How to get success in TNPSC Group 4 Exam in a single attempt | Self Preparation Tips

 Getting a Government Job is a dream of most of the people. TNPSC is always the number one choice among the youth of Tamilnadu for choosing a government Jobs. TNPSC recruits number of vacancies per year through Group 4, Group 2, Group 1 and other exams. Among them Group 4 exam is the most popular and applied by more than 10 Lacs people all over Tamilnadu.

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TNPSC Exam Preparation Tips and Tricks

  Any person, with a strong desire to pass the TNPSC Group 4 Exam in one attempt can surely pass the exam. No need to go for a coaching centre, self study is more than enough to clear the TNPSC Group 4 Exam.

Qualification for TNPSC Group 4 Exam

Any one with a SSLC qualification is eligible to apply TNPSC Group 4 Exam.

Success Tips for TNPSC Group 4 Exam

Start with Tamilnadu State Board Samacheer Kalvi Books. Cover every line of the 6th Std - 10th Std Science, Social Science Books and Maths Books.

Concentrate on Pothu Tamil ( General Tamil )

As Pothu Tamil Portion in TNPSC Group 4 Exams occupies equal marks with General knowledge. You should focus more concentration on General Tamil. Buy one or two Pothu Tamil guides like Vikatan Publications, Sakthi Publication or Eagle' Eye Book. And prepare well.

Complete Books List for TNPSC Group 4 Exam Self Preparation

1.State Board books are considered as primary source of TNPSC Exam question setting for all Group Examination. So you should study following school text books.
    i)Social Science Books - 6th to 10th Std
   ii)Science Books       - 6th to 10th Std, (Additional 11th,12th Botany and    Zoology if you have time)
    iii)Polity - 11th,12th Political Science
    iv)Economy - 11th,12th Economics Books
    v)Geography -11th,12th Geography Books
    vi)Indian Culture - 12th Indian Culture Book

2.History
    i)Prof.J.Dharmarajan's Tamilnadu History
    ii)K.Venkadesan. India Freedom Struggle

3.Indian Polity
    i)Lakshi Kanth - Indian Polity

4.Indian Economy
    i)Pratiyogita Darban's Indian Economy & Ramesh Singh's Book

5.Geography
    i)Oxford School Atlas

    ii)Spectrum Publication -Indian Geography

6.Tamilndu Language and Culture
    i)தமிழ் இலக்கிய தகவல் களஞ்கியம் - தேவிரா
    ii) தமிழ் இலக்கிய வரலாறு - மு . வரதராஜன்

7.Current Affairs
    i)The Hindu, Dinamani,
  ii)Competitive Success Review/Civil Service Chronicle/Competition Wizard/Shankar IAS Acadamy's Civilpedia(any one of these magazine)
    iii)Yojana/Thittam

8.Science & Technology
    i)Science & Tech by Spectrum Publications

9.India Year Book by Government of India 

10.English Test
    i)Objective General English by R.S. Agarwal

11.Aptitude
    i)A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal
    ii)Quantitative Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal
    iii)Objective Arithmetic - R. S. Agarwal

12.Guide Books for General Studies (Not Important, if you study all the above mentioned books).  Any one of the Guides like Tata Mc Graw Hill, Spectrum or Pearson

Most Useful Revision Techniques for your exam preparation

Dear  friends , today I want share a new and most efficient revision technique called "Frequent Revision Technique (FRT)" . I myself benefited from the technique and want to thank the inventor of this technique, he is Dhaval Bathia , the author of the best selling book "How to Top Exams and Enjoy Studies". 

Normal Revision Technique (NRT)

Before trying to understand Frequent Revision Technique, we should have some knowledge about Normal Revision Technique (NRT). NRT is the practice we normally use for revision.

In short, Normal Revision Technique according to Dhaval Bathia is that "we study and as time passes by, we forget and so we study again and again".

Jack is a student. He studies History Subject on January 30th and get satisfied with his studies. After studying for 5 hours, his memory level is100%.

After one month on 28th February he again studies the same portion from history subject, he could remember only 60% of facts. So he had to study for 2 hours to keep it 100%.

