Dear Vasihanvi and other students
My recommendations is to follow an author of your choice and in India it also goes the regional way as we have profs from regions have published materials and books. have a study plan which will allow you to understand concepts of every chapter and also have time to practice. Today students have resources in plenty, its important to stay with few resources and complete it first.
Study Material of ICAI is must - but understand concepts from the authors you feel comfortable and then complete the Problems from Study material, practice manual & past papers. While doing problems, pls dont refer to solutions, do the way you have understood. The cons of our materials are the solutiosn are given and students tends to review that while solving for the question.
As a student, its important to be confident,Be aware of Time to improve on speed and never leave a topic till your revision in March. In april you have an opportunity to prirotize on whatyou would want to focus more.
As some of the students shared here, its important to love the subject we are doing and marks can automatically follow.
I had published a study plan in this forum on Nov 20th or so..and next one is comign up shortly and will have a website for students shortly to give studyplan, Free video lectures - short ones, and solvign problems by explaining concepts. This is a long dream to achieve but to help student community am in for it.
Regards,
Satish.
Tejas learning centre
bangalore, HSR layout