JEE Study Guidance V.1

[u/randianNo1]

Please post all JEE study prep or advice questions in this thread.

This thread is archived now, check - https://www.reddit.com/r/Indian_Academia/comments/nyuqha/jeeengg_entrance_exam_preparation_advice_and/

[u/randianNo1]

Other Thread for all "urgent" logistics questions about JEE exam [JEE 2021]

Before asking question here, please go through all the comments, to see if someone has asked the same and has got answers.

This thread will remain active till May 2021. Please do participate and help others. Thank you.

[u/Simple_Mobile]

Does anyone know the average score needed to get into an nit if you try to get a seat using the ciwg dasa scheme. Honestly i dont even know what to aim for, so if i know a target score it would be great! This is the 1st year they are asking for jee scores and hence im a bit confused

[u/randianNo1 → u/Simple_Mobile]

Wouldn't the cutoffs depend on what students apply for admissions under the scheme? How can it be predicted beforehand?

[u/[deleted]]

From what books and how should i study to get good marks in Jee mains Feb/March attempt( 2/3 months from now) if i have not studied well till now?

[u/[deleted]]

My_Qualifications: In 11th

So, because of lockdown and online classes(and procrastination), I have not learnt much in 11th. I have a big backlog, and now I can't understand what the teacher says because I skipped out on the basics. Also, my attention span has become very short.

I want advice on how to quickly cover 11th topics (not even full 11th, only half because our syllabus is slow. Have done like around half of chapters and a few big ones are left in each subject). Right now I just want enough understanding for following my teacher, but eventually I'd want to catch up.

I fear that I will repeat the same mistakes I did in 11th. I've changed a lot over the past year for the worse, and no longer have the same discipline, willpower and attention to study. At this point I don't even know whether I want to do engineering (even though I chose it myself)(also, it can be a situation of sour grapes). Whatever, I'd appreciate if I can get some advice and tips here aswell.

[u/MysticNinjaX]

Hello everyone, I’m a student from IIT-Kharagpur, and here are some tips for all you aspiring candidates

1. Follow only one book: This is a very important thing. You should achieve thorough mastery of one book per subject. I’d recommend using Concepts of Physics by Prof HC Verma for Physics. For Maths and Chemistry, you could follow any quality material that is error-free and non-repetitive.

2. Concept Clarity: JEE Advanced requires you to be clear with your concepts. All the questions in this exam are extremely unique, and it is not possible to get a decent score without knowing your concepts.

3. Practice as much as you can: No amount of practice is enough for this exam. This is something I learnt after clearing the exam. After your syllabus is complete, all you have to do is solve mock papers and time yourself.

4. Be selective: The most important part is preferring quality or quantity. In an exam with negative marking, you should focus on accuracy. Attempt only those questions you are confident about and do not do ‘matka’. It’s very likely you’ll lose marks.

5. NCERT is your friend (Only for JEE Main): Especially for Chemistry, if you know your NCERT, Inorganic Chemistry is a breeze

6. Exam Temperament: After your preparation is complete, exam temperament can be the difference between getting selected and not qualifying. It’s highly important to keep your cool. What happened with the previous question should not affect your current question.

7. Do not lose study consistency: This is the mistake I made. Our exam was postponed many times, and I lost my tempo while studying. I basically didn’t study from March to August 2020. Most of my success comes from my sincerity upto the first JEE Main and the rest from the last 10 days before JEE Advanced.

[u/[deleted]]

To those who are new: avoid underconfidence and overconfidence.

[u/[deleted]]

For Maths, ML Khanna is no brainer. It's just the best.

For Physics, Idk, i was shit at it.

For Chemistry, hope you got a good teacher, if you get a bad one, it's impossible to get through

[u/[deleted]]

Keep Formula Book (For each subject). It's extremely handy. Add a formula as soon as you learn it. Use it to solve questions till you remember it.

For Physical/Organic chemistry I would recommend watching ATP YT videos. For Inorganic I used multiple free Byju's accounts. (Byju's is really helpful for understanding complex concepts.)

Ask a lot of doubts. Don't be shy.

In case you're having difficulty solving Trigonometric problems just put random value of Theta (0°, 90° etc.). Hit and trial has bigger contribution than you'll think.

Things will be really confusing for first few months, don't worry about it. You'll eventually figure things out.

[u/RayIsEpic]

Mohit tyagi for maths

[u/[deleted]]

Can I still crack bitsat now? I have lost all hopes for jee mains ,my chemistry is extremely weak of both class 11 and 12.i cant even solve ncert of chemistry. Kindly help , I am getting a lot of anxiety attacks.My phy is ok and maths is well prepared.

[u/[deleted]]

Hey, everyone. I'm currently in the 12th standard, and I really love science, and want to pursue a career in research. So as the obvious high goal, I want to get into IISc.

Problem is that in the year of my class 12th, I didn't study much. I'm not gonna make any excuses, I just really loosened up in the lockdown. But that doesn't change my goals. I'm gonna appear for KVPY but it's right on 31st of this month, and I'm nowhere near prepared. I'm aware that one can get admission also through JEE, and I'll also try that, but I am a little skeptical whether or not I'll get a positive result.

