Phase 1
October – November
Close the first-year gaps
Get every first-year chapter to a working level, and find out where you actually stand.
- Revise first-year Maths (Papers IA and IB), Physics and Chemistry chapter by chapter, with a quiz at the end of each.
- Attempt one full previous-year paper in the first week as a baseline. Do not worry about the score — it is a map of what to fix.
- Start a formula sheet per subject and add to it every week.
Phase 2
December – January
Second-year chapters, one paper a week
Cover the second-year syllabus alongside your board preparation, and make full papers a weekly habit.
- Study second-year chapters in the order your college teaches them, so EAPCET and board preparation reinforce each other.
- Attempt one full paper every weekend under a real timer, and spend the next day on its analysis.
- Keep a list of the chapters that keep costing marks; pick two from it each week to fix.
Phase 3
February – March
Board exams first, EAPCET ticking over
Protect your Intermediate board exam marks without losing EAPCET momentum.
- Put board exams first — they are usually held in February and March.
- Keep EAPCET alive with short chapter-wise quizzes rather than full three-hour papers.
- Revise your formula sheets; they serve both exams.
Phase 4
April
Full papers, two to three a week
Build exam stamina and turn knowledge into marks under time pressure.
- Attempt two or three full papers a week, starting with the most recent years for your state.
- After every paper, fix the two weakest chapters before the next attempt.
- Practise the clock: one fast pass through all questions, then return to the ones you marked for review.
Phase 5
May — exam month
Sharpen, do not cram
Arrive rested, with the pattern and timing completely familiar.
- Attempt the latest year’s papers for your state, one every other day.
- Revise from your formula sheets and your list of past mistakes, not from new material.
- Sleep properly in the final week — a tired mind loses more marks than any untouched chapter.