of life if you plan your future strategy meticulously.