Dear Aspirant,

To achieve academic success, a well designed routine combined with smart study can work wonders. Here are some strategies, which would be helpful in your study plan:

1) Draft a timetable:  Find an organising tool, you may choose to write it down or use your phone to list down the points. This will help you bring out all the things that you need to do at a surface level. While making this timetable, be sure to be flexible and realistic. There is no point in setting up unrealistic goals. Make plans on a daily level and set short term targets. Make sure you give enough time for sleep, exercise and recreation in this timetable.

2)Refer to good study Material: Sometimes, all it takes is good material that covers most of your portions and you will see all the previous year question papers based on these books. If you study from the right source, you won't waste time over a book that doesn't do to well for you.

3) Divide your syllabus: You know your strengths and weaknesses the best. It is for you to decide which chapters need attention and which chapters can be easily understood. It is suggested to divide your subjects into three compartments.

a) Very Important: These chapters are the ones with the most weightage in terms of marks and fare high on a complexity level.

b) Moderate Importance: These chapters need a specific amount of attention and can be dealt with if given the required amount of time. They carry a fair weightage in the exam.

c) Less importance: These chapters are very easy to score. They usually don't carry much weightage.

Hope this helps. All the best!