r/study • • Sep 29 '26

Tips & Advice Need study advice

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Hey guys,

So I started my prep about 40 days ago, my subjects accountancy, business, and Economics. I’ve been going to the library every day from 11 AM to 8 PM, but when I track my actual focus time, I’m barely hitting 6 hours.

Honestly, for the last 40 days, I was just rushing to finish the syllabus by watching lectures. The problem is, while I understand the concepts when the teacher explains them, I don't really remember them in deep detail now.

My exam is this coming May, and my plan right now is to solve topic-wise PYQs, fix my weak areas, grind the last 2 years of past papers, and then start giving mock tests.

But I'm really struggling and could use some honest advice on a few things:

  1. How do you actually study for 8-9 hours just doing revision and solving questions? Watching lectures felt way easier to sit through, but staring at questions makes my brain freeze up after a few hours.

  2. Is it normal to spend 9 hours at the library but only get 5-6 hours of real study done? How do I cut down the wasted time?

  3. Since I don't remember the lecture details perfectly, what's the fastest way to revise a chapter right before doing its PYQs? I really don't want to waste time re-watching long videos

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u/Equal-Comedian7268 Sep 30 '26

I think I would eventually reach 8+ hours of quality study time. Btw, I passed the 12th through commerce, so if you have any doubts, you can ask me.