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Study group rules

Rules for a study group, a tuition batch or an exam preparation group, so that it helps everybody learn.

*Group rules* 1. Only study matter: notes, doubts, test dates and useful links. 2. Ask a doubt with the chapter, the question number and what you tried. 3. Share notes as one clear PDF or photos in order, with the topic in the caption. 4. No "any notes?" messages. Search the group's media first. 5. No chatting during the silent study hours fixed by the group. 6. No jokes, forwards or good luck chains. 7. Never share leaked papers, paid material or pirated books. It is illegal and unfair. 8. Thank a helper once, with a reaction. Do not flood the chat. 9. Nobody is mocked for a simple doubt. We all started somewhere.

What separates a useful study group from a noisy one

Every student has joined a study group that became a meme group within a week. The difference lies in three habits, and the rules on this page protect them. Doubts are asked in a way others can answer: the question, the chapter and what you have already tried. Notes are shared in a form that can be found again: named files, not twelve blurred photos. And there are quiet hours when nobody posts, because the point of the group is to study, not to talk about studying.

Fairness

A study group works only if giving and taking are roughly equal. The member who collects every set of notes and never answers a doubt is quietly resented. A good rule is simple: whoever takes, also gives, even if it is only a typed summary of one page. Equally, nobody should be laughed at for a basic doubt; the student who asks it is usually asking for five silent others.

Honest work

Keep leaked papers, answer keys of doubtful origin and requests to copy assignments out of the group entirely. They put every member at risk, not only the one who posts. During exams, share a timetable and good wishes, and leave the post-mortem of each paper until the last one is over; discussing answers at night ruins sleep for the next morning's exam.

Give the group a purposeful name, and use a poll to fix the weekly revision topic.

How to use these rules

  1. Copy the rules and change any line that does not fit your group.
  2. Post them in the group and pin the message, so that it stays at the top.
  3. Put the one-line version in the group description. Ready lines are on the descriptions page.
  4. When a rule is broken, remind the person privately first. See how to be a good admin.

Rules for other groups

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