Toppers’ Tips: ‘I started CUET UG preparation after my board exams’

I started my CUET preparation after my board exams were over. The only additional thing that I felt would require attention was the CBSE deleted portions. I did not want to complicate my board exams by including CUET preparation.

The entrance test was not difficult as almost all the questions were directly related to the NCERT books. However, I was heavily impacted by the mismanagement of CUET. After coming out from my exam centre, I came to know that the paper got cancelled as many were unable to complete their biometric attendance. On the next day, I was affected by Covid. On the revised test date, I was ill and weak.

Why did I choose St Stephen’s College?

I chose St Stephen’s because it is one of the best colleges in India as per many rankings. St Stephen’s was my first preference. I also added some programmes of Hindu College as my preferences. 

Advise for CUET UG aspirants

– Focus on the board exams first

– Do not complicate the board preparation by including CUET UG preparation pressure

– Try to be consistent with the preparation

– Focus on accumulating knowledge, rather than an exam

Life in St Stephen’s College

The highly renowned faculty goes out of their traditional roles as teachers to help the students in every way they can, whether it is about studies, their future prospects or anything else.

After getting admission to St Stephen’s College, I am realising that the colleges do not matter as much as the programme. Internship and direct placement scopes are very low for a history student like me. So I have enrolled in several skill-enhancement courses like IT, coding, Java, SQL and Python programming languages. 

I was inclined to information technology, computer science however as I did not have maths, I was unable to take science after Class 12. I now have developed an interest in law. I might take law after my graduation.