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TABLE OF CONTENTS
What is JEE? ..........................................................................................................................................................03
JEE TIME LINE 2014 ........................................................................................................................................04
Self Confidence-The Key! .................................................................................................................................05
Why to start from basics? ...............................................................................................................................05
How to manage time effectively? .................................................................................................................06
Dont Stress yourself! .......................................................................................................................................07
Make a time table! .............................................................................................................................................07
Books to follow for JEE? ..................................................................................................................................08
How to stretagize the preparation? ...........................................................................................................09
Every one needs proper guidance ...............................................................................................................09
Regular revision ...............................................................................................................................................10
FOCUS ON BULLs EYE! ..................................................................................................................................10
Follow your dream. Take the pledge! ....................................................................................................11

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What is JEE?
JEE is one of the most prestigious and sought after exam that an engineering aspirant in India would
aspire to crack. The exam is unique in itself because it doesnt ask you questions in conventional way
from some books and you answer them.
Candidates who are studying in 12th or recent pass outs can appear in the exam.
Till 2012, All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) was conducted by Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE) for admissions in GFTIs which includes NITs and CFTIs. Admission to various
SFTIs was also based on AIEEE.
Admission to IITs was based on JEE and IT BHU (now IIT-BHU) and some other institutions also accepted
JEE scores.
Terminologies you should be familiar with:
AIEEE: All India Engineering Entrance Examination
CFTI: Centrally Funded Technical Institutions
SFTI: Self Funded Technical Institutions
GFTI: Government Funded Technical Institutions
NIT: National Institute of Technology
IIT: Indian Institute of Technology
JEE: Joint Entrance Examination
In 2013, a new pattern was introduced. This is very first time Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE
Main) is conducted instead of AIEEE which also served as screening round to appear for JEE AdvancedThe gateway to prestigious IITs!
The pattern for 2014 is not yet released and change in the pattern is expected. For all latest updates,
you can visit http://www.engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-0 regularly.

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JEE Time Line

JEE Main Eligibility:
Candidate must have passed in 10+2 i.e. Class 12th or its equivalent qualifying
examination. Those appearing in 10+2 or equivalent examination can also appear
in JEE.

JEE process

Approximate timeline

Release of application forms

First Week of November 2013

End date of application forms

Last week of December 2013

Date of Exam

First Week of April 2014

Announcement of Result

May-June 2014

Counselling Process

June-July 2014

Finalisation of admission

July 2014

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JEETip # 1

Confidence in yourself!
Did you thought the first tip would be related to physics, chemistry and mathematics? Or it will be
related to time management?
No. The most important thing for preparation of JEE is to have confidence in yourself. Dont lose the
confidence even if you are not performing very well in your school or coaching classes.
Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities! You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every
experience. Every question you fail to solve teaches you many lessons and mistakes which you must not
do next time.
Have a strong will and belief in yourself that you have the ability to crack JEE and reach to your dream IIT
or NIT. Work hard for your dream. Is JEE your D.R.E.A.M.?

JEETip # 2

Start from Basics.

Do you think basics are for weak students? If you do, you are having a wrong mindset.
Always start preparation of JEE or preparation of any topic/chapter from basics. Because it is really
important to have very strong base to build the building of knowledge of the respective topic.
If the base itself is weak, it will be very difficult to solve questions in later stage. But if the basic of the
topic is clear, it will be very easy for you to understand and crack the logic behind the question.
For example, revising basics of class 9th and 10th would be helpful for students in class 11. Concepts of
topics like algebra or mechanics will have broader implementations in class 11th and 12th.

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If you hate inorganic chemistry that does not mean you will skip the basics. What you must do is focus
more on the basics of the subject you hate. The reason you hate can be either you simply dont like the
subject and feel bored, or YOU DONT UNDERSTAND IT WELL!
Now which ever be the reason, you cannot skip the chapter. Try to explore simpler ways to understand
the topic. Discuss with faculties in your school and coaching and once the basics are set in your brain the
pathway would not be difficult.

JEETip # 3

Time Management
A lot of people must have already given you a lecture on this. Did they? This is with no doubt key thing
for preparing for JEE or anything else in life. One who knows how to manage and distribute time
efficiently solves half of the task.
Remember one thing; everyone has same 24 hours in a day! Now its up to us how we use and manage
that. Preparing for JEE would need a lot of efficient time planning and management. Distribute your day
to physics, chemistry and mathematics as per factors like which subject needs more time, give bit extra
time to your weaker subject and also give some time specifically for your board exams! Yes board exam
performance will affect your over all rank in JEE.
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Distribute time for all the subjects.

Give some extra time to subject you are weak in. Remember More you sweat in peace, the less
you bleed in war. Preparing now will make you feel comfortable in exam hall.

Its okay to reduce the time you spend on TV, internet, hanging out with friends, playing PS2
etc...Take out time from less important activities to the DREAM of cracking JEE.

Prepare a daily time table on how you will be managing the day. Have a weekly check on what
all topics you have covered and if you completed your targets.

Set your next week targets accordingly. Discuss your time table with your parents so that they
are aware of it too and can keep you motivated and push you to achieve it.

Time is free, but its priceless. You cant own it, but you can use it.
You cant keep it, but you can spend it. Once youve lost it you can never
get it back
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JEETip # 4

Dont Stress yourself!

