JEE Advanced 2019 - Self Study Guide

An overview

The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is being conducted in two phases. JEE main and JEE advanced. JEE main top scorers are only allowed to appear the JEE Advanced, and clearing the JEE Advanced opens doors of some of the most premium engineering and technical institutes of the country, including IITs, ISMs (Indian School of Mines), IISERs(Indian Institute of Science Education and Research), and several other government and private institutes.

Candidates not able to clear the JEE advanced but have cleared the JEE Main can also apply for admissions into several premier engineering and technical institutes of the country, including IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology), NIT (National Institute of Technology) and several other government and private institutions.

Approximately 2,24,000 students qualify on an average for JEE-Advanced examination every year. In the year 2017 approximately 1.50 lakh students appeared JEE Advanced of which 27,152 qualified and out of these only 14,269 qualified for the IITs.

JEE Advanced 2019 Exam Date (Tentative)

The JEE Advanced 2019 is being scheduled to be conducted on 3^rd week of May, 2019.

Number of Seats at IITs:

Eligibility criteria for JEE Advance

The candidates willing to appear for the JEE advanced must have to clear the JEE main and score the rank needed to appear the JEE Advance.

For detailed eligibility criteria of the JEE Advanced please click here.

Seat Reservation: JEE Advanced 2019

Syllabus

Before you move any further and commence your preparation for the JEE exam it is a must to understand the syllabus of the exam. It gives a thorough understanding of the topics that shall be taken in consideration while framing the questions. The JEE advanced 2019 syllabus is mostly as the syllabus of class 12th board exam and hence candidates are required to be thorough with the class 12th course structure and clear the basics.

Candidates can click here to download the complete syllabus of the JEE Advanced 2019

Pattern of the Exam

Plan and function

• After going through the syllabus and the paper pattern you can now have the clear idea of the topics that are more important and from which area the maximum numbers of questions are to be asked. From this one can now easily figure out his/her weaker areas and work out on them

• Writ all such topics that you find are difficult for you at one place and start working on them in a systematic manner.

Do not mess up and finish all these topics in a chronological order. Do not shift on to any other topic until you clear all the doubts and hurdles in it.

Study materials

Students appearing the JEE Advanced must start preparing along with the JEE Advanced as the syllabus for these subjects are not different and can prepare at the same time. Candidates are required to collect all the necessary study material before initiating the preparation. Not to make a library at your home, but to have some of the key and vital books and materials that can help you score great in the JEE main and Advance.Here we have mentioned some of the important books for the JEE Advance.

Study materials for Physics:

NCERT books are the holy bible for the students appearing the JEE as the basics can be cleared from these books for all the subjects. So, it is always advised to have a thorough understanding of the basics of every subject from the NCERT books. For further guidance students can opt for two or three more books and practice papers. Physics H.C.Verma is one of the vital books for the physics, students must follow that one along with I.E. Irodov for Problems in General Physicsand Nelkon and Parker Advanced Physics

Study materials for Mathematics:

NCERT Mathematics Part I and II is a must for the preparation along with the R.S. Agarwal and other practice materials. Topics such as trigonometry and geometry can be studied from Tata McGraw Hill as it has all the important questions expected in the JEE. And the Statistics part can be covered from NCERT and S.Chand as it has all the detailed formulas and their implications mentioned neatly and help students in understanding easily.

Study materials for Chemistry:

Chemistry has its four Parts,Organic, Inorganic,Physical and Numerical chemistry. For Physical Chemistry, O.P. Tandon is the best book apart from the NCERT books and for Numerical ChemistryP.Bahadur (G.R.Bathla & Sons) is one of the most recommended books. R.K.Gupta is the best book for Inorganic Chemistry.

Time Management

As said very apt, “Time and tides waits for none” it is always important to have a time management plan for anything that you do. And when you are preparing for one of the toughest exam, such as JEE Advance, it becomes very much essential to start the preparation in a planned manner giving equal importance to all your activities and prioritizing the preparation part!

Focus on the syllabus and prepare accordingly and do not rush for unnecessary topics and waste your time in them! Manage your time using the right tools and techniques, in order to accomplish specific tasks and also finish the topics which trouble you.

• Students can attach a calendar neat their study table which shall include the complete schedule of their along with the subjects to be prepared on priority.

• Students must allot time for every activities including playing games, chatting with friends over social media and also for fitness and exercise.

• Time for recreational activities such as sports and games can help them keep their focus on the studies.

• Candidates must make a weekly schedule for their studies and the subjects that needs to be prepared at what time suitable according to their knowledge and practice. Say for example, students can keep Mondays and Tuesdays for learning the important formulas of physics and Mathematics and the implication of these formulas to be done on these two days only.

Preparation Tips

JEE being one of the toughest exams to crack, it opens doors for the biggest and the most reputed institutions of the country. While preparing for the exam the students must understand the paper and prepare accordingly. The JEE Advanced is much tougher than the JEE Main as it is the last stage for the clearing the JEE and take admissions. Nervousness is a must but the students also need to understand the importance of the time and prepare accordingly. Prioritize the subjects with maximum chances of questions coming from.

After analyzing the past years JEE Advanced papers it is very clear that the candidates must pay their attention on the subjects that have the high chances of questions appearing from them. For instance, topics such as Vectors and 3-D, Probability or Indefinite integration and related topics are to be studied thoroughly as far as the variations in the questions are concerned, the vectors and 3-D has lesser scope to the examiner.Students can use ABC Technique for prioritizing the tasks:

• A – Very urgent and important tasks

• B – Important but not urgent tasks

• C – Neither urgent nor important tasks

Set realistic goals:

To move ahead you always need goals, without goals it is worthless to move. While preparing for the JEE advanced the students must set a goat or target to achieve and not just setting up the goal but to function in the best way possible to achieve those goals being set!

• Not to deviate from the goals by having a strong level of concentration can let you achieve anything in life!

• By setting up the vision which is achievable and not exaggerating the potential that can help a lot while preparing for entrance exams.

• Be positive, always?

Analyze your performance by tests

To know the result of a task done, test is the best method! Practice the test paper everyday and once or twice in a week appear the mock tests to gain the idea of the weaker sections so as to prepare and build a strong base.

• Candidates can appear several online and offline mock tests available to have the complete idea of the subject and their weal areas.

• This can not only let them know their weak portions but can also boost confidence in the subjects they did well in the mock tests.

• If the scores are not satisfactory in the mock exams, they still have time to prepare the part they need to, and they need not to worry about the final exam!