So this is the exam time and you must be in full of anxiety and must be cautious for the results well before the time you have even appeared for the exams. It is quite obvious to be worried for exams even we have put our best efforts and gave ample time to studies. Exam’s tension is common in all students and during whole student life irrespective of the preparation you have done, the time you have given to studies, how quickly you learn things or you are a backbencher it is going to be there for sure.
Reasons behind Exam Tension:
Issues related to society and a student:
- The general attribution to this exam phobia is first and foremost genetic and produced by society for long. You are like genetically and culturally modified to race and then bound mentally to win this race of grades and divisions first in school later in universities and colleges.
- This race of grades and percentage is leading you nowhere and this is the truth nobody wants to understand neither your parents nor your teachers. Peer pressure does the rest to put you in immense mental and physical pressure.
- This persistent pressure ultimately makes you feel like same as others are expecting from you. You are into this race unto the win or you are simply out. It is as simple as that.
- Next is ill preparation. You have attended all the classes, lectures, tuition classes, self-studies and what not but still you are fighting with the basic concept to be understood. Here you can blame the poor quality of education provided to you, your lethargy towards your important task of studies else you are not that much competent to understand the topic.
- It’s completely fine if you understand things slow or sometimes very slow, here, at least, you are putting in efforts to do so. And ultimately you feel like you started succeeding in your efforts as the results are quite fruitful.
- When you are ditching your study plans throughout the year and leave everything for the eleventh-hour schedule then definitely you are going to be in trouble as you have wasted most of your time doing things which were away from your priority list. Remember annual syllabus is given to us at the beginning of the year just because that we should manage our time and efforts in an optimum manner.
Policy related issues:
- The quality of education is long debated question by all in our country. It seems like everybody wants to make and impose their own rules vis-à-vis education system and culture of India is concerned. Our education system in present time has lost all its importance and it is almost rotten which needs to be corrected as soon as possible. We are creating hundreds of thousands of students every year with giving them stamped degrees. These degrees can’t help them to get some decent job neither these degrees are able to support professionalism in our youth.
- Other than these core issues one more issue is gaining substantive attention and that is today’s education is vertical to money making object than to be worried about an education for all. We have schools/colleges/universities that exist just to make more and more money.
- The traditional education system is a seriously flawed model around the world and that is incapable of being fixed due to all the vested interests say it economical or political or any other motive behind it that currently benefit from and control the system. It is time for a new customer-centric-professionalism-based model to bring the efficiencies and effectiveness of a professional approach to education.
Tips to enhance attention:
As we have discussed attributes related to tension and pressure caused due to exam phobia we should work upon these simple steps to deal with the situation well:
- First is to be pro-active in approach: Try to understand research, initiate problem solutions, discuss a lot all these things help you to understand things better and for a long time as you already had spent considerable time on your topic or studies to be specific.
- Manage the things: first things first should be your mantra to get success in your life. Prioritizing things according to their importance will not only help you to avoid last minute mistakes but it will give you ample time to work on many new things too.
- Be positive and calm: When you remain in the constant state of confusion and tension you end up doing nothing substantial, as you have wasted most of your energy and time on negative thoughts and deeds. So stay calm and positive in all situations even in worse.
- Take help: Take help of anyone you find suitable to solve your queries and problems. Continuous discussions with parents, teachers, and friends will help you find a solution with a variety of suggestions and expert opinions.
- Eat good food: Eat healthy food, drink lots of water, take a good quantity of liquids all this will release strain from your body and will retain you active and energetic.
- Healthy lifestyle: Meditate, do yoga take any sort of exercise in your daily routine to stay fit and active. Cycling, early morning walks can do wonders for you.
- Put the negativity away: Keep negative thoughts and things away from you to stay positive and attentive towards your goal. Mantra of living a positive life is to stay away from negativity and poor quality thoughts.
- Give some time to yourself: Apart from studies and exams give some time to yourself to nourish and pamper yourself. This will boost your attention for sure.
- Spend some time with family and friends: Spending some quality time with family and friends will work as an energy booster for you as you will be renewed to focus on your studies.
By applying these simple steps you can feel the difference and enhanced attention within you. All you need to do is to streamline the priorities and work according to them to get rid of the exam tension.
Exams are held just to check your preparation for the last one year it is certainly not to judge you as a person or by your life. So take the exams as a just next big leap not mistaken it with a precious life of yours.
