Tuesday 9 April 2013

Brushing up on the syllabus

With the dates of various competitive and entrance examinations round the corner, students in the City have a lot on their plates.

In the coming days, students will be appearing for examinations such as the CET (Common Entrance Test), JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) (main) online tests on April 9, 22, 23 and 25; JEE (advanced) and NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Examination). The CET will be held on May 1 and 2 and NEET on May 5.

Sridhar G, who has been coaching students in Ace Academy for over a decade, says that students generally prepare for these exams according to the college and course they are aiming for. “Many want to get into a good medical college and keep engineering colleges as a back up.

By now, most of them have already finished their portions. Now that the board examinations are over, the first thing that the students should do is get back on track. They should have their concepts at their fingertips. The questions are mainly multiple choice ones and students should know the shortcuts so as to get the correct answers instantly. There are some standard methods which should be applied,” he says.

He advises students appearing for the JEE (main), JEE (advanced), CET and NEET to study for at least 10 to 15 hours a day with adequate breaks.

“They should revise the concepts and formulae. I suggest that they try to solve at least 20 papers this month — 15 mock papers and five old question papers. The state board students, who are appearing for the NEET, should brush up on theories from the NCERT books as the syllabus is different. Those appearing for the CET and JEE exams should go back to the portions taught to them last year,” he says.

Students are busy revising their portions and making the best use of the time they have. “I am trying to brush up on everything that I have learnt in the last two years and am taking adequate breaks,” says Karthik, who will appear for the CET as well as JEE (main).

Kshama, a student of Deeksha PU College, feels that students should be determined to score well in these exams. “It is important to identify one’s interest before taking these exams.

Students interested in biology should focus more on the NEET than the other exams. It is important to concentrate on individual subjects and revise as the exams are around the corner,” she notes.

Rohit, who will appear for both the NEET and JEE (main), says that it does not matter whether a student is from the state board or CBSE. “The concepts are the same and one just needs to keep revising. The most important part is to focus — it is very easy to lose focus and become lazy. I generally take half-hour breaks after every two hours of studying,” he adds.

Charitha, who plans to write the NEET as well as JEE (main), and says that she is concentrating on topics which she learnt last year, says, “I try and study a combination of easy and difficult subjects everyday, ensuring that I revise the easier one and concentrate on the tougher one.”

Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/324720/brushing-up-syllabus.html

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