Students’ Speak: Different strategies are implemented by students to secure their dream college

By: Parakh Mishra

Devising a proper study plan and ensuring that it is being adhered to diligently would ensure success at every step while preparing for any entrance exam like VITEEE. Speed and accuracy with complete focus would help in achieving the desired results.

The preparation strategy is a bit different for this exam as compared to JEE or State Entrance Exams as in VITEEE questions are not too much from key concepts. In order to prepare for VITEEE one must go through the concepts of all the topics related to Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. In  all the engineering entrance exams “Speed” and “Accuracy” play a major role in deciding your rank and same is for VITEEE. In VITEEE, questions are not difficult but are time taking hence, to secure a good rank candidate’s question solving speed must be good.When I appeared for this exam, I observed that some of the questions are repeated and some are directly from books as a general objective MCQs.

Chapters and Scoring Topics

All the chapters are important in a competitive examination, there is nothing like very important or not important. Recently, Aptitude Section is added in the VITEE exam, this section consists of 10 questions. Major chapters of different subjects from Class 11 and Class 12 are mentioned below:

Class 11

Physics Chapters

• Kinematics
• Laws of Motion
• Units and Measurement
• Work Energy and Power
• Oscillations and Waves

Chemistry Chapters

• Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
• Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
• Redox Reaction
• Chemical Thermodynamics
• Organic Chemistry
• Hydrocarbons
• S- Block and P- Block Elements (Exceptional Cases)

Mathematics Chapters

• Sets
• Relations and Functions
• Algebra
• Calculus

 Class 12

 Physics Chapters and Topics

• Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
• Current Electricity
• Magnetic Effect of Current and Magnetism
• Electromagnetic Induction and AC
• Semiconductors
• Optics

Chemistry Chapters and Topics

• Solutions
• Electrochemistry
• P,D, and F- Block Elements
• Coordination Compounds
• Halo-Alkanes, -Arenes
• Polymers
• Alcohols, Ketones, Aldehydes, etc.
• Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

 Mathematics Chapters and Topics

• Relations and Functions (Inverse Trigonometric Functions is most important)
• Matrices
• Integration
• Differentiation
• Differential Equations
• Vectors
• Probability
• 3-D Geometry

Revise all the chapters and create a study plan

To clear this exam,  an extensive study plan should be created; the student should focus on study materials, question banks and solved papers of last year’s rather than NCERT Textbooks. Revision of each subject and every topic should be done as VITEEE have no weightage for topics. Student should revise the entire syllabus once it is completed. During the last one or two months of preparation, they must solve as many question banks of last years as they can in order to develop speed and accuracy. For the preparation of English and Aptitude question banks and solved papers are enough to give an idea of the type of questions that could be asked. 

Last Week Tips and Tricks

 Question banks and practise sets would help from two perspectives:

• Understanding and assessing the level of questions comes in VITEEE
• Prioritisation of different sections

No Negative marking is there hence a student must try to attempt maximum questions.

Tips on Time Management

Your last month practice and understanding of concepts would help you in managing time during the exam. During solving previous year question banks candidate should evaluate the difficulty level of each section, this analysis would help in deciding the order in which each section should be attempted. Generally, Mathematics should be prioritised as it might take more time .

Managing Class 12 & Entrance Preparation

Managing boards and entrance exams simultaneously could be a little challenging if you do not follow a proper plan. Hence, before starting your preparation a proper study plan should be devised and the student should follow it strictly as a minor casual attitude might affect the result of any of these two. Candidate should prepare the study plan in such a way that proper time is allotted for board’s preparation and entrance exam preparation. They must focus on the concepts of Class 12 as these concepts of the book will help in solving entrance questions as well. In case you are taking coaching classes or tuition then it should only be for entrance as classroom study and self-study could make you ready for boards and will also save your time.

About the Author:

Parakh Mishra is a final year student at ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad. He is in the final year of Bachelors in Civil Engineering. He is currently working as a Guide for Shiksha.com. He had cleared entrance exams such as JEE Mains, VITEEE and UPSEE in 2015 and is currently preparing for NICMAR.