Monday 14 October 2013

KVPY

This post focuses on KVPY.
Unfortunately I didn't give KVPY in class 11th because I wasn't aware of the deadlines.
But , as i heard from my friends - It's easy to crack and many of my friends did it!! As far as I know , the interview is a bit difficult (may be a rumor).
For class 12 KVPY aspirants , KVPY is like a cakewalk. You can crack the exam very easily if you have prepared well for JEE. Don't forget to cover the topics of JEE main Syllabus because KVPY doesn't have any "well defined" syllabus.
As far as I remember 11 of my friends appeared for KVPY and all cleared stage 1 and stage 2 both.
You will hear a lot from your friends - "Interview is very difficult , they ask tough questions and try to test your advanced skills" - wrong , wrong and WRONG !!
The interviewers are really good , humble and gentle . They assume you to be a student of class 12 and not at all "a scientist". They ask simple questions of board level. You need not look "extremely smart" or an "intelligent guy". They won't judge you by your looks. What they need is a research oriented brain.
Ofcourse most students (including me) appear for KVPY only for a certificate. 
In the end - Keep calm and study!

Tuesday 1 October 2013

Revision Strategy

Revision portion is very important as far as JEE preparation is concerned. Human brain is not a 64 GB memory card. You can't store everything at once especially when it comes to inorganic chemistry and practical organic chemistry.
JEE syllabus is huge and they test your memorizing power too!!
There are certain topics that are supposed to be revised frequently. You should do the same for the topics that you forget easily. For me, inorganic chemistry (especially p-block) and practical organic chemistry were such topics. Besides there were some formulae in modern physics and integration that needed a regular revision. For formulas, it is advisable to make a notebook containing all the necessary details. It helps a lot. And don't forget to revise the same on every weekend. You will realize that after say a couple of weekends, you are perfectly fine with those topics. This is the general revision strategy to be followed for entire JEE preparation.

Coming to the revision strategy after syllabus is completed. All I can say is solve solve and solve as many problems as you can from all topics. This will help you in 4 ways :



  • your speed will improve
  • your accuracy will improve
  • No need of explicit revision
  • your weak points will come ahead
now after knowing your weak areas, try to solve more and more problems from these portions.
In my case it was Permutations and Combinations, Modern Physics and Thermodynamics and of course a large portion of chemistry because I was relatively weak in that subject.
These chapters will decide your rank because these are the portions where most people are weak so if you cover these, then that would definitely give you an edge over others.
You can also go for specialized revision packages like the ones provided by FIITJEE(GMP + RTPF) or Resonance(Rank Booster).
Joining a test series helps a lot. If you are confident of getting say an under 100 rank then FIITJEE would be a good option but FIITJEE test series might prove to be a disaster because it too tough and far above JEE level. Resonance test series is a good option , although I never tried it.
Go ahead and Crack It!!!