Students who wish to pursue engineering in top engineering institutes like IITs and other prestigious institutions have to clear the JEE Main exam. This is an online test conducted by the National Testing Agency. Till 2020, the JEE Main exam will be conducted in two sessions. Students could take the exam either in the month of January or in April. They could opt to appear for one exam or both the exams. The exam conducting authority considers the better of two NTA scores in preparing the rank list.
The competition level of the JEE main exam is high since a large number of students appear for this exam. So it is considered as one of the toughest exams in India. The first phase of the IIT Joint Entrance Exam is the JEE Main exam. The JEE Main 2022 will be conducted in four sessions. The exam will start from February 2022 and go on until May 2022. The exam schedule will be announced soon by the exam conducting authority. Based on the marks scored in JEE Main exam, students are granted admission to IITs, CFITs, NITs, and other Government funded technical institutions.
Preparation Tips for the JEE Main
Following are some of the important preparation tips for the JEE Main exam.
- Learn the right books
- Know the syllabus
- Understand the exam pattern
- Solve previous years’ question papers and attempt mock tests
Let us discuss in detail the preparation tips.
Learn the Right Books
Those who are preparing for the JEE Main should start learning the NCERT books first. Once they are thorough with the NCERT books, they can refer to other books available in the market. Some of the best books for Physics are Fundamental Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker, Problems in Physics by A.A. Pinsky, A Collection of Questions and Problems in Physics by L.A. Sena, etc. Best Chemistry books include Physical Chemistry by O.P. Tandon and A.S. Singh, Numerical Chemistry by P. Bahadur, Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins, Julio De Paula, Organic Chemistry by O.P. Tandon, etc. Some of the best books for Maths are IIT JEE Mathematics by M.L. Khanna and J.N. Sharma, New pattern IIT JEE Mathematics by S.K. Goyal, Integral Calculus for IIT JEE by Amit M Agarwal, etc.
Know the Syllabus and Pattern
One of the first and important tasks that students should do before starting the preparation is to know the exam pattern and syllabus. Knowing the JEE Main 2022 syllabus helps students to find out what to learn and what not to learn. Having a complete overview of the syllabus helps students to gain valuable insights and information about important chapters and topics that they should focus on, objectives of the question setters, etc. During the exam preparation, students should find out about the exam pattern. This helps to figure out the difficult chapters and mark distribution. So students should understand the syllabus and exam pattern thoroughly and plan accordingly to achieve better results.
Solve Previous Years’ Question Papers
Students are advised to solve previous years’ question papers so that they can improve their speed and accuracy. Attempting mock tests will help them to be familiar with the exam scenario. This helps to reduce stress during the actual exam.
JEE Advanced 2022
The top 2.5 lakh candidates of the JEE Main exam will be eligible for the JEE Advanced 2022. Once the JEE Main results are declared, the exam conducting authority will release the date and application form for the JEE Advanced exam. Students are advised to visit the official website of the exam conducting authority for the latest updates.
As far as the JEE Advanced exam is concerned, questions are focused on testing concept clarity and application-based knowledge. Hence it needs proper planning and preparation to crack this exam.
