GATE 2024 Exam in 3 Days, Proven tips to beat Exam Anxiety & Stress

If you are a GATE 2024 aspirant you must be aware that the examinations are approaching in about 3 days. The exam will held on 3, 4, 10, and 11 February 2024 and during this period having control over your exam stress is one of the most challenging tasks for the candidates. 

Most of the candidates feel pressured and stressed about preparing well for their GATE 2024 examination, the reason for this also depends on your surroundings and day-to-day habits. 

A study has shown that around 61% of students between 13 to 21 years old have more than an average stress level over achieving satisfactory results in their examinations. 

The level of stress students are getting nowadays is self-imposed stress which means this kind of stress is seen due to having unreal goals or expectations towards their studies. 

As the GATE 2024 exam is approaching we have provided the best tips that will help candidates to reduce their stress and do well in their examination. 

GATE 2024 Exam Stress Reasons

The level of stress felt by a candidate can also depend on the environment and people around them, so, before moving forward let’s talk about reasons that can induce stress that one feels while they are preparing for GATE 2024 examination. 

• Worrying of failure.
• Comparing themself with other students/competitors. 
• Creating unreal expectations. 
• Not having more time to prepare for the examination. 
• Not getting the desired result in the exam. 
• Having self-doubts. 
• Lack of sleep. 
• Pressure is created by the family to achieve a specific rank. 

How To Manage Stress During GATE 2024 Preparation

As we now know the reasons for stress experienced by the GATE 2024 aspirants, below we have mentioned some of the strategies that will help the candidates to reduce any such stress faced during the preparation period.

Set Realistic Goals 

Having unreal goals while preparing is one of the main reasons that candidates are stressed. During the GATE 2024 exam preparation, students must keep in mind that they make short-term goals.

If you are practising a mock test or previous year’s question papers, set a timer less than the actual test time for example if the mock is for 3 hours set a 2 ½ hour timer and try and complete the test in the set time, doing this will help you manage the time as well as will give you confidence for the exam day. 

Take Breaks

Long hours of study sessions will make you exhausted so taking breaks in between is very important for candidates. 

After every two-hour study session take a ½ hour break and engage yourself in the activities you like such as painting, music, and sports for the half hour, and then move back to studying. 

Physical Activities

Along with focusing on your studies, you must also focus on your health and physical well-being. At your convenience, you can take a short walk around your area or do exercise or yoga. 

Doing as prescribed will not only help you to improve your health but also increase your concentration and learning capability. 

Keep Your Mind Calm

The first step in keeping a calm mind is having a clean and quiet study area, if you are sitting in a messy room or studying in a loud environment it is impossible to have a calm mind. 

Candidates must keep all distractions away from them during study sessions. If you have distractions you will not be able to concentrate on your studies which will equally affect you mentally. 

Read – How to Avoid Distractions while studying

Healthy Diet & Sleep Schedule

Several studies and research have shown that having irregular eating and sleeping habits can affect your mental and physical health. 

One of the main reasons that students induce stress is not getting enough sleep or not eating properly, all the aspirants need to have a healthy diet during the preparation period and get at least 8 to 9 hours of sleep a day. 

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