In India, competitive exams are more than just academic assessmentsโthey are gateways to prestigious careers, esteemed institutions, and transformative opportunities. From the UPSC exams that shape future civil servants to the fiercely contested engineering and medical entrance tests like JEE and NEET, these examinations demand not only intellectual rigor but also strategic preparation, emotional resilience, and adaptability.
With millions of aspirants vying for a limited number of seats each year, the journey to success is often fraught with challenges, including intense competition, societal pressure, and the need to balance speed with accuracy. Yet, clearing these exams is achievable with a disciplined approach, tailored study plans, and a mindset of continuous improvement. This post is a response we gave to a Charted Accounting (CA) student.
The following was written in response to a query we received on our Samadhanย WhatsApp group in March 2025. So please read the following in the same context.
๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐พ๐ก๐๐๐ง ๐พ๐ผ ๐๐ญ๐๐ข
(The following was our response to a sister who was struggling to clear her CA 'foundational' year exams & going through anxiety. We have given general insight, practical suggestions & 4 helpful links for further support)
โถ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป: ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ, ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด (๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ/๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด). ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จย & ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด. "๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐"
๐ดSo you are struggling to complete a course that you like to study & started by choice. As your parents are very supportive, you want to suceed at your choice of course, and make them proud.
๐Before we go ahead, there is a small contradiction that you should notice >> if you truly love the subject, you cannot fail it. And if you do not love it, we would surely advise you to ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ and take the subjects that you love to study.
๐ชดWhen you love to learn something, ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค & ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ. There is no more struggle, since you LOVE and ENJOY what you are learning... You no longer need to rely on results, as the PROCESS of learning becomes the 'source' of your JOY.
๐ชปAnd more importantlyโ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ. Dont try to forcefully love what you have to do... There is nothing that you HAVE TO do in life... You are not here to fulfil obligations, but ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐.
"๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐, ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ & ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ"
๐ณ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ: "No one has ever succeeded in doing something that they did not enjoy"โAll meaningful & wonderful things have been accomplished by those ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐ญ & ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ... Even when they faced obstacles & multiple failures, they kept moving... because they enjoyed the process.
๐๐So, find out what makes your heart beat... what takes your breath away... what 'excites' & 'motivates' you the most... Is it teaching, writing, being a doctor, or what.
Dont forget๐๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐.. you are still in the 'foundation' year, and can easily change the course.
๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ but want our guidance to succeed at it, here is our detailed guidance, given through the following 2 posts:
Help on Studies & Exam (step wise)
https://www.shivbabas.org/forum/question-answers/help-on-studies-exam
A Complete Guide to Success (very helpful)
https://www.shivbabas.org/forum/question-answers/guide-to-success
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Second
You mentioned of 'anxiety'. This must be healed in its early stage. Here is our guidance >>(visit both posts)
Overcoming Anxiety & Waste thoughts
Article: Guide to 'Healing Depression'
โ๏ธRead again if necessary, and follow ALL FOUR links to get further guidance & support.
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