National Testing Agency (NTA) will be conducting the April and May edition of JEE Mains 2021 from April 27 to 30 and May 24 to 28 respectively. To crack JEE Main 2021, students need to have right preparation plan and a study time table along with determination and dedication. JEE Main 2021 preparation tips provided here will help candidates strategise their preparation for better results. The February and March sessions of JEE Main 2021 have been successfully conducted. Students can also check JEE Main question papers of February and March editions to know the difficulty level and topic weightage to get idea of the exam. Check below the JEE Main 2021 preparation tips by expert
Q1- What would you advise to students appearing for the April and May edition of JEE Main 2021 who have already appeared in Feb and March editions?
Firstly, it is advised that they should attend these attempts because they will help the students in normalisation of scores. Now the students who are currently in class 12th should strongly focus on April attempt as in May the board examinations will be going on & the students who have already passed class 12th should focus on both April & May attempts. Now the students should assimilate what they have learnt from Feb & March attempts and work on their weakness for next attempts.
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Q2- How should students prepare for JEE Main who are appearing for the first in April or May edition.
They should analyse which questions from which topics have gone wrong in Feb & March attempt and should strongly work on them and revise chemistry from NCERT.
Q3- Students will also be having their board exams in May. How should students plan to give their best in both boards and JEE Main.
The students by this time should be ready for both board & JEE Mains as exams are already delayed by two months and JEE has four attempts so students should give JEE full heartedly in April and boards with full preparation in May. For JEE May edition they should just give the exam as they have already given three times before.
Q4- As an expert, what is your advice to students to prepare for JEE Main preparation?
You should revise all formulas and give mock tests analyse them and work upon your weakness revise inorganic chemistry from NCERT and JEE main specific topics in physics & maths. Prepare yourself for time bound paper solving and try to attempt paper as follows
Chemistry 45 mins
Physics 60 Mins
Maths 75 Mins
Q5- What are the best books for JEE Main preparation.
Previous years papers
Objective question books in PCM which should not carry more than 100 to 200 questions per chapter.
Q6- Students now have four attempts in JEE Main exam. How do you see it in terms of students' benefits?
Obviously more attempts bring more chances multiple attempts have students to give attempts with full preparation without too much interference with their board exams. It is overall beneficial for all students whether they in class 12th or passed class 12th.
Q7- What is your advice to students who would also be appearing for other exams like BITSAT, SRMJEE, VITEEE beside JEE Main.
Syllabus for all these exams are almost same so preparation is also same so I would advise students to prepare religiously for JEE Main and all other exams are subsets of this so rest all will automatically happen.
Q8- Coaching institutes and schools have been closed for most times in recent years and students' preparation have been hugely impacted. Give some advice to students to prepare for the exam on their own.
Schools are coaching’s are functional in online mode so students should contact their teachers for doubts which is the most Important aspect for preparation also they should review and deeply analyse previous year papers and find out important topics and examiner favourites and focus on them. Also, they should give multiple mock tests and find their weakness and work upon them.
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Answered 2 hours ago
Students can apply to AKTU even with a JEE Mains rank in lakhs. Aspirants can get admission in private colleges affiliated with AKTU through the UPTAC Counselling Portal using JEE Main score. Candidates can also get admission through other entrance exams such as KEAM and CUET. To get more informatio
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Contributor-Level 10
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No, students need not to appear for JEE Main for lateral entry in AKTU. Students are eligible for B.Tech Lateral Entry to the second year at AKTU, without JEE scores. Candidates can get admission in B.Tech (Lateral) through CUET UG/ Diploma in Engineering/ BSc or DVoc. The final seat allotment is vi
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 hours ago
Students with JEE Main rank 1-10,000 are eligible to receive full tuition fee waiver for four-years at IEM Kolkata. Aspirants must have their scorecard for evaluation purpose.
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Guide-Level 15
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Poornima University BTech rewards high achievers with a specialised JEE score-based scholarship framework. A percentile of 90 and above unlocks an impressive 40% tuition fee waiver. Percentiles between 75 and 80 grant a 5% entry-level discount.
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, eligible candidates can get admission in SGT University without appearing for JEE (Mains). The university gives admission based on marks or CUET-UG. The university also conducts SGTUEE for admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Apex University fills its seats via CUET or AUCET scores. AUCET is an in-house entrance test conducted for admission in UG and PG courses. Hence, aspirants do not require JEE Main scores to get admission.
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Guide-Level 15
Answered 4 days ago
Overall, MET is easier than JEE Main since most questions are not as conceptually challenging as JEE Main. However, students face time management issues during MET.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 4 days ago
For getting into top NITs like NIT Trichy or NIT Warangal in popular branches like CSE, students generally need a percentile of 98.5 or above. For other branches and lower-ranked NITs, a percentile of 90 to 95 may be sufficient. The specific cutoff changes from year to year depending on the number o
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There is no separate JEE Main cutoff for the OBC category at Manipal Institute of Technology.
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With 57.8 percentile in JEE Main and 73% in Class 12, your chances depend on your category, home state, and JEE rank.
- Eligibility: Your 73% in Class 12 satisfies the basic B.Tech eligibility requirement (minimum 45% aggregate in PCM for General category in AKTU-affiliated colleges).
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