How To Prepare For JEE Mains: 2015

Here's a sad story...Dreams are not always fulfilled!

Since, childhood I wanted to be an engineer. I was fascinated by computers and learnt C programming(Basics) in seventh grade only. I was so interested in robotics, aerospace engineering and artificial intelligence that I was indulged in reading about them whole night. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Pranav Mistry, Raj Reddy, Vijay Kumar(Roboticist), etc were my childhood heros.
So, From 9th standard only, I started preparing for engineering entrances. In 2013 I gave my first attempt to JEE examination and performed poorly. Meanwhile, I passed 12th CBSE scoring 93%. I was an intelligent kid but I was unable to perform under pressure. Then, I decided to take another and final attempt to it. In 2014 April after my JEE paper, I fainted. My mom took me to hospital and Doctors advised an MRI scan. Reports came that I have brain tumor. So, there weren't any faults in my preparation rather My brain was unable to function in pressure because it had already been in tremendous pressure due to a tumor inside my skull. I was not able to give any exam of engineering which means I can never be an engineer now, childhood dream shattered.

So, after my surgery I joined Fergusson College,Pune to pursue a degree in Basic Sciences.
I am still into computer programming stuff, learning Python, Django, JavaScript, Algorithms etc by myself.
Some of my works -

1. A software to assign writers to Blind students. (Developed in Python, Tkinter)

2. A Python Script to send an e-mail from terminal itself.

3. A Game written in Python, based on concepts of Game theory.

4. Rubik's Cube stimulation(Python, matplotlib, numpy, Tkinter)

many more to come...

I was a guy who knew what he wanted to do since childhood but now at the age of 20 he is off-track and searching for his new passion.
I fought with brain-tumor, now I am on a quest to find meaning in life.
In fact, I am yet confused among physics,mathematics and statistics which one to choose for majors.
I don't know where destiny is taking me, Let's Hope for the best... !

P.S - I am happy, no sympathy please :)
This is how I am now, after an year; enjoying life at Fergusson College.

Edit 1 - As my classmate Kuldeep Patil comments below -

Best luck bro...yaa...hope for good...we r classmates....U forget to add one more imp thing...abt football game...hez d man who can play football after 3-4 months of going thru such heart breaking condition..Whn no1 would be able to walk wid average speed after getting up with dis condition...he can play football with us...great defender Ua..\U0001f603...dis is wot we can call willpower to overcome anything...
Best wishes to u...Ua all dreams vl be in reality one day...

Edit 2 - My ex-classmate Ritvik Raj adds his emotions(too much senti yaar) :P -

You made me cry Vipul. You are true fighter and champion. Very heart touching and inspirational story. This will inspire many people. I feel proud that I have shared same class and some moments with you. Best of luck buddy. See you soon :D

Edit 3 - My senior Anup Shokhwal(Thanks Mr. Dude)

A badass talented boy he is

Edit 4 - My flatmate Shivam Thakur adds to it(that krishna kanahiya thing is a lie, believe me!) -

@Chote_I've always felt proud and inspired from you. Some events happen for good and they make strong people like you even stronger. I believe the Tumor was good in that sense. You've achieved more after the tumor phase was over. Infact, you've made others like me and Vivek(from BA) achieve more after being a part of our ventures. Statistika and Green Steps will never be the same. We've together set up benchmarks for the rest of the years. Including the TIE DAY. And you're doing better than many IITians. Now let me brag a little about you.

@Others_I've seen this guy ever since he has come to Pune. Actually I see him everyday, he's my roommate. :P And trust me it has been great bcz of him. On the very first day as I opened the door for a cute chubby kid with a deep scar in the head, I din't know that the boy has come out of a major brain tumor surgery just a month back. People find it hard to get up after mere fractures and here was a boy with a crack in the head. With in a month or two in Pune, he was playing football in the college (no headers) with teams dying to have him on their side, defeating people with supposedly strong arms in arm wrestling (though I'm leading with 3:1), the kid is amazing. And it's not just the Computer Programs, he's good at a lot of other things. He plays Violin like a pro and even violins with rusted strings sound good with his skill, he's a good wicket keeper, a good TT player and a good writer. Not to forget to mention the Murari Primes he found out in Sept. On a different note, Vipul is in a way the Krishna Kanhaiya of our college, with girls flocking around him. Not just from first year but second and third year too. Trust me I've rarely seen him with less than 4 to 5 girls around. He's always available. For everyone.

