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Follow my blog to get a good rank in toughest engineering exam - IITJEE (JEE Advanced) and excel in JEE Main and olympiadsAman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-83293084894593368932022-06-03T13:53:00.004+05:302022-06-03T13:54:16.849+05:30How do I prepare for inorganic chemistry for the JEE Advanced?<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the most difficult topics for JEE Main and JEE Advanced is that of <b>Inorganic Chemistry</b>. Not only is it extremely important, but also this topic can make or break your JEE rank. It is a critical topic and many students take it for granted and skip it. That’s where an opportunity lies for a good student. Let’s go one by one and see how can we prepare for Inorganic Chemistry for JEE Advanced.</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f484a732-7fff-4bf5-4142-963c7e338cb0"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Study Material:</span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By far, the best study material for Inorganic Chemistry for JEE Advanced is nothing but the textbooks we take for granted - <b>NCERT</b>. In JEE, especially in JEE Advanced, it has been seen that many times, question paper setters have picked up a line or two from NCERT and made questions around it. Therefore, it becomes extremely important to study NCERT cover to cover. NCERT is especially important when it comes to p-block elements. The book covers a lot of topics exhaustively.</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Preparing NCERT well is more-or-less good for all spectrum of ranks in JEE, especially in JEE Advanced. Having said that, there would always be a few questions that would go beyond the NCERT level and so, some additional preparation would be required. I studied these additional topics from <b>JD Lee</b>. JD Lee is a fat book and might look extremely overwhelming. However, almost half of that book is irrelevant for JEE. If you are aiming for a top 500 or so rank, I’d definitely suggest studying from JD Lee. Having said that, make sure that you only focus on topics that are in the JEE Advanced syllabus. You can find the </span><a href="https://jeeadv.ac.in/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">JEE Advanced syllabus</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on the official website.</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Specifically for Qualitative Analysis, I studied a book called <b>Vogel’s Qualitative Analysis</b>. It is a great book and contains a bunch of equations and scenarios. Having said that, some 40% of the book is not relevant from the JEE Advanced perspective. So, if you plan to pick this book, make sure to stick to the JEE Advanced syllabus only, or else you might overwhelm yourself with irrelevant content.</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apart from these </span><a href="https://amangoeliitb.blogspot.com/2016/07/reviews-of-best-jee-chemistry-books.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">books</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, I thoroughly studied the material provided to me by FIITJEE. A large part of the material overlapped with NCERT. But the good part about the FIITJEE material was that it contained a bunch of practice problems. Apart from the FIITJEE material, my chemistry teacher also gave me Resonance Kota’s material. It was quite good and quite exhaustive. I think a mix of NCERT + JD Lee + Vogel + Material from one of the reputed coaching institutes would suffice. Make sure to pick up the study material that contains a lot of practice problems also.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For practice, I used the following:</span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FIITJEE Packages</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FIITJEE GMP - excellent problems!</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FIITJEE RTPF</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">OP Tandon Inorganic Chemistry - this book, like JD Lee, contains a lot of material that is not relevant for JEE Advanced. Having said that, at a broad level, it is quite a good book, especially when it comes to practice problems.</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resonance Rank Refiner - FIITJEE material at times goes beyond the JEE level. Resonance Rank Refiner contains a bunch of great JEE level problems that are at par with what you can expect on the JEE Advanced day.</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think overall the FIITJEE material is tailored to be a little difficult and meant for those who have the potential of getting a top 1000 rank. On the other hand, resonance material is meant for those who want to get a rank in the range of 1000 to 5000. So, both materials have their own benefits. Depending on your preparation and competency level, you can decide to pick one of them or both of them. I always prepared for a top 50 rank and I felt that I had the potential to achieve the same. So, I picked up both. Also, because </span><a href="https://amangoeliitb.blogspot.com/2015/07/dummy-school-or-not.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I attended a dummy school</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in classes 11th and 12th, I had a lot of time to study from 2 different materials.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strategy to study Inorganic Chemistry:</span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A large portion of Inorganic Chemistry revolves around equations and chemical formulae that one needs to memorize. At times, that becomes overwhelming because of the large sea of syllabi. Therefore, it is important for you to plan and strategize around how would you study Inorganic Chemistry efficiently to not get frustrated.</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The most important advice I’d give to aspirants for Inorganic Chemistry is to ensure that you do not leave it for the last few months and rather prepare it bit-by-bit throughout the 2 years. The syllabus is so huge that it cannot be done in a few months. I personally hated memorization and it took me a lot of time to cram the equations and formulae involved in Inorganic Chemistry and so, I budgeted a sizeable amount of time to prepare Inorganic Chemistry.</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It takes a lot of conscious effort to memorize something. Over time, I learned a simple memorization trick - read the same content every day. Like really. Let’s say, there are 6 chapters in total. You might require a couple of months to complete all of these chapters initially and that’s totally fine. However, once you’ve gone through these chapters, understood the content, solved a lot of problems, and got good marks in exams, what becomes difficult is to not forget these chapters.</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this, the simple technique is to read these chapters daily. Pick up 2 chapters, and read them on Monday. Pick the next 2 and read them on Tuesday. Repeat. Because you already have spent a couple of months studying these chapters, you essentially have to “maintain” them rather than study them from scratch. So, “reading” 2 chapters a day should not take more than 30 - 45 minutes. When you are “reading” these chapters again and again and again, your mind will eventually memorize the content in a “visual” format, and on the exam day, it would be extremely easy to recall the equations and formulae. Try this technique on 2 - 3 pages of p-block elements, and do let me know if it works for you.</span></p><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For Qualitative Analysis, one has to not only memorize the equations and formulae but also colors. The chapter is full of exceptions and so, at times the colors are counter-intuitive. A simple trick for this chapter is to buy pencil colors and color the compounds in your notebook with the same color. Once you’ve done that, apply the technique in point #3 above. After going through the equations 3 - 4 times, you’d realize that the color has settled in your “visual” memory. You’d be able to recall that on page 72 of the book on the bottom left, there was a red-colored compound.</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overall, I’d say that Inorganic Chemistry is a game of patience more than effort and intelligence. The best way to “win” over Inorganic Chemistry is to study deeply once and then repeat, repeat, repeat and repeat so as to “maintain” the memory. Don’t over-think. Don’t get frustrated. Repeat, repeat and repeat.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All the best!</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other articles:</span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://amangoeliitb.blogspot.com/2013/07/organic-chemistry-my-favorite_2.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Organic Chemistry</span></a></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://amangoeliitb.blogspot.com/2013/12/physical-chemistry-on-demand.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Physical Chemistry</span></a></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://amangoeliitb.blogspot.com/p/books-section.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Best books</span></a></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://amangoeliitb.blogspot.com/p/all-posts_13.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All the blog posts</span></a></p></li></ol></span>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-25856071546934245702022-06-03T08:42:00.003+05:302022-06-03T08:42:11.153+05:30What sacrifice did you make during your JEE preparations?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Too many sacrifices!</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Didn’t have friends</span><span style="background: none;">. Except for 1 or 2 people, I didn’t have friends in school. Having said that, I made some of the best friends when I joined IIT Bombay. It has been ~9 years of our friendship and the 5 - 6 of us make sure to connect once every alternate week. Having said that, I have a friend from school with whom my friendship began some 15 years ago and we are still the best friends.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Didn’t attend family functions</span><span style="background: none;">. Except for the house inauguration of one of my uncles, I didn’t attend any family function during the 2 years of JEE preparation. My mother forcefully took me to the uncle’s function :P. Many of my relatives complained that this was bad behavior on my part. However, as of today, the kids of most of these relatives are preparing for either JEE or some other competitive exams, so now, they are able to empathize with my situation. The good thing is that now I attend ALL the family functions because I have full control of my time.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Didn’t use social media</span><span style="background: none;">. On this, I’d say that during my JEE preparation time (2011 - 2013), social media wasn’t as popular as it is today. I am talking about those days when 2G internet cost Rs. 100 per GB per month. Having said that, as of today, I am active on all social media/networking platforms - Quora, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and sometimes on Facebook too.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">No movies</span><span style="background: none;">. I didn’t watch a single movie during the JEE preparation period. Even today I don’t do that because I don’t like watching movies. I do watch specific series like Air Crash Investigation, and watch YouTube videos - big fan of Abhishek Upmanyu and other stand-up comedians!</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">No girlfriend</span><span style="background: none;">. Somehow I had a perception that a girlfriend would be a distraction. A typical JEE aspirant is 15 years old. So was I. And so, I personally feel that it is a little too early. I am sure there are people who are exceptions to this rule.</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I think the end reward was totally worth it. I secured an All India Rank of 33 in JEE Advanced 2013 and joined IIT Bombay, Computer Science and Engineering. My life and career became much easier because of the IIT Bombay brand name. I now have a lot of time to compensate for the sacrifices I made. I travel a lot for leisure as well as work - was in Dubai a couple of weeks back, then in Goa, then to Odisha, then Lonavla, then Jaipur for a friend’s wedding - all within 1 month! So, I am glad that I now have full control of my time today because of the sacrifices I made during my JEE preparation days.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Most importantly - </span><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">My parents are proud of me</span><span style="background: none;">.</span></p><blockquote class="q-relative qu-color--gray qu-borderWidth--retinaOverride" style="background-color: white; border-color: transparent; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #636466; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding-left: 1em; position: relative;"><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">All the sacrifice seems totally worth when I see my parents proudly telling someone that their son graduated from IIT Bombay.</span></p><div class="q-absolute qu-borderRadius--pill QTextBlockQuote___StyledAbsolute-an1wlz-0 dHUDep" style="background-color: currentcolor; border-radius: 1000px; bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0px; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 3px;" width="3"></div></blockquote><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">If you are a JEE aspirant working hard to crack JEE, I’d suggest that work 10% harder - it is totally worth the effort. The brand name of IIT helps you short-circuit a lot of things in life. Eventually, in the long run, your hard work will matter. But in the short run, for the first ~5 years of your career, having an IIT tag will open up a lot of doors for you and speed up a lot of things. Also, the 4 years at an IIT will help you compensate for pretty much all the sacrifices that you’ll make during your JEE preparation.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Talking about IIT Bombay, we have so many amazing facilities and clubs:</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5e621160b997b899df82410edaf4f242-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Skating</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-ed44b29f9ef4b948de19b498aed1d17b-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">A US Internship</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-42d13417bec6435415b8482c852cacea-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Placements</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-a51b58eb65f1f1373e8d7712e2d97f81-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Snooker (I don’t know how to play!)</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c7540c039fd2e584038753fb083d1970-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Parties!