Key tips to crack JEE Main & to get admission in your dream college

By: Inturi Bhavya

Learn the basic concepts, clarify doubts, know the exam pattern, practise previous year question papers regularly and revise thoroughly are essential to crack any competitive exam like JEE.

JEE Main is one of the important exams for engineering aspirants. JEE Main could be a scoring exam for students who have been preparing for the exam from the beginning. To score well in the exam, students need to prepare for JEE Main by covering all the topics of the syllabus with thorough revision.

Details of JEE

• Till 2018, JEE Main was conducted once a year in both online and offline mode. Ranks were given based on the marks.
• From 2019, JEE is conducted twice a year (January and May) and the mode of examination is online. Now, Ranks are given based on the percentile. A special category EWS is included which has 10% reservation for those students whose income is less than Rs 8 Lakhs per annum.

I appeared for this exam in 2018. This article is based on my personal experience and observations.

Preparation Tips

The students of AP or TS Boards for Class 11 and 12 covers almost all the basics of JEE exam problems. For the rest of the students, NCERT books would be useful for the preparation. To score high in JEE, students need to have a deep understanding of all the topics. Make short notes of the important topics as this would help during the revision of the subject.

Tips for the Last Week

• Revise all the formulae and important notes or points
• Practise previous year question papers to understand the pattern
• Work on the weak points and clarify doubts, if any
• Enhance time management skills by practising more mock tests
• Do not stress or panic as this might reduce the confidence level

Tips on Time Management

• Divide all the chapters and allot time to complete the same
• Practise and solve every question at the end of the chapter
• In case of less time in hand, practise starred or important questions
• Practise as many mock tests as possible to manage time properly

Revision Approach

• Thorough revision of all the topics is important to score well. The students need to focus on revising formulae daily.

Managing Class 12 and entrance preparation

• JEE syllabus for Mathematics covers Class 12 board syllabus too
• For Physics & Chemistry, JEE syllabus covers problematic questions and very short answer questions.

To obtain a high score: A proper study plan is required to be followed by students to secure high marks in the competitive exam. The students need to practise daily and revise all the topics thoroughly to score well.

Correct Study Material

• Board or NCERT textbooks are the first reference materials
• Refer to other reference books from renowned authors
• Previous years question papers

Examination Structure

• Every correct answer: 4 marks
• Every incorrect answer: -1 mark

Focus Points/ Scoring/ Important Topics

• Go through the blueprint and high weight-age topics
• Mark and practise the repetitive questions in previous years question papers

Important Topics

• Chemistry: Organic, Inorganic, Problems in certain chapters like States of Matter, etc.
• Physics: Modern Physics, Electricity, Optics, etc.
• Mathematics: Co-ordinate Geometry, Differential Calculus, etc.

Self Evaluation

• While taking mock tests, evaluate the answers, identify weak areas and work on them.

Best Colleges with Low Score

• Colleges when the score is above the cut-off and rank below 50,000:
  • SASTRA (Deemed to be University) (expect any branch)
  • SNU - Shiv Nadar University
  • Mahindra Ecole Centrale
• Colleges when the score is below cut-off:
  • SASTRA (Deemed to be University)

Note: These are the colleges which are good in my point of view.

About the Author:

Inturi Bhavya is pursuing BTech in Computer Science from SASTRA (Deemed to be University). She is interested in learning new things and enjoys helping others.