Congrats chote. It's been a wonderful experience after coming across you. Miles to go. :)

Edit 5 - Maitreyi Gunye one of the happiest person I have met, says -

Vipul, can't say how proud I am of you. You truly inspire and teach me every day in multiple ways. Keep on being awesome. :)

Edit 6 - Vivek Singh Best leader any team can have. He know how to get best from everyone. We will miss u brother! He says -

Seeing you work no one could have guessed you ever had brain tumor. I guess the tumor was just your brilliant and sharp brain growing ahead of time. :p Jokes apart, I have never seen anyone learn so fast. From shouting in rallies, witty poster ideas to you talking about your love for mathematics and to you shocking me with your programs. :D
IITs missed the brilliant of yours and we were lucky to have gotten it.. I'm sure you will always use it well. Keep your curiosity alive..:)

2. A Python Script to send an e-mail from terminal itself.

3. A Game written in Python, based on concepts of Game theory.

4. Rubik's Cube stimulation(Python, matplotlib, numpy, Tkinter)

Edit 1 - As my classmate Kuldeep Patil comments below -

Best luck bro...yaa...hope for good...we r classmates....U forget to add one more imp thing...abt football game...hez d man who can play football after 3-4 months of going thru such heart breaking condition..Whn no1 would be able to walk wid average speed after getting up with dis condition...he can play football with us...great defender Ua..\U0001f603...dis is wot we can call willpower to overcome anything...
Best wishes to u...Ua all dreams vl be in reality one day...

Edit 2 - My ex-classmate Ritvik Raj adds his emotions(too much senti yaar) :P -

You made me cry Vipul. You are true fighter and champion. Very heart touching and inspirational story. This will inspire many people. I feel proud that I have shared same class and some moments with you. Best of luck buddy. See you soon :D

Edit 3 - My senior Anup Shokhwal(Thanks Mr. Dude)

A badass talented boy he is

Edit 4 - My flatmate Shivam Thakur adds to it(that krishna kanahiya thing is a lie, believe me!) -

@Chote_I've always felt proud and inspired from you. Some events happen for good and they make strong people like you even stronger. I believe the Tumor was good in that sense. You've achieved more after the tumor phase was over. Infact, you've made others like me and Vivek(from BA) achieve more after being a part of our ventures. Statistika and Green Steps will never be the same. We've together set up benchmarks for the rest of the years. Including the TIE DAY. And you're doing better than many IITians. Now let me brag a little about you.

@Others_I've seen this guy ever since he has come to Pune. Actually I see him everyday, he's my roommate. :P And trust me it has been great bcz of him. On the very first day as I opened the door for a cute chubby kid with a deep scar in the head, I din't know that the boy has come out of a major brain tumor surgery just a month back. People find it hard to get up after mere fractures and here was a boy with a crack in the head. With in a month or two in Pune, he was playing football in the college (no headers) with teams dying to have him on their side, defeating people with supposedly strong arms in arm wrestling (though I'm leading with 3:1), the kid is amazing. And it's not just the Computer Programs, he's good at a lot of other things. He plays Violin like a pro and even violins with rusted strings sound good with his skill, he's a good wicket keeper, a good TT player and a good writer. Not to forget to mention the Murari Primes he found out in Sept. On a different note, Vipul is in a way the Krishna Kanhaiya of our college, with girls flocking around him. Not just from first year but second and third year too. Trust me I've rarely seen him with less than 4 to 5 girls around. He's always available. For everyone.