</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-8865700b0e420e1dfcde553a4a95630e-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Hostel Life</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-78cbf16c2607d8fe1bbff3edbf26621b-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">The IIT Bombay Degree</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5411340d69566c79074ca0f0c062052f-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">People sleeping in the lecture halls</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-4ddc05d81ae4c5f7f9b1d0fdaa200dfd-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Greenery</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-da9359d0ad27d8540fd30bdb5be33521-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Academics (Engineering Drawing)</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-2e483f37c55ecc4a638b6c971d861f01-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Festivals</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-4d75bf2ca2e9ff60ed3c4830ba1b8fb2-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Sports</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-001404f24a7b7d092c261b792a246c76-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Fun with friends</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-19480861412d421cde9dd18b0dc36450-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Performances</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5c67eec605a56fca0b69d7bd88f46669-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Exhibitions</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-7f0f33b3fdac7b90e0a8c123ebc59e2e-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Exhibitions</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-bfb4c33a35326e5dc8f8ff513cad3a91-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Fests</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-f74aba8375aa46735c277ed654b282ab-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Open Air Theatre</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-57214c43d4753d281f253530638b28c7-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Open Air Theatre</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-376004c71c416e3721b0f1dcc6f30303-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Clubs (Rubik’s Club)</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-c79d5de1b4ffa1a533a5e4320809b734-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Hostels</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-8e20f1cafd0f3f76ba89e6759aa77d73-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Techfest</span></p><div class="q-box qu-mx--n_medium" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px;"><div class="CssComponent-sc-1oskqb9-0 QTextImage___StyledCssComponent-sc-1yi3aau-0 ilDNcJ"><div class="q-box unzoomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: -webkit-zoom-in; filter: blur(0px); margin-bottom: 1em;" tabindex="-1"><img class="q-image qu-display--block" src="https://qphs.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-d5c778d9c9a3695d9dc265d7047156b7-lq" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" /></div></div></div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">World Class Lecture Halls</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">So, all of the hard work and effort becomes totally worth it once you get into an IIT.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">If I were taken back in time in 2011 and asked to figure out a way to build my career, I’d probably again for the JEE preparation - I think it is the best bet because the reward is extremely high.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Wishing all the best to the JEE aspirants reading this answer!</span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-78795004733470647752022-06-02T14:11:00.008+05:302022-06-02T14:11:35.719+05:30How to maintain consistency during the JEE preparation?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The 2 years of JEE preparation from 2011 to 2013 were the best years of my life. They ended in an All India Rank of 33 in JEE Advanced 2013, leading me to join IIT Bombay, Computer Science and Engineering.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Back in 2010, my best friend’s brother got a rank of 125 in JEE. It was completely a new thing for me. Before that, I had only heard of people getting a 4-digit and 5-digit rank in JEE. At that time, I was in class 10th, barely 15 years old and so, I had limited information about JEE. Because of my friend’s brother’s rank, I was extremely fascinated with JEE. To top it up, my school took me on a visit to the IIT Kanpur campus. I was totally amazed to see the campus, the environment, the labs, the auditorium, lecture halls, and students. It was a life-changing moment for me and it was at that time, that I made a promise to myself that I will work hard to achieve a rank better than 125 in JEE.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Fortunately, even in 2010, my parents had got me a broadband connection at my home. It was because my elder sister was doing an MCA course and so, she needed an internet connection. Being the younger brother, I never let her use the computer and the internet and always hijacked it :P</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">The hijacking turned out to be one of the best things I did because I used the internet positively - to search for articles and blogs on JEE preparation, interviews of JEE toppers, study material, books, and whatnot! Remember, by this time, I had made a goal of achieving a rank better than 125 in JEE 2013. A rank that good requires a different level of preparation and so, I scanned every bit of the internet to gather all the information I could about JEE and JEE preparation. I learned a lot about various programs at different IITs, including IIT Bombay, Computer Science and Engineering program. When I learned that all the top JEE rankers go to IITB CSE, I revised my goal - a top 50 rank so as to bag a position at IITB CSE.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">My parents got me enrolled in FIITJEE Kanpur’s 2-year classroom program. My admission was delayed because of my sister’s marriage that was scheduled in Feb 2011. So, my batch started towards the end of April 2011. To be specific, it was on 29th April 2011. I remember this date because it's my parents’ marriage anniversary on the 29th of April.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">On the very first day, the maths teacher went student-by-student and asked each person - “Tell the class about yourself and also talk about which IIT you want to be after 2 years of JEE preparation”. When my turn came, I was loud and clear - “A top 50 rank that takes me to IIT Bombay, Computer Science and Engineering”. I had fixed this goal in my mind. I lived and breathed this goal every day, every hour, every minute. For the 2 years of JEE preparation, I was so obsessed with this goal that I had a sticker in my almirah that said “Top 50 rank in JEE 2013”. Even on my study table, I had written with a pen - “Top 50 rank in JEE 2013”.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I worked really hard during the 2 years from 2011 to 2013:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Studied about 8 hours a day on a consistent basis.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Skipped family functions.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Didn’t have friends.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Didn’t play sports or computer games.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Had little presence on Social Media.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Didn’t go on any family trips.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Left my school to join a dummy school.</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Many people would think that I was naive to be so rigorous with myself. However, I had one and only one goal in my mind - “Top 50 rank in JEE 2013”. Everything else seemed to be a distraction. Because I was so fixated on my goal, I could easily keep myself away from anything that didn’t align with my goal because to me, that thing felt like a waste of my time.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Around the mid of class 11th, my Physics teacher introduced me to Vipul Singh, who was JEE 2010 AIR 5, and a student at IITB CSE. He also introduced me to Ashwin Paranjape who was JEE 2010 AIR 75 and also at IITB CSE. Both Vipul and Ashwin were the students of my Physics Teacher when Sir was teaching at FIITJEE Bhilai Center. You can imagine the kind of motivation I got talking to Vipul and Ashwin. I spoke with them only once and after that, I went back to my goal of getting a “Top 50 rank in JEE 2013”. Ovbiously I met both Vipul and Ashwin when I joined IITB CSE.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I bought all the relevant books and study material:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE 2-year Classroom Program material.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE GMP.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE RTPF.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE AITS.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE Open Test.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE Pinnacle Program material.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">All the relevant JEE books, about 50+ of them.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Resonance Kota Coaching Material.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Bansal Kota Coaching Material.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Allen Kota Coaching Material.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Brilliant Tutorials Coaching Material.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I didn’t leave any stone unturned to be able to hit my goal of “Top 50 rank in JEE 2013”. I put in all the efforts to hit the goal and I was able to avoid all the distractions.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">To answer your question - How was I able to maintain consistency?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Because I was extremely focused on my goal of “Top 50 rank in JEE 2013”</span><span style="background: none;">. If you have a goal in life and you live and breathe it daily, it's extremely easy to work for it consistently. Goals help you take a daily decisions. Every time I faced a distraction, I asked myself - “will this help me achieve my goal of a Top 50 rank in JEE 2013”? If the answer was no, I didn’t get distracted.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Let’s accept it - decision-making is difficult. There are so many decisions that we have to take in our lives on a daily basis. Go out with friends or study? Check that Facebook notification or study? Go on that family trip or study? If you live your goal every minute, you can use it to take all your decisions in life and life becomes extremely easy.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Set goals in your life and everything else will fall into place. Consistency, motivation, distractions, friends, family, functions - everything will suddenly become so easy to determine once you’ve set goals for yourself in your life. The goal could be as simple as - getting selected in JEE Advanced, or it could be as specific as getting a “Top 50 rank in JEE 2013”.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Hope this helps. The COVID time has been really hard on the JEE aspirants. I wish that all of you achieve all the success in life.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Bonus</span><span style="background: none;">: I have written </span><span class="q-inline" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://amangoeliitb.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-guide-to-get-top-50-rank-in-jee.html" rel="noopener nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="amangoeliitb.blogspot.com">A guide to get a top 50 rank in JEE!</a></span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-19835936336215601242022-06-02T12:18:00.000+05:302022-06-02T12:18:01.306+05:30Did Aman Goel meditate during the JEE preparation?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Social media wasn’t that widespread when I prepared for JEE and so, there was no need to meditate.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">What the hell did you just say? Social media and meditation??</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Ok, so let us understand why is meditation needed.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Today, we are surrounded by social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Quora, etc. Each of these platforms provides something called a “feed” which shows the latest content. We tend to spend a lot of our time in browsing through the content in this feed. In fact, a lot of us are so much into it, that we just can’t imagine a day without browsing through our Facebook newsfeeds.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">What’s the end result?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">The result is that the attention span has gone down drastically. We are so used to seeing “new” content at a high velocity that we have lost our attention span. We cannot concentrate for even 5 minutes on a single thing because due to feeds, we have developed a habit of seeing a large amount of content in a given amount of time.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">This is where meditation helps - </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">redeveloping your lost attention span</span><span style="background: none;">, which is very much needed for JEE or for that matter, any mind-intensive activity.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">While meditating, you try to concentrate on exactly one thought or object. This helps your mind in forgetting other things and delving deep into that one thought/object. This eventually improves your attention span which may be better called as “concentration”.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Back in 2011 when I was preparing for JEE, I was:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Not very active on Facebook. I did spend some time but did not do that all day.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Non-existent on Twitter</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Non-existent on WhatsApp</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Non-existent on Quora</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I had a great attention span and I could read and study for hours without getting distracted. As a result, there was no significant need for me to meditate.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Today’s generation needs meditation more than ever before. Here are a few suggestions from me:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Uninstall social media apps</span><span style="background: none;">. Apps reduce the access time. If you uninstall them, you are forced to open them on the browser, which is generally slower.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Don’t keep the apps on the home page</span><span style="background: none;">. If you cannot uninstall them (for whatever reason), do not keep the apps on the main page of your smartphone. This will increase your access effort because you will have to open the app drawer and navigate.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Logout of the platform</span><span style="background: none;">. Force yourself to log in whenever you want to access the social media platform. This will surely increase your access time and thereby decrease your usage.</span></li></ul>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-32167405776415117302022-06-02T12:16:00.008+05:302022-06-02T12:16:46.186+05:30What is the best schedule and timetable that I can make for serious JEE preparation?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Here is what my timetable during JEE preparation looked like:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Wake up at about 7.00 AM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Freshen up, have breakfast - ready for study by somewhere around 7.45 AM (</span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Edit - my mother read this answer and she told me that it is 6.45 AM and not 7.45 AM. Moms are moms :’)</span><span style="background: none;">)</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Continuous study session till 11.00 AM. During the morning session, I used to focus a lot on 2 things:</span></li><ul class="q-box" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 0em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.4em;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Areas where I was weak.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Areas that were new to me.</span></li></ul><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Over time, I realized that my most efficient and most productive study time was morning from 8.00 AM to 11.00 AM and so, that was the reason that I used this time for weaker areas and new concepts.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Take a break till about 12.00 PM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Continue for another couple of hours till 2.00 PM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Take a break till 3.00 PM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE classes used to be from 4.00 - 8.00 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. So, if it was a coaching day, I used to leave by 3.00 PM. If it was a non-coaching day, another study session from 3.00 - 5.00 PM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">By 5.00, much of the day used to be over unless I had something more to study. For instance, there were days when I had to solve FIITJEE material like GMP, RTPF, AITS papers, etc. That was basically additional work. In such situations, I used to take another 2-hour long session from 6.00 PM to 8.00 PM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">I never studied after 8.00 PM partly because I used to get exhausted and partly because my dad didn’t appreciate it since studying at night may lead to poor eyesight (dads are dads).