TN 12th Preparation Tips 2024: Study Plan, Routine

Sumitra Saha

Updated on - Aug 1, 2023

TN 12th Preparation Tips 2024 - The Tamil Nadu 12th board exam is one of the most important exams in a student's life. The board exam results are used to determine admissions into many of the top colleges in India. Therefore, students must prepare well for the TN 12th exam.

The following page provides general TN 12th preparation tips 2024 to help you ace your exams. They should also have sufficient time for revisions and sample paper practice.

Table of Contents:

• How to Prepare for TN 12th Exams?
• TN 12th Preparation Tips 2024 - Subject-wise
• How to Use Textbooks In Your Preparation?
• How to Prepare Using Model Question Papers?

How to Prepare for TN 12th Exams?

Use the following tips to prepare for TN 12th board exams. Integrating these tips into your daily study routine can help speed up your preparation. It will help you remember concepts more quickly. 

1. Staying Healthy

Keeping your body and mind healthy is critical. Avoid all junk foods. Try to eat only home-cooked food. Falling sick during exams is a considerable risk, so eating healthy can help you avoid that. Additionally, it would be best if you also stayed hydrated. 

2. Plan Ahead

Not planning your studies is the biggest mistake that students make. Therefore, making your timetable to manage your preparation is highly recommended. It would be best if you also had daily and weekly targets that match your capacity to stay on track. 

3. Understanding the Syllabus

Understanding your syllabus inside out is just as important as preparing the actual content. TN 12th new syllabi are provided for this reason. The syllabus is thorough, and students clearly understand the outcome of studying a particular chapter. Make sure you skim through the chapter before sitting down to learn it. 

4. Revision

 Revision is just like a final touch to your study. First, follow the TN HSC syllabus prescribed by the board. Then, prepare and revise the lessons to brush the concepts and answer the questions asked from those chapters. 

5. Learn the Concept

Rote learning cannot help you get very far in the board examinations. Your focus must be on understanding the concept and applying problem-solving skills to work through the questions. While going through your prescribed texts, if you come across any topic you don't understand, write it down so you can get help from your teachers later. 

6. Always Test Yourselves

Testing is an integral part of learning a subject. Constantly testing yourself will help you retain the concepts in your brain for much longer. You can use the previous year's TN 12th board exam question paper and TN 12th model question paper to test yourself. Once you go through a chapter, go through last year's paper and the TN HSC model question paper to attempt questions from that particular chapter. After answering it, make sure you come back and see if you can solve it again after you go through your entire syllabus. Repeatedly testing yourself is key to retaining the concept in your long-term memory. 

7. Understanding the Test Pattern 

Understanding the TN 12th exam pattern can help guide your preparation. Only when you go through and understand the TN 12th paper pattern can you judge how important this chapter is and how many marks you can expect to be asked about in this chapter. Some topics are challenging and are more likely to be asked for higher marks. So make sure you understand the syllabus.

TN 12th Preparation Tips 2024 - Subject-wise

Different subjects have different strategies for preparation. Some also include practical exams. Check out the subject-wise preparation tips for students.

Physics

• Students should note down important formulas and memorise them.
• Students should practice the questions on derivations and revise them thoroughly to be able to remember them during exams.
• The question paper for Physics always has questions on graphs or a device.
• Students should practice these to score full marks in these sections.
• Students should complete the TN 12th question papers of the previous year with a time slot of 3 hours.
• This method will prepare them for the actual examination day.

Chemistry

• Students must be completely aware of the syllabus.
• Once syllabus and marking schemes are checked, students can start with their textbooks, followed by sample papers and previous year question papers. 
• For Chemistry, students should know the weightage of physical, organic and inorganic chemistry separately.
• They should practice numerical questions from different reference books apart from the main textbook.
• Chemical reactions should be given special importance and practised thoroughly.
• Understand the numericals from multiple aspects. Note down formulas & reactions and revise them from time to time.

Biology

• Diagrams are crucial for the biology exam. 
• Start practising diagrams well before the exam.
• Always make use of a ruler to label the diagram. It is advised to label the diagrams on the right side. 
• Underline important sentences or keywords in your answer.
• Divide your answers into paragraphs for clarity in long answer type questions.
• Practise previous years' question papers.
• Try to include diagrams even if it is not mentioned in the question.

English

• Practise one or two passages every day well before the exam.
• Make it a habit to read questions before reading any passage.
• Practise previous year’s question papers in 3 hours time slot.
• Go through all the chapters at least once. 
• For novels, focus should be given more on themes, plots and character sketches.

Business Studies

• Definitions must be understood properly along with the meaning.
• Understanding the logic and reasoning behind the concept is important.
• Important definitions must be memorised after understanding them.
• Students should learn the features, advantages and disadvantages of various topics.
• Students must not cram the format of capital structure rather they should understand how that statement/format is derived by applying formulas.
• Students need to practise the basis of the formulas/ format/ statement regularly.

Accountancy

• Practising question papers for revision is a crucial aspect of a good hold over accountancy. 
• Students should revise the concepts related to the questions that they couldn’t solve immediately after finishing the paper.
• Solve at least 10 sample papers before TN 12th exam for Accounts.
• Do not use calculators while practising questions.
• Try to solve all the questions manually.
• Also, try to be accurate in your calculation as a minor mistake may lead you to lose marks.

Computer Science

• The main topics in Computer Science are Object Oriented Programming in C, Data Structures, Databases and SQL, Boolean algebra, and Computer Networks.
• The only way to make familiar with programming languages is through practising.
• Practising previous year's question papers will help a lot.
• Students should make notes on crucial facts in addition to preparing a topic. 

How to Use Textbooks In Your Preparation?

TN board textbooks are an exhaustive source of all the information you need to cover your entire syllabus.

• The textbooks are designed to help organise the syllabus intuitively and effectively.
• Therefore, textbooks should always be your primary source in your preparation.
• Any guides or additional material should only be referenced after thoroughly studying your textbooks.

You can find PDF links to download the prescribed TN textbooks from the link below:

Read More: TN 12th Books 2024

How to Prepare Using Model Question Papers?

Sample papers and previous year's question papers are excellent sources for your TN 12th board exam preparation. By testing yourself using sample papers and old question papers, you can realise the gaps in your knowledge. Thus, you can create a revision plan to fill in the gaps and prepare well.

Without testing yourself, you wouldn't know which concepts you are strong at and which concepts you are weak at. To make your preparation more effective, integrate sample papers and question papers into your routine. You can follow the sample paper page to download PDFs of sample papers and previous year's papers.

Read More: TN 12th Model Question Papers 2024