Transition In Board Exams | Panel Discussion | Episode 1

The pandemic has changed the ways in which the society functions. Along with this change, there are also a lot of confusions. 

The education sector is one amongst the hardest hit by the pandemic. Schools were shut down for months, and classes and exams had to be shifted online. Even the board exams had to be postponed a lot back from the normal time. Because, it is almost impossible to conduct such a definitive exam online.

But is it still completely safe for students to be able to sit for an exam? Will the board exams bring the students in contact of the virus? Is the online preparation enough for students to be sitting for an offline exam? 

Join our panel of experts to get these and similar questions answered in the 1st episode of 'Transition in Board Exams', brought to you by Ezyschooling and Mock Board.

Mock tests are nothing but trial exams that people take before appearing for the final exam so that they can assess their level of preparation. Mock exams are should be attmpted by students who are preparing for competitive exam. From Class 10 Board Exams to the UPPSC or the GRE/GMAT, every course has mock tests of its own. These mock/practice tests are extremely benifical to any student looking to do well in competative exam.

Benefits/Advantages of mock tests?
Mock tests are arranged to give students a feel of the real exam. For most of the students about to take a major exam for the first time in their lives, mock tests provide a trial run. Being placed in the same situation and feeling the same amount of pressure before the actual competative exam will inculcate some self-analytical capacity and confidence in the student. Infact Mock Test helps in reducing pre-exam nervousness, as the candidate has already appeared for a version of the exam before, on the final day he will be more relaxed.

Most students preparing for competitive exams do so in chapters, units and sections. By the end of it all, they believe they are well prepared to take the competative exam. But on the fianl exam day, often everything once learned is forgotten in the flash of a second. This happens because of a tendency to underestimate the toughness of the questions and the scope of the syllabus in combined way.

Mock tests are important because of the practice they provide. Practice makes a man perfect. For competative exam revision is key to remembering all that you have studied. Multiple attempt of Mock Test help students revise the entire syllabus in the simulated setting of the actual exam. This way they remember what they have learned and perform well in actual exam.

Mock tests make students familiar with the style and scope of the question paper. Managing to finish the exam on time is really challenging. Mock tests help them with time management which, in itself, is half the work done. The candidate is given the chance to work on this problem and turn it into one of their strengths. After taking several mock tests, the student is in a position to work on his weaknesses and to chalk out a plan to overcome them.