• 16 steps to crack IIT-JEE
  • by Shyam Mohan Gupta, Saurabh Kumar
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    • THE first step (and remember, someone once said that the first step is the most important step) in your preparation and your journey into one of the IITs is the belief in yourself that you have it in you to realise this dream. You will not reach far if you think getting into IIT is too tough for you and it is only for the super-smart. This is an absolutely wrong perception.

      A very crucial issue facing JEE aspirants is the problem of time management. Manage your time well. Give proper importance to all the three subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. But one very important thing is to be regular and consistently follow the daily timetable.

      Also, make sure that you revise and practise regularly. For example, suppose that you are able to put in 4 hours of study everyday. You could possibly use 2 of those 4 hours for advancing along your (unfinished) syllabus and the other 2 for revising parts of what you’ve already covered up to that particular day.

      You also need proper study material which can guide you in the subjects. Lots of study material is available in the market for the JEE, including numerous books (both good and bad) and study material of various institutes (again, both good and bad). You must choose a good study material and stick to it. Switching from one book to another will harm your preparation. For IIT-JEE pre-planning is required, if you are in the class VI or VII, it is advised that you improve your analytical skills. So students require working hard from the initial stage for IIT-JEE.

      Following are a few basic points one must keep in mind:
      1. Plan a daily timetable which should have equal distribution of number of hours to each subject.
      2. While studying the subject one should invest time in the theory as well as on solving good questions keeping in mind the time barrier. Each question should be done in the stipulated time.
      3. Always start from BASICS because “without base, there will be no altitude” and “journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step”.
      4. Always BUILD UP RIGHT & APPROPRIATE BASICS because “once the track of train is being changed, it will go on only that track”. So always select the right track and follow
      5. that consistently .
      6. Never prefer solutions of questions before doing SELF-ATTEMPT at least five times till you get the right answer because “without falling you cannot stand at once”.
      7. Never leave the question in between. There are students who practice a question without attempting it as a whole, and it’s a very big fault for students and it becomes their negative point sometimes. So please ignore this.
      8. Always try a question with CONCEPTUAL APPROACH, not just read the question and then start doing without getting the point that the question is making.
      9. Your study schedule should be such that you will even easily get the time for a little enjoyment daily.
      10. Most important thing is that you should be having a time schedule as well as REGULARITY in studies.
      11. Also you will have to take appropriate sleep or rest of at least 6-7 hours a day if you are preparing for IIT-JEE otherwise your mindset for next day will not be right in place.
      12. Do not get into the habit of studying late into night. Instead get up at 6 in the morning and sleep by 11 at night. This will keep your brain activity maximum in the morning and will help you when you actually attempt JEE.
      13. Never cram the things, always TRY TO UNDERSTAND the problem by studying the theory conceptually.
      14. And BE CONFIDENT while you are preparing. NEVER LOSE CONFIDENCE.
      15. Always keep contact with intelligent students of your class or at the coaching centre.
      16. Always keep the copy of latest syllabus of the particular exam. Always check the syllabus before starting a new topic. Always study everything with GREAT INTEREST otherwise it will be of NO USE.

      Proper Planning:
      Usually, students study for about 1 or 2 years to prepare for IIT-JEE. So, planning plays an important role. A good planning strategy will keep you focused and result in better gains. Make a to-do list, set your goals, work out how much time is needed to achieve them, and allocate a realistic time frame. See if you are able to achieve them, if yes, set more ambitious goals next time, if not, analyse what went wrong and how you can improve. I am sure you would be able to crack the JEE in the coming years.

       
      Dos
      These tips are just for the examination day only:
      • First complete the questions you are sure you can solve. Thus avoid wasting time on trying to solve the problems you are not confident enough about.
      • First target the questions which hold more marks. For e.g. in the paper, if there are two 5 marks question and one 10 marks question of which you are confident, shoot the 10 marks question first. Solving two 5 marks questions usually takes more time than one 10 marks question.
      • Divide and Rule policy: Divide the problem into sub-problems, think how you can reach that intermediate step, and then solve the problem.
      • Remain cool, don’t get nervous, read questions carefully, work out a solution strategy in mind (or on paper, whatever works for you), then write the solution, else you may end up doing what is called silly mistakes.
      • Remember that there is no partial marking in JEE. So, if you know anything about the problem, then only solve it.

       

       

       

       

       

       

       
       
       
       
       
       
      The authors are Founder of Vidya Mandir Classes and HOD Physics, VMC, respectively. 

       

    • Published on: June 28, 2011
    • 15 Comments
    • vikash | Oct 21, 2012

    • hc verma -physics differential eqn-maths
    • manish rai | Jun 18, 2012

    • sir pls guide me in selecting books for iitjee
    • B.KARUN TEJA | May 21, 2012

    • IT IS GOOD
    • JYOTSANA RATNAM | May 18, 2012

    • Sir, pls... enter some of the books name which r necessary for cracking IIT JEE.
    • Arjun sharma | May 10, 2012

    • 16 steps to crack JEE were very good ,I promise to u sir That i will follow them.
    • swathy | May 05, 2012

    • where ur life is secured,a person who is ambitious about his her career finds aplace in iit-jee
    • Abhinav | May 01, 2012

    • Sir,I have attempted for IIT-JEE 2012.But,I don't understand the paper even.I wanted to go for longterm.so, I wanted to know the important chapters.
    • abhishek | Mar 22, 2012

    • what are the important topics to be covered in physics to crack iit..... please someone help me.......
    • Ranjit singh | Feb 16, 2012

    • Sir how i can get maxmium marks in Mathematics of IIT
    • sumit | Jan 04, 2012

    • can iitjee be cracked by starting in last two months
    • sumit lahoti | Jan 04, 2012

    • can iitjee be cracked in last 2 months
    • ayush | Jul 27, 2011

    • IF you are caught in any situation about how much to study must read this How much study required to crack IIT - What schedule to follow
    • praveen | Jul 21, 2011

    • sir i want to refer books for pcm for iit-jee. pls recommend sm books.
    • azeem | Jul 17, 2011

    • sir i want fuup information iit jee
    • azeem | Jul 17, 2011

    • sir i want full informaton iit jee
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