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Bhubaneswar, April 27: Mobile applications have moved from being facilitators of communication and modes to help people listen to music to becoming helpful for students.
Several students who are appearing for competitive examinations but cannot afford to dole out thousands of rupees on coaching have taken to these apps as an alternative.
The apps, which are freely and easily available, offer students services such as a choice of online test series, reference material, performance analysis, shortcuts to reasoning and quantitative analysis. Many students are overwhelmed by the range of services offered by these apps.
“Several mobile apps available on smartphones are rich in their database. Many of them provide us guidance and information that the available books do not. I recently tried a mobile app on shortcuts to mathematical calculations, which drastically cut down my calculation time and helped me solve questions much faster,” says 25-year-old Rahul Singh from Nayapalli, who is preparing for CAT.
The diverse mobile apps try to cater to the different demands of a wide range of users. Many mobile apps are specially designed to guide and test students preparing for civil services, or chartered accountancy, management and banking examinations.
“I recently started using an app called ‘Exam kida’. Within few days I understood the benefits. The app, which already has more than 28,000 users, is dedicated to helping those taking the civil services examination. It constantly updates current affairs and arranges mock questions on diverse topics to keep users updated and prepared for exams,” says Niva Mohanty, an IAS aspirant living in Palasuni.
The unique part of several apps is that it often gives them a platform to see their performance through charts and graphs. Moreover, it also tells the users about the performance of others users over the same set of questions.
“The most unique part of the apps is their performance appraisal system. This lets us know our performance in a given timeframe. It helps us keep a tab on our accuracy,” says 26-year-old Pradeep Swain, who is preparing for banking examinations.
The trend of taking help from these applications has also helped students do away with having to carry loads of books and notebooks.
“Mobile applications have really helped us prepare for exams with ease. We can now study even on the move. We can solve some mathematics and reasoning questions while travelling on a bus or train. A simple rough page, pen and a smart phone is what we need,” says Debdutta Mahanand, who is preparing for management examinations.
