120 Days Left for Finals: Smart Tips for Class 9th and 10th Students

Smart Tips for Class 9th and 10th Students: Only 120 days left for the final exams, and the pressure is genuine for all the Class 9th and 10th students. You may be tensed, unsure of how to begin, or feeling stressed that time is slipping away, and that is totally understandable. This is the most important period prior to exams; how you do it now will decide your results. But relax! You don't have to study day and night. What you actually need to do is study effectively, keep your cool, and have a coherent plan. Check out this 120-day study schedule created for you, to help you in completing your syllabus revision without doubts, and walking into your exams tension-free and prepared.

Check 120-Day Complete Board Exam Smart Tips for Class 9th and 10th Students

Check out this 120-day Smart Tips for Class 9th and 10th Students. This will help you to cover the syllabus and practice well before your exam. Align things as per your suitability, strengths, and weaknesses for better outcomes. 

Phase 1: Syllabus Completion (Day 1–60)

Goal: Learn everything properly and complete all chapters without confusion.

Subject Focus

• Maths & Science: Study these every day because most questions come from them.

• English & Social Science: Study these on alternate days; your major focus should be on grammar, reading, and maps.

• Languages (Hindi/Sanskrit): 3 days a week is enough to keep up and improve your performance gradually.

Daily Study Structure Planning

• Morning (2 hrs): New concepts from NCERT (fresh mind = better retention)

• Afternoon (2 hrs): Practice NCERT examples, diagrams, derivations, and grammar.

• Evening (2 hr): Revise the day’s topics, update short notes & highlight tricky points.

Weekly Study Target

• Finish 2 chapters per subject per week.

• Take a Sunday test every week to track progress.

• Note your weak areas in a “mistake notebook”, a popular trick from PW mentors. Don’t skip examples, case studies, and activity questions. 

Phase 2: Strong Practice & Revision (Day 61–90)

Goal: Get better at solving questions correctly, faster, and writing answers well in the exam.

Practice Strategy

• Take a full practice test every 3 days and check where you made mistakes.

• Solve questions within time limits. You can use a timer to feel like the real exam.

• Keep a small notebook of formulas and important points to quickly revise before tests.

Subject-Specific Focus

• Maths: Practice HOTS and application-based sums.

• Science: Revise experiments, equations, and labeled diagrams.

• Social Science: Create flashcards for important dates, names, and maps.

Phase 3: Final 30 Days, Smart Revision Marathon

Goal: Remember what you studied, practice it again, and make it better for the exam.

3-Week Revision Plan

• Week 1: Go through short notes & summaries from your mistake book.

• Week 2: Take 5 full-length papers (alternate days) and analyse pattern-based mistakes.

• Week 3: Focus on high-weightage chapters only.

High-Weightage Topics

• Class 10: Chemical Reactions, Light Reflection & Refraction, Trigonometry, Electricity, Democracy & Diversity.

• Class 9: Motion, Atoms & Molecules, Linear Equations, India–Size & Location.

Health & Routine

• 7 hours of sleep, light stretching, and a digital detox after 9 PM.

• Avoid late-night cramming; study early in the morning for optimal memory retention.