The Full Story
I'm from Nashik, and in my coaching batch I was one of only a handful of girls. That itself was a strange pressure — like I had to prove I belonged before I could even focus on studying.
My real struggle, though, was time. Between school, board preparation and JEE, I always felt guilty — if I studied Physics, I worried about boards; if I studied boards, I worried about JEE. I was busy every single hour and still felt like I was falling behind.
What finally helped was studying with data instead of guilt. The analysis showed me which JEE chapters overlapped with my board syllabus, so I could prepare for both at once instead of treating them as two separate wars. I also stopped wasting time revising topics I had already mastered.
My mock percentile went from around 82 to 95 over a few months. I won't pretend it was smooth — I cried more than once — but watching that number rise was proof that a tired, over-scheduled girl from Nashik could still get there.
Challenges Faced
Juggling board exams and JEE Main at the same time, with the constant guilt of never doing enough of either — and quietly, the pressure of being one of the few girls in the room.
How Kitabey Helped
The chapter-wise analysis helped me spend my limited hours only where they mattered and find the overlap between boards and JEE. The leaderboard also reminded me I was part of something much bigger than my classroom.
Study Routine
- Hardest subject first thing in the morning, before school drained me
- Used school gaps and travel time for quick revision
- Combined board and JEE study wherever the syllabus overlapped
- Two focused mock tests a week instead of endless random practice
- Sundays for full analysis and a proper break to avoid burnout