Originally Posted by Magus007

i think these are basic questions asked by every other aspirant.. to me crux of css lies in ones own self.. how you mold yourself toward this gigantic task.. first essential ingredient is time management.. we often lose most of time in reading those things with which we have nothing to do.. smart work is needed.. what to study and what not to study are important.. however, to reply about time is that when you feel that you can attempt at least 90% of question paper that means objective has been earned.. the sophisticated pathway to crack the hard nut of essay is organisation and relevance to the topic.. it is rightly said that essay is not studied it is practiced.. optionals should be followed by compulsory.. in a nutshell techniques vary from person to person..