1) The document provides tips for preparing for exams, including studying regularly instead of cramming, getting enough sleep, managing stress, and using proven study strategies like SQ3R. 2) It emphasizes the importance of reviewing material within a few days of learning it to retain information long-term. Regular review of just a few minutes is much more effective than cramming right before an exam. 3) Tips include getting past exams, making outlines, explaining concepts to others, taking breaks, eating brain-healthy foods, staying hydrated, and managing time during the exam. The document stresses believing in oneself and not worrying or copying during the exam.

1. How to Prepare for Exams
Vd. Sagar M. Bhinde
Assistant professor
Department of Kaumarbhritya
G J Patel Institute of Ayurvedic studies and Research
Vidyanagar

2. Learning Objectives
What ?
Why ?
When ?
How ?
There is no short cut to success,
this is the first thing you should remember.

3. First term is always helpful to create
your strong base
Second term is the true battle time
For the completion of syllabus.

4. Never loose a nature of competition
(Here the competition must be for
knowledge)
Always keep a patient in your mind while
reading
(you can imagine yourself as a patient too)

5.  Day 1- Leave the lecture
knowing 100% of what
you know
 Day 2- If you have done
nothing with the
information you will have
lost 50-80% of what you
learned
 Day 7- We remember
even less
 Day 30- We only retain
about 2-3% of the original
hour
Basedon a 1 hour lecture

6.  Day 2- If you spend 10
minutes reviewing after
the lecture you will raise
the curve to 100%
 Day 7- It only takes 5
minutes to re-activate
the material
 Day 30- You will only
need 2-4 minutes to
reactive the material
If you don’t review it will take you 40-50
minutes to re-learn each hour of material

7. IF YOU FAIL TO
PLAN
YOU ARE
PLANNING TO
FAIL

8. 1. Give yourself enough time to study
Don't leave it until the last minute.
2. Look after yourself
"The fresher and more energetic you feel, the more it
will support your ability to tackle the cognitive
challenges.“
3. Get hold of recent exam papers
Go back a few years and consider the kind of questions
that came up.
4. Avoid postmortems
As soon as one exam is over, move swiftly to focusing on
the next one

9. 5. Organize your study space
Make sure you have enough space to spread your
textbooks and notes out.
6. Use flow charts and diagrams
Visual aids can be really helpful when revising.
7. Explain your answers to others
Parents and little brothers and sisters don't have to
be annoying around exam time! Use them to your
advantage. Explain an answer to a question to
them
8. Take regular breaks
Studies have shown that for long-term retention of
knowledge, taking regular breaks really helps.

10. 9. Snack on 'brain food‘
what you eat can really have an impact on
energy levels and focus.
Keep your body and brain well-fuelled by
choosing nutritious foods that have been
proven to aid concentration and memory,
such as nuts, seeds, leafy veggies and fruits.
The same applies on exam day - eat a good
meal before the test, based on foods that will
provide a slow release of energy throughout.

11. 10. Drink plenty of water
being well hydrated is essential for your
brain to work at its best.
11. Make an outline of each questions
12. Worrying is usually a substitute for
action; hence, when you worry you are not
studying.
13. Sleep
Tests are designed to make you think. If you
are sleep-deprived, you won’t be able to
remember any of the information you
worked so hard to cram into your brain.

12. 14. Stay calm
Answer all the questions you know, then return
to the ones you left blank.
15. Sit straight
Sit in proper manner while studying.
Don't study on bed or lying on a chair instead sit
straight.
16. Write and Present well.
Try to present answers in points.
'First impression is the best impression’
Manage your time well - attend all questions.
Out of syllabus question

13. Proven Study Strategies
SQ3R
Survey – get the best overall picture of what you’re
going to study before you do it
Question – ask questions to reinforce your own
learning
Read – actively read over the material and be alert to
main ideas, bolded terms, and key understandings
and details
Recite – recalling and then orally or through writing
communicating the information – make
connections
Review – re-reading, summarizing key points, testing
yourself, asking final questions

14. Never malpractice in exam hall
It may even affect your marks and also some
times you won't be allowed to continue the
exam.
If you don't know answer don't write.
Keep in mind that you are writing exam for
you, to prove yourself.

15. Believe in God, Believe in you
The last but not the least point pray well
before the exam and your mind should be free
at least 5 minutes before exam.
Pray can give immense energy and peace to
your mind that will definitely do good for you.

16. Above all
You think about your parents
Their difficulties and sufferings and how they
care you, you owe to them much, don't you?
The best gift you can give them is your victory.
So never disappoint your parents.
Study is not for them they are compelling you
to study for your future.

17. Example 1: Outline and detailing

19. Example 2: Pictorial trick

20. Example 3: Acronym and Pictorial

21. Example 4: Meaningful mnemonic

22. Sequence for
primary
dentition
Sequence for
Secondary
dentition

23. Example 5:
Pictorial
Story

24. Student Study Strategies
that DON’T work
 Reading information without writing it down
 Glossing over notes without “proving” you know it (by
teaching someone else, by writing it down from memory etc.)
 Highlighting texts or novels
 Reviewing the material only one time
 Studying with someone else – unless you are equally
committed and focused
 Staying up really late or pulling an all-nighter

25. Please please please
Be polite and be Honest
Don’t ever copy in exams….