Students who have passed the hurdle of JEE Main have already proven their mettle. Attempting the JEE Advanced exam is about preserving that momentum and revving up for the final goal — making it into one of India’s premier educational institutions to get a college degree that is recognizable anywhere.
The ethos behind the testing pattern of JEE and the skills this exam hopes to test is not about blind effort. The examiners as well as the colleges conducting these exams hoping to welcome the brightest and the best minds each year through JEE aren’t looking for the most hardworking students. Instead, the august bodies want quick thinkers who can adapt to the problem at hand through quick thinking and creativity.
Planned preparation
Students who cover a lot of ground in the IIT JEE Advanced exam are not the ones who cram a year’s worth of preparation into the last few months. Rather, they are the students who have a vision for finishing chapters through incremental effort. And this can come only through daily schedules.
Test problem-solving abilities
Test papers and question banks are resources every student needs to befriend. Trying out timed question sets or sections helps students gauge their solving ability in real-time. Avid tracking can even show students whether they are better at certain topics over others and pinpoints where they need to improve.
Bring self-discipline
The mind wanders when poring over a tough problem. While looking for a formula, a student might get diverted easily toward another chapter over which they are more confident, or worse, toward gaming or checking social media. When this happens, students should remind themselves to get back to the problem on hand. Update the knowledge bank with the newly-gathered understanding, and go back to learning.
Go for the well-established resources
NCERT books and top online resources for JEE advanced preparation follow an easy-to-follow pattern for students. Leave aside the temptation to pick the more challenging study material at the beginning of preparation. Working at solutions from different levels of difficulty all the way to the top helps students gain confidence.
Buddy up for testing one another
After a certain extent of solo studying, an engaging way of testing and revision would be to join a friend for a quick rehashing of the FAQs and test papers. While correcting each other’s fumbles, one might learn a quick tip, an insight, or an unforgettable piece of advice on how to attempt the all-important JEE.
Keep up a familiar routine
The bodily routine of eating, sleeping, and waking at roughly the same hour every day is not just a good tip for life. It suits scholars very well. The familiar hours chime well with the body clock through the routine. Students will find themselves well-rested and raring for the challenge that is JEE.
Unstructured preparation
Leisure time is well used as a break. Physical activity has a way of airing thought patterns so that returning to the toughest concepts feels natural and welcome.
More than anything, preparation for JEE advanced is about creating the right physical stability and mindset for the best performance. This is entirely possible if students follow the above tips and intuitive resources such as Dynamind.
Rakesh Gupta Neeraj PY Shelley Wenger Adeniyi Israel Adewale Reginald Ben-Halliday Noteshelf Dhruv Jhang Sam H Arnold Donald LUKMAN Karen Costa John Egelkrout Ivy Augustine Chris McNutt Michael Simmons Kieron Spearing Sunny Labh Thomas Oppong
Originally published at https://blogs.dynamind.co on March 10, 2022.