</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">After 8.00 PM, the activities usually included dinner, sitting with parents, browsing the internet, playing something (GTA fan here!), etc. Sometimes I also used to hang out with a couple of friends after 8.00 PM. However, that was quite rare.</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">The best part here is that since I did not actively attend the school (I was enrolled in a dummy school), I got lots of time during the morning which I could use entirely for my JEE preparation. That helped me to maintain a balanced lifestyle. I feel sad to say that most schools in India at the 11th and 12th standard levels are least concerned about the competitive exam results. They care only about marks in the board exams. Talking specifically about engineering - board exam marks do not matter (at least they didn’t matter during my year). They did matter for JEE Main, but then I was targeting JEE Advanced. Of course, there was that “20 percentile criteria”. However, the cutoff for that was barely 78% (CBSE board). By all standards, it is easy to score that (in CBSE).</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">When creating your schedule, keep a note of the following points:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Most productive hours</span><span style="background: none;">: some people prefer studying during the day (like me). Others prefer studying at night. You should try both for say 3 days and find out which one suits you better. You should then stick to it. Do not blindly follow any advice. I remember I also tried studying late at night following a few friends. But now I realize that it was stupid of me to do that because my peak efficiency hours were from 8.00 AM to 11.00 AM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">School</span><span style="background: none;">: if your school isn’t the best school, don’t try to oblige them by being a 100% attendance student. Remember, for them, it's the career of yet another student. For you, it’s your own single career. I hate to say it but the fact is that you need to be a bit selfish about your career.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Self-study</span><span style="background: none;">: you should try to create the timetable in such a way that you get ample time for self-study. I personally believe that the best learning happens when you actually sit down and delve into a concept. There were many students in my coaching who were much sharper than me and they understood things much faster. Therefore, at times, I could not keep up with the pace at which the teacher was teaching. In such situations, I always used to go back home and properly spend time understanding that topic on my own. That always resulted in a better understanding. You should incorporate such a thing into your timetable.</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Hope that it helps you create a proper timetable for JEE!</span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-86911724767478193432022-06-02T12:15:00.003+05:302022-06-02T12:15:08.723+05:30What are the most important chapters to score a three-digit rank in JEE Main?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Scoring a three-digit rank in JEE Main is very much possible with some dedicated efforts and thorough practice. Since the exam is easier as compared to other engineering entrances (read: JEE Advanced) many students give it with their board-level preparations and a few extra efforts. So, knowing the important topics for the last month's preparations helps a lot. Thus, go through the following list and know the most important chapters for JEE Main.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Important chapters for JEE Main Physics:</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Physics has a lot of theoretical chapters which are done at the end of class 12th. One shouldn’t skip them as they are easy and scoring and since they are only coming for JEE Main they are bound to be asked in it (for example, semiconductors). The other important chapters are as follows:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Current electricity</span><span style="background: none;">: This chapter is taught in class 12th and forms an important chunk of the JEE Main. Doing this chapter will simplify a few other topics too as it is analogous to some portions of electrodynamics.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Modern physics</span><span style="background: none;">: This portion is mostly learning and concept based. It is easier as compared to other topics and fetches some easy marks.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Electrostatics</span><span style="background: none;">: It forms an important part of the JEE Main physics and its questions can be tough at times too.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Rotational motion</span><span style="background: none;">: It is a very vast chapter but once you understand it well; its questions will be really easy to solve especially in JEE Main.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Oscillations and waves.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Important chapters for JEE Main Chemistry:</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Chemistry roughly has 10 questions from each of organic, physical and inorganic portions each year. Chemistry has a vast syllabus and should be prepared smartly as there is a lot of learning to do. Also, it is the least time taking when compared to the other two subjects. Here are the must-do chapters for JEE Main chemistry:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Equilibrium</span><span style="background: none;">: Consisting of both ionic and chemical equilibrium, it is an important portion of physical chemistry and is asked in a majority of the paper.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Aldehydes, ketones, and acid</span><span style="background: none;">: Mostly this section of organic chemistry is asked in the form of named reactions.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Coordination compounds</span><span style="background: none;">: It is an easy and conceptual chapter and is pretty important and fetches easy marks too.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Heat and thermodynamics</span><span style="background: none;">: This chapter is present in the physics and chemistry syllabus and the difference is only a few rules so doing this one will help both ways.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Biomolecules and polymers</span><span style="background: none;">: This is the most boring part of chemistry and is skipped by a lot of aspirants. But this is just rote learning and if done properly can fetch lots of quick marks.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Chemical bonding</span><span style="background: none;">: It is a conceptual portion of inorganic chemistry and is always asked in a good number.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Important chapters for JEE Main Mathematics:</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Mathematics is very scoring but it gets too long at times. Know the important chapters of mathematics to prepare wisely and maximize your score:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Probability and permutation-combination</span><span style="background: none;">: This is very logical and every year JEE makes new and interesting questions on these topics. Being a fun topic, it seems like the favorite topic for JEE mathematics.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Coordinate geometry</span><span style="background: none;">: This again is a vast topic but from among its sub-units, straight lines and circles are the most important. Knowing its formulas is very important.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Integration</span><span style="background: none;">: Out of definite and indefinite integration, definite is more important. It must be prepared thoroughly.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Vector and 3D</span><span style="background: none;">: This is the last portion of JEE Main mathematics and is widely asked. For this, imagination power needs to be good, and practicing surely helps a lot.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">JEE Main is all about speed and accuracy. Practice a lot of mock tests and you will surely excel. Don’t skip out any of the above topics!</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">All the best!</span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-23629141945860084602022-06-02T12:14:00.004+05:302022-06-02T12:14:18.067+05:30How did you revise the whole JEE syllabus before Mains?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Since JEE Main marks the start of engineering entrances it is very important to be done nicely for a good confidence build-up. JEE Main is all about accuracy and speed since the syllabus is comparatively easier. Also, as the entire syllabus is covered by students usually over a period of a couple of years, revision is a very important factor in determining your performance in JEE Main. Even for those who just prepare for JEE Main in the last month, revising class 11th portions is really important for a decent score. Here is how you should revise the entire syllabus before the ‘D-Day’:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Make concise notes during your preparation days or go for a premade formula booklet in case you have not made notes and it is too late now. Definitely see that formula book regularly for the last month and add any formulas or concepts that you feel are missing in it. So a regular dose of revision of formulas and concepts through these notes is a must.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Next is practicing mock papers and past year papers. The best thing about JEE Main is that its pattern is very similar to the previous years. Thus, analyzing the archives is very important for having a fair idea of the exam. Solve a mock test/previous year paper every alternate day when you are one month away from JEE Main. Revise formulas and then attempt a paper. After the paper, analyze all your mistakes. Check for solutions and see where you could do the same question in lesser time. See for any possible tricks that are getting applied in questions. After such an analysis you would realize your weak topics. Then you should do those topics properly from a good book and practice a lot of questions from such topics. Preparing through mocks really helps you. Utilize the entire next day in it too and the rest of the time of that day in doing a general revision. Continue this till you reach the time when one week is left for JEE Main. Then increase the frequency of your mock tests and sit daily for 5 days from 9 AM to 12 PM and do the paper with full seriousness. This will make your brain adapt to giving papers in that same time slot as the exam. Keep revising formulas and analyzing the paper along with this. In the last two days do a thorough revision of formulas and concepts.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Don’t consider it to be a battle and be normal in those last days. Keep your schedule regular and normal in the last two days to prevent anxiety from ruining your paper. These mock exams will definitely help you get rid of exam fear and will make you revise everything thoroughly. Revision through mocks is the best way to go through things in the last month. Having all formulas and important concepts in one place really helps a lot at the end so if you still are in the preparation phase, make notes for all chapters. Another tip is, to keep a day per week during the regular preparation months solely for revision wherein you could clear backlogs and revise the previously done portions from notes. After that, you could solve a small set of questions in a time-bound way to keep things fresh in mind.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">All the best!</span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-64707664948911031812022-06-02T12:13:00.005+05:302022-06-02T12:13:28.396+05:30What should be my strategy for 300+ marks in the JEE Main? I'm in 11th class.<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I believe that securing 300+ is not a monumental task for anyone who has diligently prepared for the exams. It does get tough when they ask factual questions which some students do not prefer to read extensively for JEE Main. But having a decent preparation for the board exams along with clarity in concepts is all it needs to shine in JEE Main. Here are some pointers to nail 300+ in JEE Main:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Read NCERT chemistry thoroughly for the boards and ensure that you retain all that knowledge till JEE Main. It is vital to secure some easy marks and gives you a greater chance to secure a 300+ score in JEE Main.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Ensure that you have a well-worked-out strategy to solve the paper. Do not get confused about which questions to solve during the exam. A proper strategy ensures fewer mistakes, more concentration, and faster solving of the paper.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">For physics, follow important examples and problems in H.C. Verma Concepts Of Physics. That book is a complete guide for the physics concepts. Also, try to remember important results which may come in handy in problems. Projectile formulas and some properties in rigid body dynamics can come in handy and save time in solving those problems.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">For maths, the questions are never too long. If you feel that your method would be lengthy, then that is not the right method. The use of properties is the most essential factor in JEE Main maths. So make sure you have enough practice with that.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Read all questions properly before attempting. Do not devise a method by just a brisk reading of the question. Read it completely and then start solving it.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Maintain clean rough work for easy debugging in case of mistakes in the steps of the solution.</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">These tips if followed can easily secure you a score of 300+ in JEE Main. If you are an aspirant for IIT then do not worry if you are unable to score 300+ in JEE Main. Advanced should be your final target and the score of your JEE Main should neither demotivate you nor make you cocky. So stay calm and give your best!</span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-62240461291511363262022-06-02T12:10:00.007+05:302022-06-02T12:10:29.286+05:30What is the motivation of Aman Goel to study hard and score such a brilliant result in his academics?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;">Motivation is temporary, habit is permanent.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Lately, I’ve been reading a lot of self-improvement books, primarily because I want to improve myself so as to succeed in entrepreneurship. After reading lots of books, I realized a common theme - </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">most successful entrepreneurs are highly disciplined</span><span style="background: none;">.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Basically, they develop repetitive habits that help them run their business for a long period which eventually results in success. Now when I look back on my days of JEE preparation, I realized that indeed, more than motivation for getting into IITB CSE, the key driving factor was discipline. I had developed certain study habits that helped a lot:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Sleeping timeline, latest by 10 PM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Wake up early by about 6.30 AM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Studying without distraction from 7.00 AM to 11.00 AM.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Planning my next day before sleeping.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">…</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I hope you get it.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">The JEE results were not due to huge motivation. The JEE results were due to the development of the proper habits (the above ones). The 2 are quite correlated but if you observe carefully, it takes a lot of motivation to develop a good habit. However, your motivation may eventually die down, but the habit you’ve acquired will stay with you for long.