``It is important for students to revise the main points of all lessons. They then need to jot them down in a duration of three hours and check if there are any points missing and in case of any, revise them again to ensure that they do not miss them out while giving the board exam. This is best way to check how much information can be retained by them,'' said Kusum Mathur, head of the department, political science, Tagore International (Vasant Vihar).

Keeping a close tab on the current affairs is also a must.
"While attempting questions on topics like India and World, one should be thorough with the latest developments in foreign policy and the relationship with foreign countries like US or China. Though the NCERT textbook contains the relevant portions on each topic but one needs to refer to India Year Book to get an idea of the latest happenings,'' suggested Rita Mukherjee, senior teacher, Springdales (Pusa Road).

HOT TIPS
?Read the NCERT textbooks
?Follow the latest political developments in the period of November-January
?Attempt the eight-mark questions first
?Word limit for two-mark questions should not exceed 50
?There should be no repetition of points and highlight the important points.