Students’ Speak: Not satisfied with your management entrance exam score? Read this.

By: Akila Narayanan

The most important thing is that failure tells us where we exactly stand and gives us a clear idea about the areas that we must work harder on. That will be your time to raise your own standards.

There will be anxiety before the announcement of results. Competitive exam’s results create a lot of stress among candidates because you and the people around you expect you to secure a seat in a well-reputed institution. If the candidates have cleared the cut-off marks then well and good it is a happy sign. If you are one of those who failed to achieve the desired result then just remember, “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, but this time more intelligently”. It is difficult to accept the failure but we have to move on eventually. Success and failure both are the parts of life.

Entrance exams are only competitive exams. If you are performing badly and not up to your expectations, it doesn’t mean that you cannot clear the exam at all. It simply means that others have performed better than you have on that day. The most important thing is that failure tells us where we exactly stand and gives us a clear idea of the areas that we must work harder on. That will be your time to raise your own standards. Do not underestimate yourself from the result you have obtained in the exams. At the same time, don’t overestimate your skills either. It is highly important to know your capabilities and work on them effectively. If you fail to meet up the cut-off margin, then prepare well and re-appear the next year. The goal and efforts you put in should be meaningful and satisfactory for your career. There will be many other opportunities waiting for you. Stop doing hard work and start doing smart work to crack the exams such as XAT, MAT, CAT.

How to choose the right MBA college?

Shortlisting MBA colleges is not that easy. We have to check the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking first. This is followed by the profile of the college, faculty profile, college website, their reputation, their participation in other activities. Apart from academics, everything should go through their college link or through other consulting firms. Every B-school should at least except 60-70 percentile in all the competitive exams. Based on the percentile you get, you will be able to shortlist the colleges based on our own choice. Don’t choose colleges based on the advertisements. Check through their website and go to their profile, call the admissions team of that particular college and enquire all the details you want to know. Notice the way they talk to you and get all the details of the selection process.

How to increase your score?

• Develop a preparation plan.
• Get on the sleep schedule at least one week before the exam.
• Do not do any last minute studying right before the day of the exam.
• Turn your focus towards the process and away from the outcomes.
• Make use of the exam taking techniques.
• Be familiar with the exam pattern.
• Know how much time you should spend on each question.
• If you get stuck, move on to the other question.
• Look through the entire question paper at the beginning and decide which question to attempt.

About the Author:

Akila Narayanan is pursuing MBA from Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai, with an interest in Marketing and Finance. She has completed her graduation from Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai. Her hobbies include playing guitar, badminton and reading books. She has also been awarded the first prize for a social welfare project titled “The Life Saving Block Detector”.