How Can Students Prepare for Board Exams amid Pandemic Fear?

Board exams for classes 10 and 12 are known in the Education system in India to be the basic building blocks for shaping a student's future. In order to make students eligible for the upcoming higher education challenges, the pattern of the exams and evaluation process of these examinations keep updating every year. Students appearing for boards in 2021 will however be creating a history, being the only batch in the recent years that has mastered to learn online with the accessibility of both online and offline study material and minimal social interaction with their fellow classmates.

The Corona pandemic anxiety is the major concern of Board Examination preparation students also, this tension has been multiplied by the lack of classroom teaching, interaction with teachers and a regular study schedule. Following are some of the tips on how can the students prepare for the board exams amid pandemic fear:

1. Schedule a Time Table –
Following a systematic study pattern, can help a student reduce burden and a fear of missing out any topic. Make a plan on regular basis and avoid overdoing stuff, the most simplistic study pattern can be generated by reading chapter-wise and topic-wise. Schedule allows students to effectively and efficiently track and use time to study, the students should also keep in mind that according to their capacity, the plan should be practical, doable, and personalized.

2. Practice –
Many times, even after learning all the answers, students are unable to perform at their best. The students will face difficulties in answering certain topics which might be challenging to them while writing exams, in order to avoid such conditions, the students have to practice well. Training the mind through practice to prevent repetition of past errors will help the students in finishing their exams with an ease. To learn how to write perfect answers, students should also go through previous year’s toppers answers sheet if they are available.

3. Take Breaks –
Breaks offer an opportunity for our brain to relax, henceforth avoiding exhaustion from learning. Hobbies can be done during the breaks, doing everything we enjoy makes our minds refreshed, also during a break, people can also listen to music, watch a film, eat or take a nap.

4. Work Smart –
Students need to understand the exam pattern carefully and then make a plan for what to learn and how to study and need to do smart work and it will go hand in hand with hard work. It is important to be well-versed with subjects, a student must know the paper pattern by heart and plan accordingly.

5. Learning Style -
Different students have different learning styles, and it will be an ideal learning style that allows one to better understand the topic. For example, students with a visual learning style will use more flowcharts and diagrams, and look at video lectures, while those more used to audio will speak aloud while studying, self-explain, and listen to similar audio clips.

For many students, board examination preparations can be stressful, but a choice of the right study material and a perfect technique can make all the difference. If students begin preparation with the correct planning and organization, they may gain some confidence.