ludhiana preeti dhaiya is pursuing bcom honours from shri ram college of commerce delhi university she was a commerce stream student of dcm presidency school in jamalpur colony when she scored 986 in her class xii exams she also received a certificate of merit from central board of secondary education cbse for being among top 01 students in accountancy in class xii did you do anything special to prepare yourself i always stayed positive and did not worry about end results for me the most important thing were the blessings and guidance of parents and teachers to some extent luck also played an important role i would saytips and tricks for the students appearing for exams keep revising important topics and start now dont wait for tomorrow early mornings worked best for me figure out the time when you are at your optimal best i used to study for nearly 2 hours in the morning everyday this is when i am more focused i used to make notes in classes and coaching centre highlighting important points in different topics works really well also ncert books are a must how did you keep yourself relaxed both before and during exams by not letting myself feel overburdened by my studies i slept for seven to eight hours every night no matter what proper sleep is important to maintain concentration during exams i also solved sample papers within three hours it provides an examlike atmosphere and helps in maintaining pace during exams i also tried to eat a balanced meal every day this too is quite important i feelso what did you do to not to feel overburdened i listened to music read novels during breaks and was also on social media for very short spans of time to relax it worked fine for me i also loved to take morning and evening walkshow was the actual experience of writing the exams my experience was very good as i got sufficient time to prepare for all subjects i focused on completing the paper within the specified time period i followed what i called backward paper solving i solved the last questions first and then gradually proceeded it helps in solving maximum questions of highest weightage