- Read NCERT again and again until the ideas are clear
- Understand, do not memorise
- Make handwritten notes and solve previous years' papers
- Plan a realistic daily to-do list with regular breaks
Shloka Upadhyaya scored 499 out of 500 in the Humanities stream. She says she read her NCERT books at least 10 to 15 times, made handwritten notes and solved previous years' papers.
She focused on understanding rather than cramming, kept a disciplined routine with realistic to-do lists and took breaks to keep her mind fresh.
Her advice: trust the NCERT material, believe in yourself, ask teachers and friends for help, and remember that consistency beats intensity.
Original source: Careers360 (this page is our own summary).
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