JEE Main 2026: Preparation Tips & Study Plan
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Hello Swarup,
In Order to prepare for JEE Main You can refer the following books.
Chemistry
Chemistry Textbooks for Class 11 & Class 12 by NCERT
IIT JEE Chemistry by O.P. Agarwal
Chemistry by O.P. Tandon
Physical Chemistry by P.Bahadur
Organic Chemistry by Morrison & BoydModern Approach to Chemical Calculations by R.C. Mukherjee
Arihant’s Inorganic Chemistry
Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J.D. Lee
Physics
Concepts of Physics Volume 1 & Volume 2 by H.C. Verma
Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick & WalkerProblems in General Physics by I.E. Irodov
Mathematics
Mathematics for Class 11 & Class 12 by RD Sharma OR Maths for Class 11 & Class 12 by R.S. Agarwal
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Maths by SL Loney
Maths by Arihant
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Hello student,
Since you are planning to start this early in Class9, Sheer practice and determination can take you a long way in acquiring thattalent and beating those aspirants who are gifted but don’t do their share ofhard work.
If you want to prepare for competitive exams thenprepare for NTSE and various Olympiads. this tremendouslyhelped me to understand the competition around myself. Solving mental abilityquestions which were a must for NTSE exam really helped me a lot to tacklequestions/ develop a solid problem-solving approach which is required to cracka competition Like IIT JEE or NEET/AIIMS.
Moreover, right now if you want to initiate yourJEE preparation then understand the basics of your chapters well asyou are going to study advanced version of these chapters in 11 and 12.
Physics: Start with HC Verma. Then go aheadwith IIT JEE Questions directly. Also otherbooks from Arihant and GRB are good .. However if u have time left after doingprevious years, you can solve Irodov.
Chemistry: NCERT most important. Other thanthat, for reference, use OP Tandon. Other books from GRB and Arihant are alsogood! Do mole concept and stoichiometry as that is very important for JEE purpose.
Maths: Start with NCERT and then complete RD SHARMA. You will find it very useful for school as well as JEE purpose. AdvancedProblems in JEE (Balaji) and then previous year questions from Arihant 39 yearscan be helpful in future.
Cheers!
I will write about the books I used. Note that I mostly relied on books and self study and so, I literally had a library of books with me. You are definitely not expected to purchase them all.
Physics:
Concepts of Physics Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 - arguably the best book for beginners
Mechanics Part-1 & 2 by DC Pandey - the best book for rankers
Understanding Physics Electricity and Magnetism by DC Pandey
Understanding Physics for JEE Main & Advanced Optics & Modern Physics by DC Pandey
Understanding Physics for JEE Main & Advanced Waves & Thermodynamics by DC Pandey
You might rather want to buy the complete set of books - Understanding Physics Series (Set of 5 Books) by DC Pandey
Problems In General Physics by IE Irodov - buy this book if you want some challenge
Resnick Halliday - a great book for theory and non trivial problems
New pattern Physics Book by DC Pandey - a great book for problems!
Good Luck!
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