8 Tips towards your JEE Mains & Advanced preparation
A good strategy is required to score well in exams like JEE Main and Advanced. Aspirants can go through the tips in the article below to score well in JEE Main and Advanced.
To get a good rank in JEE and make it to the IIT, you need to have strategic planning that suits the present format of selection. The present format demands an all-around performance as it considers your Board Examination, JEE Mains and Advanced. Provided here are important tips to prepare for JEE Mains and Advanced.
Tips for JEE Main & Advanced Preparation
Candidates aspiring for JEE Main & JEE Advanced can check various important tips related to exam preparation, important books, the revision process, etc. Check all the relevant tips to prepare well for the exams.
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1. Do not Neglect NCERT Books
The NCERT books are written by some of the best brains of India and these books are quite precise and concise. Your preparation must start with NCERT books. Read these books thoroughly and solve all the back exercises. Also, try the ‘example problems’ for further practice of objective questions. Remember that reading and understanding the NCERT books are not the same thing.
Clearing the JEE Main exam in first attempt is not a difficult task. Several students clear JEE Main while in class 12. One thing that makes it easy to clear JEE Main with class 12 is that students are in regular touch of most JEE syllabus. To score good marks in JEE Main in the first attempt, it is advised that you study class 11 and 12 topics thoroughly, clear all the concepts and solve mock test papers. Also, NCERT books which you study in class 11 and 12 are the best books for JEE Main preparation. Students must study NCERT properly and solve all the questions in the book and do not memorize the concepts as some students do rather understand the concepts.
The difficulty level of JEE Main exam is a little high than the class 12 board exams. Students who are studying in class 12 can score good marks in JEE Main by studying a little extra for the JEE. Students who have studied NCERT textbooks of Physics Chemistry and Mathematics thoroughly can get good marks. The joint Entrance Examination, popularly known as JEE Main is for admission into NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs for B.Tech and architecture courses in India.
2. Prepare Well for Board Exams
Though from last year, your Class XII marks will not be required for JEE Main & Advanced rank determination, it's still important for you to score well in the board exams. You need to do your best for the Board. Good preparation for Board does help the preparation for JEE Mains as both these examinations are conducted by CBSE. Unlike JEE Mains, Board Exam has subjective questions, so develop the habit of answering subjective questions.
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3. What is More Important: How long or how much have you studied?
Honestly, neither of these; unless you know how to study. If you cram definitions and formulae, it hardly matters how long or how much you study. It is much better to understand and develop a clear concept. Once you know ‘how to study’ it would be wise to focus on how many topics you can cover up in a given time frame.
4. Plan for a Week
Don’t plan for a day as it may not be accomplished for any unavoidable event on that day (you might be sick). If you make a plan for a week, you have other days to compensate. Make a realistic plan that you can achieve at the end of the week. Once the plan is realistic, you must not postpone it to the next week.
5. Learn from the Mistakes in the Tests
There are many tests available, both offline and online. It is important to develop a habit of taking tests of the same format. What is more important is to learn from the mistakes made in those JEE Main Mock Tests and JEE advanced Mock Tests. If you can amend those mistakes after every test, your performance will show a gradual improvement all the way. This is the only way to close the gap between preparation and performance and improve the examination temperament.
6. Don't Collect Books
Apart from NCERT, it is important to follow one book thoroughly rather than following too many and completing none of them. The book followed must be authentic. It is better not to follow study materials of various institutions as they lay emphasis on one topic and completely ignore the other. The new pattern wants you to read and comprehend every topic.
7. Cover the Entire Syllabus
All the questions asked in the exams are from the prescribed JEE Main and JEE Advanced syllabus. Some intelligent questions will check your ability to apply the concept but they are definitely not out of the syllabus. When you study from a foreign reference book, you may tend to learn topics that are not there in the syllabus. Cracking JEE is like crossing a river by a boat with a maximum amount of load. If you take more than the prescribed limit, the boat will sink.
8. Make a Revision Plan
Make a plan that suits your study pattern. Don’t start afresh before a few weeks of examination. Do not try anything new just before the examination as this would waste your time and you may lose the information that you already grasped.
Suppose you have eighteen days to prepare before the examination, you revise chemistry in the first six days, physics in the next six days and mathematics in the last. It may happen you may not be able to recall some important points of chemistry after eighteen days of revision. So, try to study at least two subjects per day.
Let the pressure be on your study and not on yourself. Sleep well, eat light and stay calm to keep yourself fresh before the examination.
All the Best!
About the Author:
Ananya Ganguly is a Pearson author.
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8 years ago
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9 years ago
The time period required to complete the JEE Main preparation depends mainly on the students. Every student has their own pace of study. Ideally, 6-month time is good enough to complete the JEE Main preparation. Students who have started preparing from class 11 or 12 can easily prepare for JEE Main in 6 months considering the topics of JEE syllabus have already been studied in classes 11 and 12.
JEE Main preparation is most effective with classes 11 and 12 as almost 90-95 percent of topics are similar in both exams. This way students can easily complete the entire JEE Main syllabus as well as the syllabus of classes 11 and 12. After the board exams, students get 1-2 months' time where they can focus entirely on JEE Main. Students who have started late for the JEE Main exam can make a 6-month plan where in the first three months they have to focus on revising the syllabus studied in classes 11 and 12. In the next two months focus on solving questions of JEE Main and analyzing the mistakes being made, if any. The last month should be focused on solving mock tests and JEE Main previous year question papers.