Last four months plan to prepare for JEE Main 2015

In the last four months of JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Main 2015 prep, students need to have a clear plan of action. And that action includes making changes to their current preparation strategy.

According to Shailendra Maheshwari, Director Academics, Career Point, at this stage, students must be able to understand their strong areas and weak areas. Besides this, they should also focus on strengthening weak areas according to the weightage.

He further suggests that candidates should not panic but implement a strategy that is enough to balance both - board as well as JEE-Main preparation. Strategy is to build a time – table as per the exam, weight-age of the topic and your weak and strong areas.

Here are some essential tips that students should keep in mind while preparing for the exam in the last four months:

1. In case if weight-age of weak area is more than give ample time to overcome it to the extent which should not be as a hurdle in achieving overall goal.
2. If you have mastered 85% of the syllabus with full confidence and vigor then no one can hold you back.
3. Definitely solving more and more questions, mock test papers in a stipulated time frame is must to get the real examination temperament.
4. Performance analysis is again a key factor. You must be aware where your problem lies. Take the help of any guide to do it for you or join a test series of institutes like Career Pint to do it for you.
5. It will give you a clear picture where you stand

Strategy to take JEE Main 2015:

1. Scrutinize the test paper first
2. Mark the questions which you feel very easy, easy and at last difficult as per your understanding.
3. Use ü[Right],¢ [Circle] and r[Cross] method to select the question. Right for very easy, Circle for easy but a bit tricky and Cross is to leave or to be solved later in case if time is available.
4. Solve the paper sequentially with the most easy first and then increase the difficulty level
5. Don’t waste too much of time on any single question
6. Don’t be emotional or sentimental towards a question while solving
7. Time can be managed by solving easy questions first and saving sometime for more difficult questions in sequential manner.
8. Be confident, calm and energetic
9. Don’t take panic in any case
10. You should have faith in yourself and your preparation

As students tend to get nervous and lose concentration on D-Day, Maheshwari also shares some expert tips to help them sail through this situation:

1. Never try to read anything new on the exam day.
2. In any case you have to feel like you are going to top the examination. You have to think that you are the only one who is aware of each and every topic. This will keep your brain alive.
3. Read the instructions on the test paper carefully and fill the information as instructed.
4. Don’t be emotional with any question.
5. Start sequentially and start solving easy / direct questions first.
6. Keep on filling the OMR after competing 20 questions in one lot.
7. At that juncture you are nothing to lose so keep all your senses alive and be focused.