SSC and PSC exams are among the most desired competitive exams in our country after the UPSC exams. This is definitely because of the job security and good pay scale of government jobs.
Most of the people appear for these exams while having another job. For this reason, it is a general complaint of such people that it's hard to prepare for competitive government exams while having a full-time job. But it is possible to prepare well even if you are a working professional if you have a proper strategy. Through the article, we will try to help you as much as we can to strategist your study plan by providing helpful tips for the same.
Hard Work, curiosity, and confidence are the key points you should have to succeed while attending any competitive exam. Recommended study hours to prepare for the Govt effectively. Exams 2021 and all the competitive exams are 4 to 5 hours daily. But it is hard for working professionals to find this time to study daily, and the question is how to manage preparation and work together. Read on to find out.
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Government exam preparation tips for full time working professionals
Morning Study
Our brain is said to work very well during morning hours. The air will be fresh, and there will be no disturbances during the early morning hours. This will help you concentrate very well, and you will be able to direct your full focus on your studies alone.
This is why it is said that the portions studied during this time of the day will stay in your memory more. If you have a full-time job, you should try waking up early in the morning and studying for two hours. This time is the best to practice and revise General awareness and English comprehension topics.
Evening Study
Most jobs are from morning 10 AM to 7 PM. You will thus get two hours to study in the evening too. You should set a convenient two hours to prepare in the evening too. You should not compromise this study time for any reason.
If you are too tired to study a new portion a day, you can revise the already covered portions and do Mock Test Series instead but do not miss this study hour for any reason.
Study on weekends
Utilize the weekends you get as much as possible. You should have a steady study plan for the weekends. Try completing 3 to 4 topics during weekends. Prepare these topics in a way that you will be able to grasp related topics very well too.
Assess yourself
Your preparation should first start with assessing yourself and finding how much knowledge you have on each topic. Do this assessment regularly. This will help you understand your progress.
You can assess yourself by doing the previous year's questions, practice questions, and Mock Test Series. There is also a Mock Test Series 2021, which will help you know the exam pattern for the Govt. Exam 2021. These will help you a lot to understand your competitiveness and in what ways you should better yourself.
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Weekend coaching classes
If you feel like you need outside help with your preparation, you should enroll in weekend coaching classes. You should be careful while choosing the institutions to do coaching from.
The Govt. Exam 2021 will be quite difficult to crack like government exams in general, so the coaching class you choose should provide you effective classes, which gives you tips to pass each paper along with proper practice sections and Mock Test Series. Joining coaching classes will depend on each candidate if they need it or not. If you believe that you don't need extra help, it is better not to join and utilize that time too to self-prepare.
Study in bits
Prepare small keynotes in sticky notes or similar bits and read them whenever you get free time in between your work. Topics you can prepare this way effectively are one-word substitution, idiom phrases, Synonyms, and Antonyms. Make this method a habit to ensure that you don't waste any time you get and utilize them to prepare for Govt. Exam 2021
Prepare difficult topics first.
As you are a working professional, the time you get to prepare will be less than other candidates. So it is best to find out the hardest portions or the easily scorable ones and then prepare them first. Sections like Quants, Mensuration, Algebra, Trigonometry, and Geometry are very scoring topics but are hard.
These topics are also asked the most, so preparing for the first and thoroughly will help you while attending the exam. Some other topics like profit & loss, simple & compound interest, and time & work are simple but can help you grab a lot of marks. So after preparing difficult and easily scorable topics, if you don't have enough time left, it's better to learn shortcut tricks for the leftover topics.
Positive approach
Optimism and confidence is the key to effective preparation. Never panic when you didn't cover enough portions according to your schedule. Always have a positive approach and believe in yourself. If you are a stressed person, try doing breathing exercises and calm yourself. Teach your mind to be composed and approach everything positively. Studies show that most of the people who crack such competition exams have a positive approach to life.
Conclusion
Private sector jobs are known to be stressful and hectic. It is hard for a person who aims to jump from the public to the private sector to prepare well enough for competitive government exams. This lack of time will negatively affect their preparation time and will affect their overall score.
This is why a lot of ambitious people get stuck in the private sector. Follow the tips mentioned above in the article and make a proper preparation strategy to crack Govt. Exam 2021 with determination and confidence. Also, check and be thorough with the exam pattern after referring to Mock Test 2021. Very good luck to all the aspirants, and I hope you all crack the Govt. exams in 2021.
