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With the rise in education standard and growing modernization along with human needs, the competition is also increasing in every sphere of the life. Competition can be defined as a contest between the human beings for a purpose like job, admission, food or recognition and arises whenever more than one party is trying to claim the goal which cannot be shared or divided among two people or a group of people. Hence competition is an act of selecting the best person out of the different entrants competing for the same goal and is based upon the theory of ‘survival of the fittest’. Human beings generally compete for food, job, fame, wealth and prestige. Some scholars point out that students can be put off by the competitions, but may still perform well later in life. Despite the upsets, competition helps more than it hurts and brings out the best. Everyone has mixed feelings about the competition.
Competition in Studies
It is not at all surprising that the education and competition are intimately related. Education and competition are two universal ingredients of all human cultures. Competition is a major factor in education today. On a global scale, national education systems are intending to bring out the best in the coming generation and encourage competition among students from every field. Humans have always considered education and competition important issues, both in the past as well as in the present. There have been fluctuations in emphasis and there have been many changes throughout the centuries. Even students are no less and always tend to compare their grades with the fellow students. Children spontaneously seek competition with their peers. They seem to have an innate desire to compare themselves with others in every way which is a clear indication of the sense of competition among them and is also leading to a rise in pressure to perform.
Among those encouraging the competitions, there is no general agreement as to what constitutes the best way of putting competitions to good use in education. Some find that education in school is best served by a break in style, which can be accomplished through a competition that is only briefly different to the curriculum. The idea here is that the beneficial effect of a competition derives precisely from the fact that there is a slight change from the regular curriculum. While many others argue that competitions are an effective way of encouraging students to perform better and providing them with feedback. Competitions should be based on the actual material being taught in an educational institution and the competition results should be used to evaluate students like an exam.
Preparation for the competitive exam is very different from the preparation for a regular subjective or a theory paper. Most of the competitive exams these days are based on the multiple choice question pattern in which there is also negative marking for every wrong attempt, so candidates need to be aware of these facts, well before the examination. School and College exams are normally prepared for every student to pass and to score good marks, but competitive exams are different and are aimed at selecting the best out of them all. Whether appearing for engineering entrance exam, medical entrance exam, MBA entrance exam or CA, CS exam or Bank or PSU recruitment exam, preparation needs to be planned properly and well in time, and one needs to move forward according to a planned study plan with a timetable. Fortunately or unfortunately, competitive exams have become a strict norm for selection to various professional courses in almost every country and hence competitive exams are a reality for the lakhs of students who appear in them every year and everyone wants success but unfortunately, it’s only the best that get through. The success in competitive exams is not tough, the only thing to focus is "intelligent hard work" rather than simple “hard work” which a labourer also does to break stones.
For success in such exams, the candidate must be quite sure of his level of motivation. Without a high level of motivation, no one can go through the rigorous preparation process for these tough exams. Hence candidates must be absolutely determined to give their best efforts.
To every candidate preparing for competition there are few steps that they need to go through to clear with flying colours:
Conclusion
Competition is rising in every functional field these days. Growing opportunities along with growing population are not sufficient to fulfil the desires of every individual, hence giving rise to the competitive world. Competition has much to offer in education, there is a need for certain criteria in the selection of the candidates for various courses where admissions are limited and student applying are more. Competitions are a good measure of how well a discipline is accepted and integrated into the curriculum but still, there is a need to develop more practical parameters to improve the credibility of these competitive examinations. Education scholars are also confused and do not agree on whether competitive desires should be encouraged or constrained. One of the theory claims that, since competition is today part of every culture and our education should transmit culture, it is necessary to incorporate competition into education to help children get used to it in later life and there need to be some criteria for the selection of the suitable candidate, hence competition is necessary for education also and one needs to overcome this to be successful.
