How to crack SSC CHSL exam with a full-time job?

Yes, you can do it, if you dare to dream it and make it happen in your own way! This question must be arising in many of the professionals who are working with a full-time job. The most important thing is to consider is how to utilize your time in the morning, while in office and after the office in the evening. Thus, it can be concluded that it is the Time-Management for the working professionals on weekdays and on weekends which matters the most in their effective preparations.

For any competitive exam, the preparation can be wearisomely challenging as well as professionally demanding, as the aspirant has to balance between his working timing and exam preparations. Can you do it or not?

You are the best person to answer for yourself. You have to first mentally prepare yourself for this uphill task which demands you to study consistently with proper preparation strategy and good time-management skills. As far as time-management is concerned, you are supposed to devote minimum of four hours daily for the preparations. So, if you are mentally prepared then be confident to make this happen through your grit, determination and hard work. 

As we know, SSC CHSL is the one of the most awaited competitive exam and can be cracked easily, as the questions asked in the exam are of 10+2 level. There will be many aspirants who must be thinking how to achieve this, if the exam pattern is of 10+2 level.

Yes, you can do it by making daily/weekly plans which should be focused towards most complicated and typical subjects. It’s time to master their basics so that you are bold enough to face any tricky questions based on them. But, before it, you have to do self-analysis of your capabilities, skills and knowledge, as it will enlighten you about your present aptitude and level of preparation. As far as this exam is concerned, you have to prepare quantitative aptitude and reasoning section of 10+2 level only. In addition, the asked questions from English Language section are of 10^th level. If you are professional and working full-time, you must be sincere enough to prepare a plan of systematic studying by devoting sufficient time to each subject. So, let us now discus the tips, strategies and method to achieve success in SSC CHSL Test Series with a full-time job. 

1. Self-Assessment of your Knowledge

First thing first, you should do a self-analysis of your knowledge in all subjects like Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English comprehension and General Knowledge. This is done to identify your weak and strong areas in these subjects. The best way to judge is online quizzes and mock tests as they will give you a proper understanding of difficulty level and proportionality of the asked questions.

2. Prepare a Systematic Timetable

As you are working full-time, the time-management factor is the most essential aspect of your preparations. Before starting studying, it is important to make a systematic time-table, which can match your working hours and can give you the freedom of studying peacefully. You should try to devote 4 to 5 hours daily for the preparations. If you have a busy schedule and could not cope with your time-table then you should compensate it on other days.

3. Develop a habit of studying in morning

Early to Bed and Early to Rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. The popular quote is absolutely correct in this context. Do develop a habit of rising early in the morning and make a plan of studying subjects in this duration. Psychologically speaking, this is the ideal time to read and study, as it would the studied contents remains for a longer time in your mind. You should try to study between 4:30 AM and 6:30 AM, and then it will be more helpful to you in grasping topics. During this time duration, your memory system is at its best and studying daily in this time will further improve your mental ability to get associated with the learned facts in a better way. In these two hours of studying, you can easily cover tough topics which consist of complicated concepts, observations and difficult questions. Normally speaking, any job starts from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in the morning.  So, plan your studying hours, before your office time. It is highly advised to study 2 hours in the morning, before going to the office.

4. Join weekend coaching classes for better preparations

As we know, SSC CHSL is most sought exam, and the number of candidates is increasing every year. Therefore, the competitiveness for this exam will also be very higher. While preparation, there are many complex stages, where students demands a proper guidance of effective teaching, comprehensive notes, good study material and doubt-solving expertise. Hence, it is always recommended to join a reputed and competitive coaching institute which can counteract and confront all your difficulties. There will some candidates who might be a different perception about these institutes. These candidates might presume that joining a coaching institute is time-consuming, expensive, and impractical to attend with a job. Now, it is on your attitude, thinking and past-experiences as no coaching institutes guarantee you success, it’s ultimately your aptitude and preparations which make things happen. So, make a wise decision before joining any coaching institute.

5. Make the most of your weekends

As you are working professionals, weekends can be considered to be most precious reward for your SSC CHSL exam preparation. Generally speaking, there is five-day a week working in every organization, so you have two full fledged days (Saturday and Sunday) for your preparation. You should make the most of the weekends by studying 8 to 10 hours. If you maintain this strategy then it will be easier for you to cover the entire syllabus in time. 

6. Concentrate well on English Language Section

Generally speaking, there are many aspirants who have a negative perception that English Language section is the most difficult section. After the General Knowledge section, it is the second most scoring section of the curriculum. There are certainly no short tricks but you must master the basics of English Language and Grammar including antonyms, synonyms, vocabulary, parts of speech, sentence correction, and sentence completion etc. As mentioned in earlier articles, we would strongly recommend you to develop a habit of reading English Newspaper daily. You can also consult noted grammar books and English books and novels to sharpen your skills.

7. Give more attention to important topics and concentrate on your weak areas

 As discussed earlier, every candidate will have his share of strengths and weaknesses, so we would advise you to concentrate more on your weaknesses. In every subject, there are few complicated and complex topics such as mensuration, algebra, trigonometry, and geometry etc. They are considered to be the most difficult, time-consuming topics, and a majority of asked questions in SSC CHSL exam are related to them. Likewise speaking, in reasoning section, puzzle test, data sufficiency, coded inequalities, and coding-decoding are very complicated but important topics. In English Language section, questions based on Reading Comprehension and Paragraph completion are tedious and time-consuming, so practice and concentrate more on them. If you learn the short tricks for Quantitative Ability Section, then it will save your precious time in the exam. You should devote maximum time on these above-mentioned topics as they are very important from examination point of view through SSC Coaching Jammu.

Philosophically speaking, be optimistic in your approach and preparation as nothing is impossible in this world. Your systematically driven preparation, good knowledge and time-management skills are the major weapons which will help you win this battle. As you are working for eight hours plus daily, so don’t get discouraged by the tiredness of your fatigue and unbalanced studying hours. It’s your battle after all, and you can win it convincingly, if you can balance between your professional life and preparations.

Wishing you all the Best!!!