Congrats chote. It's been a wonderful experience after coming across you. Miles to go. :)

Edit 5 - Maitreyi Gunye one of the happiest person I have met, says -

Vipul, can't say how proud I am of you. You truly inspire and teach me every day in multiple ways. Keep on being awesome. :)

Edit 6 - Vivek Singh Best leader any team can have. He know how to get best from everyone. We will miss u brother! He says -

Seeing you work no one could have guessed you ever had brain tumor. I guess the tumor was just your brilliant and sharp brain growing ahead of time. :p Jokes apart, I have never seen anyone learn so fast. From shouting in rallies, witty poster ideas to you talking about your love for mathematics and to you shocking me with your programs. :D
IITs missed the brilliant of yours and we were lucky to have gotten it.. I'm sure you will always use it well. Keep your curiosity alive..:)

Are they equally "talented", not sure. But yes they all have worked equally hard.

At least for the first 100-200 rankers, they are almost the same. Had the test been conducted some other day, may be the 200 ranker would have come first. The so called luck factor then comes into play. Many uncertain things play a role which distinguishes, say a 800 ranker from some one with rank of 100 like:

The paper code: Some of us get a code where all the tougher or lengthier questions at the start and at the end. So from wherever you start, you would believe that this year's paper is indeed tough. Moral down. Game over!
The heat: The exam is in the May end or first week of June. The temperatures across India are at their peak (somewhere in mid 40s!). Did I forget, Oh yes, most of the And to add to that, your exam center has fans which don't provide the comfort but simply add that screeching noise while moving. Believe me, that is certainly one of the worst background noise one would like to have while writing an exam.
Level of confidence: Now this mainly depends on how have your mock tests been going till the week before the exam. Accordingly you have your attitude. If you are really confident (and mind it not OVER confident) you would be having an attacking strategy. You would start with a question and not leave until done with it without doubting your approach or method. If you are low on confident, seeing a different question you would try to avoid it.
PANIC: the fear of consequences sometimes makes us panic. Some people suffer from it during the exam and end up with a lower rank.
However at times the level of preparation of a 1000 ranker is also different from a top 50 ranker. The latter might have solved more questions, given more mock tests etc.

Hard way :
Step 1) Stop all distractions for one year ....Like Quora,Facebook,Whatsapp....Give up your good mobile...

Step 2) Make some good friends who study hard and enjoy as well...

Step 3) Read Arihant books like DC Pandey and all those ....For basic Physics -H.C.Verma...

Step 4) Mug up Inorganic Chemistry ....

Step 5) Either make your concepts very clear or solve thousands of problems ...

Step 6) Don't chase any girl....(For one year ....If you get into IIT you won't get any...)

Easy way : There is no EASY WAY

Don't straight away start with JEE level questions, start with your boards, solve sums,read theory. Feeling confident? Yes? Start with mains. If no. See where you are going wrong. Address the problem. I'm pretty strong in math and chem. Because I studied on my own. And physics is weak. I'll be honest. But it was my mistake. Pratice more and more. Remember correcting your mistakes plays a vital role here. All the best.
There is no difference between rank 1 and rank 1000. It is just that day, the guy who got better rank was able to catch the trick in questions faster and most questions were his solved ones. When you go over the data of ranks in AIEEE and IITJEE, you are likely to find that some students get nearby ranks in the two exams while some have contrasting ranks.
Here are some instances:
1) One of my friend ranked in 800s in IIT and in 700s in Mains. (Consistent)
2) I got 901 rank in IIT while 204 in Mains. (some difference)
3) One of the toppers in my coaching got under 100 rank in mains while 1000+ in IIT. (more difference)
4) I saw in Advanced-2013 report that some student who barely managed to qualify for advanced (i.e. just in top 1.5 lakh) got under 1000 rank in advanced! (highly contrasting)

If the same person can get so different rank, we cannot say that the IIT topper knows PCM better than the lakhs of students sitting for JEE. As a matter of fact, IIT-2014 topper got 38th rank in mains.

In a nutshell, your preparation matters a lot but your state of mind and luck factor determines how much percentage of your preparation turns into performance on that day.

