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INDEX
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BOOK
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS : MYTHS & REALITIES ................................................13
• Board exams vs. Competit ive exams .............................................................13
• Are toppers god gifted? ...................................................... ............................15
FIVE STEPS OF SMART PREPARATION
STEP 1: POSITIVE ATTITUDE, FIRM DETERMINATION
& WELL THOUGHT PLAN ...................................................................... 19
• Why am I studying? ...................................................... ..................................19
• Belief system ...................................................... ............................................23
• W ell-defined target ...................................................... ...................................27
• Set clear and compelling g oals .......................................................................29
• Making a plan to achieve th e goals ................................................................33
• How to make a plan that works? ....................................................................35
STEP 2 : MASTERING FUNDAMENTALS AND
LEARNING NEW SKILLS ........................................................................ 41
• How to study? ....................................................... ..........................................41
• Preparing for studies ...................................................... ................................42
• How to improve concentrat ion power ? ..........................................................43
• How to develop interest / confidence in a subject .........................................44
• A focused approach ....................................................... .................................45
• Consistency is the key to success ..................................................................48
• T ime management ....................................................... ...................................49
• Recency and primacy ef fects .........................................................................50
• Break for speed ...................................................... .......................................51
• Ends are more productive / sleep on it ...........................................................52
• T echniques to improve rete ntion and memory ................................................53
• One subject or many subje cts in a day ...........................................................53
• Study smart not hard ...................................................... ................................54
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INDEX
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BOOK
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS : MYTHS & REALITIES ................................................13
• Board exams vs. Competit ive exams .............................................................13
• Are toppers god gifted? ...................................................... ............................15
FIVE STEPS OF SMART PREPARATION
STEP 1: POSITIVE ATTITUDE, FIRM DETERMINATION
& WELL THOUGHT PLAN ...................................................................... 19
• Why am I studying? ...................................................... ..................................19
• Belief system ...................................................... ............................................23
• W ell-defined target ...................................................... ...................................27
• Set clear and compelling g oals .......................................................................29
• Making a plan to achieve th e goals ................................................................33
• How to make a plan that works? ....................................................................35
STEP 2 : MASTERING FUNDAMENTALS AND
LEARNING NEW SKILLS ........................................................................ 41
• How to study? ....................................................... ..........................................41
• Preparing for studies ...................................................... ................................42
• How to improve concentrat ion power ? ..........................................................43
• How to develop interest / confidence in a subject .........................................44
• A focused approach ....................................................... .................................45
• Consistency is the key to success ..................................................................48
• T ime management ....................................................... ...................................49
• Recency and primacy ef fects .........................................................................50
• Break for speed ...................................................... .......................................51
• Ends are more productive / sleep on it ...........................................................52
• T echniques to improve rete ntion and memory ................................................53
• One subject or many subje cts in a day ...........................................................53
• Study smart not hard ...................................................... ................................54
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• How and why to revise? ...................................................... .......................... 57
• Method of systematic revision ........................................................................ 58
• Reading is fundamental to study .................................................................... 60
• How to plan studying in sch ool/coaching? ...................................................... 61
• Practice, practice and prac tice ....................................................................... 63
• Mobile phone as a product ivity booster alarm ................................................ 65
• General suggestions ....................................................... ................................ 66
STEP 3 : HOW TO SHARPEN PROBLEM
SOLVING SKILLS? .................................................................................. 69
• T oppers approach to proble m solving ............................................................. 70
• Step I : Proper understanding of concept & its application ......................... 72
• Step II : V isualization of the problem ........................................................ 74
• Step III : Interplay between theory and problem solving ........................... 75
• What is a misconcept ? ...................................................... ............................ 76
• Approac hes to problem sol ving ...................................................................... 77
• How to develop critical thin king ability and the ability to think out
of the box ....................................................... ................................................. 81
• Garner ’ s ten commandmen ts on problem solving .......................................... 83
• Summary ...................................................... .................................................. 84
STEP 4 : IMPROVING YOUR OUTPUT ................................................................. 87
• Importance of output ....................................................... ................................ 87
• Speed ............................ ................................................................................ 87
• Strike rate ...................................................... ................................................. 90
• Selection ....................................................... .................................................. 93
• T est planner ...................................................... .............................................. 94
• Testing : A tool to improve your speed, strike rate & selection ......................... 95
• When should you join a tes ting program? ...................................................... 96
• How to appear in a test at home ? .................................................................. 97
• How to do post test performance analysis? .................................................... 98
• How to get feedback from “test assessment & analysis sheet”? .......................... 99
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INDEX
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BOOK
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS : MYTHS & REALITIES ................................................13
