Not to mention, the first time, where a student is evaluated at country level and there is a pressure to perform. Board exams have the hype because it’s a student’s gateway to college. The percentage matters as that decides which college student will get admission into.
Getting a good percentage is extremely necessary, but it can not come at the cost of compromising on the conceptual clarity of subjects. And very important is that students don’t leave the sports and extracurriculars because that has rather a negative impact on the student’s overall success.
The “STOP EVERYTHING BUT STUDY” approach is rather counter-productive.
The right approach is to do things after proper understanding of concepts so that scoring marks comes with ease. This requires top level mentoring. This is where the professional teaching and meticulously designed JustConcepts curriculum helps.