JEE Main 2024: Tips to boost the preparation in the last month

As NTA has announced a change in the JEE Main 2024 Syllabus, preparing for the exam along with class 12 has to be organized in a way that helps in securing good marks in both exams. JEE Main 2024 exam will start on January 24. Check the last one month preparation strategy from JEE Main expert faculty and director of Motion Education Mr. Nitin Viijay.

With JEE Main scheduled to commence on January 24, 2024, there is not much time left for the exam. Clearing the exam is necessary for candidates seeking admission to IITs and NITs. But understanding that JEE Main Session 1 and the 12th Board exams are in close succession, students need to devise a well-planned strategy to ensure effective preparation in the last month left for the exam. As the exam is a gateway to the leading engineering colleges in the country, aspirants have paced their preparation to ace the entrance. But considering that JEE is one of the toughest exams in the country, let's look at some tips to help aspirants utilize the remaining time wisely. 

 

Solve Mock Test 

Having covered the syllabus by now, students should focus on answering as many mock tests as possible. Mock tests are extremely important in giving a clear idea of the exam pattern, marking schemes, and types of questions asked in the exam. To get the maximum benefit, students should analyze the test to get a proper understanding of the level of their preparation and help them identify their weak areas and topics so that they can pay extra attention to them. 

Practice previous year's papers 

Solving previous year's question papers contributes a great way to enhancing the JEE preparation. It makes for one of the best resources to give valuable insights into the subject and topic-wise distribution of questions. Previous year papers help aspirants to develop a better approach to solving questions. Allowing them to develop effective strategies, it strengthens their problem-solving skills. By enabling students to think critically, it forms an effective tool to tackle out-of-the-box questions.  

Speed and Accuracy

The questions of JEE Main are generally based on direct application with single concepts to test the speed and accuracy of the candidates. Owing to this, speed can be considered an essential factor in scaling the rank of the students. As a result, while answering the mock test aspirants should work toward effective time management by developing speed along accuracy to complete the exam on time. 

Revision 

With the exam around the corner, more and more focus should be paid to revision. Failing to revise can jeopardize the entire effort put into preparation for months. Students tend to forget the topic if not been touched upon over a while. Therefore, to save the trouble of not studying the topics already covered over and over again, revision should be a part of the study plan. 

Here, revising the notes with diagrams, formulas, graphs, etc. can help cover the topics efficiently. It helps create mind maps that reduce the need to go through the entire syllabus word by word. The concise notes help them recount all the topics with the visual image generated in their minds. By compiling the entire topic in one place, notes make for a great tool to enable last-minute revision.  

Solve practice problems 

Solving practice problems is one of the best ways to prepare for JEE. Practicing problems can help apply the concepts already learned and identify the weak areas. One can find practice problems in the prescribed textbooks, reference books, and online resources. 

Get a good hold of NCERT

Generally, NCERT books form the foundation for competitive exams. As it is also helpful for the Board exams, students should get a good hold of the NCERT book. NCERT books can help immensely in building a strong foundation on the subject.

Conclusion

Having enlisted the tips to ace the JEE Main exam, students should also focus on their overall physical and mental well-being. They should refrain from overworking as it could burn them out. Rather they should take a proper 7-8 hours sleep and follow the study schedule as per the timetable. Considering that getting anxious and stressed is an inevitable part of the exam, aspirants should practice meditation and breathing exercises to keep their minds calm even in difficult situations. In addition to this, students need to keep negative thoughts such as fear of failure at bay, as it can severely impede their performance even if they are well prepared. Keeping a positive mindset and inculcating faith in oneself can go a long way in helping students achieve their goals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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