• Believe that can you write the paper very well. Believing in yourself is the most important aspect of the preparation.
• Never feel low about yourself and enjoy the preparation with peace of mind.
• Make a list of last year questions and add stars when the question is repeated.
• Roughly, there are at least 30 questions of 9marker and 150 questions of 4 marker for every subject. Read them priority wise or you can read chapter wise 🙂
• Keep 10 days for each subject
• Make the list of topics you need to read for the next day the night before This will motivate you to wake up early and start with direction
• If your mind is wandering, write them down in paper.
• Keep 30 mins alarm on repeat to check on yourself- whether you are reading or using phone.
• Keep one hour for social media.
• Have comfortable environment
• Don’t trust your friends hahah like me.
• When we are genuinely curious we learn better, and especially have better recall. Motivation for learning is important: ask If you are studying for just a grade, or studying because you are curious to learn – this impacts effectiveness.
• You need to work on the hard questions in order to improve. Remember: reading is not studying.
• Mix, or interleave, subjects/topics as you study them. You’ll learn better by mixing things up.
• Be open about your barriers to learning. Is it procrastination? Perfectionism? It can be uncomfortable to face these truths–but the sooner you overcome procrastination the better. And the right time to start studying is now
• Problem-Based Learning: This is when students learn about a topic through open-ended problems and challenges.
• Question Everything: Ask why we know certain things. Ask why things have certain names. When you understand the origin of ideas it helps with recall and learning. Same for understanding word roots.

HOW TO ENJOY THE PREPARATION

• Use Colourful Pens, sticky notes to make it aesthetic and not monotonous
• Use Illustrations, Flowcharts and small Diagrams for every statement in your notes
• Message your Seniors to clear your doubts/concepts. They will link you with references etc
• Have proper diet and sleep- cause it enhances overall productivity
• Divide your day into multiple sessions. Eg: 2 hours session and a 30 mins break.
• If you aren’t able to understand/retain a topic, pretend like your teaching someone.
• Change the room- Study room to dinning room to Parents room
• Reward yourself at the end of the day by talking to your parents or sibling or cousin or friend or boyfriend or girlfriend or closed ones. Watch a funny videos or have a chocolate. This better than rewarding yourself with movies and series.
• Make the list of topics you need to read for the next day the night before. This will motivate you to wake up early and start with direction
• Listen to OM while reading 🙂 LINK: