TIME MANAGEMENT IN CSS EXAM PREPARATION Time is a precious recourse and proper time management is a major issue for the aspirants...

TIME MANAGEMENT IN CSS EXAM PREPARATION

Time is a precious recourse and proper time management is a major issue for the aspirants. For utilizing your time more effectively, you should follow a time table. Make a time table for CSS Exam Preparation, in which you have time for your compulsory and optional subjects as well as time for refreshment and other daily activities. Some subjects needs comparatively more concentration, assign them the time in which you are more active, alert and agile. When you make your time table, paste it on wall in front of your study chair so that you can see it and follow it. The more important than making time table is, to follow it. Try to follow your time table. In the beginning you may find it a little hard to follow your time table but if you follow it for a week then you will like to follow it forever. Another thing is this time span is estimated with viewing of getting good positions. There could be no time span if one claims oneself a fatalist and insist to enjoy the aftermaths of one's adventure based on

―high stars‖ rather than on deliberation.

Well, CSS Exam is not the end of the world. If one remains calm and study in a systematic way, one can surely pass. Now, how do we go about doing that? That‘s when you make a study plan. Aspirants, it‘s just like walking on the ladder, take one step at a time and you wouldn‘t even realize you are at the top. Remember; always remain cool, calm and focused. Now, let‘s get to the steps.

STEP 1: As CSS Exam is a psychological game, you need to learn to control yourself emotionally as well as physically. This is the first step to strengthen you psychologically. You don‘t get everything in one day, so be patient and have faith in Allah as well as yourself. Don‘t worry!

STEP 2: In order to plan something all the resources and to–do lists are gathered. We believe our biggest resource is time, so let‘s count it. It‘s almost the start of August 2017. So we have approximately 6 months and 180 days in total. Now, let‘s assume an average candidate can spend 4 hours daily for CSS Preparation. So we have 720 hours in total (4×180). Keep this in mind. Now, we need to calculate what we need. There are 12 subjects including compulsory and optional. Now let‘s take one subject at a time. If we take Pakistan Affairs, there are almost 30 topics (considering the new syllabus of course). Even if one average candidate spends 1.5 hours to study one topic, s/he would need 45 hours for one subject right? We can apply the same formula to other subjects including optional (6×45=270) and compulsory (4×45=180). Now for English Essay and English (Précis and Composition) you can spend 50 hours each (2×50=100). Total time we need is 550 hours or 140 days.

How much time we had? 720 hours. How much we need? 550 hours. Wow, we just got 40 extra days. Cool? You can spend that time to cover up anything you lack. And remember the revision strategy I have already discussed in making bullet notes.

STEP 4: Now, write down all topics of each subject along with the time you have allocated for it. As you go along preparing notes within the time limit, deduct that time from the quota of the respective subject. This way you will have everything managed. Move smoothly.

STEP 5: Always start with the subject that you like most so that a rhythm is created. Don‘t aim for perfection the very first day. Slowly adjust your study plan into your schedule according to your ease. Never force yourself, you‘ll get nowhere. You eat when you get hungry, similarly, study when you feel like. But stay committed and true to yourself and your goals.

STEP 6: Finally, you are set to embark this wonderful journey.

PREPARE FOR CSS EXAM WHILE DOING JOB

―How do I prepare for CSS Exam while doing job?‖ is a question which generally confuse or create a tension in the mind of aspirant who wants to be a bureaucrat. With less time in your hands, time management is crucial to your preparation. I‘ll discuss about this question and give you some tips so that you can do better with your life. No one can answer this question better than you. You just have to prepare your mind and maintain your confidence level. It all depends on how much time you can give to your study consistently. Initially with this idea in mind, you must have a proper planning to execute your plan. Try to manage your time and give at least five hours daily to your study. Now the question comes how you manage to get five hours from this busy schedule. Manage to rise at 5:30 in the morning and study for 2 hours, in starting it is hard to rise but think of your aim and goal. Make a habit of rising this time. You have to choose your pleasure of sleeping or your commitment that you make with your life.

Generally the people come from office at 7:00 pm. Remember after 7:00 pm, take rest of half an hour. So you have 3 hours from 8:30 to 11:30 pm for study. Just make a law in your life or let‘s say a habit that you will not sleep without studying 3 hours and you will rise early in morning so that you can give 2 hours easily to your study. You can easily utilise travelling time for English portion. In this time you can learn one word substitutions, idioms or phrases. Make it as your habit. In office, use your leisure time in reading Dawn Newspaper or find people who are in your situation and socialize with them to utilise that time for discussions. You will thus have time to chill with friends who are serious about the CSS Exam. It will also fulfill your social needs and keep you stress free. Now on weekend days try to study 9 hours per day. So in a whole week you manage to give 48 hours (30 on weekdays and 18 on weekend days). On an average 8 hours per day which are sufficient to crack the CSS Exam. On weekend days, practice writing answers. It‘ll work for revision. Here, you have to look for ready-made notes and study material that are short and effective. But some topics you will have to do in–depth studies and will need your concentration. Use memory techniques (mnemonic methods) that speed up your learning. Never fall prey to the temporary pleasure, make a commitment with yourself that you will use this precious time to make your life dynamic, vibrant and a life of permanent pleasure. Never think negatively and always be optimistic. Whenever you feel tire or burden just focus your mind on your aim. You can relax once you achieve your goal.

So candidates start your preparation with full energy and confidence. You must definitely crack the CSS Exam. Do not waste even a single second. Use this time to achieve your goal. This time will make your future and you will relax in your whole life. It always seems impossible until its done.

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