Updated on Mar 11, 2020 12:25 IST
Sadyanta gives an overview of JEE Mains 2020 along with few tips and tricks to ace the exam.

By: Sadyanta Rawal

Sadyanta gives an overview of JEE Mains 2020 along with few tips and tricks to ace the exam.

JEE or Joint Entrance Examination is conducted by National Testing Agency, an autonomous body of the Ministry of Human Resource Development for

admission in Undergraduate Engineering courses in IITs, NITs, Centrally Funded Technical Institutions ( CFTIs) across India.

Examination Structure

      Subject

  Number of questions

       Total Marks

  1.  MATHEMATICS

          20 + 5^

            100

  2.  PHYSICS

          20 + 5^

            100

  3.  CHEMISTRY

          20 + 5^      

            100

        TOTAL

            75

            300

^20 questions are Multiple Choice Questions ( MCQs) and in 5 questions, there is filling of Numerical Value.

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Marking scheme

  1. MCQs type questions : 04 marks for every right answer, 01 marks for every wrong answer, 00 marks for no answer.
  1. Numerical Value type questions: 04 marks for every right answer, 00 marks for every wrong answer, 00 marks for no answer.

Study Material

   A. PHYSICS :

    • NCERT PHYSICS ( 11th and 12th Standard )
    • Concepts of Physics ( Volume 1 & 2) by Dr. HC VERMA
    • Problem in General Physics by IE Iredov
    • Feynman Lectures in Physics by RP Feynman
    • Understanding Physics by DC Pandey

    B. CHEMISTRY:

    • Numerical Chemistry by P Bahadur
    • NCERT Chemistry ( Class XI and XII )
    • Concise Inorganic Chemistry by JD Lee
    • Organic Chemistry by Morrison Boyd
    • Inorganic Chemistry by OP Tandon
    • Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations by RC Mukherjee
    • Organic Chemistry by OP Tandon

  C. MATHS:

    • New pattern Mathematics for JEE Mains by Arihant Publications
    • NCERT MATHS ( XI and XII )
    • NCERT EXEMPLAR
    • IIT MATHS by MC Khanna
    • MATHEMATICS OF XI and XII by RD Sharma

IMPORTANT TOPICS

  These important topics are derived from Research. This list is not conclusive.

  1. IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR CHEMISTRY :
    • Thermodynamics
    • Hydrogen and its compounds
    • Environmental Chemistry
    • Solid State
    • Chemical Kinetics
    • Metallurgy
    • Chemistry in Everyday Life
    • Alkyl Halides
    • Carboxylic Acid & their derivatives
    • Hydrocarbons
    • Gaseous State
    • Atomic Structure
    • s- block elements
    • Chemical Equilibrium and Ionic Equilibrium
  1. IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR CHEMISTRY
    • Ray Optics
    • Electromagnetic waves
    • Heat and Thermodynamics
    • Work, Energy and Power
    • Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
    • Kinematics
    • Current Electricity and Capacitors
    • Waves and Sound
    • SHM and Waves
    • Modern Physics
    • Mechanics
    • Laws of Motion
    • Rotation
  1. IMPORTANT TOPICS FOR MATHEMATICS
    • Differential Calculus
    • Integral Calculus
    • Coordinate Geometry
    • Functions
    • Probability
    • Quadratic Equations
    • Permutation and Combinations
    • Application of Derivatives
    • Matrix and Determinants
    • Binomial Theorem
    • Properties of Triangle

PREPARATION STRATEGY

JEE Main consists of 3 sections viz. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. All of it is equally important and plays a key role in scoring good marks in JEE. One of the Main Mantra to clear JEE exam is that All the concepts should be crystal clear.

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  1. Strategy for Physics: The best strategy for this section is to clearly understand the basic concepts and more focus should be provided to Important Topics. ( For Important Topics refer to " Important Topics for Physics" )
  2. Strategy for Chemistry: The strategy for Chemistry is to divide the syllabus into 2 aspects viz. Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. This will help to remove difficulty to cover syllabus.
  3. Strategy for Mathematics: Mathematics demands more and more practice. The more you practice, the more you perfect. The more focus is on important concepts. ( For Important Topics, refer " Important Topics for Mathematics " ).

General Tips for JEE

  1. Make Charts for formulae and important derivations.
  2. Must devote sufficient time for Revision
  3. Make Routine Plan for covering the syllabus and stick to it. Remember, 'The person who fails to plan, plans to fail.'
  4. Make all the basic concepts clear from one book.
  5. Check the recent syllabus before preparation.
  6. Adopt certain habits to reduce stress level i.e. Yoga, Exercise etc.
  7. For self-evaluation, solve at least 10-15 previous years papers to find out loopholes in your preparation.

Last, but not the least, Rome was not built in one day. Accept failure as the training session in the path of success. Never lose hope.

About the Author:

Sadyanta Rawal

Sadyanta Rawal, a student of B.A.LLB from Maharishi Markandeshwar Mullana University, has a keen interest in career counselling and helps a lot of students choose their respective career. He is always engaged in researching new topics which extract "Think out of Box" approach. He wrote 2 books namely Child Psychology and the Parents and Baba Bulleh Shah: The perspective of love and presented Research Papers at International Conferences.

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