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">As a simple example - in my 2nd year of college, I was diagnosed with a problem in one of my teeth, and that required root canal treatment. The doctor suggested that I should brush my teeth not only during the morning (which I did) but also before sleeping. He mentioned that this is very much important for me to make sure that other teeth don’t get affected.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Ever since I have been brushing my teeth daily before sleeping. Do you think it is due to motivation? Yes, it was due to motivation initially because the doctor clearly mentioned that my other teeth may suffer. However, 3+ years down the line, I don’t think I am “motivated” to brush my teeth every night. Rather, I’ve acquired a great habit that automatically helps me keep my teeth clean.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I believe that to do well in academics, one should develop a </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">habit.</span><span style="background: none;"> Your motivation for studies may die down. However, if you have developed the habit of succeeding in life, it will stay with you forever.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">If I were to describe JEE preparation in a few sentences</span><span style="background: none;">: it isn’t about Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics. It is about learning how to discipline yourself to develop the right set of habits.</span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-88908758865418072022-06-02T12:09:00.004+05:302022-06-02T12:09:28.523+05:30How did the JEE toppers used to de-stress themselves during long study hours?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I did the following:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Computer games</span><span style="background: none;"> - I was a huge fan of GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Cricket</span><span style="background: none;"> - I used to play cricket a lot in 11th standard. Didn't play much in 12th though.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Facebook</span><span style="background: none;"> - I used to often spend some time on social media, particularly browsing through JEE forums and discussion groups. However, I later realized that it is a waste of time.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Blogs </span><span style="background: none;">- I used to read JEE toppers' blogs to learn their strategies. For instance, only after reading Vipul Singh’s blog did I pick up Arihant's books which turned out to be extremely useful to improve Maths.</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">The purpose of these activities should be to give you a break from your studies and not to waste time doing them. For instance, if you want to play computer games, do that for say 30 minutes and that too after a 3-hour long study session. Otherwise, you're sure to feel guilty.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Each minute of your time should be invested and not spent. If you're playing Computer games, that should be an investment in the sense that it should recharge you for another 3 hours of study.</span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-77904664111501496422022-06-02T12:08:00.007+05:302022-06-02T12:08:59.368+05:30Can students studying at FIITJEE share their experiences and views about the institute?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I was a student at FIITJEE Kanpur from April 2011 to May 2013. I appeared for JEE Advanced on 2nd June 2013.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Good things about FIITJEE:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Excellent study material - FIITJEE material is undoubtedly quite a difficult one. If you're aiming for a top JEE rank, it is one of the best study materials you can get.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Small classrooms - I joined the newly opened FIITJEE Kanpur and each batch had about 25 - 30 students only.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Competition - FIITJEE conducts quarterly phase tests across all centers (~100 at that time). This is a great way to evaluate your standing at a National level.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">AITS - FIITJEE test series is undoubtedly the toughest one and the majority of JEE toppers appear for it. Again, that gives you a great platform to compete with the same JEE toppers with whom you will eventually compete in JEE. Note that any student can join AITS.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Support - if you're doing well but the local center isn't supporting you (which happened with me), you can escalate the matter and the senior management would be happy to assist you in whatever way possible.</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Now the negatives:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Inexperienced faculty - some faculty members waste time. You just don't want to attend their classes. Many are great though and it depends from center to center. I was dependent heavily on self-study, so this didn't affect me much.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Errors in the study material - packages, GMP, AITS have quite a few errors. Often this leads to time wastage.</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">By and large, FIITJEE is a great institute. The benefits for 1 person may be the negatives for you. For instance, I loved the fact that AITS was above JEE level. For many students, it is a demotivating factor. Analyze what's best for you and plan accordingly.</span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-50355487430685318162022-06-02T12:07:00.003+05:302022-06-02T12:07:17.535+05:30How did Aman Goel improve his AIR from 617 in the JEE Mains to 33 in the JEE Advanced?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;">I didn’t.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">It was the goddamn normalization that screwed my rank in JEE Main.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Brace yourselves, you are going to learn something completely new today -</span><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;"> the flawed normalization system.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">So, I scored 323/360 in JEE Main 2013 and got an All India rank of 617. While with a score of 293/360 in JEE Advanced 2013, I was ranked 33 All India. How did such a drastic change happen in a matter of 2 months?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">The reality is that no change happened.</span><span style="background: none;"> If you consider purely JEE Main marks (323/360), it is 100% sure that my rank would have been among the top 50. But, it got screwed simply because I scored a meager 93.6% in CBSE 2013. </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Who cares!</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">But, let us try and understand how my (and probably your) rank got screwed up due to normalization.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Disclaimer</span><span style="background: none;">: the figures below are almost 6 years old and the exact numbers may be wrong since I have a bad memory. Please bear with me. Focus on understanding the flaw than on the numbers.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">With a percentage of 93.6, my CBSE percentile was around 97.75. This means that I was ahead of 97.75% of candidates in CBSE 2013.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Now, let’s see what this figure is for JEE Main 2013. The cut-off for JEE Main 2013 was 113/360. Basically, the person who scored a rank of 75,000 (General category) was the last person who was allowed to appear for JEE Advanced 2013 as per the rules that year. This means that if you score almost 33% in JEE Main, you will still be among the top 75,000 in the country, out of almost 7 lakh candidates (I assume that almost 50% of the 14 lakhs who appear for JEE Main are from General Category).</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">So, what would be the JEE Main score of the person whose percentile in JEE Main is 97.75?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Hang on, what?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">What would be the JEE Main score of the person whose JEE Main percentile is 97.75?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Hmm. We don’t have much data about that. Let’s try and make a guess. Assuming that we count only 7 lakhs of General category candidates, a percentile of 97.75 means a rank of about 16,000. If you search on Google for ‘AIEEE rank vs marks</span><span style="background: none;">’, you’d get several links. Each of them will give you an estimate of around 200/360 marks.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">For the uninitiated, JEE Main was called AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Exam) until the year 2012.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">So, let us assume that the gentleman with the score of 200/360 in JEE Main stood at the 97.75 percentile. Now, how did they calculate my normalized score?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Well, they used the simple formula - 40% weightage to board exams (obscure!) plus 60% weightage for JEE Main score. So, this is how it works:</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">My final normalized score = 0.4 x 200 + 0.6 x 323 = </span><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">273.8 out of 360</span><span style="background: none;">. Now you see how my rank got screwed?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">So, to incorporate the marks of board exams, they normalized the goddamn percentile, without realizing that percentiles in both the exams work very differently. While only a few manage to get 250+ out of 360 in JEE Main, the entire crowd gets above 90% in CBSE. So, normalizing the marks of both these exams is utterly stupid. but that’s how Kapil Sibbal had to propose it.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">A friend of mine who got AIR 2 in JEE Advanced 2013 was ranked 1221 in JEE Main 2013.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">All we can do is laugh at the normalization system, because, I least care about my JEE Main rank</span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">. </span><span style="background: none;">It was just a number on the resume that nobody cared about after seeing the rank in JEE Advanced.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-bold qu-pb--small" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px;">Footnotes</p><div class="q-text qu-mb--small qu-wordBreak--break-word" id="CFxxv" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; word-break: break-word;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Aman-Goel-9#cite-CFxxv" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background-color: transparent; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top">[1] </a><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.facebook.com/176158279131384/posts/aieee-2012-marks-vs-rankmarks-air290-728289-792287-873283-1070280-1183279-127627/461135743966968/" rel="noopener nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background-color: transparent; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Sehyog INFO Service<span class="q-inlineBlock" name="ExternalLink" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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word-break: break-word;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Aman-Goel-9#cite-SIktt" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background-color: transparent; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top">[2] </a><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.bengalstudents.com/forum/forums/rank-vs-mark-analysis-aieee" rel="noopener nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background-color: transparent; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">RANK VS MARK ANALYSIS OF AIEEE 2011, 2010, 2009</a></div>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-49981939846271043302022-06-02T12:04:00.003+05:302022-06-02T12:04:38.244+05:30Which books did you use for physics for the JEE Advanced?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Here are some of the books that I used during my JEE preparation:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">HC Verma</span><span style="background: none;">: A great book for starting the preparation. The book is highly recommended by all the teachers. It is great for a start, especially if you are targeting a rank in the range of 1,000 - 5,000 in JEE Advanced.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">DC Pandey Series</span><span style="background: none;">: Arguably the best book series for JEE Advanced. I’d highly recommend it. If you are targeting a rank in the range of 500 - 3,000, this book series is an absolute must. You will thoroughly enjoy the content of the book series since it is tailored for JEE preparation.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Resnick Halliday</span><span style="background: none;">: The book is great for detailed theory. The problems aren’t that good, but the theory portion is excellent. Use it as additional reading to clarify concepts that you don’t thoroughly understand.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">IE Irodov</span><span style="background: none;">: If you are aiming for a top 1,000 rank, you should absolutely solve this book. All the top rankers I have seen at IITB have solved IE Irodov. The book contains some really challenging problems and is excellent not only for JEE but also for Physics Olympiad.</span></li></ul><div><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Book Links:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span class="q-inline" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://amzn.to/2IEUjVG" rel="noopener nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="amzn.to">HC Verma</a><span class="q-inlineBlock" name="ExternalLink" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: 16px; line-height: 16px; margin-left: 2px; width: 16px;" width="16px"><span class="CssComponent__CssInlineComponent-sc-1oskqb9-1 Icon___StyledCssInlineComponent-sc-11tmcw7-0 ckJQOs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; display: inline-flex; height: 16px; justify-content: center; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"><svg height="24" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path class="icon_svg-stroke" d="M17 13.5v6H5v-12h6m3-3h6v6m0-6-9 9" fill-rule="evenodd" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="#666"></path></svg></span></span></span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span class="q-inline" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://amzn.to/2ZPwfp7" rel="noopener nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="amzn.to">DC Pandey Series</a><span class="q-inlineBlock" name="ExternalLink" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: 16px; line-height: 16px; margin-left: 2px; width: 16px;" width="16px"><span class="CssComponent__CssInlineComponent-sc-1oskqb9-1 Icon___StyledCssInlineComponent-sc-11tmcw7-0 ckJQOs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; display: inline-flex; height: 16px; justify-content: center; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"><svg height="24" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path class="icon_svg-stroke" d="M17 13.5v6H5v-12h6m3-3h6v6m0-6-9 9" fill-rule="evenodd" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="#666"></path></svg></span></span></span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span class="q-inline" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://amzn.to/2RxsktO" rel="noopener nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); 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margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span class="q-inline" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.amazon.in/Problems-GENERAL-PHYSICS-I-Irodov/dp/9351762564/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ie%20irodov&qid=1561400191&s=gateway&sr=8-3" rel="noopener nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="www.amazon.in">IE Irodov</a><span class="q-inlineBlock" name="ExternalLink" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-shrink: 0; height: 16px; line-height: 16px; margin-left: 2px; width: 16px;" width="16px"><span class="CssComponent__CssInlineComponent-sc-1oskqb9-1 Icon___StyledCssInlineComponent-sc-11tmcw7-0 ckJQOs" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; display: inline-flex; height: 16px; justify-content: center; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"><svg height="24" viewbox="0 0 24 24" width="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path class="icon_svg-stroke" d="M17 13.5v6H5v-12h6m3-3h6v6m0-6-9 9" fill-rule="evenodd" fill="none" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="#666"></path></svg></span></span></span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Additional reading</span><span style="background: none;">: </span><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/What-book-should-I-follow-to-get-an-under-50-rank-in-IIT-JEE-I%E2%80%99m-a-2018-aspirant-and-I-have-a-lot-of-time/answer/Aman-Goel-9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top" title="www.quora.com">What book should I follow to get an under 50 rank in IIT JEE?