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Candidates aspiring for JEE Main 2021 March exam can check the important tips related to exam preparation below.

Appearing for the JEE Main 2021 March exam. Read the below tips for two months preparation to improve your JEE Main score.

How to prepare for JEE Main March 2021

JEE Main 2021 March exam (Session-2) will be conducted from March 15 to 18, 2021. As the exam will be conducted in multiple sessions this year, it is likely that most of the candidates will appear for JEE Main 2021 twice or thrice.

To prepare well for the exam, candidates must identify their weak areas and focus on them to not face any difficulty during the exam. For example, this can be done by going through the question paper analysis of the JEE Main conducted last year in January and September. In order to help the students ace the exam easily, candidates can go through the preparation strategy or timetable for JEE Main 2021 March exam. The plan will help the students to prepare for the board exams and the entrance exam simultaneously.

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  • Dividing the JEE Main Syllabus for 60 Days
  • Dividing JEE Main syllabus for Mathematics
  • Dividing JEE Main Syllabus for Physics
  • Dividing JEE Main Syllabus for Chemistry

Dividing the JEE Main Syllabus for 60 Days

It is important for students to cover the entire JEE Main 2021 syllabus in the next 60 days. There are three major subjects in JEE Main: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The division of syllabus can be as follows for the 60 days:

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Task

Days Left

Number of Days for Exam Preparation

60

Total No of Topics to be Revised in Mathematics

16

Total No of Topics to be Revised in Physics

21

Total No of Topics to be Revised in Chemistry

28

Total No of Topics (Three Subjects)

65

From the above table, it is obvious that the number of topics is more than the number of days left for the JEE Main 2021 March exam. Therefore, the syllabus must be divided cautiously to handle the exam stress. Candidates can check the below-mentioned strategy for JEE Main. They are not bound to follow the strategy as stated. It can be changed as per the student’s individual requirements

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Dividing JEE Main syllabus for Mathematics

The division of the Mathematics syllabus of JEE Main for 60 days can be as follows:

Task

Days Left

Total No of days left for the exam

60

Total no of topics to be studied/revised

16

Total no of topics to be studied/revised daily (Including Sunday)

1

JEE Main Mathematics syllabus to be completed in

16 Days

Dividing JEE Main Syllabus for Physics

The division of the Physics syllabus of JEE Main for 60 days can be as follows:

Task

Days Left

Total No of days left for the exam

60

Total No of topics to be studied/revised

21

Total No of topics to be studied/revised daily (Including Sunday)

one and half

JEE Main Physics syllabus to be completed in

15 days

Dividing JEE Main Syllabus for Chemistry

The division of the Chemistry syllabus of JEE Main for 60 days can be as follows:

Task

Days Left

Total No of days left for the exam

60

Total No of topics to be studied/revised

28

Total No of topics to be studied/revised daily (Including Sunday)

one and half

JEE Main Chemistry syllabus to be completed in

19 days

From the above division, the complete revision of the syllabus can be completed in:

Task

Days Left

Total days required for Mathematics

16

Total days required for Physics

15

Total days required for Chemistry

19

Total days for to study/revise entire JEE Main syllabus (All Subjects)

50

Total No of days left for the exam

10

With 10 days left for the exam, the candidates can utilise the time to strengthen their preparation. They can use following tips for it:

  • Revising all the important points noted during the preparation
  • Practice JEE Main mock test and previous year question papers

JEE Main aspirants can revise the topics of different subjects as per the above plan. As candidates need to revise at least four chapters a day, they must study six hours daily till the exam.  The above 60-day preparation strategy and timetable will help students in improving their percentile/score in the JEE Main exam.

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