How to prepare for kvpy without coaching if I am in class 12

Hello,

With just few days left for KVPY exam, you need to plan your revision. Go through all the topics already done by you to revise them thoroughly. Solve and analyse KVPY question papers or sample papers. This will make you familiar with the exam pattern and marking scheme and also let you know your strong and weak areas. Get your doubts solved by teachers or friends. It is also helpful to make notes of important points while studying. You can refer them a day before exam. For more preparation tips for KVPY 2018, visit the link below-

https://school.careers360.com/articles/how-to-prepare-for-kvpy

All the best!

You belong to KVPY SX category as You are in class 12th.

KVPY SX exam will have a single paper with objective-type multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and duration of 3 hours. You can choose to answer questions of any three subjects (out of four available) in Part 1 of the question paper and any two subjects (out of four available) in Part 2 of the question paper.

Part 1 has 1 mark question

60 Question 60 Marks,   Subjects: PCMB (any three equal marks)

Part 2 has 2 mark question

20 Questions 20 Marks,  Subjects: PCMB(any two equal marks)

the paper will have negative marking – ¼ marks awarded to the question will be deducted from the total score if the answer is wrong. It means 0.25 mark will be deducted for the wrong answer in Part 1 and 0.5 mark will be deducted for an incorrect answer in Part 2.

Now coming to Your question, Yes You can prepare for KVPY without coaching, KVPY don't check for factual knowledge they check analytical and problem-solving skills. You can crack it by following regular studies with the following books:

Chemistry :P Bahadur for Physical Chemistry

Solomons for Organic Chemistry

O.P Tandon for Inorganic Chemistry

Physics : H. C Verma Vol 1 & 2 I E Irodov

Mathematics : R S Agarwal S L Loney

Biology : NCERT Complete NEET (AIPMT) Guide by MTG

This exam is similar to entrance exams for engineering Medical so if You are preparing for them then there is Nothing special preparation require for it, else You need to solve above-mentioned books apart from NCERT to get success.