Students’ Speak: How to secure a perfect JEE Mains score

By: Kandarp Patel

Maintain a body clock. At the time of exam (take it 9 am-12 noon), try to write a paper or study effectively at this time from now onwards till the exam. It will make you ready to utilise that time very effectively.

JEE Mains is one of the important exams for science students. Now very less time is left for this exam. So, in this article, we will discuss the tips to score above 300 marks in JEE Mains. Scoring above 300 marks in JEE Mains is not impossible. It just requires hard work with a smart approach. As you are reading this article, you might already have a goal of scoring above 300 marks in your JEE Mains Exam, if not then you would definitely make this goal after reading this article.

For achieving it, you need a tremendous amount of effort and practice. By scoring 300+, you can get admission in IITs. Just spend 10-20 minutes and watch the images and videos of IITs and their campus life. Imagine you are in one of them and then think about the future ahead of you. This will give you a lot of motivation and will definitely help you in getting a good score. Start studying and practicing and do not stop until you achieve your goal.

Try to score as much as possible in chemistry. Because chemistry is the easiest subject in terms of difficulty level in JEE Mains. After chemistry comes mathematics and then physics. Your target should be to score 110+ in chemistry, 100+ in mathematics and 90+ in physics in order to score 300+ in JEE Mains.

Chemistry

1. Try to take less time to solve the questions of chemistry.
2. Follow NCERT book for chemistry. It is the key or driver book for chemistry in JEE Mains.
3. Create your personal notes of chapter wise important topics from NCERT Book in order to enhance retention.
4. Solve previous years’ JEE Mains questions.
5. Important Topics (approx. 60% questions are from them):

• P-Block
• Equilibrium
• GOC
• Thermodynamics
• Coordinate Compounds

Maths

1. Good thing about mathematics in JEE Mains is that many questions can be solved or attempted by substituting the answer, putting the values in or by eliminating the options.
2. Mathematics in JEE Mains is highly predictable with a similar number and types of questions asked from each chapter.
3. Time can be saved if we learn how to answer the questions by substituting the values or eliminating the options.
4. Solve previous years’ JEE Mains questions.
5. Important Topics (and also easy):

• Sequence & Series
• Straight Lines & Circle
• Determinants
• Definite Integrals
• Application of Derivatives
• Vectors & 3D

Physics

1. Pick up and solve easy topics first.
2. Try not to over attempt.
3. Solve previous years’ JEE Mains questions.
4. Important Topics:

• Gravitation
• SHM
• Current Electricity
• EMI
• Modern Physics
• Thermodynamics

Note: Important topics mentioned here are from an analysis of the previous year’s papers.

General Tips

1. You should be well-disciplined and focused.
2. Try to avoid using your mobile phone until your exam gets completed.
3. Study two subjects per day, do not go for three as it will create some problems.
4. Attempt more and more tests.
5. Find the mistakes that you have made during the tests. Do analysis of those mistakes and try to solve them.
6. 6. Make a personal book for all the three subjects which includes important notes, formulas, points to be considered in solving, your weak areas’ solutions, etc. as they will benefit you in last-minute
7. In terms of revision, theory reading is not enough in revision, you also need to solve problems to revise effectively.
8. Maintain a body clock. At the time of exam (take it 9 am-12 noon), try to write a paper or study effectively at this time from now onwards till the exam. It will make you ready to utilise that time very effectively.

About the Author:

Kandarp Patel is a student at Nirma University, Ahemdabad, pursuing Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (final year). He is also a campus representative with Shiksha.com since 2016.