</a></p></div>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-5995869385407274792022-06-02T12:03:00.000+05:302022-06-02T12:03:04.632+05:30What is the CBSE percentage of Aman Goel?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">CBSE 2013 - marks in decreasing order.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Physics</span><span style="background: none;">: 100/100</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Chemistry</span><span style="background: none;">: 99/100</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Mathematics</span><span style="background: none;">: 95/100</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Physical Education</span><span style="background: none;">: 92/100</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">English</span><span style="background: none;">: 82/100</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Hindi</span><span style="background: none;">: 78/100 (yes, my school had 6 subjects)</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">If you aggregate the percentage for the top 5 subjects, the total was </span><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">93.6%</span><span style="background: none;">.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I am not sure how this is going to help. If you are trying to draw a correlation between marks in CBSE and JEE Advanced Rank, then I think it would be a terrible idea. Honestly, I never separately prepared for the Board Exams, as can be seen from the marks in English and Hindi. Everyone scores well in Physical Education, so let’s ignore that as an exception.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">My batch was the first batch from which the Boards marks became relevant for JEE. The idea was that only those students who are among the top 20 percentile of their respective board exams would be eligible to write JEE Advanced. Obviously, there was a criterion of rank for JEE Main as well. In my year, the top 20 percentile mapped to some 78% in CBSE and so, I was on quite a safe side. However, my JEE Main rank was a bit screwed. In spite of scoring 323/360 in JEE Main, my rank after normalization was 617.</span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-50181523683908991232022-06-02T12:01:00.006+05:302022-06-02T12:01:57.427+05:30Did Aman Goel always top his FIITJEE exams?<p><span color="inherit" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: inherit;">It depends on what you mean by </span><span color="inherit" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: inherit;">FIITJEE exams</span><span color="inherit" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: inherit;">.</span></p><div class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><div class="q-click-wrapper qu-display--block qu-tapHighlight--none ClickWrapper___StyledClickWrapperBox-zoqi4f-0 bIwtPb" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; cursor: initial; font: inherit; outline: none; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: inherit; width: 572px;" tabindex="-1" width="100%"><div class="q-box spacing_log_answer_content puppeteer_test_answer_content" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="q-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%;"><span class="CssComponent__CssInlineComponent-sc-1oskqb9-1 UserSelectableText___StyledCssInlineComponent-lsmoq4-0 kghFzc"><span class="q-box qu-userSelect--text" style="box-sizing: border-box; user-select: text;"><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE Kanpur? Yes, mostly, except once. FIITJEE All India? Never.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I remember starting my preparation on the 29th of April 2011 (my parents’ anniversary falls on the same day), struggling with even the most basic concepts in the very beginning. The biggest issue was shifting from the school-level cramming mindset to the JEE-level problem-solving mindset. While in school, you can score high by memorizing NCERT/ICSE textbooks, in JEE you need to know how to solve concept-oriented problems in a limited span of time.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">End result?</span><span style="background: none;"> 153/240 in the first All India FIITJEE Phase Test when the country highest was 232/240. I had scored some 70/80 in Maths because I had studied basic calculus in class 10th. Rest 83/160 was divided between Physics and Chemistry. Scores could not have been worse. However, I had topped FIITJEE Kanpur with a margin of 2 - 3 marks.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">There were many other exams where I performed poorly. However, there was one key point that I took care of, after each exam - </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">learning from the mistakes and making sure that I do not repeat them</span><span style="background: none;">. After each exam, I used to sit down and do an analysis of the problems where I made a silly mistake, problems where I did not know the concept, problems that involved lengthy calculations, etc. That way, I was gradually able to reduce the number of mistakes I committed in exams. For instance:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Problems where I made a silly mistake</span><span style="background: none;"> - to handle these problems, I made a note of the type of silly mistake. Calculation error? Wrong value of the moment of inertia? Wrong formula used? Then I used to solve 4 - 5 problems of that type until I could eliminate the mistake completely.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Problems where I did not know the concept</span><span style="background: none;"> - I used to go back to the </span><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/What-book-should-I-follow-to-get-an-under-50-rank-in-IIT-JEE-I%E2%80%99m-a-2018-aspirant-and-I-have-a-lot-of-time/answer/Aman-Goel-9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top" title="www.quora.com">books</a><span style="background: none;"> and read the theory and solved problems relating to the concept to make sure that I understand it well.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Problems that involved lengthy calculations</span><span style="background: none;"> - to handle these problems, I memorized a few standard calculations. For instance, the value of RT (R is Universal Gas Constant) for T = 273K and 298K (0 degrees and 25 degrees) which occur very commonly in JEE problems. That way, I could avoid wasting time on unnecessary calculations. The last thing you want to happen is that you knew the concept, but did not have time to do the calculation.</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">So, to answer your question, “Did Aman Goel always top his FIITJEE exams?” </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">No. But I made sure that I learned with every mistake and that resulted in a great JEE rank.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Further readings:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/What-book-should-I-follow-to-get-an-under-50-rank-in-IIT-JEE-I%E2%80%99m-a-2018-aspirant-and-I-have-a-lot-of-time/answer/Aman-Goel-9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top" title="www.quora.com">Which book should I follow to get a under 50 rank in IIT JEE?</a></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-get-a-under-50-rank-in-IIT-JEE-I-have-full-2-years/answer/Aman-Goel-9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top" title="www.quora.com">How do I get a under 50 rank in IIT JEE? I have full 2 years?</a></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/How-did-Aman-Goel-scored-100-100-in-the-2013-physics-CBSE-How-did-he-prepare-for-it-along-with-his-preparation-for-the-JEE/answer/Aman-Goel-9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top" title="www.quora.com">How did you score 100/100 in the 2013 physics CBSE? How did you prepare for it along with preparation for the JEE?</a></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/What-is-Aman-Goels-advice-for-a-person-going-to-start-his-preparation-of-JEE-from-class-10-in-FIITJEE/answer/Aman-Goel-9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top" title="www.quora.com">What is your advice for a person going to start his preparation of JEE from class 10 in FIITJEE?</a></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/How-hard-did-you-work-to-get-into-IITs/answer/Aman-Goel-9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top" title="www.quora.com">How hard did you work to get into IITs?</a></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/How-is-the-life-of-an-CSE-student-at-IIT/answer/Aman-Goel-9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top" title="www.quora.com">How is the life of an CSE student at IIT?</a></li></ul></span></span></div><div></div></div></div></div>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-41057339856256248012022-06-02T11:59:00.007+05:302022-06-02T11:59:46.703+05:30Can we get an under 100 rank in 8 months of preparation?<p><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Let’s end this “</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">under 100 rank in 8 months</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">” debate once and for all.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I assume that since the question has been tagged with the topics JEE and JEE Preparation, it is related to JEE Main and JEE Advanced. Getting a rank under 100 out of some 15 lakh aspirants is no joke. Back in 2011 when I started my JEE preparation, people typically spent 2 years preparing for JEE - class 11th and class 12th. Most in the top 50 ranks spent at least 3 years. I know this because a lot of my friends got a top 50 rank and some of them started their preparation as early as in class 8th.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Today, I have seen that </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">most</span><span style="background: none;"> students prepare for JEE for 4 years (~48 months) starting class 9th. So, with just 8 months remaining, you have little to no hope of getting an under 100 rank. I mean, how can you hope to be on the same pedestal as someone who has spent 6 times more time than you on the same thing, </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">consistently</span><span style="background: none;">?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I agree that success in JEE is not just a function of the number of hours one spends. The success also depends on the quality of hours spent, the books that have been studied, and a bunch of other factors. However, because there are almost 15 lakh aspirants, we can safely assume that there would be many, who would be studying the best set of books, would be guided by top-notch teachers, </span><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">and</span><span style="background: none;"> would have prepared for 4 years with consistency. There is no chance on earth that you can compete with them in just 8 months of preparation and get a better rank.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Some folks might not agree with my answer and give you a false, sugarcoated hope that you still can do it. However, having achieved a top 100 rank myself</span><a class="q-text qu-dynamicFontSize--tiny qu-verticalAlign--super" href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Aman-Goel-9#GufxM" id="cite-GufxM" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; font-size: calc(12px * var(--dynamic-font-scale, 1)) !important; line-height: 1; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: super;">[1]</a><span style="background: none;">I can tell you with confidence that 8 months is nothing when it comes to a top 100 rank in JEE. In fact, if I am today given 8 months for JEE preparation and then asked to appear for JEE, there is a high chance that I won’t be able to get a top 100 rank again.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">However, not being able to achieve a top 100 rank doesn’t mean the end of anything. Here are a few suggestions from my side:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Do your best and try to get a top 1,000 or even a top 5,000 rank. You will still be able to get admission to one of the IITs.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Try to prepare NCERT books well, so that you are able to achieve good results in JEE Main - there are some fantastic colleges that admit basis JEE Main score.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Prepare for other parallel exams. BITSAT comes to the top of my mind as being one of the best exams, opening doors to BITS Pilani and other related colleges.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">All the best!</span></p><p class="q-text qu-bold qu-pb--small" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; margin: 1em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 8px;">Footnotes</p><div class="q-text qu-mb--small qu-wordBreak--break-word" id="GufxM" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 8px; word-break: break-word;"><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Aman-Goel-9#cite-GufxM" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background-color: transparent; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top">[1] </a><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/aman-goel-of-kanpur-topped-in-the-iit-kanpur-zone-with-33-all-india-rank-in-jee-advanced-/articleshow/20706935.cms" rel="noopener nofollow" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background-color: transparent; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Aman Goel of Kanpur topped in the IIT Kanpur Zone with 33 All India Rank in JEE Advanced. - Times of India</a></div>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-30299294770523516102022-06-02T11:59:00.003+05:302022-06-02T11:59:16.248+05:30What are the advantages of studying at IIT? Is it really worth the 2 years of preparation?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic;">The biggest misconception that people have about IITs and JEE preparation is that people go to IITs to study and that JEE is a test of one’s Physics, Chemistry, and Maths abilities.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Hear me out.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">To be successful in life, one needs to learn certain qualities:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Persistence</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Hard work</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Dedication</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Focus</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Handling failures</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Being around smart people</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Learnability</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">The list is obviously not exhaustive. These are some qualities that came to the top of my mind. If one is able to develop these qualities, with a high probability, they can become successful in life. The chances of failure will drastically go down, with obviously, some exceptions.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">IITs and the JEE preparation don’t teach you academics at all. In fact, academics (including Physics, Chemistry, and math) are used as a means to teach you the above abilities.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Let’s take an example. When you were young, your father gave you a piggy bank to save money. You saved Rs. 1 or Rs. 2 coins over the month/year and that turned into a sizeable hundred of Rupees worth of saving. Did your father intend to teach you how to save Rs. 100?