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Patna, Feb. 17: Board examinations are round the corner and the tension is building up on those slated to appear in the board examinations.
While some are revising, others are struggling with the “difficult subjects”.
ICSE and ISC examinations are beginning on February 28, while the CBSE Class X and Class XII examinations are scheduled to start from March 1.
The students are so taken up with the thought of examination that they discuss their syllabus even in their farewell parties.
The parents are as tensed as their wards. In fact, at times it appears that they are more harried than the students.
“I am seeing to it that my sleeping hours are fixed in the night and I do not sleep during the day. At this point, if I sleep during the day, I may feel sleepy during the examination,” Kriti, who is slated to appear for the Class XII CBSE examinations, said.
Chitranshu Tewari from Don Bosco Academy is going to appear for the ISC examinations. “Our exams start at 2pm, unlike the Class X examinations. We feel very drowsy. The time does not suit us at all. Class XII students should have the facility of taking the examination in the morning,” he said.
Priti Sinha, a Class X student of Patna Central School going for Board-based SA-2 (CBSE), has covered her syllabus. “The revisions are on. I am trying to take more care of the subjects like Sanskrit and computer, as I find them a little difficult,” she said, adding she is devoting about eight to nine hours to her studies regularly.
Not everyone, however, is through with their syllabus.
Sangeeta, who is going appear for her Class X (CBSE) examinations, has realised the importance of the examinations, but she is struggling with a couple of “difficult” subjects. “Mathematics and science are the subjects I have always had a problem with. I have divided my time for these two papers accordingly. I am a little careful, as I don’t want to ignore the other subjects.”
Parents are very tensed both about the examination, as well as its outcome.
One among them, Leena, said: “I have dropped all my plans of going out since the middle of April last year. I wanted to dedicate all my time for my son as he is appearing for his Class X examinations. The result of this examination often plays a pivotal role in the child’s future,” Leena, a mother said. Rakesh Kumar, whose son is appearing for the Class XII examination, said: “What my son needs the most now is moral support. He is losing patience very often. He is a little tensed even though he is through with the syllabus, and is revising. My wife and I are giving most our time to him. We understand that our presence would help. We are not leaving our son alone now.”
City psychologists had a word of advice for the students.
“Students should give selective time to the subjects. They should try and focus on more important areas of the syllabus, rather than going through the entire syllabus. Students should avoid studying late in the night. Instead of studying at a stretch, they should keep taking breaks from time to time. One should not try to recall things every now and then. The most important thing now is confidence,” Dinesh Kumar, associate professor of psychology at College of Commerce told The Telegraph.