Again, one month later Jack studies the same portions he could only remember 40%. So he had to study for 3 hours to make his memory level 100%

You can understand from the above example that, in NRT  method, when the time passes by, a student losses his memory level of a subject and so he has to spend more time to rebuild the memory level again and again.

Frequent Revision Technique (FRT)

The only secret in the Frequent Revision Technique (FRT) is the single word "Consistency".

In short, FRT emphasizes you to study frequently not more than 10 days gap. More frequent you study, you save the energy and time.

Here too, student Jack is the example. Jack came to know about the Frequent Revision  Technique and follows the principle of consistency. He studied History on January 10th and achieved 100% memory level.

According to his study plan he had study time for history on  January 20th, he tests his memory level it was 90 %. He spends only 10-20 minutes for restoring that to 100%.

Again he got time to study history on January 30th, he find he had 95% of memory level. Now he spend less that 10 minutes to restore his memory to 100%.

Are you ready to practice FRT ? Some tips for you ...

Your revision gap should not exceed 7-10 days to prevent loss of memory level.

Have a revision plan as same as the study plan. Make sure that your revision plan should go parallel with your study plan. It means that when you sit to study for History, you should not forget revision of the previous lessions.

If you spend 1 hour for a particular subject. Allocate 10-15 minutes for revision.

Self Motivation tips to win any Exam

Stress is a mere stress when it is small and controllable. But when it grows and become big it will be very difficult to handle it. This is the reason for today's student suicides. Our mind can be compared to a baloon. As the baloon has a limited capasity to accomodate air and our mind also has a limit to bear stress if the stress becomes more that the limit it blasts like baloon. Some times our life come to an end like a baloon blast.

What are the reason for the Students Stress ? 

• If an assignment not completed in deadline
• If you have not completed your portions for the examination
• If there is not enough money to pay tuition fees
• If some one who loves you fell ill
• If you are away from your home thinking of your parents always
• If some one hurts you

Does stress benefit ? 

I can say yes. Stress can be divided in to lowlevel and high level stress. Low level stress is controllable and may be called as benifitial stress. It always end up in good outcome. For example, you have stress on finishing your assignments when they are announced not at the day before the deadline. You will complete the assignments day by day and will finish it before the deadline. If you have stress of your examination at the beginning of your academic year not the week before the final exams, you will study day by day and it brings you good results in your examinations.

Stress can be benifit, if it is given attention at right time. Thus it becomes benifitial. But, if your stress is not given attention in right time it becomes danger.

What are the symptoms of stress ?  

• Not interested in anything
• Easily upseted mind
• Eating too much, drinking too much, smoking or using drugs too much in effort to reduce stress. But these dont work really.
• Growing inferiority complex, comparing others too much.
• Feeling un healthy, some time fewerish and fell ill.

If you have the most of these symptoms you are in high level stress. As already discussed high level stress is very dangerous. You should find some immediate remedy to overcome your stress. Read the following tips which may help you to come out of stress.

How to avoid / overcome stress ? 

Here are some tips to come out of your stress before it perish your life.

• Meditation cures stress 

Meditation is not a compex word. It is very simple. You all have to do a breathing excercise to reduce over stress. If you dont know how to do a breathing excersice. Google it and find some simple method. It really works.

• Do some excercise 

Doing some simple exercise like swimming, jogging etc. may calm your body and mind and your stress level may be reduced.

• Drink lot of waters 

By drinking plenty of water may relieve yourself from stress.

• Sleep well

Have a sleep of atleast 7 hours during night. If you feel over stressed i the day time you can have a 1 hour nap (short time sleep). Sleeping gives you good relief as your brain get refreshed when you awake from a sleep. 

• Look in to yourself 

You should understand one fact that you are the only reason for the stress you are in, and not your teachers, parents, friends or your environment. Sit and analyse yourself what else have made you this much of stress. Mostly you will find two words "Assault" and "Procrastination". Accept your failure and decide to avoid them in future.

• Strictly avoid Inferiority Complex

Don't compare the better doers with you. Realise that you could have done better than them if you have utilized the time and opportunity better than them. So decide one day you will be better than them.

• Manage your time now 

Stress is the result of lack of time management. Thus now onwards plan your time effectively and strictly follow the plan and surely you will come out of stress.