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">No.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">He intended to teach you the concept of savings in general so that you become wiser financially. He wanted you to learn the value of hard work, patience, and money, and today, if you’d followed his advice well, you’d have learned a bunch of other things - investing in mutual funds and stocks, not spending money on unnecessary things, etc.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">The same is the case with IITs and JEE preparation. When someone studies Physics, Chemistry, and Maths in Class 11th and 12th, or studies CSE in B. Tech at IIT Bombay, they are not learning SN1/SN2 Reaction or Newton’s law of motion. They are rather learning the important life skills I mentioned above.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I prepared for JEE from 2011 to 2013 and then joined the Computer Science Program at IIT Bombay from 2013 to 2017. Do you think I remember anything about the ideal gas equation, inverse trigonometry, the moment of inertia, or Stoke’s law? I don’t even remember the instruction sets that I learned in the Compilers Course that I studied in the 3rd year of IIT Bombay, forget about remembering Raoult’s law. At best, I remember the names of these concepts, with possibly spelling mistakes.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">What I, however, remember, is the fight that I did during the 2 years of JEE preparation to get a top 50 rank. I used the exact same fight to build Cogno AI to a team of 100+ members, leading to the acquisition by Exotel. I used the exact same fight to compete for the internship during my college days. The mindset that I developed during the JEE preparation days and during the IIT Bombay B. Tech time, is helping me to date and I know, it will help me for decades to come.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">My hunger to learn, to earn, and to do something big in life helped me crack JEE with a top 50 rank and the same hunger is helping me build my startup. The same hunger will help me do well at Exotel as well.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">At IIT Bombay, I met some of the smartest people, including juniors, batchmates, and seniors. I met people who have done phenomenally well in their respective fields. I met people who switched fields and did even better there. I can say with full confidence that much like me, almost none of them will remember the concepts they learned during the JEE preparation. However, all of them would remember the mindset and skills that they acquired, which are helping them succeed in their lives.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">To answer your question - </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">Is it really worth the 2 years of preparation?</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Yes. A top rank in JEE leading to a top IIT is worth not just 2 years but worth 4 years of preparation.</span><span style="background: none;"> The IITs help you with a bunch of stuff:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Mindset and skills that I mentioned above.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">A stellar group of a successful peer network, that can open a lot of doors.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">A brand name that helps you distinguish yourself in a large group.</span></li></ol>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-86903373883335315312022-06-02T11:57:00.006+05:302022-06-02T11:57:34.873+05:30How much marks did Aman Goel get in his Jee (Mains and Adv) 2013?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">JEE Main - 323/360 with the below break-up:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Physics: 92/120</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Chemistry: 116/120</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Maths: 115/120</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I am not sure if I have mistakenly swapped my Chemistry and Maths marks. It has been almost 9 years now, and I don’t remember properly.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">I scored 93.6% in CBSE 2013. Back in 2013, they used to normalize the marks of Board Exams and give them a 40% weightage. 93.6% in CBSE is nothing extraordinary and accordingly, my </span><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">JEE Main All India Rank was 617</span><span style="background: none;">. Because I anyway got a good rank in JEE Advanced, I didn’t care much about my JEE Main rank/score.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">JEE Advanced - 293/360 with the below break-up:</span></p><ul class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Physics: 113/120</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Chemistry: 89/120</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Maths: 91/120</span></li></ul><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">My </span><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">JEE Advanced All India Rank was 33</span><span style="background: none;"> which helped me get into the Computer Science Program of IIT Bombay.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">The remarkable difference between my Physics marks of JEE Main and JEE Advanced is because, in the JEE Main syllabus, there are a lot of chapters that, back then were not in the JEE Advanced syllabus. For instance, Semiconductors and diodes, etc. Physics was the strongest subject for me, just that in JEE Main I could not score well due to these chapters.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Apart from this, I also appeared for (and qualified) some other exams - KVPY, INPhO, INChO, etc. I did not appear for BITSAT.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Additional reading: <a href="https://www.quora.com/How-did-Aman-Goel-improve-his-AIR-from-617-in-the-JEE-Mains-to-33-in-the-JEE-Advanced/answer/Aman-Goel-9" target="_blank">How did Aman Goel improve his AIR from 617 in the JEE Mains to 33 in the JEE Advanced?</a></span></p>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-1584681653615645692022-06-02T11:56:00.005+05:302022-06-02T11:56:21.860+05:30Does being in the top batch in FIITJEE guarantee a selection in IIT-JEE?<p><span style="color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Not in a million years.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE is simply a coaching institute. Definitely, they are good, but like any other coaching institute, they cannot guarantee a selection in IIT-JEE.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE has some fantastic benefits:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">The overall student pool is large</span><span style="background: none;">: therefore, one gets a highly competitive environment. It helps in benchmarking oneself to a large number of students across multiple centers.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">The classroom/batch size is small</span><span style="background: none;">: therefore, one can get personalized attention. I was at FIITJEE Kanpur from 2011 to 2013 for my JEE preparation and the best thing was that the batch had not more than 35 students. There are some other institutes in the city that have batches of size larger than 1000 students. Yes, you read it correctly - batches larger than 1000 students. The teachers in such institutes teach in an auditorium via a mic.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">The study material is quite good</span><span style="background: none;">: I have seen the study material of multiple institutes including Resonance, Bansal, Allen, etc. Undoubtedly, FIITJEE’s content/material is one of the best and most comprehensive. I especially like the GMP which contains a bunch of problems, many of which are above JEE level. It is super helpful for folks aiming for a top 500 rank.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-weight: bold;">Test Series is highly competitive</span><span style="background: none;">: FIITJEE test series is known to be notoriously difficult. That might be bad for a lot of people, but personally, for me, I feel that if I had the potential of being a top 100 ranker, it was FIITJEE AITS that helped me get a top 50 rank. FIITJEE AITS was super difficult and I also scored average (in absolute terms). So, I pushed myself to score better and solve tougher problems and that helped me do better in JEE.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Having said that, there are some things that FIITJEE cannot offer:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">No guarantee of selection, irrespective of the batch. No coaching institute can provide this.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Some of the teachers in your specific center may not be that great and you pretty much cannot do much about it.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Like any other coaching institute, FIITJEE is a for-profit organization. Inherently, all such institutes are designed to attract a large mass of students, most of whom will </span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic;">not</span><span style="background: none;"> get selected for JEE. So, if you have the potential of achieving a top 100 rank, you’d have to go beyond the FIITJEE teachers and make your own way. The teachers are definitely quite capable, but a top 100 rank in JEE Advanced requires an altogether different frame of mind and a different level of effort.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">My final comments:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Focus on self-study.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Do not rely on the teachers of coaching, be it FIITJEE, be it any other. At the end of the day, it is your career. Whether or not you get selected for JEE, the coaching institute will make money via the fee. Consider your teachers are guard rails who will show you the track/direction but don’t forget that you are the driver of the train, not your teacher.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Work hard. There is no substitute for hard work. There are no shortcuts to success in JEE. You have to do all the boring things - read books, make notes, solve a lot of problems, repeat, repeat and repeat.</span></li></ol>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-56224597528876459112022-06-02T11:54:00.009+05:302022-06-02T11:54:56.060+05:30How did you manage to secure a top 50 rank in the JEE Advanced?<p><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I was ranked </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #282829; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">33 (General) in JEE Advanced 2013</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block qu-wordBreak--break-word qu-textAlign--start" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; word-break: break-word;"><span style="background: none;">Here is a summary of my JEE preparation story:</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Until class 10th, I wasn’t even aware of what JEE was. I come from Kanpur and it is quite a popular JEE coaching hub. So, I had seen a lot of boards of “IIT-JEE”, but wasn’t really aware of what it was until my friend’s brother got a top 200 rank in JEE 2010. BTW, until JEE 2012, JEE Advanced was called IIT-JEE. I had seen our school’s annual magazine where a lot of people had secured 4 and 5 digits ranks. However, seeing a 3-digit rank, that too under 200 was incredible and that’s when I became quite curious about IITs.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Incidentally, in the same year in 2010, our school organized a visit to IIT Kanpur. I got to see the beautiful campus, the classrooms, the labs, and various department buildings. I was totally amazed. I think that the IIT Kanpur visit was what really got me excited about cracking JEE with a good rank and getting into the IITs.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">I, fortunately, had an internet connection at my home. So, I did an extensive search about IITs, IIT-JEE, the best IITs, career opportunities, etc. I also found some interviews of IITians and also some of the blogs for JEE preparation. Essentially, I was able to set a base for myself where I clearly understood what it takes to become an IITian and the benefits.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">I was doing well with my class 10th preparation. So, I purchased a few class 11th and 12th books. I purchased used books and so, I got them at an affordable price - yes, I came from a fairly middle-class family. If I recall correctly, I had bought HC Verma (both books) and ML Aggrawal (Mathematics) class 11th book. I spent a few hours daily studying these books. I didn’t have any tutor or coaching institute, so half of the content went above my head. My focus, however, was on the other half, which I was able to clearly understand. Some of the chapters like Quadratic equations, Progression and Series, were fairly simple to understand and the school-level problems were not difficult to solve. In class 10th, my main focus was on board exams. I only picked up the class 11th books when I had free time.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Starting 28th Feb 2011, were my class 10th Board exams. On 24th Feb 2011, my sister’s marriage was scheduled. My class teacher was quite upset with my parents for scheduling my sister’s marriage just 4 days before the Board exams. My parents are not that educated and so, they didn’t really care about academics and exams. Unfortunately, because of my sister’s marriage, they also could not spend time helping me with the coaching institute admissions for JEE preparation. My parents finally got free when my sister’s marriage was over. But because the Board exams had almost started, they told me that I should focus on the Boards and that we should worry about the coaching institutes after the Boards.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Towards the end of March, Board exams were over and that’s when I appeared for FIITJEE’s selection test. I had not appeared for FTRE which had happened around Jan 2011 - my parents were too busy with my sister’s marriage preparation to care about FTRE :P. Anyway, I got a 60% or so tuition fee waiver on FIITJEE’s entrance test and I joined FIITJEE Kanpur towards the end of April. I was quite late and so, they put me in the 2nd batch as against the first batch, which arguably had better teachers.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">FIITJEE had 4 hours of classes 3 days a week for a total of 12 hours a week. However, FIITJEE Kanpur was about 1 hour away from my home. My school timings were from 7.30 AM to 2.30 PM. So, heading to FIITJEE which was 1 hour away, and reaching by the class time (4.00 PM) became extremely hectic for me. Most of my classmates had joined the popular Kakadev Coaching given that FIITJEE was fairly new. It became extremely difficult for me to balance time between school and FIITJEE. Also, I felt that the school was becoming an unnecessary waste of my time. For instance, I saw no point in spending time studying Shakespearean English which is a part of the ISC syllabus.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Keeping that in mind, around July 2011, I left my school and enrolled in a dummy school where I didn’t have to bother about my attendance. The school was also a CBSE Board school and so, the curriculum was far easier than the ISC curriculum. This way, I could fully focus on the JEE preparation without having to worry about spending time on English and other subjects.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Right after I had left my school, it was announced by the MHRD, that IIT-JEE would now be JEE Advanced. Previously, there used to be 2 exams - IIT-JEE which was held first and was the gateway to the IITs. After IIT-JEE was held the AIEEE, which is now the JEE Main. Starting in 2013, they changed the pattern and brought a few changes:</span></li><ol class="q-box" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: lower-alpha; margin: 0px 2em 0em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.4em;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">JEE Main (AIEEE) would now be held first.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">JEE Advanced (IIT-JEE) would be held later.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">The top 75,000 candidates of JEE Main would be eligible for JEE Advanced.