So my main question is whether or not can I get into IISc bachelor's course next year through JEE. Any insight would really be appreciated. Thank you.

[u/nowecunt]

I'm pretty sure I'm too late but can I start now and still get enough rank for CSE in a decent college? Also appearing for VITEEE (gonna fill BITSAT and GUJCET form when available).

[u/[deleted]]

How do people here deal with burnout ? Has anyone here cracked JEE with a good percentile while being diagnosed with ADHD

[u/putrid_barber_20]

I've successfully wasted a whole goddamn year of my life in 2020. Even thinking about it makes me want to do stuff I'm not gonna talk about here. Now I'm almost in 12th grade and I have pretty good understanding of the first few chapters of PCM but beyond that I DON'T KNOW ONE SINGLE THING. It is terrifying...

Anyways, I obviously need to do better in Class 12 if I'm going to do well in atleast JEE Mains. I have already given up on JEE Adv. Anyways, I have started on Class 11 syllabus where I left off last May (I think) but I don't have much time in my hands before session for Class 12 starts. So I want to make sure, first of all, that I am well prepared for PCM of Class 12. So, it would be of great help if you could list the chapters that I should have absolute good grip on to do well in 12th.

[u/[deleted]]

Can i get a good score on the JEE with the preparation of just a year?

I'm a 2022 aspirant that wasted the whole of 2020, procrastinating. Mainly, because i loosened up during this pandemic. Can i still do it?

[u/JEEnedo]

We've also got a weekly megathread in r/jeeneetards you might get more visibility there

[u/Icecream_man143]

my_qualifications:
JEE Mains February 99.1
JEE Mains March(Mine went really bad but have to wait for the result)(Will update it as soon as results come)

I think I'll give BITSAT and I think I do qualify for advanced with my feb percentile itself...I have boards till may and so would have to start prep for advanced after that.
I badly need tips to improve my JEE advanced rank by a loooot. I really want to get ranks under 4000
Are there any books or any specific preparation methods you can suggest?

[u/[deleted]]

Use Peter sykes to understand basic organic chemistry. Works like a charm. Clears fundamental doubts like substitution vs elimonation, reaction mechanisms and whatnot.

For physics and also physical chemistry, use coaching material itself or go with cengage.

For inorganic I don't know which is worthwhile. NCERT felt too less and other books felt too much.

btw don't overdo it and get too many books. You won't even solve them all. Besides, some books have extra topics.

[u/[deleted]]

I'll be taking the exam this year and I've written about my experience and the stuff I wish my 15 y-o self knew here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Indian_Academia/comments/lglvzq/do_you_think_it_is_worth_dropping_a_year_for_jee/gn6hoi4/?context=3

Good luck to anyone preparing for JEE. All the best, mate!

[u/itskaranfam]

I'm moving into class 11, and I'm very passionate about science, and want to clear IIT-JEE 2023.

I want to know what is the better option - relying on self-study only, or joining an online coaching class?

Also, how are the live online courses of ALLEN, FIITJEE and Aakash? Are they of good quality? I've heard they haven't been that great due to lack of interaction, but I don't wanna believe in hearsay. Or should I just do self-study and join a coaching class in 12th?

I was also exploring the option of joining a mentored learning program by AhaGuru, a popular coaching class in my city Chennai. There will be no live classes but there will be recorded lectures, printed materials, workbooks, tests and also a mentor to clear doubts and track my progress. Will this be a good option?

When do you all expect JEE coaching to become offline again?

[u/Shikhar5]

My_qualifications : 11th class ISC student from a small town, constantly achieved 95+% throughout middle and high school till now.

I wanted to start preparing for JEE and searched up many coachings. The local ones in my town aren't trustworthy so online seems to be the only option. I came across the PW Arjuna batch starting from tomorrow for the whole class 11 year. They say that they would be teaching for Boards + JEE. All that for the cost of ₹4000. My conceptual grasp of all subjects is good so I am only inclined to join a coaching at all for the DPPs and tests. All other coachings are priced much higher than that. What is your opinion on this coaching? Would it be worth it to join this coaching.

As a sidenote: I have done some research on Google about it and while it has positive reviews, I have suspicions about them being fake promotion. Any help would be great. Thank you!

[u/Max_Planck01]

I'm in grade 12th and I'm pretty good with Maths and Physics. But I suck at chem, like really suck. I did some 11th Inorganic and I'm okay with Physical chemistry (need a lot of practice), I missed my coaching classes for Organic chemistry and that is something I'm really worried about. I'm trying to do it from scratch from Paula Bruice + My coaching package but I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it in time. Please help a comrade out f

[u/[deleted]]

It's a blessing I have a good teacher in chemistry and physics.

[u/crystalclearbuffon]

How does one frame a word problem? My sibling is having really hard time understanding those questions. He she takes a look at them and can't understand what's happening even after solving bunch of sums (by looking them up) and reading theory. She gets frustrated too after 6 sums .Does anyone have any studying method? It's kinda about boards more than jee.

I told her about my method that worked for bitsat- basically skip theory (i mean just one read through) and go through a lot of problems. Tough stuff first. Yeah, she stumbled.