Students’ Speak: Preparation tips to become a top scorer in JEE Advanced

By: Shubham Singla

JEE Advanced is one of the difficult entrance exams conducted in India and an aspirant is only eligible to give this exam if they have already cracked JEE Main.

So, aspirants planning to appear for this exam have to have a rigorous preparation plan. There is a tough competition in this exam as a lot of students give this exam. Each and every student wishes to get admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), so you have to be well-prepared before giving this exam and need to focus more on difficult questions.

Manage your time wisely

The test is held online and candidates will have to attempt two compulsory papers i.e Paper-I and Paper-II. Time management is the key to achieve your goal, you have to make right time-table that suits you. You need to give sufficient time to each and every subject. If you are in Class 12 right now, then you have to prepare for both Boards and JEE Advanced. Now, preparing for Boards is mandatory for you. So, you have to manage your time wisely and give time to boards as well as for JEE Advanced. By managing the time you can boost your productivity.

Know exam pattern well

Basically, you have to first focus on the easy subject i.e Chemistry. You need to know the exam pattern. This will help you in taking your preparation plan in the right direction. The exam duration is of three hours for each paper. They ask questions in three different patterns, one is multiple choice, numerical and list match sets in nature.  The examination structure of JEE Advanced includes a total of 54 questions in each exam. You have to look for negative marking carefully, yes this time negative marking beats you if you don’t look at it carefully. As this time you have to face partial marking in multiple-choice questions.

Solve sample papers

If you are taking any coaching from specific coaching classes then solve their modules and do give tests regularly and most important cover all concepts of NCERT too, it would help you in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, as many a time exact question comes from the lines of NCERT. You can make a list of those questions which are hard or questions that you not able to solve in about six attempts and make sure you revise them in the last one month. Also one more important thing is to give mock tests, it will really help you a lot and make sure you should give at least 15-20 mock test papers. While solving questions if you think that it’s gonna take a lot of time from me, then surely leave that question and go further as examiner set paper to see your presence of mind too. Also do make notes with good handwriting, in last it will benefit you in revising all concepts, else it would be difficult for you to revise it from a book. In order to achieve your goal, one most important thing is that you have to maintain your health, too. Always eat good, sleep on time and lastly don’t take tension and not to come in depression.

About the Author:

Shubham Singla is a student at Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology pursuing Bachelor's in Technology (Information Technology). He is a tech enthusiast and likes to network with people. His hobbies include photography, digital marketing.