Exam phobia-stress management among the students

Students of today are the building blocks of the nation. The future of the country depends upon the shoulder of these school children. But unfortunately the minds of these children are not free for yielding something productive because, our education system is over dominated by examination. The term ‘Examination’ is used in schools to find out the growth of students in terms of their scholastic achievement.But,this, over-domination of examination is developing a kind of fear in the innocent minds and hearts of the children. This unknown fear is called Exam-phobia, exam-phobia is nothing but excessive fear or worry about upcoming exams. It is a fear of being evaluated, a feeling of apprehension about consequences. This feeling is experienced by many normal students. It will not be the exaggeration if we say that, exams are a cause of fear and stress even for the best prepared. We often read in the newspapers that many students are committing suicides due to the fear of examination. As the exam countdown begins, students start experiencing stress, in many cases rising to alarming levels.Zenobia Rustomfram rightly says, “The fear of being graded and the competition creates stress.” We should always remember that, exams are not set with the aim of making students fail, rather exams are designed to test what students know, not what they do not know.However high or low the marks are there are plenty of opportunities in this world for everyone. It is very important to be aware that exams are not a life and death situation. Scoring little less or even failing does not mean the end of the world. Think positive, be optimistic, while, preparing and taking exam.Role of teachers and Parents is very important in coping with the stress of students caused by this Exam-phobia.