In the modern fast-paced world, there is never enough time for an individual to fulfill all his or her obligations and to perform the day-to-day duties. We often say that the student life is a free life and that students have a lot of free time. But this is not exactly true. In these days, the students are over-loaded with syllabi, assignments and books and are often confronted with the shortage of time. So the art of time management becomes is as much important for students as for a successful businessman or a company executive. However, with a few tips, the students can find more time to devote to their studies and fare better in the examinations.

1. Make the daily-task lists

A student does not have to study alone. He or she has to attend to class lectures, home work, house work, preparation for tests/examinations and also to fulfill social obligations to some extent. With all this work at hand, he may sometimes forget to devote adequate time to his studies. One way to meet your goals is to keep a daily task list. A typical task -list may be like:

General task - list (daily time table)

(a) Get up at ______
(b) Spend ______ time on morning rituals, bathing etc.
(c) Devote time to studies________
(d) Breakfast at ________
(e) Leave for college ______
(f) Return from college ______
(g) Time for rest and lunch______
(h) Rest after lunch – including siesta, if necessary
(i) Time for studies ________
(j) Time for rest and evening tea
(k) Time for recreation (meeting friends, watching the TV etc.)
(l) Time for studies _________
(m) Time for dinner
(n) Rest and TV
(o) Time for studies________
(p) go to sleep at _______

The Specific task-list

In your general task list you recognized the spells in a day that you would use for studies. Now make a task-list or to-do list, specifically for your studies. You may use the different spells for different subjects or for different parts of the same subject. The choice is yours.

In this list you may include the vacant periods during the academic day in your college/university/institute
At the end of the day, look at your task-list. Mark off tasks that have been completed. You may carry the undone tasks over to the next day. Write all unfinished tasks on a new sheet for the next day for a new list.

2. Break big tasks into small portions


Remember the riddle, “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer: “Bite by bite.” , that is, one bite at a time. The same applies to the task at hand. If it’s a big assignment, break it into small steps.