My friends are teachers in coaching institutes, and so I have regular interaction with students who prepare for JEE.

Apart from the answers already given by others, here are some observations on what works:

1. Create a daily self-study schedule such that you have time to completely cover and revise all topics from all three subjects, with at least 5 months to spare.

2. Remember - the key to cracking JEE is deep understanding of the fundamentals - its what toppers say time and again. After the knowledge of fundamentals, comes speed and accuracy. Therefore, whenever you study a topic, ensure that you have deep grasp on fundamentals, and then try to solve vast numbers of problems to improve your speed and accuracy.

3. Whenever you self-study, do it with extreme focus and attention. Don't distract yourself -- otherwise you will not manage to keep consistent focus for hours during the exam.

4. Try to increase the difficult of the problems you are solving --- even if JEE won't ask you those problems, by solving them, you are stretching the your capabilities.

5. Most importantly, do not ignore the topics in which you are weak. In fact, pay special attention to them and read extra material in order to develop depth.

Also - learn from others. Talk to others who have cracked the JEE, or read books like The Topper Prepares, or The Secret of My Success. Soon you will get an idea of what others do to crack this exam.

If you look at Anand Kumar's Super 30, the students there come from extremely underprivileged background, and he teaches them in a small classroom. Yet, every year, there are success stories.

I enrolled in ALLEN, Kota in 2013 for preparation of jee 2014 (1 year course).
Before that never took coaching for JEE. By that time I only knew the basics which are taught in CBSE board.
After starting study in Kota it didn't took long time to recognize that cracking JEE requires a different type of approach as compared to boards.
If you've sufficient time (2 or more years):
1. Start your studies steadily and gradually increase your pace and time devoted and never learn away from learning concepts however time it may take.
2. Solve a large number as well as varieties of questions in all the subjects.
3.Always study NCERT books.
4.Also consider these books:
Physics- HC Verma, DC Pandey

Chemistry- RC Mukherjee, OP Tandon

Maths- Arihant, SL loney( trigo & coordinate), Hall & Knight(algebra), IA Maron( calculus), Arihant(algebra, coordinate, diff calculus, integral calculus etc)

5.keep revising after a while.
6.Solve your coaching sheets completely.
7.Keep an eye on Solved Previous year questions. Solve them on regular intervals to check your progress.
8.Find things which distract you, friends, family, movies, etc , and stay away from them.
9. Give test papers organized by coaching regularly. They can very precisely predict your progress.
10. Have a good moral/ inspiration for cracking JEE and recall it every time you feel down.

For those who have enrolled for 1 year course: You must have a satisfactory knowledge of all the concepts.
Start asap and never turn back.
Use your time to the fullest. Never waste your time in any manner.
But, take smaller breaks once/twice be studies and long breaks on weekends if you can manage.
Rest things are same as above but don't read books or solve questions other than the study material supplied by your coaching . That is more than sufficient.
But don't forget to read NCERT books and HC Verma.
Never think that you've less time. One year is enough if you have the passion and spirit to devote your time and energy in the preparations.

P.S.:-These are based on my personal experiences and cannot be true for everyone. But it'll certainly help you.

Most people have trouble adjusting to physics and chemistry initially. Math is usually not a problem. I would suggest you read up the following topics so that have a better idea of what's about to come:

Chemistry: Mole Concept (one of the most important chapters in physical chem trust me), Volumetric Analysis (Molarity, Molality, Normality etc), Chemical Bonding (forms the cornerstone of all the chemistry to come)

Mathematics: Vectors, Integral and Differential Calculus (Just the basic logic), Coordinate Geometry ( Nothing hi-fi. Learn about various coordinate systems like Cartesian, Polar, Cylindrical etc and its applications in physics)

Physics: Basic Mechanics (Kinematics, Force Concept, Work and Energy). Also try to understand how calculus applies to physics. This will be crucial as you progress in you preparation. (Finding center of mass, Calculating potential energy functions etc)

One of the most important things, and I cannot stress on this enough, is to read. These two months don't start solving problems, instead try to internalize the concepts. Some books which you may want to refer to:

Physics: 1) An Introduction to Mechanics: Kleppner and Kolenkow
2) Physics by Resnick, Halliday and Krane

Chemistry: 1) Morrison Boyd: The Bible of Organic Chemistry!
2) NCERT Books: As far as concepts go, these are pretty darn good!

