JEE Advanced

While appearing for the JEE Advanced exam, the most important factor that the candidates must consider is preparing a strategy. A strategy where you divide the questions into: easy, medium, hard, time-taking and know which ones to skip.

To do this, here is what you need to do:

Scan the paper in the first 3 minutes

Now, based on your preparation, make three categories on the rough sheet provided to you.

1. First,  questions that you think are easy for you to solve and can be solved just applying simple concepts and formulas. You can use the rough sheet provided to you for this purpose. These will be the questions that you will be investing the least time in.
2. Second, note the questions to attempt in round 2. These questions will be the ones that require fewer steps to solve, maybe two to three. These will be the questions that require application of dorect formula and simple concepts.
3. Third, identify the hard ones. These will be tricky questions; you are not sure about the concept or approach to apply. Solve them at the very end after completing the questions in categories 1 and 2.
4. Fourth, and the last category will be of the questions that can be skipped. Meaning, you cannot recall the concept or the topic at all. Do not waste your time on these questions.

The bottom line is to get the maximum score possible out of the questions you can solve. In JEE Advanced, your goal should be to get maximum marks and not to attempt the maximum number of questions.

There is no one answer to this question. The weightage of the topics in JEE Main and Advanced keeps changing year after year. To get a good score in both exams, candidates must complete the syllabus of the exams entirely. However, as per the previous year's trends, here are the topics in JEE Mains and Advanced that had carried high weightage:

JEE Advanced:

• Maths: Matrices, Determinants, Vectors, 3D, Limits, Continuity and Differentiation had more weightage
• Physics: EMI, Electrostatics, error, sound wave, optics, unit and dimensions, Mechanics had more weighatge
• Chemistry: p-block, Chemical bonding, and Coordination compounds, Electrochemistry, Ionic & Chemical Equilibrium, Electrochemistry & Surface Chemistry, Aldehyde & Ketones, Polymers, Biomolecules.

JEE Main:

• Physics: Mechanics, Units & Measurements, Electrostatics, and Optics. Notably, Electromagnetic Induction (EMI).
• Chemistry: Chemical bonding, biomolecules, GOC, thermodynamics, coordination compounds, CFT, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics.
• Mathematics: Matrix, Conic sections, Integration, Vectors, 3D, probability, ITF, trigonometry, sequence and series. 

Many aspirants who are not able to crack JEE Advanced get stuck by this question: "Should I take a drop for JEE Advanced?", "Is it worth taking a drop for JEE Advanced?"

This question and confusion are very much valid, as it takes a lot of effort and time to prepare for an exam like JEE Advanced; repeating the same effort and investing more time can be challenging for all.

Therefore, take a drop for any exam, only if:

• You are completely prepared for the exam.
• You missed your first chance to crack the exam by only a margin.
• You did score well in the previous attempt, but you want to improve to get a better course or IIT or maybe both.
• Do not take a drop year if you are low on cofidence aabout crackibg the exam.

Preparing for exams like JEE Mains, JEE Advanced, BITSAT, and other CETs can seem overwhelming, but you can achieve this with a strategy. Here are the facts:

• Compare the syllabus: All engineering entrance exams have almost the same syllabus. There might be some additional topics in some exams. The aspirant must study the syllabus for all exams and find out the topics that are extra, and prepare those separately. Almost 90% of the topics will be common for all entrance exams, and hence, syllabus completion for one exam will lead to completion of the syllabus for all the exams.
• Prepare for JEE Mains and incorporate the preparation for all other exams: Apart from JEE Advanced, all the exams are pretty straightforward for a well-prepared candidate. JEE Advanced require a higher level of preparation as the questions are multi-conceptual. However, the state-level entrance exams, and exams like BITSAT, VITEEE, etc., have direct questions. Most of the questions in JEE Mains are also direct and require the application of basic concepts. Hence, the candidates must prepare for one exam, like JEE Mains, that will cover their preparation for all other exams.
• JEE Advanced needs extra effort: For JEE Advanced candidates must focus on time management and building exam day temperament. Learn how to apply multiple concepts to a question.

The bottom line is to prepare for JEE Mains to cover the preparation for all other CETs and exams like BITSAT and VITEEE. For JEE Advanced, work on sharpening your skills of time management, stress handling, multiple concept application, speed and accuracy.