How to prepare a Self-Study Plan for the Entrance Exams?
Self-study helps in strengthening concepts that one studies daily in the class. Coaching classes are helpful in learning concepts, tricks, and shortcuts. However, how much of the taught concepts the student is actually able to retain, depends on a lot of factors. As the syllabus is quite vast and teachers are burdened to complete the syllabus in a given time frame, they often go faster. This causes the students to feel tired and become less receptive. This is where self-study actually helps. When you are studying on your own, you can take breaks and get back to your study. This way you can easily master the entire syllabus.
Tips on how to prepare a self-study plan
- Jot down your day-to-day activities on a paper.
2. Include time for tuition, school, meals, coaching, exercise, short breaks, and naps in your day-to-day activities.
3. Plan the amount of time that you need to dedicate daily for the entrance exams, and follow to it.
4. Revise the chapters that have been taught in school. Dedicate at least half an hour daily to each chapter from the core subjects taught in school.
5. Use weekends and holidays wisely to revise the chapters that have already been covered.
6. Focus more on the subjects in which you are weak.
7. If you miss your studies someday, ensure that you cover it up within the next day or two.
Other things that you should keep in mind when planning to do self-study
- Many students study till late in the night and wake up late in the morning. However, it is always better to go to sleep early and get up early in the morning to study. This is because in the morning the mind stays fresh and you can learn much faster as compared to the rest of the day.
2. Students spend a lot of time in travelling to and fro between school, the coaching center and their home. This time can be better utilized to do self-study. This is the ideal time to revise the lessons which you have covered already. Moreover, you can carry the notes that you prepare while studying along with you to revise the formulae, concepts and definitions.
How to continue with regular self-study?
This is one of the most common problems that most students face as they start self-study with a lot of interest, but with time, they tend to get reluctant and begin to procrastinate. So, what can be done so that you can continue self-study with the same interest every day?
- Remind yourself daily about the importance of self-study, and how it is a vital part of the process to secure admission in one of the premier colleges.
2. If you do not feel like studying on certain days; then rather skipping studying, you can go through your favorite chapter and revise it.
3. Keep the place of study neat and well-organized so that you can feel motivated to study.
If you follow all these above-mentioned steps and do self-study with enthusiasm on a regular basis, you will get good ranks and scores in your entrance exams. Candidates who have excelled in KEAM 2017, JEE Main, JEE Advance, NEET etc. state that along with coaching, it is eventually the self-study that has helped them to crack these exams.