Math: ML Khanna, maybe. Don't have much of an idea. IA Maron (for basic calculus)

Other books which I found useful during JEE prep:

Concepts of Physics by Dr. HC Verma (Very useful for competitive exams)

Problems in General Physics by I.E. Irodov (Has one of the best collection of physics problems at 11/12th std level, especially for Mechanics)

A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry by Peter Sykes: The best book if you want to understand the logic underlying reaction mechanisms.

Coordinate Geometry by S.L. Loney: A classic on the subject

Another set of tips for prepration of IIT JEE exam:

Plan a daily timetable which should have equal distribution of number of hours to each subject.
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.
Always start from BASICS because “without base, there will be no altitude” and “journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step”.
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
that consistently .
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”.
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.
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.
Your study schedule should be such that you will even easily get the time for a little enjoyment daily.
Most important thing is that you should be having a time schedule as well as REGULARITY in studies.
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.
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.
Never cram the things, always TRY TO UNDERSTAND the problem by studying the theory conceptually.
And BE CONFIDENT while you are preparing. NEVER LOSE CONFIDENCE.
Always keep contact with intelligent students of your class or at the coaching centre.
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.

First, I agree with Alok in that its not a bad idea to relax in the holidays. You'd realise in the end that it was not those extra two months that count but how you practice and develop your problem solving skills over the entire span of two years.

At the same time, I think you might just be eager on working on something. So here's what in my opinion is beneficial:

Study the basics of the syllabus, as much as you can. Pick any book (NCERT, Pradeep's, HC Verma, ...) and go through the theory and the solved examples.
I think it will not make much sense to practice problems at this stage, since different coaching institutes follow very different approaches. So you should be okay to go along with them. Reading the theory, concepts, formulas and how to use those formulas would help you understand most things very quickly when they are taught to you later in school/coaching.

So you can start by all the three subjects - PCM, for class XI. And once you are over with that, go on to class XII. I am pretty sure your holidays will be over by the time you complete all of this. :)

Regarding books:
By "any book" above, I mean those which are meant for CBSE or JEE preparation. It will probably not be wise to use a book like Morrison & Boyd, since many concepts there are quite advanced and cover more details than are required for the exam. As long as the book is meant for CBSE or JEE, and contains theory that you can understand, you can use that book
I think you should enjoy those precious holidays to the fullest rather than wasting them on boring IIT JEE preparations, because anyway you will be getting ample time ahead for the latter.

Incase you decide not to listen to the above advice, then follow the following pattern during the 2 month holidays so that you grab a hold of the basics.

NCERT 11th and 12th - Chemistry (Organic Chemistry first & if time allows then inorganic chemistry)
Derivatives and Integration formulae
Vectors
Speed-Time-Distance problems in straight line and circular motion.
Solving equations in 2-3 variables
Trigonometry & Geometric relations

The above topics are way more than enough to keep you occupied for a 2 months time duration.

The books I would suggest for preparations are the same as suggested by Mohit Saxena's answer here.

Physics - "HC Verma", "DC Pandey" (do not try "Problems by IE iridov" yet)

Maths - "ML Khanna" (not sure about this)

Chemistry - "Organic chemistry - Morrison and Boyd", "Physical Chemistry by P Bahadur"

I would recommend that you use FIITJEE's study material for all 3 subjects. They are short and precise.

Here is a general tip for you.
Make a plan. Which one that is according to your convenience and works to an positive extent. Make it keeping these points into account.

