5 Things that will help you stay focused for ESE 2024 Mains
The final stage of the written exam has arrived as ESE 2024 Mains exam is just around the corner. Your hard work and perseverance come down to this one last battle. ESE Mains tests the utmost patience of the aspirants, as they are one step closer to achieving their goal. The pattern is such that it can check even the best of the lot.
After clearing the first hurdle of the Preliminary Examination, the selected candidates are ready to face the next challenge. This challenge will take them close to their dreams. So, are you getting nervous before the exam? Is the tension getting on your nerves? No more worries.
We are with you, and here we will discuss the essential things the aspirants must do before the exam. These things will motivate you and help you stay relaxed. Maintaining the required composure during the duration of the exam is necessary. The feeling of anxiety and fear is very natural, and there is no point in suppressing it. However, you should abstain from the act of overthinking as it will affect your confidence and leave you demotivated at just the wrong time.
Believe in yourself and keep yourself motivated until the last moment. Preparation without proper execution does not complement the effort that you have put into your preparation. So, let us talk about a few essential steps that will benefit and guide you to crack this exam with proper strategy execution as planned for ESE 2024 Mains.
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Things to Do Before ESE 2024 Mains:
Strategy Matters:
We all know how important it is to have a good answer writing strategy for ESE 2024 Mains. However, UPSC IES 2024 requires candidates to possess analytical and application skills. Students make the mistake to mug up all the formulas just before the actual exams. They feel this will help them in recalling those formulas the next day. Sounds like a great plan. Isn’t it? No. The smart candidates, who usually get a call for the next round, i.e., the Personality Test, keep the last days to strategize about attempting the actual exam with a result-oriented strategy. Every ESE Mains aspirant must have a set plan to tackle the question paper. It is best to start practicing for this segment a few days before the preliminary examination.
You must have executed many plans while giving the Offline Test Series. Now is the time to sit down, calm yourself down and think about the one strategy that worked for you. Think about and note down the aspects that worked and did not work for you. Prepare a robust plan yourself for the same. You must understand that quality notes are essential in your ESE 2024 Mains preparation journey. Experts recommend ESE Mains aspirants prioritize making notes during most preparation days. Your brain needs a certain amount of tranquility to get prepared for the final battle. So take a rest and keep rehearsing for the exam in your mind.
Attempt Mock Tests:
Mock tests are essential to perform the best in the ESE 2024 Mains. Every mock test and the learning received from the same helps improve the performance in the upcoming mock tests. Both online test series and offline test series prove beneficial for UPSC IES 2024 preparation. Therefore, it is important to choose the respective test series after proper research. It will help you find out the weaker subject areas. Later, you can go through these points one last time before the exam.
Revision:
Most UPSC IES 2024 aspirants think that studying a lot will help them score the best in the exam. However, they often forget that we tend to forget something read or written in the past. Therefore, it is crucial to understand that revision is a more important segment of IES preparation. During the revision phase, you must ensure that you enroll in the offline test series and online test series as per your convenience and study plan dedicated to UPSC IES 2024 exam. You must ensure that you revise the collection of vital points written in the notes you created during your entire ESE 2024 Mains preparation. Sometimes, you might feel that your study and revision routine is quite tedious. Therefore, experts suggest taking short breaks and including different revision methods to make the revision routine equally interesting and useful at the same time.
Collect the Essentials:
Make sure you have all the essentials a day before the exam. Arrange all the stationery required for the exam including ball pens and admit card printout copies ready with you a day before the exam. If possible, you can start collecting these essential items a week before the ESE 2024 Mains exam. Read the admit card carefully to know the specific details about the exam including the reporting time and what are things allowed and not allowed in the exam. It is always advisable to visit your exam center beforehand so that you will know approximately how much time it will take to reach the exam venue. Aspirants must avoid ignoring the crucial details before the exam. If you pay attention to them, you can avoid unnecessary panic on the examination day.
Set the right mindset:
If you have cracked the exam in your mind, you have already secured your aimed rank in the ESE 2024 Mains exam. Our minds have the power to manifest several things that we think are impossible. So, make up your mind to imagine and manifest your victory in this exam from the time you start with your IES preparation. As an ESE Mains aspirant, you must have faced several sources of distractions targeted to pull you down before appearing for the ESE Preliminary. At such delicate moments, you need to keep your mind stable. It will help you avoid losing focus and stay on track to achieving success with UPSC IES 2024 exam.
Self-Attention:
Amid all the chaos and panic of the exam, the first thing that all the students tend to neglect is to take care of their bodies. In the above two points, we talked about the ways to keep the mind calm. However, you need to keep your body in a sound condition to perform best on the final day.
The night before the exam and the morning on the day of the exam are very crucial and you have to take good care of yourself to be in the best frame of mind. Make sure you eat healthy and nutritious food for your dinner and in the morning breakfast. Go for walks and relax.
Go to bed early in the night so that you get a good sleep before the ESE 2024 Mains exam. Sacrificing sleep a day before the exam to read something new or revising things that you have already revised several times is a very bad idea. Take proper care of yourself and make sure that you go with your spirits high into the examination hall. You must remember that you have already cracked the ESE preliminary and reached this stage with your talent and hard work. So, avoid negative self-talk and sit for the ESE Mains exam with high confidence.
Conclusion
Always remember that you are going to give your best shot and be well prepared for it. Remind yourself that you have done all that was needed for the UPSC IES preparation and let no one tell you otherwise. You have come a long way and reached this stage. The one who can keep himself focused and execute the strategy in the exam hall efficiently is the one who is going to secure the top rank in this prestigious exam.
We believe that if you have given your precious time before the examination to read this article, then you are one of the top scorers in this exam. You are going in the right direction and we are always there to guide you. Follow the points in this blog and you will be all set to tackle this exam to your fullest potential. These small tips and tricks will give you a certain edge over your competitors in this competitive exam.
Because a war is won through many small battles before the fighter wins the final war.
Good luck with your UPSC ESE 2024 Mains exam!
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