An effective study plan can be designed as: Realistic Goals: I'd preferably break down all major academic goals into small, achievable goals and spend time on prioritizing tasks that are more fundamental. Right Study schedule: Optimizing a study schedule based on one's sleep cycle is quintessential to studying effectively. Segregate the most tedious tasks of the day and complete them at your peak hours. Habit Formation: Practice everything that you have been taught. It could include factual as well as conceptual content. Once you practice something multiple times, you develop muscle memory and retain information much better. Set aside atleast an hour for revising daily material. Quiz yourself regularly. Ask questions and try to answer them without external help. Retrieval Practice: Various studies have elucidated the importance of retrieval training, i.e. pushing yourself to recall a piece of information that you have learnt in the past. When information is easily available to us, we tend to forget easily. Practice manually mastering techniques that would be readily available to you- calculations, constant values etc. Make a journal with lists and documentation for each such important technique. Boots confidence in the long run. Mnemonics: Mnemonics are easy, fun ways to remember complex