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How to Get a Good CGPA in College Exams in India

Wondering how much CGPA is good for your career? This article explores the relevance of CGPA in academics, job placements, and life success. Discover the balance between grades, skills, and personal growth in todayu2019s competitive world. Learn why CGPA is important, but not the only path to success.

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How to Get a Good CGPA in College Exams in India

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  1. HowtoGetaGood CGPAinCollege ExamsinIndia? AfterClass10andClass12boardexams,collegeexamsinIndiaareoftenseenasthelaststepfor studentsbeforetheystepintotheircareerlivesfinally.TheCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA) is notsimplya numericalrepresentationofyouracademicprowess.Itis seen asa goldenticketto unlockingsomeofthebestcareeropportunitiesinplacementsandgettingadmissionsinthemost covetedMaster’sprogramsinIndiaandabroad. Forthosewho are aspiringtoachieve a CGPAof 8+ incollege exams inIndia,thepathmightseem toochallenging.Webringyouthebeststudytipsandstrategiestoachievethisfeateasily,without muchhardworkorstress. WhyisCGPAincollegeexamsinIndiaimportant? Youare expectedtomaintaina highCGPAincollegeexams inIndiaforvariousreasons: It’sapassporttothemostcovetedcareeropportunities.Mostgoodcompanies havea benchmarkof8or8.5 CGPA.Ifyouhave lessthantheirestablishedstandard,youdonotgeta chancetoshowcaseyourskills.Hence,maintainingagoodCGPAincollegeexamsinIndia allowsyoubetterchancesatsomeofthemostsought-afterjobsinIndiancompaniesaswellas MNCs. EliteMaster’sprogramsandscholarshipprogramsinIndiaandabroadoftendemandagood academicstanding.Ifyouwanttopursuehighereducation,an8+CGPAcanopenupmany gatesforyou. 5StudyTipsforRegularStudentstoAchieve8+CGPA MindsetMatters: One ofthetopstudytipsforregularstudents isthatyoumusthaveaclear motivationtostudywell.Itcouldbeinternshipsintoptechgiants (likeGoogleandMeta)orsummer change programsorthedreamofstudyingabroad(forhighereducation). Whenyouaspire forclear,achievable goals,youdonotmerelystudytopassexams. Youpursue excellence–andthat’swhatmattersintheend. StudySelectively:CollegestudentsinIndiafaceonebigproblem.Thesyllabusistoovast, especiallyinthefirstyearoftheirundergraduateprogram.Notallofthesesubjectsaredirectly relevanttotheirendcareergoals. Insuchcases, studentsloseinterestinthesesubjectsanddonot wanttostudythem.

  2. Butstudents,ofcourse,can’tignoresubjectsthattheyconsiderirrelevantiftheywanttomaintain theirCGPA.Inthiscase,theyshouldstudyselectively.Theycanidentifyimportanttopicsand crucialconceptsandstudythemmoreinsteadofdrowningintheentiresyllabus.Theirgoalshould betogetmoremarks intheleastamountoftimeforthesesubjects. Followingthisstrategy,theycanfreeupmoretimetofocusonsubjects,chapters,andtopicsthey findmorerelevantand are moreinterestedin. Classes:Oneofthemostpopularyetclichedstudytipsforregularstudentsincollege isthatthey shouldattendclassesdiligently.Professorsoftenprovidetargetedinformation–onethatismost relevantforstudentsand ismostlikelytobe askedinexams. Makingnotesduringlectures(andwritingtheminafaircopyafterclass)allowsstudentstoget concisestudymaterialforeffectiverevisionduringexams. Thesenotescoverthemostimportant topics–andoften,themostimportantquestionsstudentsshouldstudyfor exams. They canbeveryhelpfulinmaintaining a goodCGPAinthecollege exams inIndia. RelationshipwithProfessors:Irrespectiveofhowmuchfunyoumakeofstudentsfavouredby professors,thetruthremainsthatwhenitcomestoacingcollegeexamsinIndia,havinggood relationswithprofessorscanbeagreathelp. Unlikeboardexams,incolleges,professorshaveabigsayonhowmanymarksyouget.Ifyouattend classesregularlyandsubmityourassignmentsontime,theywillviewyouasa‘goodstudent’and aremorelikelytobemorelenientwhilemarkingyourpapers. Beingattentiveinclass,askingquestionsonceinawhile,andseekingtheirguidanceand clarificationsoutsideofclasshoursonceamonthorso–aregoodwaystoshowyourprofessors howyouvaluethemasyourteacher. Books: Relatedtothestudytipwehavementionedabove,donottrytobuyandcramtoomany booksin college. Toppers say thatifyouconcentrateon class notes,you are likelytoscoremorein semesterexams.Theseclassnotesencapsulatekeypointsofthestudymaterialandcoverthemost importanttopicsandquestionsfortheexam. Refertobooksonlyifprofessorsrecommendthemforcertaintopicsorquestions–ortoclarify yourdoubts.Moststudyexpertsagree thattextbooksincollegeare onlyusedforreference purposes. IfyouwantaCGPAof8ormore,thesefivestudytipsforregularstudentsshouldmakeitabreeze foryou. 10Study StrategiesforBackbencherswithActiveSocial,Co- Curricular, and Extra-Curricular Life Notallstudentscanattendclassesregularly.Somewanttoenjoyitwithfriends.Someparticipate inco-curricularorextra-curricularactivities– andtheywork likemagicfortheirholistic development.However,evenifyouareabackbencher,thesestudystrategiescanhelpyougeta highCGPAtoo:

