Yes, candidates do take a drop. Here are a few tips that will help you with your drop year –
1. Start from scratch and clear your concepts.
2. Pick only books which are important and concise
3. Revise the topic and solve past year questions from the topic.
4. Analyse your performance for further improvement. Identify your strong and weak areas and work on them accordingly.
5. Set a time-limit and give tests topic-wise.
6. Take as many tests as you can; test fear and pressure brings out the best in you.
7. Revise regularly as it will help you prepare better
8. Set a deadline for completing topics and follow it rigorously.
9. If you choose to enrol for coaching, go for the one which has a good CLP/DLP as well as a competitive test series.
10. Don’t give up