What are the 12 essential things to know before starting CUET preparations?

Before diving into CUET (Common University Entrance Test) preparations, it’s essential to be well-informed and strategically plan your study approach. Here are 12 essential things to know:

a) It’s a commitment

Students should remember that the CUET exam requires commitment when a student picks this exam for preparation. There will be many ups and downs that the student may have to face during preparation for this competitive exam, however, one may have to keep their spirits high during all the times and keep on preparing for the CUET exam with full commitment without any second thought.

b) Students should practice consistency

More than commitment, students also have to practice consistency in preparing for the exam. CUET exam being one of the prominent competitive exams requires that students follow a strict schedule where they ensure that they are studying and preparing for the exam each day. One may ask that I can read and prepare enough in one day which I could have done in four days, so why there is a need for consistency? The answer is the quality of learning which you will only get when you practice consistency in preparing for the exam. Hence, to ensure the quality of learning during your preparation for the CUET exam, students should practice consistency.

c) You are not born perfect

Students have to accept this fact that they are not masters of all subjects, and rather be called as perfect. A student can be good in one or more subjects but every student has a different skill set. This does not mean that students cannot become perfect with preparation. They can definitely become perfect but it would be a long journey of preparation and hence, students should start preparing with the mindset that CUET is the journey from being imperfect to perfect.

d) Plan a Good Strategy

Directly jumping to preparation without any good and sensible strategy would be of no help to students preparing for CUET. Therefore, the first and foremost requirement is that students should plan a good strategy for their CUET preparation. Their strategy should deal with issues such as how should one approach the syllabus, time allocation, coaching, etc. Hence, students should make strategy as a matter of importance for preparing for CUET.

e) Each day is a new day for learning

CUET exam preparation is like a sea which is vast but just like every drop of water, each topic in CUET is equally beautiful. Therefore, students before starting the preparation for CUET have to understand that preparation for CUET would be a continuous journey of learning and one may continue to have the zeal to learn new things each day. Without such zeal and understanding, preparation for the CUET exam could become difficult for students.

f) The exam will not decide your destiny

Though the CUET exam is a prominent exam for undergraduate colleges in India, it does not mean that if you don’t get good marks and get into a good college, it would be a difficult journey Definitely, the competition for the CUET exam would be tough and most of the students would want to crack this exam. However, at last, CUET is merely an exam which in no way can decide the destiny of the students. Many other equally good colleges intake students based on other evaluation methods, and students can always look into these colleges for their respective courses.

g) Result can be good or bad

Students have to be mentally prepared that irrespective of how much they prepare and are confident of the same, it is difficult to predict as to what would be the result; whether good or bad. Such difficulty does not necessarily mean that students have prepared less. Rather, there could be multiple factors such as getting late for an exam, anxiety, doing the wrong questions, etc. So, it’s better that students are prepared for both types of results.

h) Good guidance is a must

As we all know CUET exams require a lot of preparation and sincerity, students should focus on the requirement of having good guidance and mentorship. It is necessary because having the right guidance will help student ensure that they are moving in the right direction with their preparation. Moreover, the right guidance also helps students to work on their weaknesses and to find solutions as to how they can be more efficient with their preparation. Hence finding someone who can provide good guidance and mentorship is necessary before starting CUET

i) Keeping yourself updated all the time

CUET requires that students stay up-to-date with whatever is happening around the world including in India. Be it current affairs or questions of general knowledge, CUET can test students’ knowledge regarding how updated they are with respect to ongoing affairs. Therefore, it is essential that students remain up-to-date with all information during their CUET preparation.

j) You need to fight against anxiety

With preparation for any competitive exam comes an additional baggage of anxiety. Students are often in dilemma as to how their exam would go or whether they would be able to clear the same or not. Similarly, such anxiety also travels with students to their exam halls. Though this is a part of the human tendency to be anxious, students have to give a tough fight to such anxiety to properly prepare for CUET. Hence, ways have to be found to ensure anxiety does not hamper the preparation of students.

k) You have to be the miner in this journey

Students while preparing for the CUET exam have to play the role of the miner so that they are the ones who are eager to excavate new information, questions that may come in the exam, or even any information that could be helpful in the CUET exam. Overall, students should be eager and must show a willingness to work hard all the time while they prepare for CUET.

l) Health is wealth

At last, but not least, students should prioritize their health. Without good health, no amount of preparation can be done effectively. Therefore, students should have a good diet and strict sleeping schedule so that there is no effect on health, and students can rightly focus on their CUET exam.

Hence, these 12 points are highly essential for students to keep in mind before they start their CUET preparation journey.

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