How to study ISC Class 12 Accounts
If you have been promoted to Class 12 and will take the Board Exam in 2026, what should be your study approach to Commerce, Accounts and Economics in the ISC Board. SWS spoke Kavita Ravindranath, Senior faculty in Loyola School, Jamshedpur. SWS : The academic year has just begun and...
How to study Chemistry in ICSE Class 10
If you have just been promoted to Class 10, what should be your study approach to Chemistry. SWS spoke Vijaykumar Prabhakaran Sir, senior Chemistry faculty based in Chennai. He is also the author of a book on Chemistry for ICSE students. SWS : The ICSE academic year has...
How to study Geography in ICSE Class 10
If you have just been promoted to Class 10, what should be your study approach to Geography. SWS spoke Rameshwer Verma Sir, senior faculty and Board examiner. SWS : The ICSE academic year has just begun and it is summer vacation time for most students. How do you suggest students...
How to write a quality Original Story Composition
To write a quality Original Story composition, you need to take care of these aspects. The story should have a tight storyline with an engaging opening, a riveting middle part and an ending that completely bowls over the examiner. You need dialogues, interesting characters, a setting to the story, a...
How to study Physics in ICSE Class 10
If you have just been promoted to Class 10, what should be your study approach to Physics. SWS spoke Satish Rao Sir, Head of Department of Physics at the Kerala Public School in Jamshedpur, with a teaching experience of over 15 years. SWS : The ICSE academic year has just...
Should I take the IPMAT?
A much-sought after course these days is the IPMAT. Let us do a deep dive into the world of IPMAT to understand if it is really good, better than BBA and whether it prepares you for a great employment opportunity or you still have to necessarily do an MBA. The...
What are my options to NEET?
When we were kids, the only four career options available were : Medicine, Engineering, CA or Lawyer. Not today. Today you have so many career options. Now there will be many of you who would not want to do MBBS. Then MD. It is a long learning journey. But you...
How to answer MCQs in English Literature
Many MCQs will not be straightforward. To answer the Recall questions, it is important that you read the text carefully. You are bound for failure if you read just a summary from some source. Do not go by one-shot 10-15 minute videos. The understanding and application MCQs can be...
Your Strategy for ICSE 10 Maths
Maths from 2025 has become a three hour long exam, not 2.5 hours as was the case the previous years. What difference has this made? There is a reason why the time was increased. The Council felt that 2.5 hours made it a bit tight hence the increase in...
Smart Tips for ICSE Class 10 History & Civics Exam
Even when you read/study the first time, ensure you go chronologically. Understand in bullet points because these will also be your keywords and will fetch you marks. Making a chart with Governor Generals and Viceroys will help, particularly in MCQs. Also make a chart of leaders, who was called...