You would be able to cover up (more or less) the courses for both 1st year and 2nd year before march 2017.
Based on priority level. Priority to give which one more time and which one less. But do cover all the topics more or less.
Mix up difficult ones with easier ones and vice versa.
Do not waste time on the books which are not useful. Here is a general book preference that I usually mention. If you are doing some kind of coaching material then that is fine, otherwise In Physics, Concepts of Physics By H.C.Verma, Arihant text series of D.C.Pandey. are the best. For chemistry R.C.Mukharjee for Physical, NCERT for Inorganic and Arihant for organic (physical and inorganic also) are pretty nice books to follow. For mathematics New pattern IIT-JEE is the best one. Please make sure that you do practice from these books. Merely following the books will not serve the purpose. Irrespective of you go to a coaching or not must do the previous year IIT-JEE paper. Books for that are also available.
While solving some kind of problem do mix up as you mix up topics. Complete each question you encounter no matter how much trivial or difficult.

Apart from making plan here are some tips for you.

If you go to coaching okay else if you do not go to a coaching fine but do give a test series of any institute FIITJEE, Resonance, Aakash etc. By giving these you will actually know about question pattern and gain experience for giving objective kind of test and also you will be able to measure your standard as per other student so that you can change yourself better to crack the exam.
In the exam make sure you attempt question in proper manner. Because it is meaning less to prepare well for the exam and do not give the exam properly. Make a down to top approach. Find out the easiest of them. It is not necessarily that it should be from your favourite chapter. Do the problems according the level of ease. Attempt those about which you are sure. Never ever stuck on a single problem. Be clear about the think which are asked in question. Do not answer arbitrarily. Negative markings will make your score go down. Stay focused. Because These are the hours for which you have prepared a lot.
For mathematics understanding things from basics and more and more practice. For physics basics along with skill to apply those basics into problems. Inorganic part you have to mug up many of it keeping other things aside. Below these are some general tips (psychology) you should always keep in mind.
Do not waste much time on other things such as things out of syllabus
Never ever lose hope or lose consistency in preparation even if you are not good at some point of your preparation.
Have the confidence you can crack it and start studying.
Keep your fundamentals always clear.
Practice as much as you can. The more you get the clear picture of the concepts involved.
Discuss with friends. It helps a lot.
This will help you Jishu Das' answer to How can I create an exam like environment at home while preparing for the JEE Advanced?
Remember if your input of study is 4 hours output must be 4 hours
Deactivate your fb, google+, etc account and try to use internet as less as possible. ie. do not use it unless you badly need it.
You may like to read my answer on study habits. Jishu Das' answer to Can you share some tips for regular studies?
See the basic thing that lies behind that whether some one cracks it or not depends on the depth of your knowledge and the genuine effort you have given for preparation in proper direction. Learning slowly hardly matters. There is a saying you might have heard for these kind of preparation things. You take small steps but strong steps.
Best of luck for your preparation. Hope it helps.

DO’s to succeed in IIT-JEE

— Regular self study for minimum 4-5 hours a day from day one which should be increased gradually.
Stick to NCERT textbooks and your FIITJEE Module,CPPs/DPPs. First solve them completely and then go to one more reference book or study material which is much better than jumping to ‘n’ number of sources and solving them partially.
— Take each tests seriously. Develop your own strategy during a test and follow it.

— Revise for a week after each three months.

— Memorize all the formulae, as they are as important as learning the concept, they will save a lot of time in the examination.

— Try to achieve consistency in your performance and improve it slowly.

— Always use study tables for long duration study sessions. It will prepare you to sustain the pressure on the Last Day.
Study in slots of three hours. This will help you in the real JEE

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DON’Ts for IIT-JEE

— 1. Avoid irregularity in your study pattern.

— 2. Do not jump from one to another book in order to search for new       problems in the same chapter. Do one book thoroughly.

— 3. Don't go beyond the syllabus.

— 4. Don’t miss out lectures even when you know the chapter, as while          listening to it again you will revise it and will definitely learn something   new.

— 5. Don’t study the entire night as you will feel sleepy during the day.     Especially in your 12th.

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All the best!

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