Dear Friend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we were to distill the mantra of success, it would\neventually boil down to one all-important word called ‘work.’ We can add two different\nprefixes to this mantra\u2014’hard’ and ‘smart.’ Let us understand what hard work\nmeans for students. Even mediocre students spend four to six hours a day\nstudying. This cannot be considered to be hard work. Hard work means putting in\nat least eight to ten hours of study every day, seven days a week, and every\nday of the year. Your basic objective in student life is to study hard in order\nto build a successful career for yourself. At the same time, since you belong\nto the nation’s youth, it is equally important that you focus on health,\nfitness, sports, eating a nutritious and wholesome diet, getting enough sleep\nat night and focusing on your hobbies, interests and extra-curricular\nactivities in order to develop a holistic perspective on national and global\nissues as well as develop a well-rounded personality. Your personality will\nhelp you to clear what is appropriately called as a ‘personality test’ which is\nanother name for ‘personal interviews.’ Personal interviews and group\ndiscussions are important when you wish to get selected in top institutions or\nget selected in various private sector and public sector jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smart work, on the other hand, is knowing what to\nstudy. If you fritter away eight to ten hours a day in aimless study, that is\nwaste of time. Such a lack of strategy can only get you mediocre levels of\nsuccess. If you wish to become a cut above the rest in competition, you need to\nwork smart as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should begin by analysing the previous years’\nquestion papers. When you spend time analysing the previous years’ question\npapers and solving them, you will get to understand how the latest trends are\nemerging whether it is the 10th and 12th Standard board examinations over the\nlast few years or it is the Civil Services Examination patterns. Analysis of\npast trends helps your brain to focus on the task at hand. It is like an\nOlympic shooter looking straight at the bull’s eye when shooting his pistol in\nan international sports event. This is a crucial component of smart work. It\nwill help you to do your examination preparation in a manner that will maximise\nthe chance of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next step in working smart is to attempt mock\ntests. For Civil Services Examination you will find such mock tests in CSR.\nThese tests are prepared by education sector professionals who are experts in\nthe field. They analyse past trends and frame mock papers which are a\ncombination of questions that are actually asked as well as questions that are\nlikely to be asked in the examination that you are preparing for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please try to take the guidance of experts in the area\nwhen you attempt competitive examinations like MBA entrance examinations, the\nCivil Services Examination or Defence Services examinations. There are renowned\nexperts in every part of the country who specialise in these competitive\nexaminations. It is a smart strategy to reach out to them and to take guidance\nfrom them. This step will again maximise your chances of success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is also a part of smart work to meet the toppers of\nthese examinations. You can also meet the toppers in the
\npages of magazines like CSR. The toppers have already achieved the success that\nyou are aiming for. It is priceless
\nto know from them about the strategy that they employed and the books, study\nmaterials, magazines, and
\ncoaching opportunities that they found useful. Many toppers do not clear\ndifficult competitive examinations in the
\nfirst attempt. It is equally important to learn from their mistakes so that you\ncould avoid the same. It is important
\nfor human brain to have an image of what a desired state should look like. Just\nlike an aspiring batsman can model his technique after watching the videos of\nSachin Tendulkar facing pace bowlers and spinners, an aspiring candidate can\nmodel his approach to an exam on the approach that the toppers had employed.\nThese toppers can act as inspirational figures that your brain can begin to\nfollow both consciously and subconsciously. In psychological term, this can be\ncalled ‘priming your brain and creating neural pathways in the brain’ that can\ndrive you towards success. Remember that many important examinations take\nmonths and years of preparation. This long period can often be a roller coaster\nride. There are times that candidates might feel down and out. It is at such\ntimes that a positive mental image of the toppers will keep you focussed on the\nlong journey that lies ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wish you success in all your endeavours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yours Sincerely<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Surendra Kumar Sachdeva)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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