Now you would say its easy to be said that dont stress yourself but its hard to be away from stress?
Yes it is. But it is also important to understand that stressing yourself will not lead to any better state
and will hamper your preparation too.
You must study in a balanced way maintaining and giving some time daily to some recreational activity.
It may be watching TV for 30 minutes, or spending time with family or a walk in park, meeting with
friends, cooking, dancing or anything that makes you feel relaxed and energetic.
Always maintain a good friend circle who will guide you when you are in the sea of negative thoughts
and will take you out of the state by boosting your morale.

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a

positiveone.
-Hans Selye

JEETip # 5

Follow a time table.

It sounds pretty easy to say that I will make a time table and will study accordingly. But it is hard to get
into the habit. When at home prepare a time table and DONT IGNORE IT. You made the time table to
follow it not to keep it aside and ignore it.
Make time table giving time and importance to all the subjects. Also ensure that in the race of JEE
Preparation you dont miss out the NCERT or your Board Exam preparation. With the new JEE pattern, a
lot of questions can be expected directly from the Board Exams or inspired by the same. And secondly,
board scores are also part of the ranking procedure so if you end up scoring high in JEE but low in your
boards it will affect your ranking drastically.

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JEETip # 6

Follow right books.

It is very important you follow the right books. Firstly to make it clear, to crack JEE you dont need to
study higher level concepts! Except few exceptions, its just the application and conceptual
understanding you need to build of syllabus of boards. Consult your teachers, IITians to know what
books to be followed and to ensure you get your hands on the right ones only. Dont waste time trying
out a new book every-time.
Physics:
For physics HC Verma has proved to be quite a standard book since long. It covers all the topics of IITJEE.
Along with that you can follow:
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IE Irodov for Mechanics, Electricity and magnetism and Modern Physics

Resnick and Halliday for Electricity and Magnetism & Heat and Waves
Study material of coaching you have joined/enroll for study material.
NCERT

If you feel any of the additional books is not working for you, dont waste your time on it.
Chemistry:
For chemistry, the books are quite standardized.
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Morrison & Boyd for organic chemistry

JD Lee and OP Agarwal-IIT Chemistry for Inorganic Chemistry
JD Lee, OP Agarwal or/and RC Mukherjee/P.Bahadur for General Chemistry
Study material of coaching you have joined/enroll for study material.
NCERT

Mathematics:
For mathematics you can follow:
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Hall and Knight for Algebra

SL Loni for Trignometry and Coordinate Geometry
ML Khanna/ TMH (Tata McGraw Hill)
Study material of coaching you have joined/enroll for study material.
NCERT

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JEETip # 7

Strategize. Pick up the right questions.

We have already talked about planning now what else we need to strategize about? Picking up and
practicing the right questions is also very important.
Go through each chapter with lot of concentration. If you are unable to solve questions, dont skip and
move to see the solutions. It will not do any good. Give 2-3 attempts before you move to view solutions.
Always try to understand the basics of each topic instead of solving all problems. It is often seen that
thorough understanding of a few topics proves better than a superficial idea about all topics.
Try to solve vast variety of questions. No type of question should go untouched. In books like for
example RD Sharma, series of similar type of questions is given in one exercise. Dont skip other exercise
because they contain different type and your objective should be to ensure you are able to solve all the
possible types. Follow this strategy for all the books and subjects.

JEETip # 8

Have proper guidance.

Guidance and constant motivation is very important. A good and experienced teacher at your school or
coaching institute will ensure you are on right path. The experience and knowledge of a teacher will be
of great help to you.
They are familiar with the pattern, dos and donts, what are common mistakes students do which will
make sure you dont end up doing silly and end up taking wrong decisions.
The faculty will also help you understand how to plan out your daily schedule, what books you must be
following, what should be your approach when you are specifically not able to grasp basics of some
topic or maybe not able to attempt specific type of questions.

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JEETip # 9

Revision.
Whatever is taught to you must be revised. After you get back from school/coaching ensure you do
revision of the topics taught on same day. This will help you to understand the topic better, study the
part again which you were not able to understand in the class.
Also ensure that in your monthly planning calendar you have space for revision of topics which were
covered previously. Give a window for doing mock tests as well to analyze and review your
performance.
Revising the topics on regular basis will also ensure that you have a track of your month plan and a
regular check mechanism is in place. If you face difficulty in some topic you can specifically allot it some
more time.

JEETip # 10

Focus on BULLS EYE! Always.

The last tip is pretty much simple. You know the focus! Its cracking JEE. Now there would be many
moments you would lose hope, you would feel you just cannot do it or maybe there are people better
than you and you are not good enough.
Every person faces this! But the winner is one who overcomes these bad times and ensures he is giving
constant effort for the goal in hard time.
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Take the pledge that JEE is your dream and you will crack it.

No matter how many hurdles come, you will rise every time you fall.

Take a print out of the next page, write your name, put your signature in the column and write
the date you are signing it. Paste this PLEDGE on the wall in front of the table you study.

READ THE PLEDGE 5 times every morning when you wake up and 5 times before you go to
bed.

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Date: ____________

I, ______________________________ student of class ________________ and a JEE 20___ aspirant

promise myself and take the pledge that I have full faith in my abilities and my dream to crack JEE. I will
never give up hope and will always strive to achieve my dream.
I will not waste my time in not so needed activities and will keep my focus on studies and improving my
mistakes to become better and better every day.
God will help me to achieve it.

Name: ___________________

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