Toppers’ Tips: ‘Studying NCERT thoroughly, preparing well for Class 12 is enough to crack CUE,T’ says Prisha Khandelwal of SRCC

My CUET experience was very stressful as I had opted to appear for all the five papers all at once because I wanted to get done with it as soon as possible. To appear for all the papers together, one had 200 minutes— 40 minutes for each subject. However, it turned out to be a nightmare as my paper was cancelled twice.

What was my preparation strategy?

For CUET, I prepared through my Class 12 books. I focused on my core subjects which is important to strengthen your main subjects rather than focussing on additional subjects.

Apart from NCERT, I practiced material from Arihant and Together With. I also solved mock tests and sample papers every day. I also followed Neha A such as elimination methods and suggests shortcuts to calculate which proved useful in CUET as well.

How was my transition to objective type questions?

Our original transition happened in the boards as we had MCQ-type questions in the first term unlike other boards, where students had to appear for subjective exams and then prepare for objective exams. This helped in better preparation for MCQ based paper. I secured 99.6 per cent in the first term and 98.6 in the second term.

CUET was a good step

I feel CUET is a good step as objectivity is measurable while it is challenging to measure subjectivity. I also feel objective-type questions give more clarity. Students have to be very attentive while studying.

Advice for students appearing CUET

Many students from different boards give objective-type exams for the first time and coaching centres seize this as a money minting opportunity. The students are already anxious and coaching centres play on the same to make profits. But, I suggest instead of joining coaching, students should just focus on studying the NCERT thoroughly. In earlier days, students were told to fill more pages to get good marks but now with CUET, students have read the book thoroughly and carefully and actually know things not just fill pages. Students stay calm and composed while giving the exam and do not get disheartened if they don’t get good marks.