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CBSE Board Exam Class 10 2019: Lets look at the possibilities and ways to ace the board exams with these 'last minute tips' from 2018 toppers who exclusively spoke to ABP News.

CBSE Board Exam Class 10 2019: With hardly a week more to go, the tail of students are already on fire. As the study hours are decreasing by the day, the countdown to board exams can be a scary affair.

CBSE Board Exam Class 10 2019: Central Board of Secondary Education is going to conduct the board examinations for class 10 and 12 from next week. CBSE board exam is considered as one of the toughest school level test for which thousands of students strive hard to score their best and some even fight vigorously to become the topper. With hardly a week more to go, the tail of students are already on fire. As the study hours are decreasing by the day, the countdown to board exams can be a scary affair. But that's not a thing to worry if you have a smart plan in place. Here we've got three high-scorers from last year, trading the secrets to a stress-free lead up to one of the many exams you'll be taking in your life. Lets look at the possibilities and ways to ace the exam with these 'last minute tips' from 2018 toppers who exclusively spoke to ABP News:

Rimzhim Aggrawal from RP Public School, UP - Scored 99.8% in 2018

Rimzhim Aggrawal, the student of RP Public School in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor scored 100 in English, Hindi, science, social studies and 99 in mathematics out of 500 to share the top rank with three other students. Solve sample papers Rimzhim told ABP News that she had no specific strategy that she had made for her board exams. She was regular with her studies and once she had completed her syllabus, she had prepared a time table for revision. According to her, she sorted out the specific topics in which she faced difficulties and worked on them to make her concepts clear. Following which she picked sample question papers and tried solving it within the time frame. She later checked the same and marked out the errors and rectified. Last minute preparation tip • Go through the NCERT Books • Practice to write the answers precisely according to marks allotted • Do everything TIME BOUND How to choose a stream after 10th? According to Rimzhim, before choosing a stream, a student must explore his/her strength and area of interest. "If you can explore yourself, you can decide what to do in the future," Rimzhim suggested. Success Mantra Work hard smartly! Rimjhim believes that working hard and smart was the secret behind her success. Wishing luck to the appearing aspirants, 2018 CBSE topper said, "Above all, marks are not the criteria to judge your intelligence, it also depend on the luck for the particular day. All the best!" Parents' support  For her success, Rimzhim gave all the credit to her parents. The daughter of a businessman and a homemaker, Rimjhim told her Father helped her to plan the time table, while her mother helped her in implementing the same. "My mother took care of my timings and diet while my father taught me everything what was problematic. He taught me how to rectify my errors and what to write within time frame according to marks," Rimjhim told ABP News.

Shreelakshmi G from Bhavan’s Varuna Vidyalaya, Kerala - Scored 99.8% in 2018

Sreelakshmi G from Kochi is CBSE Class 10 topper with 99.8 per cent. She is from Bhavans Varuna Vidyalaya, Ernakulam district. Revision and practice In an exclusive interview with ABP News Sreelakshmi said her habit to revise the chapters and constant practice made it easier for her to score this well. "As I was writing board exam for the first time (till then it was CCE) I had no precise idea, hence no particular strategies, but I always made sure that I learned all the subjects on a daily basis and kept my self updated," she said. Last minute preparation tip Sreelakshmi said that a day before exams, she just revised the lessons and practiced previous year question papers which made her confident about her concepts. "Practicing previous year question papers would help a lot, as a lot of questions are repeated in board exam," she told ABP News. • Once a student is done with all the learning, he/she just need to revise it the day before the exam • Doing previous year question papers is very much useful • One must make sure that he/she doesn't take any kind of stress or tension before or during the exam • Stress would decrease our quality of answering as one would remain distracted resulting in mark loss • Just do the part well - study regularly, revise thoroughly, write the exam without any stress • During the exam, read through each and every line carefully and answer the questions to the best of your knowledge How to choose a stream after 10th? "Nothing would be worth enough if we study without any interest or liking," asserted Sreelakshmi. In her advice for the students, "I think one should chose their career based on their interest because, it is the passion towards the job that would remain as a driving force to do work." Parents and teacher's support She credited her parents and teachers for their supported. "My teachers played a crucial role in guiding me. They taught well and was always ready to answer all my queries. My parents, especially my mother was a strong support for me. She was there to console me and made me feel relaxed whenever I was stressed out," she said.

Nandini Garg from Scottish International School, UP - Scored 99.8% in 2018

Nandini Garg of Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli scored a perfect 100 in four subjects and 99 in Hindi to share the top position with three other students in CBSE’s Class 10 board examinations that was conducted last year. NCERT representation methods - Great help! While talking to ABP News, Nandini told that her preparation strategy for the board exams were that she stuck strictly to NCERT command representation methods. Last minute preparation tip • NCERT representation is imporatnr • Be confident • Be stress free How to choose a stream after 10th? According to Nandini, the student must keep his/her interests first in mind and then what he/she wants to pursue as a career later in life. "I thought of what excites me the most and opens up my mind," she told ABP News when asked how did she decided what to pursue in the future. Success Mantra The main reason behind achieving such a high score was Nandini's confidence and stress free attitude. Parent and teachers' support Nandini told that she used to have long talks with her parents which help her in redusing the stress during her exams. While she also credited her teachers who guided her throughout and told methods to identify her mistakes and later rectify them.