Can I get a 1st rank in IIT?

1. Find out what motivates you (you may think what you want from life and how being an IITian will make it easier for you to achieve it).You must have a reason why do you want to get into an IIT.Once you are motivated, determination will follow.But from here the real challenge starts, being determined is easy but remaining determined for 2 years will be tough job.
2. You need to be calm, composed & well prepared for any type of difficulty, ups and downs which you will face within the next two years of your study. You need to understand that failure is a part of learning and develop an attitude of learning from your mistakes. That’s how you will grow and improve.
3. Remember that only wishful thinking with no efforts will lead you no where.
4. A correct timetable is very crucial. Your activities should be planned. The time distribution for studying all of Physics,Chemistry and Mathematics in one day should be clear to you from the moment you wake up. Always aim to set constructive goals.
5. You have to always be sworn by three planning tools, a proper time table for each subject, long term and short term plans and a balanced study schedule which leaves adequate time for other activities.
6. If your parents could afford it, you should join a coaching institute, such that you get at least 6 hours to prepare for yourself.
7. Make a plan. Set yourself some deadlines for each topic and try to get them done. Also, it's up to you how long you study. It doesn't really matter how long you study, what matters is what and how much you study.
8. DO NOT MUG UP PROBLEM PATTERNS - that's going to really mess up your mind to a level where you would find it too hard to come back from - you probably won't be left with enough time to understand the topic later.
9. Do not jump from one to another book in order to search for new problems in the same chapter. Do one book thoroughly.
10. Follow the right(not many) books. Keep the sources minimal but be thorough with whatever you have chosen. Books like SL Loney, Cengage, I.A Maronfor maths, HC Verma for physics, NCERT, JD Lee, Morrison boyd for chemistry.
11. It is always better to solve less number of quality problems all by yourself than solving a large number of substandard and similar problems by yourself.
12. Don’t miss out lectures even when you know the chapter.
13. Maintain a good relation with the teachers. Try discussing stuff with them.
14. Always revise whatever has been taught in the class.
15. Take test series regularly. Make sure you manage your time well in the exam hall. This will familiarise you with the exam hall atmosphere and keep you off from surprises.
16. Review your solutions after each test. Go back to your notes and revise wherever you have made a mistake.
17. Build a list of topics which you always somehow do incorrectly. Keep an eye out for them.
18. Avoid smartphones, social media, and relationships - these are the three biggest distractions at this phase. Avoid all three as much as you can.
19. Stay fit and healthy.

Time management and how you study that’s all up to you.

All The Very Best and Good Luck :)

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What difference could come in the JEE Mains 2019 paper as it will be conducted by the NTA?

Union Cabinet approved the setting up of National Testing Agency (NTA). The agency would be responsible for conducting entrance examinations in the country thus relieving educational bodies like CBSE, AICTE etc.

1. The Finance Minister in the budget speech of 2017-18 had announced that a national body will be set up which will be responsible for conducting entrance examinations for higher education.

2. Government has allocated a fund of Rs. 25 crore for NTA to begin operation in the first year. From its second year, the agency will become self-sustainable.

3. Some of the exams which would be conducted by NTA will be JEE Main, NEET UG, UGC NET, CTET, etc.

4. The exams will be conducted online and will likely be conducted twice a year. So far entrance exams like JEE Main or NEET UG are conducted only once a year. UGC NET used to be conducted twice a year but from this year, CBSE announced that NET will also be conducted once a year. The prospect of the entrance exams twice a year will bring relief to students who often have to face undue pressure specially for exams like JEE and NEET which are conducted immediately after the board exams are over.

5. The agency would function as an autonomous body and will be chaired by an educationist who will be appointed by the MHRD.

6. The agency will have a board of governors who will represent the member institutions.

7. NTA will be created as a society registered under the Indian Societies Registration Act, 1860.

8. The agency would cater to about 40 lakh students who appear in various entrance exams. 1186454 students had registered for JEE Main exam this year. 11,38,890 had appeared for the NEET UG exam this year. Approximately 9.30 lakh candidates had registered for UGC NET which was concluded recently.

9. NTA will ensure that exams have a standardized difficulty level.

10. It is also expected that setting up NTA will help avoid conflicts about varying levels of difficulty in different sets of question paper.

All The Very Best and Good Luck :)

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What books are good to use for the IIT preparation?

If you want to do any good in IIT JEE or any exam you need to limit your study material but do that material 100%.

