Monday, July 20, 2009

Coaching

Due to the complex exam procedure, the coaching assumes a crucial role. Unfortunately, it is a costly affair.

But the coaching has the following advantages:

 Helps in understanding the requirements of the exam quickly, so that the preparation is focused.
 Reduces the efforts in preparation, as subject experts teach the topics in exam orientation. Anyhow, the candidate has to prepare for at least one new optional.
 Helps in getting many contacts with co-aspirants, which is useful for exam related information. Never prepare for this exam in complete isolation. In any complex situation, information plays the key role.

Please take into account the following points while joining any institute:

 Do not merely go by the advertisements, nor the claims made in magazines or the interviews supposedly given by the toppers.
 Meet the successful candidates and the seniors who have taken coaching from that institute.
 Do not go by the advise of only one person. It is better to contact as many as possible and get a general opinion.
 Meet the teacher personally, ask for their programme details, results, etc, and assess yourself if it is worth joining there.

If you are working somewhere or economically under privileged, and therefore, cannot go for coaching, please do not get discouraged. There are many people who cleared the exam without coaching. You can device ways of getting the required information about the exam. But you should always be aware that you would have to work harder than others to clear the exam. So be prepared for that and believe that hard work will always be paid back in the end.

Check out the competition magazines to get the addresses of various coaching institutes.

*COURTESY : HOW TO CRACK CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION written by RANKERS*