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(I have posted this question in r/CBSEboards also and reposting to get quicker and better reply) Guys I am very confused which one to buy between Padhle Akshay's newly launched TYQ book 2026-27 edition featuring chapter wise cbqs and Prem Sharma's granth book featuring past years pyqs... Im a freshman in class 10th board exams studying in st Joseph's convent school in kotma... My budget is just to afford only one of them and obviously the best one. I have some trust issues with both and i believe that asking to ai or someone sitting on YouTube will be the worst decision because they will just support partially or randomly compare them in such a way that the situation still remains 50-50. Help me select best of the above to, asking because u are more experienced and seniors who have gone through the path where I'm taking steps now. Thanks.

Only answer in affirmative and explain how.

Guys before you start telling me 10th is easy, just chill till december and study for last three months and get 95%+ marks, let me tell you, i don't want that type of a 10th class.

I want to put in efforts really, past two years i don't know how but I got good marks, and topped my class, everyone thinks I'm working very hard, but only i know in hardly working..

I want to become a better person over all.

Anyhow, here's my coverage of sylabuss till now(June 6th 2026):

Maths:

Chapter 1- both ncert+rd

Chapter 2- both ncert+rd

Chapter 3- ncert done, in rd basic numericals done, word problems still left (140 sums)

Science:

Chemistry:- chapter 1- ncert done

Biology:-

chapter 1- both ncert and lakmir singh done, around 30 pyqs done

Chapter 2- both ncert and lakmir singh done

Chapter 3- theory done(for bio our teacher had online classes in summer vacations and comepleted all bio chapters)

Chapter 4- theory done

Chapter 5- theory+lakmir singh done

Physics:

Chapter 1: only reflection theory done(half chapter remaining+numericals remaining)

Sst:

First one chapter done in all four subject(history, geo, civics, economics)

Now I'm in summer vacations, after it ends on June 19, I'll go school, so this is my school routine, pls help me correct it.

5am wake up(I can wake up, don't worry guys, I did it in past)

5:30-7:30am- science/sst

8am-3pm school

3pm-4:15pm-workout

4:15pm-5pm- hw/revision

5-6pm- NT AARAMBH batch class-1

6-8pm- MATHS RD sharma compulsory

8-9pm NT AARAMBH batch class-2

9:15-10:30pm- 2nd language studying(Tamil)+ english studying

10:45pm sleep

(Note: I don't depend on next toppers, they are just gona give me questions for practice, no bs, I prefer self studies)

(Also, I got 97% in 9th)

(sorry guys, I can't understand hindi, I'm from South India, my second language is tamil! pls reply in English sorry for the disconvience!, also if u got some time, see my other post too.. need help there also.. https://www.reddit.com/r/NCERT/comments/1tyjz35/need_suggestions_for_balancing_studies_and_other/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button )

Hey everyone,

I'm a developer and a huge history nerd, and I'm exploring an idea for a tool that could make history easier to understand and visualize.

One thing that's always bothered me is that history in school often feels like a collection of separate chapters and facts to memorize. But when you start reading more history outside school, you realize it's actually one giant interconnected story happening across different places and time periods simultaneously.

For those of you studying CBSE history:

• What do you find most difficult about learning history?
• What makes a chapter boring or confusing?
• Do you struggle more with remembering dates, understanding causes/effects, visualizing empires on a map, connecting events across chapters, etc.?
• If you could have any tool in class (interactive maps, timelines, animations, comparisons, simulations, quizzes, anything), what would actually help you understand history better?

Some ideas I've been playing with are:

• Interactive empire/polity maps
• Timelines that show what was happening around the world at the same time
• Population, trade and wealth visualizations
• Historical event chains (what led to what)
• Visual comparisons between civilizations

Would love to hear what you think is missing from the way history is currently taught.

Guys, please don't begin by saying 10th is easy af, I know u people might have clutched 10th by only studying a day before or few months. I need a good 10th class, I want to really put in efforts and be a better person...

A simple intro of me..

Tall, skinny kid,not at all athletic,wears specs, got 97% in 9th & 8th grade. And I'm aiming for 495+ in boards.

But here is the issue, I heard that to get 495+ people need to sacrifice a lot! Like all the extra activities, but I know this ain't NEET OR JEE OR 11TH class to begin with Real Efforts! Still in kinda confused..

Like if I wanted I could just study normally and get around 480 no pressure. But I really wana out do everybody and get the highest possible...

