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Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )

Updated on Dec 20, 2019 15:34 IST
Getting a 300+ score in JEE mains is a dream for many. Below are a few tips which can help you achieve the same.

By: R. Varshini

Getting a 300+ score in JEE mains is a dream for many. Below are a few tips which can help you achieve the same.

A score of 300+ in JEE Main is achievable if you follow the below strategies which I think are very essential:

Interpret the JEE Main exam pattern

To do this, you have to comprehend the correct course. Along these lines, I propose you have a total survey of the JEE Main 2020 exam pattern. Beginning arrangement without the right information is an extreme wastage of time. JEE Main exam is directed in two papers:

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Paper 1: It is directed for Engineering aspirants. You have three hours to solve the objective type questions from Physics, Mathematics and JEE Chemistry. Four points are granted for each right answer and one point is deducted for each of the wrong answers. This test is conducted in online mode.

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Paper 2: JEE Main Paper 2 is held for Architecture students. It has a three-hour time duration to solve the inquiries from Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing Test. Marking criteria is equal to Paper 1. The main contrast is that in Drawing exam, the negative marking won't be applied. The exam is directed in offline mode only.

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Understand topic-wise weightage

All things considered, many students have profound confusion about JEE Main 2020 prospectus and the section-wise weightage. JEE Main exam covers 40 per cent of the schedule from the eleventh standard and 60 per cent prospectus from the twelfth standard around.

Topmost books for JEE Main preparation

You have heard that 'Books are the closest companions of an individual', and it's true. If you pack the correct investigation material for readiness, you arrive at two stages nearer to your point. Books carry the main job to break the Joint Entrance Exam.

Week-wise JEE Main study plan 2020

Time to get into action! You have experienced the above assignments. Presently, before you spread out the JEE Main three-month study plan, it's imperative to make a day-to-day plan. It is difficult to break JEE Main while you don't know about your day-to-day plan.

Avoid distractions

The groundwork JEE Main is mandatory. Keep all the distracting components like cell phones and gaming console and so forth at a careful distance. Avoid long range informal communication networks for a couple of months.

For cutting loose throughout your break sessions, you can read the paper, fathom mind prodding puzzles, watch an educative and a productive TV programme, and so on.

Revisions must not be skipped

You have heard that Revision is a higher priority than cramming down into the bed, the night prior to the test and it's valid. Make little notes, mark the significant inquiries, practice charts, and learn the functions and their applications. Prepare self notes, which is an important method to remember all that you have learnt. You have examined abundant of books the whole year yet in the event that you don't revise at the perfect time, you probably won't have the option to review the considered points in the test. Along these lines, don't take a solitary risk to allow you to come up short.

Have self-evaluation

Giving tests is basic as it causes the understudy to survey their degree of readiness and it’s incredibly accommodating to assess their exhibitions and urges them to improve. These tests help you in examining the entire schedule with the vibe of the real test. Give JEE mock tests normally and continue accessing your exhibition at each stage. Chalk out the arrangement to defeat the frail zones and make solid focuses more grounded.

Stay motivated

Continuously to have an inspirational outlook, you have to turn into a hopeful person to crack any test in this world. Trust in yourself that whatever you have prepared is all that anyone could need for tests. An inspirational outlook encourages you to hold more and you will have the option to score well in tests. Finally, I would urge you to check the significant dates for the test, with the goal that you can design up your investigations likewise.

About the Author:

R Varshini is a student at Thiagarajar School Of Management pursuing PGDM. She is an engineering graduate and has a work experience of two years as a software developer with Albeit. She is passionate about Carnatic music and is an active blogger.
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