Best Books for JEE Main 2025 Preparation: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

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Best Books for JEE Main 2025 Preparation: Check here the best JEE Main books for Maths, Physics, and Chemistry. Books play a significant role in the preparation of exams like JEE Main. Selecting the best books for JEE Main 2025 can be a tedious task for students as several books are available in the market for every subject, each claiming to be better than the other. While selecting the best books for JEE Main Preparation 2025, students should pick books that are easy to understand and have a good number of examples and numerical problems. Students should also be careful when selecting the book by any particular author look for its rating and consult colleagues and teachers.

Candidates are provided here a list of the best JEE Main 2025 books for Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics recommended by subject experts and previous year's JEE Main toppers. It will help students in selecting the right study material for their JEE Main 2025 preparation. One thing that is highly advised is that students should prepare first-hand with NCERT textbooks. NCERT is recommended as the best book for JEE Mains preparation by toppers. JEE Main 2025 exam date has been announced and the exams will be conducted in two sessions. The JEE Main 2025 exam date Session 1 is January 22 to 31 while the Session 2 exam will be conducted from April 1 to 8, 2025.

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Things to keep in mind when selecting the best books for JEE Main 2025 Preparation

It is very much advised that students select the books wisely for their JEE Main preparation 2025. While good books help in making the preparation easy, books that are difficult to understand or have fewer examples can make the preparation difficult. Students should keep the following points in mind while selecting the JEE Main 2025 best books.

  • Consult friends and teachers before selecting any book
  • When selecting a book by an author, check for its rating and review
  • Do not go with the name and fame of the book. Certain famous books can still be difficult to understand due to the language.
  • Look for books that are easy to understand, have a good number of examples and numerical problems to solve  
  • Do not buy multiple books for a subject. It is advised that students select one or two books for a subject. 

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JEE Main 2025 Best Books – Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

The subjects of JEE Main syllabus 2025 for Paper 1 are Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Students study all these subjects in their classes 11 and 12. The books of class 11 and 12 boards are the first things that students should study carefully as it will help in understanding the basic concepts. However, only school books will not help in clearing JEE Main and so, students are provided here a list of best books for JEE Main 2024 as recommended by various subject experts and also from previous toppers. Students can select the books from the list and start their preparation.   

Best Physics Book for JEE Main 2025

Physics is a numerical and conceptual subject. This subject requires students to have a basic and clear understanding of the principles, laws, and mechanisms. Most students preparing for JEE Main consider Physics as the toughest of all the subjects. However, the right book can help students master Physics. Check the best Physics books for JEE Main.

Name of the book and author

Author

NCERT Class 11 and 12 Textbooks

NCERT

Concepts of physics (Vol. 1 and 2) 

H.C Verma

Fundamentals of Physics 

Halliday, Resnick & Walker

Understanding Physics: Set of books for

  • Electricity & Magnetism

  • Mechanics (Vol. 1 & 2)

  • Optics & Modern Physics

  • Waves & Thermodynamics

D C Pandey (Arihant Publications)

Problems in General Physics 

I.E Irodov

Understanding physics 

Freedman and Young

Problems in physics

 SS Krotov

Problems and solutions of physics 

Shashi Bhushan Tiwari

Most scoring topics in JEE Main Physics How to handle tough topics in JEE Main Physics

Best Chemistry Books for JEE Main 2025

Chemistry is considered the easiest of all three JEE Main subjects. In previous years, it has been seen that questions in Chemistry are generally NCERT based and are not very difficult. The other aspect of this is that Chemistry is the most scored subject. If students prepare for it thoroughly, students can score well in the exam. Best Chemistry books for JEE Main 2025 is given below.

Name of the book and author

Author

NCERT Textbooks for classes 11 and 12

NCERT

Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations 

R.C. Mukherjee

Organic Chemistry

O P Tandon

Concept of Physical Chemistry

P Bahadur

Concise Inorganic Chemistry 

J D Lee

Physical Chemistry 

P.W. Atkins

Organic Chemistry 

Morrison & Boyd

Most scoring topics in JEE Main Chemistry How to handle tough topics in JEE Main Chemistry

Best Maths Books for JEE Main 2025

Mathematics is an analytical subject, full of lengthy calculations and derivations. In a single mathematical problem of JEE Main, sometimes more than one formula has to be applied. Best Maths book for JEE Main 2025 can be found below

Name of the book and author

Author

NCERT Class 11 and 12 Textbooks

NCERT

Objective Mathematics 

R D Sharma

Plane Trigonometry 

S L Loney

The Elements Of Coordinate Geometry 

S L Loney

Algebra 

Dr S K Goyal (Arihant Publications)

Play with Graphs 

Amit M Agarwal (Arihant Publications)

Differential Calculus 

Amit M Agarwal (Arihant Publications)

Integral Calculus 

Amit M Agarwal (Arihant Publications)

Complete Mathematics for JEE Main 

TMH

Most scoring topics in JEE Main Maths How to handle tough topics in JEE Main Maths

Best Books for JEE Main 2025 BArch and BPlan

The NTA conducts JEE Main paper 2 for BArch and BPlan courses. BPlan paper consists if questions from Mathematics, Aptitude and Drawing while BArch paper has Mathematics, Aptitude and Planning. Candidates can check the best books for Mathematics above for paper 2. Best Books for Aptitude sections can be checked below

Best Books for JEE Main Paper B.Arch and B.Plan

Name of Book Author/Publisher
A complete Self-Study Guide for B.Arch Entrance Examinations P.K. Mishra

NATA & B.Arch Full Package 

NATA360

A Guide to B.Arch Entrance Exams with Solved Papers

GKP

Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning Book 

R S Agarwal

B.Arch/B.Plan Aptitude Test for JEE Main 

S C Garg

Architecture Entrance Book

P K Mishra

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JEE Main 2025 Preparation Strategy

Selecting the right study material is only the first step. Students should also have a plan for their JEE Main preparation. Given below is the preparation strategy suggested by coaching experts and JEE Main toppers. 

Prepare a timetable for study: Studying as per JEE Main 2025 preparation timetable can help cover the syllabus in a planned manner. It is highly advised that students make a timetable with at least 2-3 hours for all three subjects and one hour for revision. 

Refer to previous year JEE Main question papers: Previous year's papers are a great source of information. It will help students in understanding the difficulty level of exams and the weightage of topics.

Understand JEE Main Syllabus: It is very much important to know what needs to be studied. The official syllabus of JEE Main 2025 can be checked on the official website. Students should study as per the syllabus only.

Regular Study: Regularity is very important in clearing the JEE Main 2025. Students should study regularly daily a per the timetable. 

Revision: Revision is as important as studying a topic. If students are not revising what they study, there are possibilities that they will not be able to recall it at the time of examinations.

Mock Test Paper: Solve mock test papers regularly. It is advised that students solve chapter-wise mock papers on completion of a chapter and full-length mock test papers after the completion of the entire syllabus.  

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