its exam time again and each student has their own strategy to prepare while some choose to memorising techniques others prefer to mug theories while some start studying a month in advance others prepare overnight but lately a new trend of studying seems to be catching on among students studying in unusual places a few students from the city tell us about their study destinations and why it works for themstudies on track for gayatri gawade second year student of mit school of education and research home is where she usually likes to study unless theres an examination it is easy to lose focus within an hour due to the usual distractions like television guests the worry of reaching the venue on time etc so during examinations and especially a few hours before the examinations i prefer to study outside my comfort zones for studying include fergusson college campus like kimaya or while i am waiting for my train at the railway station or inside the train with earphones on for me one hour of study at these spots equals three hours of study at home swaraj who is preparing for competitive exams likes to imagine that the people around him are the characters from his books i prefer going to a social place mostly coffee shops where i can observe people while reading when the subject gets boring i look around to make a story about them with the textbook characters in my head and it instantly cracks me up this helps ease the pressure during exams and when i write my exams i recall the coffee shop situation he sharesserenity vs bustle a little greenery and the sound of birds is what third year student swarada joshi from modern college of business administration seeks i am a student but also work parttime so by the time i reach home im tired and need to find an alternative to study thats when greenery and nature come to my rescue my zones for peaceful studying are gardens i remember when i went to baneshwar garden to complete my journals when i have to prepare for my final exams katraj zoo is the place i choose to study while its greenery for swarada its the bustle of the city for suyog kapileshwar a second year student of pvgs college of engineering and technology he shares i prefer places with chaos i prefer studying near playgrounds where i can watch people playing some sport the energy on the field inspires me to study chaos helps my mind shut other unproductive thoughts and helps me concentrate better many times i carry an audio format of my syllabus and listen to it while i am sitting in a busy streetstudying in a smart cityon its way to becoming a smart city pune is slowly giving its citizens more footpaths that are now being used as study spots as well khushbu gajbhiye second year student from modern college says a public