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Further, the candidate must be among the top 20 percentile in their respective boards. In my year, that was equivalent to some 77% in CBSE, not too difficult.</span></li></ol><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">The change in the pattern was a little shocker for me, but frankly, it was not too concerning because the Board exam’s marks didn’t directly impact the JEE Advanced rank. The Board exam’s marks indeed became a qualifying criterion though, but the bar was quite low - 77% in CBSE is no big deal.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Talking about my JEE preparation, I prepared for 2 full years. Initially, I scored low marks and a bad rank. For instance, in the FIITJEE All India Phase test across 70+ centers, I scored merely 153/240, with the highest across India being 232/240. Having said that, I kept on working hard. I read a </span><a class="q-box qu-cursor--pointer qu-hover--textDecoration--underline Link___StyledBox-t2xg9c-0 KlcoI" href="https://www.quora.com/What-book-should-I-follow-to-get-an-under-50-rank-in-IIT-JEE-I%E2%80%99m-a-2018-aspirant-and-I-have-a-lot-of-time/answer/Aman-Goel-9" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6); background: none; border-radius: inherit; box-sizing: border-box; color: #195faa; cursor: pointer; position: relative; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_top" title="www.quora.com">hell lot of books</a><span style="background: none;"> and mainly relied on self-study as against the coaching teachers. I had my own ups and downs where I scored low, made silly mistakes, forgot a formula during the exam, misread a question and got negative marks, etc. However, I was quite clear from day one - that I need to get a top 100 rank in JEE and get admission to IIT Bombay - Computer Science and Engineering Program.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">The changing moment during my JEE preparation was when I got an All India Rank of 13 in one of the FIITJEE All India Phase tests. It was at that moment that I realized that I was up to something meaningful and that I can score a good rank in JEE. From there on, I worked harder and harder to do better. At the end of class 11th, FIITJEE conducted an All India Open Test where people from anywhere could participate. In that Phase Test, I got an All India rank of 6th. That was quite an eye-opening moment for me because this test was not a FIITJEE-specific test, but rather an All India test.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">I worked considerably harder in class 12th because I could see that if I just continue the way I have been preparing for JEE, I will be able to achieve my goal of a top 100 rank. My teachers at FIITJEE helped me a lot. Towards the end of 2012 (6 months to JEE 2013), FIITJEE All India Test Series (AITS) had started. By that time, I had enough confidence that I will be able to hit a top 100 or 200 rank in JEE. However, I wanted to push myself towards a top 50 rank. That’s where AITS really helped me. FIITJEE AITS is extremely difficult, with some questions that are unnecessarily tough and way beyond JEE level. Many students get demotivated with that because they score quite low in AITS. I took it as an opportunity and worked hard and went beyond JEE level to score well in AITS. I was able to consistently perform well in AITS and I believe that I was able to push myself from a 100 - 200 rank range to a top 50 rank range only because of FIITJEE AITS.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">In 2013, I appeared for a bunch of competitive exams and I cleared for all of them - KVPY, NSEP, INPhO, NSEC, INChO, JEE Main, JEE Advanced, etc. I was unfortunately not able to appear for BITSAT because on the BITSAT day, my mother was not well, and anyway I was of the view that if for some reason I don’t make it to IITs, I will appear for JEE again. 2013 was an amazing year with lots of (small) milestones, leading to the ultimate goal of a top 50 rank in JEE.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">In July 2013, I joined IIT Bombay, Computer Science, and Engineering, arguably the most sought-after program across all IITs. Many people ask me why I didn’t go to IIT Kanpur being from Kanpur. I feel that all the top IITs are fairly equal, especially IITB, IITD, and IITK. I had been born and brought up in Kanpur and so, I wanted to go out of the city. The 2 options that I had were IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay. Because most toppers went to IITB, I also decided that I should go for it.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Here are a few of my learnings:</span></li><ol class="q-box" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: lower-alpha; margin: 0px 2em 0em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.4em;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">JEE preparation is a marathon and not a sprint. If you don’t quit for the 2 or 3 years of preparation, you’re halfway there.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Reduce distractions as much as possible - avoid smartphones, social media, friends, girlfriend/boyfriend, and parties.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Make a lot of notes. Notes help you remember things.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Solve a lot of problems. Reading theory might make you feel good. But ultimately on the exam day, you’d be solving problems, so focus on that more.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Keep a specific rank goal from day one. It will help you work accordingly. Don’t keep an ambiguous goal like “I want to get selected in IITs”. A goal like this will later bite you hard when you realize that there is a big difference across IITs and across branches. A better rank = a better branch at a better IIT.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Spend at least 6 hours a day on self-study. I feel that people underestimate self-study and are too reliant on coaching institutes. Everyone has a different pace. You can’t control that in a coaching institute, but you can control that during a self-study session.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Don’t get demotivated if you are not able to perform well. Remember - good things take time.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Don’t get jealous of anyone performing better than you. Focus on what you can learn from them and improve yourself. Your jealousy isn’t going to reduce their capability anyway.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Don’t get freaked out by your batchmates pretending to be knowing everything. There are always a handful of people in every class who will act over-smart and demotivate others. Stay away from them.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Books would be your best friends during the 2 years of preparation. Don’t get overwhelmed seeing the number of books. Find out what’s best in which book and study accordingly to achieve great results.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none;">Support from parents is extremely important. If you are a parent reading this post, make sure to help your children as much as possible. If your child has read this answer, there is a good chance that they are serious about JEE preparation and so, please help them do well.</span></li></ol></ol>Aman Goelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09418581420202062424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-68037156180342511832022-04-01T11:58:00.000+05:302022-06-02T11:58:09.004+05:30Best books for JEE preparation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span> <span style="font-size: large;">If any of the links in this post don't work, please take a look at this link: </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/Which-book-should-i-follow-to-get-a-under-50-rank-in-IIT-JEE/answer/Aman-Goel-9">Which book should I follow to get an under 50 rank in IIT JEE?</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><a href="http://amangoeliitb.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-guide-to-get-top-50-rank-in-jee.html">A guide to get a top 50 rank in JEE</a></u></b></span><br />
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Here is a comprehensive list of ALL the books. Don't get overwhelmed seeing this long list. You should decide which one suits you.<br />
Also, I will not appreciate questions like "which edition to buy", because I am adding appropriate links below of the editions which I have myself used and are definitely worth purchasing.<br />
Note that I did not use all of the books below. Some of them are famous but I did not use them because some other book was sufficient. So, you need not buy them all.<br />
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<b>Past year JEE papers</b>: very very very very very important. Solve each and every question earnestly and make sure to learn from the questions which you weren't able to solve. Also, note that you should always refer to the solution of the book even if you correctly got the answer yourself. This helps you to cross-check your solution as well as learn some (possibly) new solution given in the book. The below past year papers contain more or less the same content. You can choose any of them.<br />
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<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bABKUV"><b>Past year papers</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bV3fFF"><b>Past year papers of Maths</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bV2Kvo"><b>Past year papers of Chemistry</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bBgttg"><b>Last 37 years papers</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bBfh9d"><b>Past 35 years Maths</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bIRgu9"><b>Past 37 years papers</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bBfadz"><b>Past 14 years papers with solutions</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bIRrpc"><b>Past year chemistry papers</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bISzsQ"><b>Past year maths papers</b></a></li>
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Guidebook: The book below is authored by my friend and senior Arpit Agarwal, who was AIR 1 in JEE 2012. Arpit is currently a fourth year undergraduate at IIT Delhi. Arpit helped me a lot during the last 2 months of JEE by clearing a number of non academic doubts and helping me to develop the required examination temperament. I have never seen such a humble and down to earth person.<br />
As a JEE aspirant, I did not get a chance to read his book because it was published after JEE was over. But I myself bought this book after giving JEE and enjoyed a read. It will show you what distinguishes a JEE top ranker from a dreamer. A must buy book indeed :)<br />
The other book is by Nitin Jain, AIR 1, JEE 2009. I read this book and this book shows you how AIR 1 differs from the rest of the JEE rankers. This book was available online somewhere buy I am not able to find it now.<br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/2bIRbqp"><b>Nitin Jain's book on JEE guidance is one of the best selling books</b></a><br />
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Coming to the books of individual subjects:<br />
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<b>Physics:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bABKnU"><b>New Pattern Physics: A Master Practice Book for JEE Main and Advanced</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2c7SluN"><b>New pattern Physics (Old Edition)</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bV3Bwe"><b>Understanding Physics Jee Main & Advanced Mechanics Part-1: (2016 Revised Edition)</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bRsZW5"><b>A Problem Book In PHYSICS For IIT JEE</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bRudQZ"><b>IE Irodov</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bISllN"><b>Understanding Physics for JEE Main & Advanced ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bV3HUk"><b>Wiley's Halliday / Resnick / Walker Physics for JEE - Vol 1 (Main & Advanced)</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2c7TYbI"><b>New Pattern Physics for JEE (Advanced)</b></a></li>
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<b>Chemistry:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bISOEg"><b>Wiley's Solomons & Fryhle's Organic Chemistry for JEE (Main & Advanced)</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bISfdy"><b>New Pattern Textbook of Organic Chemistry for Competitions IIT-JEE and All Other Engineering Entrance Exams</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bBfWr7"><b>New Pattern Chemistry for JEE (Advanced)</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bBfHMI"><b>ADVANCED PROBLEMS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR JEE</b></a></li>
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<b>Mathematics:</b><br />
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<li><b><a href="http://amzn.to/2bRt7Vk">New Pattern IIT JEE Mathematics (Old Edition)</a></b></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bV48xX"><b>A Problem Book In MATHEMATICS for IIT JEE</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bIRscC"><b>IIT Mathematics For JEE (Main & Advanced) (Set Of 2 Volumes) (Paperback)</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bAClGm"><b>Skill In Mathematics Play with Graphs for JEE Main & Advanced</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bBfQja"><b>Problems Plus In IIT Mathematics</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2c7SKxf"><b>Higher Algebra</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bBgCwD"><b>Objective Mathematics for JEE (Main & Advanced) And Other Engineering Entrance Examinations - ( Volume 1 & 2)</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bRujIg"><b>New Pattern Mathematics for JEE (Main): Advanced</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2c7SJJW"><b>A Textbook of Trigonometry for JEE Main & Advanced</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bACQAn"><b>A Textbook of Algebra for JEE Main & Advanced (Old Edition)</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bV4fd4"><b>A Textbook of Algebra Vol.1 for JEE Main & Advanced</b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://amzn.to/2bRtxv0"><b>New Pattern IIT JEE Mathematics (Old Edition)</b></a></li>
