Exams will be offline!!

Exams will be offline!! This thought itself has troubled many youngsters. For the past 2 years, students were tired, bored studying from home, and desperately waiting for schools/colleges to re-open. Their wish was certainly granted but lasted only a while when they realized that exams will not be offline. Going to the school for a farewell party was certainly most awaited, but the board exam to follow the event was certainly not desired.

Most of the students, who are going to write their board exams this year, are facing this anxiety. Though the prelims have happened offline, where the students got a taste of the future reality, the anxiety, stress, and fear are taking over. More than ever, we see students losing confidence, going blank in the exam, and having cold feet. The regular fear of performing well in the exams is there, but this time the fact that they will be not at home, but in class, with other students has become somewhat overwhelming and adds to the anxiety.

The exams at home were relaxed, eased out, and also allowed them some scope to find answers or refer to answers. Though schools have taken the utmost precaution to reduce any kind of such activities to happen, the comfort of being in one’s home environment took away the tension of the exam.

As the state board exams are nearing, here are some aspects to keep in mind – both by students and parents.
• Students will be in their own schools, which means they will be in a familiar environment and with known teachers and staff around. This should help in easing the tension of the place at least.
• While practicing at home as well, try to create a formal environment [with no disturbances] and stick to the time deadline.
• Follow discipline and be sincere while attempting practice papers.
• Practice writing as much as possible, this will help the student to complete the paper on time. Pay attention to your speed of writing.
• every day make a habit of sitting in one place and solving a paper at the same time as your exam paper time. This will train your body and mind to be aligned with the exam time.
• Do not get nervous about the fact that someone will be watching you, while you are writing the paper, the invigilators are just doing their job and you should focus on answering the paper with full focus.
• Instead, review all that you have learned so far and try to focus on how you could improve your performance.
• Parents should be able to identify the false alarm of ill-health [stomach upset / dizziness] caused due to fear of facing the exam. Unless medically advised, do not allow your child to sit at home or make your child skip the paper.
• Most importantly, Students should remember, that it is just a change of location [home to school] and mode [online to offline], and not the syllabus. So, do not waste your time thinking and wishing for exams to be canceled or having them online.

All the best!!