• Board exams vs. Competit ive exams .............................................................13
• Are toppers god gifted? ...................................................... ............................15
FIVE STEPS OF SMART PREPARATION
STEP 1: POSITIVE ATTITUDE, FIRM DETERMINATION
& WELL THOUGHT PLAN ...................................................................... 19
• Why am I studying? ...................................................... ..................................19
• Belief system ...................................................... ............................................23
• W ell-defined target ...................................................... ...................................27
• Set clear and compelling g oals .......................................................................29
• Making a plan to achieve th e goals ................................................................33
• How to make a plan that works? ....................................................................35
STEP 2 : MASTERING FUNDAMENTALS AND
LEARNING NEW SKILLS ........................................................................ 41
• How to study? ....................................................... ..........................................41
• Preparing for studies ...................................................... ................................42
• How to improve concentrat ion power ? ..........................................................43
• How to develop interest / confidence in a subject .........................................44
• A focused approach ....................................................... .................................45
• Consistency is the key to success ..................................................................48
• T ime management ....................................................... ...................................49
• Recency and primacy ef fects .........................................................................50
• Break for speed ...................................................... .......................................51
• Ends are more productive / sleep on it ...........................................................52
• T echniques to improve rete ntion and memory ................................................53
• One subject or many subje cts in a day ...........................................................53
• Study smart not hard ...................................................... ................................54
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• How and why to revise? ...................................................... .......................... 57
• Method of systematic revision ........................................................................ 58
• Reading is fundamental to study .................................................................... 60
• How to plan studying in sch ool/coaching? ...................................................... 61
• Practice, practice and prac tice ....................................................................... 63
• Mobile phone as a product ivity booster alarm ................................................ 65
• General suggestions ....................................................... ................................ 66
STEP 3 : HOW TO SHARPEN PROBLEM
SOLVING SKILLS? .................................................................................. 69
• T oppers approach to proble m solving ............................................................. 70
• Step I : Proper understanding of concept & its application ......................... 72
• Step II : V isualization of the problem ........................................................ 74
• Step III : Interplay between theory and problem solving ........................... 75
• What is a misconcept ? ...................................................... ............................ 76
• Approac hes to problem sol ving ...................................................................... 77
• How to develop critical thin king ability and the ability to think out
of the box ....................................................... ................................................. 81
• Garner ’ s ten commandmen ts on problem solving .......................................... 83
• Summary ...................................................... .................................................. 84
STEP 4 : IMPROVING YOUR OUTPUT ................................................................. 87
• Importance of output ....................................................... ................................ 87
• Speed ............................ ................................................................................ 87
• Strike rate ...................................................... ................................................. 90
• Selection ....................................................... .................................................. 93
• T est planner ...................................................... .............................................. 94
• Testing : A tool to improve your speed, strike rate & selection ......................... 95
• When should you join a tes ting program? ...................................................... 96
• How to appear in a test at home ? .................................................................. 97
• How to do post test performance analysis? .................................................... 98
• How to get feedback from “test assessment & analysis sheet”? .......................... 99
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• Case study ....................................................... ............................................. 103
• S uccess gap concept and how to use it in your preparation ........................ 104
• General suggestions ....................................................... .............................. 105
STEP 5 : ACTION PLAN ....................................................................................... 109
• Be ready to give your 100% ......................................................................... 109
• Making an action plan ....................................................... .............................110
• Action plan illustration ....................................................... .............................113
• Planning for the consolidat ion phase .............................................................117
• Planning for the rapid revie w phase ..............................................................118
• Do not fear mistakes ....................................................... ...............................118
DIFFERENCE IN STRATEGY - STORY
OF LAKSHYA, ABHYAS AND CHUNKY ................................................................. 121
• T opper versus average stu dent - winning strategies .................................... 124
• Importance of analysis ....................................................... ........................... 126
CONSOLIDATION PHASE
(6 TO 8 WEEKS BEFORE EXAMS) ........................................................................ 129
• Step 1 : Intense review of material ............................................................... 129
• Step 2 : Practice lot of output ....................................................................... 132
• Step 3 : Getting used to exam tension & pressure ....................................... 134
• Step 4 : Keep going ...................................................... ................................ 137
• Positive thinking ....................................................... ..................................... 138
• Mental conditioning ....................................................... ................................ 139
RAPID REVIEW PHASE (7-10 DAYS BEFORE EXAMS) ....................................... 143
• Last few days before the exam ..................................................................... 144
• Day before the exam...... ...................................................... ........................ 145
• On the morning of the exam ...... ................................................................... 146
• Finishing your studies for th e exam...... ........................................................ 147
• Outside examination centre ...... .................................................................... 147
• During the exam...... ...................................................... ............................... 148
• Arriving late...... ....................................................... ...................................... 150
• Confronting problems durin g examination...... .............................................. 150
• After the exam...... ...................................................... .................................. 152
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