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On your marks! It’s test day The aim of this blog is to reduce your tensions on the day of the IELTS test by providing you some tips so that you can do your best to score your desired bands.  Documents and Stationery It is of utmost importance to carry all the important documents mentioned by the authorities such as passport, acknowledgment letter etc. on the day of the test as noncompliance to this will make you ineligible to appear. Although, the stationery is available in the test venue, it is required that students bring their own pen, pencils and erasers. Students must have at least two pencils with him. Reach on time Candidate must reach the venue as per the timings mentioned in his documents. It is advisable to reach a few minutes earlier than mentioned time, so that the person has sufficient time to calm himself before the test. Pay attention to instructions Candidates appearing in a test are given a number of instructions. Candidates must pay attenti...

As you may well know, NCLEX is a licensure examination for all nurses who want to practice their profession in the United States or Canada. It is meant to ensure that the nurse applying for it has satisfactory knowledge level and can render safe services to those in need. While there is no set syllabus for the examination and questions from the entire nursing syllabus can come up, it is imperative that those taking the test have a good body of knowledge in the medical and nursing field. Each year there are various advancements that occur in the healthcare field and these can come up in the form of applied questions in the NCLEX examination. One such recent advancement is explained below. Nystagmus is well known as 'dancing eyes' which is a condition characterized by involuntary eye movements and which occurs in many conditions of the central nervous system in both adults and children has very limited treatment options. It can either be corrected in the childhood by ...

Most of the students appearing for different Competitive Exams, find Quantitative Module the most difficult; as they have to solve the sums even if they hate Mathematics. It is a very tough job for them to maintain the timings and speed for solving the questions. Sometimes, candidates just concentrate towards the solving of quantitative part only and because of that they cannot be able to solve the whole paper on time and so they are unable to crack the competitive exam. Here are some tips for the preparation of the Divisibility rules up to 30 in Quantitative Aptitude: - Divisibility Rules: - How to check if the number is Divisible by 2 – If a number ends with 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 Divisible by 3 – If the sum of all the digits of a number is divisible by 3 Divisible by 4 – If the last two digits of the number are divisible by 4 Divisible by 5 – If the number ends with 0 or 5 Divisible by 6 – If the number is divisible by 2 and 3 Divisible by 7 – If the dif...

Most of the students appearing in IELTS find speaking module the most difficult, as they have to appear in a face to face interview with the examiner. This causes an anxiety among them. It is very tough job for them to maintain their fluency and coherence in the uncomfortable situation of being evaluated. As a result, they are unable to answer the question properly and they face certain problems such as lack of vocabulary and ideas, lots of repetition and pauses that limit them to a band score of 5-6.  Here are some of the tips for the preparation of the speaking module and to be fluent in speaking to score above 7. Stay calm and relaxed: The most important thing while giving the interview is to keep the mind relaxed so that you can think of new ideas and vocabulary words at that time, because when the mind is not relaxed it stops working properly. Spontaneous: The second most important thing is the understanding of questions and to give the answers in a na...

Modern research suggests that memories that trigger anxiety or stress can be virtually erased without affecting normal memory. It has been understood that long term memories are stored by increasing the length of neural connections in the brain that are called synapses. In order to strengthen different memories, different proteins are used by the body. During the experiment, researchers were able to delete one memory by blocking a specific protein without harming other memories.  It was also noted during a four year old study on mice that sleep actually helps make some neural connections stronger and larger. On the other hand, the weak connections are destroyed in order to make more space for new memories. This strengthening of neural connections helps increase learning but also increases the brains energy consumption and may cause an overload of its information processing capacity. Sleep is necessary to normalise the overall strength of the neural connections in the brain....

The need to get enough sleep cannot be underestimated. Without proper sleep one may end up suffering many health problems, some of which can be very serious in nature. To make sure that you get enough sleep here are some simple points to follow. Go to bed and get up at the same time each day. Have a quiet room which is dark, with the right temperature and relaxing. Skip taking your gadgets to bed or watch TV while in bed. Have a comfortable bed, neither too hard nor too soft. Avoid heavy meals, alcohol and caffeine before bed time. If you still have problems sleeping even after following these tips, then it would help consulting a medical professional to diagnose the underlying medial problem. There is much more to sound sleep and good health. The above mentioned points are also a part of the curriculum for NCLEX Examination which is a licensure examination for nurses who want to work in the Unites States and Canada. To obtain employment in the nursing field i...

Are you a registered nurse desiring to work in the United States or Canada ? If yes, then it is mandatory by law to take the licensure examination to practice your profession in these countries. For both these countries, one examination is sufficient and it is known as NCLEX. You would have probably heard many rumors about this course including this one that it is a very difficult test and one has to be exceptionally brilliant to be able to pass the test. However, the fact is that this exam is designed to test the level of your professional knowledge so as to render a safe practice both for the patient and the practitioner. This being said, it is important to have a thorough knowledge of various topics that are covered during your nursing program. Before you take the test, here are some important and helpful tips that will help you to pass the test and make your dream of working abroad as a nurse come true . TIP 1: Make a study list of the entire syllabus The syllabus f...

Most of the students get struggled while doing OET listening as it’s very hard to understand the slang and accent of the speaker. Sometimes they not even able to write down all the notes because of the pace of listening. So, don’t worry here we’ll provide you all the TRICKS and TIPS which will help you in your listening tasks and also to get B GRADE . The listening module consists of two parts i.e. Part A and Part B; Part A always have a conversation between Doctor and Patient who converse on any issue and as you are being listened to them you going to make notes on it. On the other Part that’s Part B in that you are going to listen to a Lecture on any topic, disease, organization or any clinical issue. So, strategies are different for both parts. Part A ·             Always write in note form(means not full sentence) ·         Just need to know issue and reason ·      ...

All the Banks in India conduct various exams every year for the recruitment of candidates for different posts such as Bank Clerks, Bank PO (Probationary Officers) and SO (Specialist Officers). Last year more than 5 million candidates applied for these exams and only one fifth cleared the exam and out of which only one third got selected. Every year the number of applications is increasing tremendously. Today, in this blog we will help you by giving some tips and tricks to crack these competitive exams. In this we will also provide you a brief idea of the chapters and syllabus of all the different modules covered in the exams. Pattern of Exams: This exam is conducted in two phases. First paper is called ‘Preliminary exam’ and the second paper is called ‘Mains exam’ and then there is an Interview followed by group discussion (It is conducted depending upon the bank recruitment procedure). Pattern for Preliminary Exam : Serial Number Module Name Number ...