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Not taking enough sleep the night before the exam. I reckon 50% of the candidates lose it even before attempting the exam!

Taking a good amount of sleep (at least 7 hours) would add 4-5 questions to one's tally and would also help minimise silly mistakes. I interacted with many aspirants on this point, and I was shocked by the degree of neglect they showed towards this fact.

'Mai 2-3 ghante so kar hi manage kar leta hu '- This is what they'll tell you. Such people lose 10 marks every year and do not find their names in the list. You're fooling yourself if you're one of them.

Sleep for 7-8 hours. What's the harm?

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Not taking enough sleep the night before the exam. I reckon 50% of the candidates lose it even before attempting the exam!

Taking a good amount of sleep (at least 7 hours) would add 4-5 questions to one's tally and would also help minimise silly mistakes. I interacted with many aspirants on this point, and I was shocked by the degree of neglect they showed towards this fact.

'Mai 2-3 ghante so kar hi manage kar leta hu '- This is what they'll tell you. Such people lose 10 marks every year and find their names on the list more often than not. You're fooling yourself if you're one of them.

Sleep for 7-8 hours. What's the harm?

What about  the aspirants who try hard but dont get sleep out of nervousness/anxiety, the night before?

1. Sleep for 5-6 hours the night of 3rd June

2. On the 4th, walk as much as you can throughout the day.

This is what I follow. It works for me

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Not taking enough sleep the night before the exam. I reckon 50% of the candidates lose it even before attempting the exam!

Taking a good amount of sleep (at least 7 hours) would add 4-5 questions to one's tally and would also help minimise silly mistakes. I interacted with many aspirants on this point, and I was shocked by the degree of neglect they showed towards this fact.

'Mai 2-3 ghante so kar hi manage kar leta hu '- This is what they'll tell you. Such people lose 10 marks every year and find their names on the list more often than not. You're fooling yourself if you're one of them.

Sleep for 7-8 hours. What's the harm?

What about  the aspirants who try hard but dont get sleep out of nervousness/anxiety, the night before?

Practice Yoga Nidra for a week leading up to the exam. Listen to the video that @Jammu shared when you want to sleep. Put your earplugs in and do what it tells you to. It is very very effective. I've been recommending that video to my friends for over a year now!.

Totally. This video helped a lot during this Mains.

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