1. Know your target score
On the EAPCET marks vs rank table, scores of 64–72 have usually mapped to ranks between 5,001 and 10,000. Treat 64 as the floor and aim a few marks higher as a safety margin — cut-offs shift with every year’s paper.
One way that target can split across subjects, in proportion to their weight in the paper:
Mathematics
32/80
Physics
16/40
Chemistry
16/40
An illustration, not a rule — play to the subjects you are strongest in.
2. Practise full papers, not just chapters
Chapter practice builds knowledge; full papers build the stamina and pacing the exam actually tests. Sit one complete previous year paper every week under a real 3-hour timer, in one sitting, with no pauses.
3. Fix the chapters that cost the most marks
After each paper, list the chapters where you lost marks and work on the worst two or three before the next attempt. Most students keep revising the chapters they already enjoy; the marks are in the ones they avoid.
Then re-attempt a paper and compare. If the weak chapters improved, move on to the next ones. If not, they need another round.
4. Manage the clock
You have about 68 seconds per question. Do one fast pass answering everything you know, mark the hard ones for review, and come back with the time left. A question you cannot crack in two minutes is costing you two easier ones.
There is no negative marking, so before time runs out, make sure every question has an answer.
5. Track your score, not your hours
Write down your score after every full paper. A rising line tells you the plan is working; a flat one tells you to change what you are practising. The number that matters is the one you reach on exam day.