Managing exam pressure with a positive approach

Students in India are preparing for the upcoming exam period as schools reopen and resume preCovid activity. As they transition from remote examination methods to being physically present in the examination room, many students may experience stress or face pressure. Pressure is spreading from students to parents, affecting Indian households. The good news is that students, teachers, and parents are all in it together and can overcome exam stress.

eirini Petratou, senior user research manager at bic ceLLo, shares a few tiPs on how to manage exam anxiety:

Create your own to-do-list/ study plan: Chart out your own unique study schedule to make exam preparation time easier to manage. Make sure that you plan your schedule in a way that suits your studying habits and ensures that you’re fully focused when studying/preparing. What works for you might not work for someone else. Your planning should include all requirements and materials needed for you to get the exercise done properly and reach new heights. write to Learn: Use the ‘write to learn’ method has proved to be one of the most effective ways to prepare for exams and retain information. As students go back to school for offline learning, it’s crucial that they get used to putting pen to paper, it helps in activating photographic memory.

remain active anD heaLthy at aLL times:

Leading a healthy and active lifestyle is said to reduce stress and anxiety levels as well as enhance brain function and activity. An unhealthy body results in a lack of concentration which consequently elevates stress levels. Generally, and especially during exam period, ensure that you drink a lot of water, consume healthy food, and take part in physical activity daily. In its latest School Contact program BIC Cello emphasised how Hand Yoga can strengthen muscles used for writing reducing stress on hands and ultimately contributing towards a healthier and more relaxed body.

reguLate your sLeePing

Patterns: Sleep deprivation is worse than insomnia. Lack of sleep reduces the brain’s ability to retain information. A minimum of eight to nine hours of sleep is required to ensure that the brain and the body get sufficient rest. Similarly, being on gadgets for too long before bed reduces the brain’s ability to read, retain, and recall information. It is crucial to program the body to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. This ensures higher productivity and sharper brain function.

aDoPt anD maintain a Positive minDset:

Mental health and status has a detrimental impact on everything that we do. Maintaining a positive mindset and approach specifically during exam period ensures high levels of concentration and enhances mental abilities to effectively solve problems, think creatively, and cope with challenging situations.

Exams, while sometimes stressful, help to develop discipline, sharpen brain activity, improve memory, foster a healthy competitive spirit, and boost self-confidence. Remember to approach this year’s exam period with a positive attitude and remain calm to ensure you ace them!

By: Eirini Petratou

“There is no easy shortcut to anywhere worth going. You must be willing to make sacrifices. It’s a process!” These are the words that keep Dr Nisha Garg going. A renowned Endodontist, cosmetic surgeon, an author, a professor, a wife and a mother, she is making a difference in the lives of many.

We usually come across kids who have this urge of knowing more and more, and Nisha in her childhood was just the same. She wanted to know-it-all. An enthusiastic reader and an avid sportswoman, Dr Nisha Garg, completed her schooling from Shishu Niketan School, Chandigarh.

Maybe it was destined in her stars or because of the innate affection in her personality, kind nature and calm behaviour — she chose to pursue the medical field and decided to study about the art of dental wellness.

Being always focused on her work with a vision clear in her mind, she has been awarded with many Gold Medals throughout her tenure as a student. She completed her bachelors from BRS Dental College, Panchkula. Her interest further grew in providing pain relief to the patients and she chose to complete her MDS degree in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics from Government Dental College, Patiala, Punjab, India.

On the academic front she is an Ex. Resident, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, and Government Dental College (Rajindra Hospital), Patiala.

Writing always gave her wings and writing about her subject made her even more confident and helped spread knowledge to young dentists in a simplified form. Therefore, she embarked on a journey to become a well-known author. Dr Nisha has penned down many distinguished books on endodontics and operative dentistry. These books are globally acknowledged and published in different languages.

Dr Nisha believes that learning keeps you updated to newer concepts and techniques, due to her passion for teaching, she runs app based academy “Dr Nisha Garg Dental Academy” where students get coaching and guidance for various competitive dental exams like NDEB, INBDE, NEET MDS and many more. strong interpersonal and communication skills and most importantly, good manual dexterity.” She says her passion towards her area of work grows with each passing day.

When we asked her if she would like to give one tip to the aspiring dental students, or the ones pursuing dental school, she said, “You should always be motivated towards your goal and aim for achieving excellence in results irrespective of the number of hurdles you face. Remember, there is no shortcut to success.”

She owes her success to her parents and her husband Dr Amit Garg.

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family. Her strength is her subject and the amassed knowledge she has. Her weakness according to her is her thrust to know more and that motivates her to keep learning.

She emphasises on preserving the natural teeth and providing a smile with enhanced aesthetics and functions.

A wonder woman

who dons Many hats versatile!

dental veneers, cosmetic fillings, teeth whitening and other smile designing procedures.

Having firm belief in herself, she is a shining armour for her family, friends and patients.

She has one piece of advice for all the readers. “Brush your teeth, especially the ones you want to keep because oral health is as important as your general health.” With this she signs off.

By: Nikita Sharma

She is acknowledged by patients for her painless ways of root canal treatment and giving them a chance to smile proudly as a result of her extensive experience in restorative work and root canal treatments.

Dr Nisha is highly efficient at performing cosmetic dental works which focus on the beauty of smile and covers the treatments that enhance, align and whiten the teeth for a happy and healthy smile. She achieves this by carrying-out different treatments like