For Maths:-

First clear concepts than go through each and every solved example, in starting you will feel that you can solve these questions easily and tend to skip that question, but for clearing concept you should solve all that questions irrespective of time taking.

Some books in my point of view-

Problems in Calculus by Sameer Bansal.

Coordinate geometry and Trigonometry by SL Loney.

Algebra by Cengage publication.

For Chemistry:-

For chemistry NCERT book is must.

First Clear all your basic concepts from NCERT, after that for organic and inorganic follow Morrison and Boyd and JD Lee respectively, but read only those topics which is mentioned in NCERT.

Books For problem solving

physical chemistry- N Avasthi,

Organic chemistry- M S Chauhan,

For physics:-

Clear concept deeply, try to learn behind the scene of all concept.

Try to Solve each and every question of HC Verma by your self.

Must attempt all previous year JEE questions.

All The Very Best and Good Luck :)

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Suppose I have 1 day left for my JEE Advanced exam. What are some best tips you can give to me?

• Don’t stay awake late in to the night. Be in bed by 10 or 10:30 p.m and make this a habit at least 30 days before the exam.
• Have a light dinner.
• You may not be able to fall asleep immediately. It is OK.
• Don’t wake up too early. The exam starts at 09:00 a.m. reach the centre at least 45 min before the exam. Plan the amount of time it will take to reach there. Give some time for car/bus breakdown etc. You also need time to get ready. Wake up accordingly.
• Have a light breakfast. Don’t go empty stomach or a full stomach.
• Remember to carry your Admit Card, blue or black ballpoint pens, pencils, erasers etc.
• Remember to carry your wristwatch.
• Don’t discuss any subject related things with friends.
• Don’t carry any books or notebooks to the exam.
• Stay away from students who are doing last minute revision in the exam centre.
• Remember to read the instructions carefully in the question paper.
• Just go and do the best you can.
• Be mentally ready for various uncertainties. It's possible that you got fever one day before or during travelling to the exam centre, your car got break down etc. So, you need to keep your cool under all circumstances and need to do your best. Take all possible precautionary measurements. And most importantly believe in yourself.

All The Very Best and Good Luck :)

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What if I couldn't qualify for IIT?

The competition is stiff for everybody.

Whether you make it or not cannot be predicted. What you should be thinking at this time is not whether you will make it or not but how to give your best with the preparation you have done.

All The Very Best and Good Luck :)

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What are the changes in JEE 2018 pattern?

• It's fixed from 2018 JEE will be online.
• As per the rotation rule JEE advanced 2018 should be conducted by IIT Kanpur.
• Please be clear that no decision has yet been taken on introduction of short answer questions in JEE Advanced.
• One aspects which differentiate JEE from any other competitive exam is it's pattern, so don't expect instead accept.
• To address the fear or difficulties with accessing computers which rural candidates may have in taking the test online, JAB has set up a sub-committee to explore options of holding mock exams a week before the actual test so that rural candidates get acquainted with the new test pattern.
• It has been proposed that if necessary, these candidates from villages and rural areas will be allowed to appear in mock tests at the selected exam venues. The sub-committee will be set up under the guidance of IIT Kanpur, which will conduct the next IIT-JEE (Advanced).
• Till this year, examinees were allowed to take a copy of the optical response sheets back home as proof of their appearance in the exam. From next year, the computer will record the responses and a soft copy will be mailed to each candidate's registered email.
• Have faith in your preparation and you will be able to crack the exam.

All The Very Best and Good Luck :)

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IIT Eligibility Criteria

For admission to IITs the candidate should satisfy at least one of these two criteria:

He/she is within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in his/her respective Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination.

He/she has secured 75% (for GEN or OBC-NCL) or 70% (SC, ST or PwD) of aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination.

All The Very Best and Good Luck :)

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How do I revise for JEE

The most important part about both JEE Main & JEE Advanced is not how much syllabus you have covered, instead how well you have mastered the topics in all three subjects Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.

Yours revision plan has to be very strong. The best way of revising now is by taking several tests. This helps you in two ways. Firstly you are doing a new question (since doing questions which you have already done before, won’t help much unless they have some specific importance). Secondly you are doing it under a time limit. This is very important. Your endeavor is not just to solve the question but also to score your maximum possible marks in that test. So when you do questions under a time limit you realize your speed, accuracy, ability to think, level of stress within set time and ability to let go of questions that may take lot of time to solve (but would eventually get solved) and do more of those that may get done faster.

All The Very Best and Good Luck :)

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