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JEE Advanced 2024 Preparation Tips: How to Ace the Toughest Engineering Exam

Preparing for JEE Advanced 2024? Watch this video/article for expert tips and strategies to excel in the toughest engineering entrance exam.

Essential Tips For Preparation


A Strategic Plan-


Candidates already set their goal for JEE ADVANCED. Now It's time to use SMART LEARNING to accomplish the goal. Students has to follow these some steps-

  • Daily study plan.
  • The subjects that demand more time and are important to the syllabus should be your top priorities.
  • Maintain the routine and focus especially on problems.


Goals that cannot be measured are never achieved. For example your goal can have a short term objective - I shall complete laws of motion in next two days and shall be able to answer 80% objective questions on concepts and problems of laws of motion correctly and there after assess yourself to measure whether you have achieved your short term objective.


Focus on NCERT


First start with NCERT books, which are the bases for JEE ADVANCED. NCERT books will helps you to build a strong base of the concepts and theories. Note that 60-70% of the JEE ADVANCED paper is come from NCERT books. Having a clear base of the syllabus is an important attribute for JEE preparation. Once you are done with these books, start referring to other books.


Understand the Syllabus


Write down the syllabus of JEE ADVANCED Exam, read it properly and understand the priority of most important topics. After doing this you will gain a much more of valuable insights about the important topics, course objectives, exam pattern, marking schemes and other details that could help fill the gap of your preparation. On the half of it divided your syllabus according to time and make valuable time table.


Management of time


Time management is a major factor in JEE ADVANCED Exam journey and success, be it during preparation or during the exam. Try to focus where you waste your precious time. Once you've done that, you should create a study schedule that works for you. You can only complete the entire course and even perform modifications with a well-planned timeline.


Always use the appropriate study resources


NCERT books are helps you to build a strong base in your preparation. For additional studying, many books will be available, name list is mentioned below. Candidates have to solve previous years’ question papers; it will help them to increase speed and accuracy with time management and then you automatically gain confidence.


Preparation can never be complete without knowing the frequently asked questions from various subjects. Solve JEE ADVANCED frequently asked questions which will strengthen your preparation.


Analyse yourself test results carefully. You would have made some ridiculous errors. The next time, try to avoid them.


Be patient


Believe in yourself and study calmly.
Knowledge will never going waste.

Never lose your patience by over thinking about the JEE ADVANCED. Don’t take stress. Stick on to a proper and healthy diet during this period as many IIT aspirants tend to change their routine due to JEE Preparation. It is important to stay fit, eat and sleep at the right time.


Don't try something new


Many candidates for the IIT have the tendency of relating to new books or attempting to learn new material. But doing so will cause confusion and unnecessary tension. Only use this time for revision and practise testing.


Right Reference Books


There are many excellent books available, but limit yourself to a select few. Keep the NCERT textbooks as your primary reference materials and add one more textbook per subject for theory and one more for problems. All other materials should only be used as reference materials to address specific questions.

Name of Book

Writer / Publisher

To be used as

PHYSICS

NCERT Physics for 11th and 12th

NCERT

Text book

Concepts of Physics Vol I and II

HC Verma

Text Book and Problems exercise

Problems in General Physics

I.E. Irodov

Problems exercise book

MAIN Level Physics

Nelkon and Parker

Reference book

Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

S.S Krotov

Reference book

Collection of questions and Problems in Physics

L.A. Sena

Reference book

Dynamics of a Particle & of Rigid Bodies

S.L. Loney

Reference book

Elements of Dynamics Part I & II

S.L Loney

Reference book

Fundamentals of Physics

Halliday, Resnick & Walker

Reference book

Physics Problems w/solutions

Chen, Min

Reference book

Physics Vols I & II

Tipler

Reference book

Problem in Physics

V.Zubov & V.Shalnov

Reference book

Problems in Physics

A.A Pinsky

Reference book

The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. 1 and 2

R.P. Feynman

Reference book

University Physics

Sears and Zemansky

Reference book

MATHS

NCERT Maths for 11th and 12th

NCERT

Text book

Maths XI & XII

R. S. Agarwal

Text book

Plane Trigonometry Part I

S.L. Loney

Text book

Co-ordinate Geometry

S.L. Loney

Text book

Algebra

Arihant Prakashan

Reference book

Algebra Made Easy

K.P. Basu

Reference book

Calculus

J. Edward

Reference book

Complete Course IIT Mathematics

Tata McGraw Hill

Reference book

Co-ordinate Geometry

Dr. Gorakh Prasad

Reference book

Differential Calculus

Arihant Prakashan

Reference book

Elementary Math’s

DoroFeev, Patapov

Reference book

Higher Algebra

Hall & Knight

Reference book

Higher Algebra

Bernard & Child

Reference book

IIT Mathematics plus

A Dasgupta

Reference book

Integral Calculus

Arihant Prakashan

Reference book

Intro. to Probability & its Applications

W. Feller

Reference book

Maths

Krechmar

Reference book

Problem Book in Mathematical Analysis

G.N. Berman

Reference book

Problems in Calculus of One Variable

I.A. Maron

Reference book

Problems in Mathematics

V Govorov, P.Dybov, N.Miroshin, S.Smirnova.

Reference book

Vectors

Shanti Narayan

Reference book

Vectors & 3-D Geometry

Arihant Prakashan

Reference book

CHEMISTRY

NCERT Chemistry for 11th and 12th

NCERT

Text book

Physical Chemistry

P. Bahadur

Text book

Organic Chemistry

Solomons

Text book

Inorganic Chemistry

O.P. Tandon

Text book

Numerical Chemistry

R.C. Mukhrjee

Problems exercise book

Chemistry Principles & Applications

Sienko & Plane

Reference book

Concise Inorganic Chemistry

J.D. Lee

Reference book

General Chemistry

Ebbing

Reference book

IIT Chemistry

O.P. Agarwal

Reference book

IIT Chemistry

Tata McGraw Hill

Reference book

Inorganic Chemistry

Arihant Prakashan

Reference book

Organic Chemistry

Morrison and Boyd

Reference book

Organic Chemistry

Francis Carey

Reference book

Organic Chemistry

Arihant Prakashan

Reference book

Organic Chemistry

O.P. Tandon

Reference book

Organic Chemistry

Paula Bruice Yurkanis

Reference book

Organic Chemistry

Bahal & Bahal

Reference book

Organic Chemistry-Vol I

I. L. Finar

Reference book

Physical Chemistry

O.P. Tandon

Reference book

Physical Chemistry

P.W. Atkins

Reference book

University Chemistry

Bruce H. Mahan

Reference book