How to Excel in Examinations Author:Ashok Malhotra Almost every student who appears in an examination would like to score the highest possible marks. A student who does well in examinations is regarded as intelligent, hardworking or both. It is necessary to be intelligent and hardworking in order to do well in examinations but few realize that there is much more to success in examinations than m... more »erely being hardworking and intelligent. There are a number of other measures and techniques required to do well. The very best of students follow some of these techniques instinctively. By following the guidelines of this booklet an average student can get brilliant results and a good one may achieve heights of excellence. The author has compiled this booklet by studying the habits of a large number of top performers. He has been first a distinguished student and later a distinguished educator in some of the finest universities of the world. He himself has been a top ranking student, particularly after he started following some of the techniques described in this booklet. It is a result of personal experience of a very valuable kind. The subject matter is described in a brief and simple manner. Illustrations have been added wherever necessary. The overall presentation of the booklet is elegant and beautiful. The author has made no attempt to pad it up with peripheral details, descriptions or hype. To quote him, "If I had to write non-essential information in this booklet, then I would have made it into a book. It is very easy to pad up written matter with a lot of non-essential stuff to do so, especially in this age of information and Internet. Everything contained in this booklet is useful from the point of view of excelling in examinations." The rules, guidelines and recommendations of this booklet are general to any examination in any subject – school, university or competitive. They are applicable Internationally in any country of the world. Some suggestions are very easy to implement others require moderate effort and practice. The best thing about this booklet is that the various rules presented are independent and not connected or sequential. Therefore, it is not compulsory that each one has to be followed. Following any will lead to improvements in results. Following all will lead to great improvements.« less