Today evening, a very bright XIIth standard student came to me with an issue troubling him. To quote him in his own words (as far as I remember) ,"Sir, my nervousness is increasing by the day. I keep getting stuck up in useless things and I feel I'm not progressing along well in covering my unfinished syllabus. Distractions keep coming along my way. I'm able to put in not more than 6 hours of study everyday while people around me claim to be doing more than 10. This makes me worried. I'm concerned about when I'll be able to finish the entire syllabus."

Talking to this student made me remember the time I was myself preparing for the JEE. And these were precisely the issues that troubled me too. Being in a hostel, a lot of my time was spent on activities other than studying, and at times sudden waves of concern about how I was wasting my time would hit me.

With hindsight, I now realise that such issues are a problem for a lot many people like you preparing for the JEE. In this series of articles, we will try to find out ways to counter nervousness. We will talk about the cause of this whole "JEE tension" and the possible ways to get rid of it, so that you can perform to your full potential.

So, watch out for this space in the coming days. Right now, I'm off to sleep!

Manan

Comments (6)

Ashish said:

	ya.. i m also sufferin with same that of kimbu.
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June 08, 2008
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niraj said:

	mujko samj main nahi aqa raha hai ki main kya karu .exam ka date samne haimaur mujko lagta hai ki mera con. kam ho raha hai raat ko nind nahi aa raha hai .mujko kuch book ka naam do ki mujko kuch help mile
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December 04, 2007
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TAYYAB ZAFAR said:

	SAME STORY'Z HERE , EVEN WHEN I'M IN CLASS XI .,.,(TO PHIT 12TH MAIN KYA HOGA ?)
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November 17, 2007
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sneha said:

Well..it's the same with everyone everywhere,we can see that. I'm in 11th too and I'm doing PU college now, so I'm in a big fix.. Time management and the sudden change of syllabus after 10th is whta's eating us ,I suppose.But I feel I 'm not even thorough with any topic and the year's coming to an end.. :- And I don't go for any coaching so,I feel out of place and have no clue how to prepare.But I do have HC Verma for physics and RD sharma for Maths[the general one.not jee specific]..Nervousness is killing us all.

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October 20, 2007
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pranav said:

	even im facing the same problem although im in 11th.....sir plz tell us wat do immediately...im having sleepless nites due to this prob
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October 20, 2007
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kimbu said:

yeah me too in the same boat! i am really confused donno what to to do, teachers in skool are compelling us to study for boards & each month there is an exam! whereas the teachers at the coaching institute are asking us 2 bunk skool to study for competitve exams! i am an average student & i have back log of 11th standard portions as well ...how can i complete this ... please advise an efficient strategy!

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October 19, 2007
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