Most scoring topics in JEE Main Physics: Modern physics, Current electricity, Newton’s laws of motion

By Aman Goel

Physics is all about concepts and logics. Sometimes physics can get tougher especially when the questions start getting more and more conceptual. In physics, complexity also increases when concepts of two chapters start getting mixed in a single question. Chapters like electrodynamics are often mixed with gravitation and this causes deadly questions which become too hard to comprehend. It is a subject which is feared by a lot of JEE Main aspirants and a large number of aspirants give up on physics very soon. Due to the same reason it is really important to know the difficulty level and weightage of the various topics. Here you will get to know about the most scoring topics of JEE Main physics and the amount of effort that they require.

Greater effort but high scoring topics in Physics for JEE

There are topics which carry a good weightage and are high scoring but are on a little tricky side. These topics require you to understand concepts thoroughly and once that is done, you would be able to boost your score through these topics. A list of such topics is as follows:

1. Electromagnetism
2. Rotation
3. Magnetism
4. SHM

The above topics might seem a bit tough at first but once you begin to understand them you will start liking them.

Electromagnetism and rotation are important too and have a good weightage in JEE. These chapters are quite difficult and big. They are important for both JEE Main and JEE Advanced. Here are a few tips on how you should deal with them:

1. Don’t focus on formulas and focus more on concepts. Incline yourself to doing subjective problems from these topics as that will really help you derive things on your own from the very basics.
2. Make sure to make diagrams for the questions from these topics and analyze the situations properly before you start solving the problem.
3. Practice a lot to make sure that you are familiar with all known concepts and do miscellaneous question sets to get a better hold of the concepts.
4. Past year’s papers must be done to familiarize yourself with the kind of questions that can be asked in JEE Main and Advanced both.

But note one thing that since these chapters are a bit tough, don’t get stuck on their questions in case you are unable to do them in time. Don’t waste excessive time on them and move ahead. These chapters are asked in a much greater quantity in JEE Advanced as compared to JEE Main. In JEE Advanced, try examining the problem from a very basic perspective to get its key. Physics might seem complex in JEE Advanced but once the concept clicks, you will score easily and so be very firm in your concepts.

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Easier topics for JEE Physics which are high scoring too

There are certain topics of JEE Physics paper which don’t require much effort and are high scoring too. One must complete such topics definitely so that one can easily score more. These topics are generally more formula based and don’t require you to go very deep into the concepts. Here is a list of topics that belong to this category:

1. Modern physics
2. Current electricity
3. Newton’s laws of motion
4. Oscillations and sound
5. Heat and thermodynamics

The above chapters are asked more frequently and are not very tough too. They won’t take up a lot of your time and won’t be tough to comprehend as well. Preparing them from any coaching’s material or any standard book like DC Pandey or Cengage would suffice. You should still practice them sufficiently as the more you practice, the more easily you would be able to solve questions on them.

The main purpose of preparing these chapters well is that the questions from these topics will be done easily and quickly and that will save your time and you would get time to solve other lengthy questions more peacefully. Here are a few tips that will help you in preparing for such chapters:

• • Focus more on formulas and practice a lot.
  • Make short notes of all the formulas from such chapters and any theory points that you need to learn. Direct theory based questions too can come from chapters like modern physics.
  • Focus more on speed and accuracy when it comes to such topics.
  • Archives are a must and you must try to do them in a time-bound manner.
  • Be a bit more regular in their preparation. You could see the formula list every once in a while or do a 30 minute question sheet to recall the formulas and concepts of such topics.
  • While solving mock tests, try doing the easier questions towards the end so that you are confident at the end too.
  • Try different methods of solving the same question during the mock tests. This will help you in looking up alternate ways which lead you to the answer much more quickly.

The above points will definitely help you ace these easier topics. Try being accurate with the questions from these topics. These topics are meant for boosting your score as well as your confidence. Just make sure to not skip any of these topics. Even if you lack time, you should see a summary and formulas of these topics from any standard book in order to do any simple questions that might come in the exam.

Physics might be tough for maximum aspirants but once you know how to go about it, you can ace it. Physics is all about studying in a very organized manner and preparing according to the exam. Due to the same reason, doing past year’s papers is of utmost importance. Just don’t give up on physics and every time you feel depressed about physics, do a lot of basic problems and boost your confidence. Later, you can proceed with the higher level problems. Don’t give up! All the best!

About The Author:

Aman Goel is a co-founder at a Tech Start-up. He holds a BTech in Computer Science Engineering from IIT Bombay with a JEE Advanced AIR 33 (Year 2013).

During his free time, he enjoys writing articles/blogs. He is an Entrepreneur, Coder, Speed-cuber, gamer, and fan of Air crash investigation!

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