Most students use AI to study but still get generic, useless answers that don’t match their course. The trick is simple: make the AI use your course PDF as its main guide. Once you do this, it can explain topics and solve past questions based directly on your material.
HOW TO DO IT
Follow these steps exactly.
STEP 1: Open an AI tool
Open any AI tool on your phone or laptop. Examples include ChatGPT or DeepSeek.
STEP 2: Start a new chat
Do not continue an old conversation.
Click “New Chat” so the AI starts fresh.
STEP 3: Paste this prompt
Copy and paste the instruction below into the chat.
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"Use this document as a 100% guide to help me study and solve past questions of ______ as I prepare for semester exams. Provide straightforward answers, avoid unnecessary fluff, use simple and easy diction but maintain the technical terms."
Replacethe blank space with your course name.
Example:
“… of LINGUISTICS”
STEP 4: Upload your course PDF
Click “+ Add files” or the upload button in the chat.
Upload the PDF of the course book.
This step is critical because it forces the AI to use your course material instead of guessing.
STEP5: Ask questions
After uploading the file, start asking questions, explanations etc
You can also upload the entire past questions paper and ask the AI to solve it.
RESULT?
Once the document is uploaded, the AI will base its answers directly on your course material, not random internet information. This produces more accurate explanations and exam-focused answers.
That’s it.
Use this method and your AI will start giving answers that directly matches your course book but not random guesses.