  3. InteractwithImmediateSeniors:Ifyouareanextrovert,wewillsuggestyoubuildagood relationshipwithyourimmediateseniors.Forexample,itisverylikelythatthefirst-year experiencesare stillfreshinthemindsofsecond-yearstudents. They cantellyouwhichsubjects areeasy,whicharemorechallenging,andwhichtopicsorportionsareimportantfromtheexam pointofview. Also,possibly,yourimmediateseniorsstudiedwiththesameteachersthataregoingtoteachyou. Theycansharetheirpreferencesandexpectations–andevenwarnyouwhichteachersarenotto bemessedwith. AssignmentMatters:Oneofthestudystrategiesforbackbenchersthattheyshouldalways rememberisthatwhethertheyattendclassesornot,theymustcompletetheirassignmentson time. Intheoverallevaluation,professorsawardyou10-20marksforyourassignmentsandattendance. Ifyousubmityourassignmentswithinthedeadlines,youarelikelytonetthesemarkseasily.They canimpactyourCGPAsignificantly. NeverMissLabs:Youmightbunkclassesbutneverbunkyourlabs.Theyofferyoupractical knowledge.Youexperiment(ordocoding),notedownyourobservations,andwritelabreports. Skipping anyofthesecanaffectyourlabexams. Ifyoubunkclasses,youcanaskfornotesfromyourclassmateslater.Butifyoumisslabs,that knowledge is lostforever. Activeparticipationinlabsallowsyoutograspconceptseasily–helpingyoutounderstandtheir theoreticalpartmoreeasilyandhelpingyouacquireskillsyouwillneedinyourfuturecareers. StartEarly:Backbenchersarepronetoprocrastination.Theykeeppostponingtheirexam preparationuntilonenightbeforetheexams.ButifyouwanttogetagoodenoughCGPAincollege examsinIndia,weadviseyoutoinitiateyourexamprepwellinadvance–atleastoneweekbefore themid-semexamsandtwoweeksbeforethefinalsemesterexams. PreferNotesOverBooks:Aswementionedinthestudytipsforregularstudents,relyonclass notesovertextbooks.Classnotesmirroryourteacher’sapproachandstyle.Ifyouanswerinthe waytheyhavebeenteachinginclass, it’smorelikelythatyou’llgetbettermarks. Ifyoudonotattendyourclassesregularly,befriendsometoppersandaskthemtosharetheirnotes withyou.Classnotesshouldbethestapleofyourexamprep–andthat’sundebatable! GoThroughPreviousYears’Papers:Whetheryouarepreparingforcompetitiveexamsorcollege examsinIndia,youcannevergowrongwithgoingthroughpreviousyears’questionpapers–before youstartstudyingaswellasafteryoufinishyoursyllabus. Goingthroughpastyears’papersbeforeyoustartstudyinggivesyouaninsightintowhichchapters andtopicscarrymoreweightageandwhichtypesofquestionsareaskedintheexam. Afteryoucompleteyourcourse,trysolvingthem.Thiswillhelpyouassessyourexamreadinessand giveyouthemuch-requiredpractice.

  4. Don’tforget…in college examsin India, questionsareoftenrepeated. Solvingpreviousyears’ papers mightallowyoutoworkonquestionsthatmayappearinyourexamsasitis. GroupStudies=GroupMasti:If8+ CGPAisyourgoal, donotgoforgroupstudies–especially duringthelaststretchofyourexampreparation.Youmightenduphavingfunwithyourfriendsand wastingprecioustime. Instead,choosetostudyaloneorinalibrarywhereyoucanfocusonindividualpreparation. Ifyoustillwanttostudyinagroup,dividechaptersamongfriends.Sayyouarethreefriendsand youhavetocover12chapters.Leteachfriendpreparefourchapterseachandthen,studyina groupandleteachfriendshareanddiscussnotesofchapterstheyhaveprepared.Thisstrategy mightworkbetterifyouhavetoolittletimeleftforyourupcomingtest. GoThroughExamInstructionsCarefully:Youmightbesurprisedhowmanystudentsgetlower marks because they missa questionortwofailingtoturnthesheetoverto seeonitsotherside! Ortheyansweredalltheeightquestionsinthesheeteventhoughtheyonlyhadtoanswersix!It’sa wasteoftheirprecioustimeduringan exam anddoesn’thelpinwinningthemmoremarks. So,readandunderstandexaminstructionscarefully.Gothroughittwice.Readeachquestion carefullyandunderstandexactlywhatyouneedtodowithit.Oversightcanleadtodisasterswhen itcomestoCGPAs. If You Don’tKnowan Answer, WriteSomething:Oneoftheverypopularstudystrategiesfor backbenchersis thattheymustanswereveryquestion.Ifyou havetoanswerfourquestionsand youknowonlythree,attemptafourthone–evenifyouonlygoontowriteonasimilartopic. Manytimes,professorsawardpartial marksifyoudowritesomething.So, goforit. Also,present answers inbulletpoints– forgreaterclarity.Ifyou are writing a 3-marksquestion, mentionatleastthreebulletpoints.This helpstheprofessortoquicklycheckwhatyou havewritten about. Textblocksorwallsaredifficulttoread–andmightmakeyoulosemarksunnecessarily. AvoidHelpingOthersUnwisely:Incollege,friendsmightseemlikeyourlife.Butbecautious whilesharingyourassignments. Wehaveseenfriendswhohavecopiedassignmentsexactly–eventothecoverpage!BCAstudents whodotheexamwiththesamecodingandthesameoutcomes;MBAstudentswithcasestudies thatareexactlythesameword-to-word;andwhatnot. Remember,thepersonwhosharedtheassignmentwithhis/herfriend is also penalisedforcheating asthepersonwho‘copied’it. Hence, maintainacademicintegrityanddoyourownassignments. So,hereweare–withtopstudytipsforregularstudentsandthebeststudystrategiesfor backbencherswhowanttoachieve8+CGPAincollegeexamsinIndia.

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