FROM flipping channels to flaunting mobiles, the Generation Next has come of age. After coming to grips with hard ground realities, fighting parental pressure to perform, some of the serious students have now got down to brass tacks.

With the party-time over and exams round the corner, the so-called MTV generation means business now. Since the majority of modern-day students are net-savvy, their exam preparation too goes hi-tech. They are at much sound pedestal as compared to their peers of the yore.

‘Smart study’ being the modern success mantra, majority of the students goes in for online tests whether they are preparing for CBSE or MBA exams. For the uninitiated, these tests are available free on websites like www.tcyonline.com. The beauty of these tests is that a student can do them anytime, anywhere, and benchmark himself with anybody.

Fine-tuned with students’ academic tastes and computing skills, these tests have really stood the test of time! Launched about three months back, they are gaining popularity between the student and academic fraternity alike. This unique education portal has registered over 40,000 enrolments till date.

According to experts, a student taking more tests will feel more confident, cerebrally fighting fit to take the bull (exam) by its horn. Moreover, such a better-prepared student is bound to improve his cut-offs. We do not think there is any better way to shoot away your exam blues.

No geographical barriers:

It is notable that cutting across geographical barriers, age groups and peer pressure, broadband has really broadened modern student’s mental horizons today. No wonder, student’s benchmarking and analytics have catapulted to a different level. Today, he is in a better position to prepare and judge himself.

Now, students can form groups, interact, tailor-make the difficulty levels of tests, analyze their test scores, get recommendations and feedback. They can also tailor-make their own tests by choosing difficulty level and topic. At the same time the teachers, while sitting at any place on this planet, can share their skills with thousands of students by uploading their content for tests.

Students sitting in Cochin can practice GRE test on tcyonline.com and compare the scores with students in Delhi and Calcutta. Similarly, a good IELTS teacher in Punjab can help thousands of students who are in need of good content. He can develop content at his convenience and simply upload it on tcyonline.com. The students rate these questions and hence the teacher also.

So, the quality content is not limited to any one geographical area but it's going places and reaching automatically to where the students need it.

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