+2 is an important point of a students.How to come out with flying colours. Dr.Jaikumar, eminent psychiatrist from Chennai shares some strategies.

2. Build your confidence

3. Desire to gain Vs Fear of loss

4.  PRESENTATION
 Underline
 Draw lines

5.  FIRST FEW ANSWERS RIGHT
 Confident ANSWERS FIRST

6. REVIEW TIME in exam
 Last 15 mins

7.  DON’T DISCUSS AFTER EXAM

8. Be A Big Match Player

9. Prayer

10. Study in a noise free environment

11. Take Breaks
 Study no more than
45-60 minutes at a
stretch, and then take
breaks
 Take breaks away from
your desk and do
something different

12. Prioritize!
 Make a list of what you intend to
study and prioritize the list

13. Be Normal
 Try to continue your
daily habits as usual
 (don’t drastically
reduce your sleep,
eliminate exercise, or
overeat)

14. Time Management
 Make every hour count in your schedule – time at lunch,
before school, after school
 Begin to study for each exam AT least a week before it will
take place to have plenty of time to ask questions, review
etc.

15. Creating the Right Environment
for Studying
 When deciding where you should
do your exam studying consider
the following:
 Make sure the environment is
moderately comfortable
(furniture, temperature)
 Work somewhere where you will
be free of distractions (phone, TV,
MSN etc.)
 Try to use a space that is YOURS
only and doesn’t have to be shared
with other family members
 Keep the study space organized
with a specific place for paper,
pens, books etc.
 Have everything you need to study
with you before you sit down so
you don’t waste time looking for
things

16. The Value of a Study Schedule
 It will not be possible to allocate your time
effectively if you don’t have a schedule to keep you
focused and realistic about what you need to
accomplish
 The time taken to create the schedule is well worth
it – it will save you much time that could have been
lost to disorganization, stress, and poor planning

18. Proven Study Strategies

19. Memorization Strategies
 Some material for your courses will simply require that you
memorize the information. This comes easy to some
people, but not all. Here are some strategies that you can
try:
 Acronym: ie. PMAT for phases of mitosis (Prophase, Metaphase,
Anaphase, Telophase)
 Acrostic: i.e. Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally stands for the
order of operations in math (Parentheses, Exponents,
Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction)

20. Exam Anxiety Symptoms
 Students who have exam anxiety often report the following symptoms:
 Memory blocks or “blanking out” on things that you have studied
 Fear of failing before the exam is even written
 Physical symptoms such as rapid heart rate, shortness of breath,
sweating etc.
 Lower reading comprehension
 Poor attention and inability to concentrate
 The key to dealing effectively with exam anxiety is to work on what you
have control over (how you study, what you study etc.) and not worry
about what you can’t control (kinds of questions, how other students
perform etc.)

21. Tips for Coping with Exam Anxiety Be Prepared Early
 Set up a study schedule at least 2 weeks before your
exam
 Sleep Well
 Maintaining a regular sleep schedule helps reduce
stress and increase performance
 Keep the same caffeine and sugar intake
 Greatly increasing either of these substances can
actually impair brain functioning by throwing off
your body’s metabolism
 Learn relaxed breathing
 When you get stressed, taking some slow, relaxed
breaths can help you think clearly again

22. . Walk Before An Exam
It’s been proven that
exercise can boost your
memory and brain power.
Research conducted by
Dr. Chuck Hillman of the
University of Illinois
provides evidence that
about 20 minutes
exercise before an exam
can improve performance.

24.  2. Speak Out Loud
Instead of Simply
Reading
 Although this may make
you look a little crazy, give
it a go! You will be
surprised how much more
you can remember when
you’ve said it out loud.
 Warning: Don’t try this in
a crowded library!


25. . Teach What You Have Learned
 The best way to test if
you really understand
something is to try to
teach it to someone else.
If you can’t get anyone to
listen to you explain the
Pythagorean Theorem,
why not teach a class of
stuffed animals!

26. Create Mental Associations
 The ability to make connections is not only an easier
way to remember information, but it’s the fuel of
creativity and intelligence.
 Steve Jobs famously said “Creativity is just connecting
things. When you ask creative people how they did
something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t
really do it, they just saw something”.
 Mind Maps are an easy way to connect ideas by
creating a visual overview of different connections.

28. . Draw Diagrams
 Drawing diagrams will
help you to visualise
information which
would be hard to
describe.
 This creates a visual
memory in your mind
which can be recalled in
an exam.

29. 11. Create Flashcards for Quick
Memory Buzz
 Quickly test your
knowledge of key
concepts, definitions,
quotes and formulas
with flashcards.

30.  17. Discover News Ways
to Learn
 Trying new methods of
studying can help you find
what really works for you.
 Use technology to your
advantage by watching
educational TED Talks
 or downloading useful
dictionary apps for
example.

31. Study in a Group

 Studying in a group can
help you collect new
insights to enhance your
learning experience

32. Meditate
 Studies say that
meditation can help
students stay focused
when studying.
 Not only will meditation
help you concentrate
when studying but it will
help reduce pre-exam
stress as it improves
both mental and
physical health.

33. Good luck on your final exams!