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Note: Brilliant YG files and Akash's Success Magnet (I did not find a link to it) are really good. Also, the material provided by Resonance is excellent and that's why I have added its link here on this page under the others section.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having mentioned "Test Series" in one of the earlier posts let's delve deeper into the necessity of a Test Series and most importantly how to extract the best out of it so as to improve your performance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So again let's start with the fundamental question "<b>Why do I need a Test Series? Is solving books not sufficient?</b>" The answer is a plain "<b>No</b>". The reason is simple. JEE won't ask you routine problems. The problems involve multi-dimensional thinking at a time. You need to use concepts of stoichiometry in a multi-step organic synthesis to predict the percent purity and stereochemistry of the final product. Sounds daunting? It would do only till you are not used to these kinds of unforeseen situations where you need to act quick, taking into consideration every aspect along with accuracy. This is where a Test Series comes into the picture. It is a set of test papers designed to make the student comfortable with all possible varieties of questions along with the various ways in which the same question can be put in order to make the student sweat in the exam hall. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remeber the "<b>Decimal-Type Numeric"</b> questions asked in JEE Advanced 2018? which made most of the student suffer had featured already in FIITJEE AITS for JEE 2018. People who took the test series were well aware of how to attempt the questions. Ever heard of "<b>Multiple Correct Integer Answer Type Questions</b>" wherein a question may have any number of integers from 0 to 9 as the answer(Say answer to a question may be 2,3,5,7,9 and you need to enter all of these to get full marks) with a daunting marking scheme of +4/-2. It might feature in coming years in JEE but has already featured in my of my Resonance Tests.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So by the time you convince yourself about joining a test-series, another question pops up, which one? There are a lot of them available in the market? Well, there is no defined answer to it. All of them be it Resonance, Allen, FIITJEE, Narayana, Bansal, Vibrant or Aakash are good in one form or the other. Some are good for their cracking and mind-blowing questions, while some are known for their well-designed schedule to be highly student friendly. It becomes a difficult task to choose one, but there is a simple rule to do so. First of all, analyze the<b> syllabus distribution</b> of all, its <b>availability</b> in your city/town, <b>fee-structure</b>, <b>level of papers</b> (try to refrain from ones having very easy or very tough papers) and the number of tests in an academic session (15-20 tests are good enough).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those students already enrolled in a reputed Coaching Institute, there is hardly any need to join any other test-series. Just make sure to do the papers of your institute sincerely and you should be good to go. While for others, decide carefully, take reviews from people before investing your time and money somewhere. If you want to know my pick, I did <b>Resonance </b>and <b>FIITJEE AITS</b>. The former is, in my opinion, the ideal test series for it is well in accordance with the syllabus, as well as has questions at par with the prevailing level of questions asked in the actual exam, not to low neither too high. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So the first part is done. We have selected the test series, but the job is yet to start. Just giving test papers every fortnight and leaving them as it is after the paper is doing no justice to its purpose. Unless you analyze your mistakes and strengths from a test the test-paper is merely a booklet with no use. I remember spending the entire Sunday I had a test </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and a couple of days to follow</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in finding answers to the problems I wasn't able to solve, or those which went wrong, researching the web and books to learn some new concepts. It requires a lot of patience, determination and the right approach to analyze a paper and learn from one's mistakes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The basic way to analyze a paper is to divide the paper into two parts: Questions which you did <b>correctly </b>and questions which you got <b>wrong </b>or <b>did not attempt</b>. So this forms the first branch of the tree. Coming to the first one "The Questions attempted correctly", there are instances when you manage to get the answer just by guessing or eliminating the options. However, this is a very wrong practice unless it's the final exam. So the first step would be to find proper solutions to those problems. Having ensured this make sure to have a look at solutions provided along with the paper to those questions which you solved correctly just to ensure that you are equipped with other possible methods to solve a problem. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second part has further subdivisions, first being "<b>Wrong Answers</b>" and "<b>Unattempted Questions</b>". Let's consider the <b>first</b> one. You may get a question wrong due to broadly 2 ways namely <b>Silly Mistakes</b> and <b>Conceptual mistakes</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first one is easy to find, it comprises all mistakes done in hurry, say, calculation mistakes, using the wrong formula, using the long approach and getting mixed up in middle, reading the wrong data etc. The only solution to it is "<b>concentration</b>" while solving the paper. Don't think about anything while giving the test, neither what the person next to you is doing nor about the result. Just focus on reading the question properly and solving carefully. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second requires a significant amount of research so as to pinpoint the topic you need to work upon. Say you weren't able to solve a question from Coordinate Geometry. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First part of investigation done.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So first figure out what were the different conics involved there. Say you figure out to be a question involving Parabola and Circle. Great! The second part of investigation done too. Next, what in Parabola? Tangents and their properties. Okay so that's it the investigation is over and now you understand that you need to work upon Tangents, their equations, properties etc (as related to the question). Now that you know where exactly you need to work, just pick up any resource and go through it once. Compare the process you adopted and the standard one and in almost all cases you will find your mistake here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Phew! That was too much of branching. Hope you didn't find it overwhelming :P</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, here's a summary of all what I mentioned. (Forgive me for the poor picture quality :P). Hope you find it informative and helpful to increase your confidence while attempting further papers after such a rigorous exercise after the previous.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15970163524951669489noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-19381967566480446392018-05-14T18:23:00.002+05:302018-12-01T15:07:45.981+05:30JEE Advanced 2018 : Time for the finishing touch <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Meanwhile, a general guideline to be followed throughout the week is</div>
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">“Keep your head cool</b>, this is the first and foremost step in tackling the ultimate exam of your life. Don’t let negative thoughts trouble you.”</div>
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—Appear for a <b style="font-weight: bold;">full-time 6-hour test</b> at any renowned platform to make sure your body clock is tuned for the exam day.</div>
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—Start revising <b style="font-weight: bold;">Inorganic Chemistry</b> from NCERT later in the day, making sure to complete at least half of it then</div>
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—<b style="font-weight: bold;">Analyse the paper</b> you did yesterday properly making sure to identify the silly mistakes you did and taking care not to repeat similar ones in the exam.</div>
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—Meanwhile complete entire <b style="font-weight: bold;">Inorganic Chemistry</b> from NCERT very thoroughly.</div>
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—Now that you have completed Inorganic Chemistry try to go through some topics of <b style="font-weight: bold;">Organic Chemistry</b> like Biomolecules, Polymers and make sure to mug up well the names of common amino acids, their structures (Ex. Alanine, Glycine etc), some common polysaccharides, the different kinds of glycosidic bonds in different carbohydrates etc. Also if you feel you may look at the mechanisms of some common reactions like Aldol Condensation, Cannizzaro Reaction, Claisen-Schmidt, reactions of Amines, FC reactions etc.</div>
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—If you feel like doing you may appear for a 3-hour paper which I otherwise would discourage at this stage as it may do more harm to your morale than good.</div>
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—Chill out, probably have a walk in the open, try to refresh your mind with some Indoor game and don’t think much about the exam.</div>
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—No studies at all. Keep your mind away from the anxiety of the exam, try not to think much about what would happen tomorrow. It is pretty natural that you may get damn anxious, have butterflies storming in your stomach but make sure to control this as this may prove suicidal at the last time. Watch a movie if you wish to divert your mind from the coming day. Have a good night’s sleep for around 8 hours.</div>
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Rock the paper and enjoy your freedom from this highly competitive life for a while (Of course, you will feel it again soon as you enter college)</div>
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That’s all, a very broad guideline one may wish to follow. One thing is important at this phase i.e. to not let your morale go down. Keep up your spirits high and have a blast on 20th May 2018.</div>
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">All the Best!</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15970163524951669489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801716481414191471.post-76945683998045229382018-05-12T17:41:00.000+05:302018-05-12T17:41:44.299+05:30Starting the Journey : JEE 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you all would be doing up well, enjoying the break after your recently concluded Class X boards, some would be on the brink of their first important national level exam, NTSE, to be held tomorrow while others would be planning out what to do in the coming two years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Among all, the major question among students intending to take up Science courses, particularly Mathematics would be "<b>How to start preparing for JEE</b>". A lot of people have this question in mind that which books to choose, which subject to emphasize more upon, which test series to appear for and the list is endless. So I have tried to address the basic steps which every student at this stage must follow for a headstart to their JEE Preparation. Hope it makes an interesting read. So here we go,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now why this, not anything related to books or so first, because unless you develop a will, a strong desire to succeed in one of the toughest entrance exams of the country, no matter how much you study or how many problems do you solve, all without a proper mindset will go in vain. So what needs to be done? Simple. First of all ask why do you want to clear JEE? Would you be able to face the competition which registered ~13 lakh students fighting for ~10k seats in some institutes around the country? Would you be able to sacrifice or rather limit your free-flying life of hanging out with friends, attending every function and wasting time on social media? If the answer to these questions is in a positive sense, i.e. you find a reason for preparing for JEE, then congratulations my dear friend, Welcome to one of the two most beautiful years of your life. Set a firm goal (<b>Could be anything like Branch X at IIT Y based on your choices and interest</b>) and you are good to start with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(My intent has in no way been to demean the desire of the student to prepare for JEE. But the points mentioned are must in order to succeed in JEE. There's no need that you fulfill these points at the time you read them but you must have a strong will to adopt these qualities in the coming time as they form an indispensable part to succeed in any competition of life, not just JEE)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having ensured the first point fits well, now comes the most important part of planning out what to do next. You can't just go around randomly just with a strong will to succeed but no hard-work. A proper set of resources(read Books and Teaching support) is must in order to master the tricks and trances of this business. There is already a grand collection of books on the blog, but I would mention the books I used apart from those mentioned here during my JEE Preparation.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>CENGAGE Series</b> (I used it in place of the mentioned ARIHANT Series as this is more JEE oriented with the proper blend of mind-storming objective and subjective problems)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ARIHANT Differential and Integral Calculus</b> (Must do in any case for cracking all Calculus problems of JEE Advanced. It is the book with one of the best collection of calculus problems)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Resonance Study Material</b> (To boost my confidence as questions were of JEE Advanced Level)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>FIITJEE RSM</b> (To bring down myself to ground when I became overconfident ;p)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Note</b>: There's no need to get all these stuff right now. Any book (Arihant or Cengage in case you have no coaching material) of Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry and Algebra would do in class 11 and the rest would be used in class 12. If you have any coaching material, do it first completely and then do some additional practice from the mentioned books. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>CENGAGE SERIES</b> (Mindblowing collection of problems of all varieties and difficulties)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Resonance Study Material</b> (A great resource for elementary and good subjective problems)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>FIITJEE RSM</b> (Excellent subjective problems)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Physical Chemistry</b>: Resonance Material (Very good Theory + Problems) + RSM (Theory) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Inorganic Chemistry</b>: NCERT (Read God Book) + Resonance Material + Vogel's Qualitative salt analysis</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Organic Chemistry</b>: CENGAGE, L.G. Wade, Resonance (Problems)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, this is something which differs for every person. Someone may prefer to study at night while someone else may feel dozed off early. Someone has a die-hard love for Physics while someone struggles at it. But at the end of the day, everything boils down to the fact that how much proficient you are in each subject for you cannot crack IIT just by studying the subject you like. You need to put enough efforts for each subject, devote proper time to each and make sure to leave no stone unturned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, there is a general algorithm to master any topic. Read ample theory from any standard resource (read your coaching material or any mentioned book), solve a handful of basic level problems to ensure the formulae well fit in your brain and then push your limits as you solve higher order problems including the subjective ones. Although they generally don't feature these days as such but are must for a complete understanding of the subject.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now comes the big gun. How do you know that you are good going on a topic? Well, solving problems of the book quickly and easily won't do any good. You need to develop a rock solid examination temperament. Well, the term sounds intimidating, so let me put it in a simple way. It means "Attempting test papers of varying difficulties with sheer confidence and calmness". But how do you develop this trait? Of course, keeping your head cool during the exam is not taught in any book. Also, you won't risk going to the final exam unexposed to the possible exam many times well in advance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is what a Test Series does. Although some of the readers would be knowing what it is and what are its benefits, it is a collection, or rather a "series of tests" that are conducted throughout the academic session (mainly from July to March) by almost all coaching institutes in the country. What does this give you? Some 12-15 tests (depending on the coaching and the class of your study) conducted generally once or twice a month, giving you various paper patterns of different difficulties to be solved in fixed time limits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having discussed a lot of technical aspects demands some non-technical ones too. The journey which you are going to start would be filled with lots of surprises, failures, successes, setbacks and most importantly new learnings each day. Important is not to get disheartened by failures or over-confident by successes but to maintain a balance between success and failures and not to stop till you achieve your target. Beleive that you can do it. If you prepare honestly and sincerely there's nothing stopping you from entering into the IIT of your choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Throughout the post, I have tried to present the pattern and practices I followed and in no way meant to hurt anyone's ideologies at any point.</span></div>
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