But all the seniors tell me to enjoy my life, like how? Could u be more specific pls?

As I have a inter school basketball tournament in November mid. I'm bad in bb but I have been in school team in previous tournament in 8th grade, but lost the match as we were pretty beginners. But in 9th i tried my best to improve in bb by going daily coaching, but turns out some people are only good in one thing. Like all my friends surpassed me, ngl, I suck at bb, but I like playing it... And this time the tournament is in Rajasthan (I live in Tamilnadu). Even getting selected in school team is enough to just have an experience of going somewhere representing school... But u know life isn't as easy, my seniors keep on mocking me, while my friends think me as a joke in the court.

The way I have been treated in court is polar opposite to how I'm in academics and class. I have topped my class several times, even in all cca activities. But life isn't just abt studying right?

Alright leme get into the issues quickly, why I can't go for selection.

I wear specs, so I got to get contacts lens (for the first time) if I wana pursue bb tournament.

there will be atleast 1.5hrs of daily practice after school, afraid might affect my studies

3)I suck at bb, and so seniors in my team( we gona go in U19) will mock me if I don't keep up.

4)the practice might start from August or sooner.

5. the tournament is in mid November or end November, and I have pre board 1 in December 1st week itself...

Why I think I can pursue the tournament:

my friends all aren't good in academics, those who always mocked me or better than me in bb, won't dare to pursue sports this year, they are afraid they will get very low marks( while I'm afraid I won't get 495+ marks, even if I don't study properly ill get around 475-485)

2)this is the last year for these sports and all activities. As from 11th I have to prepare JEE🥀🙏(wallahi I'm cooked)

3)my parents don't care abt my marks. Only I strive for the best marks as possible!

Questions:

should I try to balance both and get mediocre marks? Or focus on studies alone and get 495+?

what if they exams were tough as hell or some osm type of shit happens and all gets lower marks, then people who spent their time doing other activities and creating memories will be same as the people who tried so hard sacrificing everything.

am afraid of fomo, and I might loose my teenage years by locking myself in a room and study daily with no social life

Conclusion: should I focus on making memories and pursue bb even though it might affect my marks? Or only focus on studies and get 495+

Or is there a way I can balance both and get 495+ while in bb?

Thankk youu so much if u read this till now! Pls give me ur suggestions and answer my questions!

(Btw if have a min, could u also check my study Routine too plss? https://www.reddit.com/r/NCERT/comments/1tyesgx/need_help_for_a_class_10_routine_for_495_marks/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button )

(also sorry guys, could u only reply in English, I can't understand hindi.. sorry for the disconvience!!)

• 3-5hrs self study everyday

• 3/5hrs split into 5 parts- 45-45/30-30 mins Hindi and English each, meaning 1-1.5hr for small subjects, 45mins-1.5hrs SST, 45mins-1.5hrs science and Maths and physics strictly 30mins self study with weekly rotation and in tution during work days and dedicating maths self study with sundays without time count avoiding other 4 on sundays and focusing on maths only

• completing ncert from June to October before Diwali along with chapter wise cbq as well

1 month for revision after completing ncert in 20 weeks in remaining 3 weeks and 1 week after diwali

• from mid November to mid February PYQ, and very specially, sample paper given by official cbse site

• keeping a maintenance week after every 3 months to complete incomplete school work and practicing sussy topics

Shedule for active days-

7-3 school

3-4 personal work like bath, eat, etc

4-5 coffee nap rest

5-7 small subjects like Hindi and English 45-45 mins each and remaining 30 mins for maths or physics according to weekly rotation

7-8:30 tution

8:30-9 break+screentime or personal time

9-10:30 SST reading or cbq or one shot according to weekly progress

10:30-11 dinner and rest or something

11-12:30 science

12:30-6:30 sleep and coffee after 15 mins of wake up right before going school

Schedule for stressful or headache days-

7-3 school

3-4 personal work like bath, eat, etc

4-5:30 rest

5:30-7 small subjects like Hindi and English 30-30 mins each and remaining 30 mins for maths or physics according to weekly rotation

7-8:30 tution with last 15 mins revision

8:30-9 break for screen, etc.

9-10:30 science and SST 45-45 mins each with SST reading or cbq or one shot according to weekly progress, science digitally via one shot and cbq or nt ACP

10:30-11 break + dinner

11-6:30 sleep

I just had a look at the grade 8 NCERT math book. What have they done? Removed several important chapters from the old version, and basically turned it into a cartoon comic book. Anyone feeling the same?