IIT JEE Main 2025 Preparation Tips

Every year thousands of students participate in the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (IIT JEE) Main with just one dream in their mind – to study in the prestigious IITs. Preparing for IIT JEE requires three important things – consistency, perseverance, and interest in studies. If you are willing to prepare for IIT JEE Main 2025, you must first have a genuine interest in learning Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. You must have a clear goal in mind that you need to crack this examination and get admission in your dream college or university. With this thought in mind, if you begin your preparation, you will definitely be able to crack the exam!

Today, we are going to share with you some essential tips and insights about IIT JEE Main that will help you understand how to prepare for IIT JEE Main in the best possible way. In all, there are 7 tips and tricks that we will be discussing:

Understand the IIT JEE Main exam pattern, marking scheme, and other details
Create a study schedule and practice questions on a daily basis
Study as per topic-wise weightage for IIT JEE Main
Take notes properly so that you revise well before the exam
Focus on previous year questions/mock tests
Gather the best books and study materials
Enrol in an online IIT JEE Coaching and learn from the experts

Know Everything About IIT JEE Main

First of all, understand what IIT JEE Main is, what the exam is like and what will be asked in the exam. In short, you need to understand three things:

IIT JEE Main Exam Details
IIT JEE Main Exam Pattern
IIT JEE Main Marking Scheme

IIT JEE Main 2022 will be conducted in two sessions. This means students will have two chances to participate in the examination. The first session of IIT JEE Main 2022 was conducted in June 2022 and the second session will be conducted in July 2022. The details of IIT JEE Main 2022 are given below:

Events	Important Dates 2022 (Announced)
Events	1st Session	2nd Session
Release of Notification	1st March 2022	1st March 2022
Starting of the Registration process	1st March 2022	1st June 2022
End of registration	5th April 2022	30th June 2022
Last date of fee payment	5th April 2022	30th June 2022
Application Correction	6th to 8th April 2022	1st to 3rd July 2022
Registration reopen dates	18th to 25th April 2022	After the result of session 1
Release of Admit card	21st June 2022	July 2022
IIT JEE Main 2022 Exam	1st Session- 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th & 29th June 2022 2nd Session- 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th & 30th July 2022
Display of Answer key	June/ July 2022	August 2022
Declaration of Result	July 2022	August 2022
Counselling process starts	August 2022	August 2022

IIT JEE Main 2022 Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) Pattern

IIT JEE Main 2022 Paper Pattern for B.E/B.Tech
Particulars	Details
Exam Mode	Computer-based Examination
Test Duration	Three Hours
Language of Examination	Available in 13 Languages (English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.)
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Questions With Numerical Values as Answers
No. of Sections	3 Sections: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
Mathematics Section Pattern	30 Questions (20 Multiple Choice Questions + 10 Questions with Numerical Value as Answers) Students have to do any 5 questions out of the 10 questions with numerical value as asswers
Physics Section Pattern	30 Questions (20 Multiple Choice Questions + 10 Questions with Numerical Value as Answers) Students have to do any 5 questions out of the 10 questions with numerical value as asswers
Chemistry Section Pattern	30 Questions (20 Multiple Choice Questions + 10 Questions with Numerical Value as Answers) Students have to do any 5 questions out of the 10 questions with numerical value as asswers
Total No. of Questions	90 Questions (75 Questions to be answered, 25 questions in each section)
Total Marks of IIT JEE Mains Exam	300 Marks (100 marks for each section)
IIT JEE Main Marking Scheme	MCQs: +4 Marks for a correct answer -1 Marks for an incorrect answer 0 Marks for an unattempted question Questions with Numerical Values as answers: +4 Marks for a correct answer -1 Marks for an incorrect answer 0 Marks for an unattempted question

IIT JEE Main 2022 Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) Marking Scheme

Subject	Total No. of Questions	Marks
Mathematics	20 MCQs and 10 numerical questions (Any 5 to be answered)	100
Physics	20 MCQs and 10 numerical questions (Any 5 to be answered)	100
Chemistry	20 MCQs and 10 numerical questions (Any 5 to be answered)	100
Total	90 Questions (75 questions mandatory)	300

IIT JEE Main 2022 Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) Exam Timings

Exam Events	First Shift	Second Shift
Entry to the Test Centre (this might involve different activities like attendance, checking of admit cards, biometric registration, frisking, etc.)	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Invigilators Instructions	8:30 AM to 8:50 AM	2:30 PM to 2:50 PM
Candidates Log Into Reading Instructions	08:50	14:50
Exam Timings for B.Tech (Paper 1)	9:00 AM to 12:00 PM	3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Exam Duration	3 Hours	3 Hours

IIT JEE Main 2022 Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Plan) Pattern

IIT JEE Main 2022 B.Arch/ B.Plan Pattern
Particulars	Details
Mode of Exam	Computer-based examination except for Drawing Test in B.Arch (pen and paper-based mode)
Exam Conducting Body	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Language	Available in 13 Languages (English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.)
Exam Duration	3 Hours
Total No. of Sections	B.Arch (Paper 2A): 3 Sections: Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing Test B.Plan (Paper 2B): Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Planning Test (MCQs)
Type of questions in B.Arch Paper	Mathematics: MCQs and questions with numerical values as answers Aptitude- Multiple-choice questions Drawing- Drawing Aptitude
Type of questions in B.Planning	Mathematics- MCQs and questions with numerical values as answers Aptitude- MCQs (Multiple choice questions) Planning- MCQs (Multiple choice questions)
Total No. of Questions	B.Arch: 82 Questions B.Plan: 105 Questions
Total Marks of IIT JEE Mains Paper 2	400 Marks
Marking Scheme	MCQs: +4 Marks for a correct answer -1 Marks for an incorrect answer 0 Marks for an unattempted question Questions with Numerical Values as answers: +4 Marks for a correct answer -1 Marks for an incorrect answer 0 Marks for an unattempted question Drawing Test: Two questions are evaluated out of 100 marks.

IIT JEE Main 2022 Paper 2A (B.Arch) Marking Scheme

Subject	Total Questions in IIT JEE Mains	Total Marks of IIT JEE Mains Exam
Mathematics	20 MCQs and 10 Numerical Answer Type Questions (Any 5 To Be Answered for Numerical Questions)	100
Aptitude Test	50	200
Drawing Test	2	100
Total	82 (77 To Be Answered)	400

IIT JEE Main 2022 Paper 2B (B.Plan) Marking Scheme

Subject	Total Questions in IIT JEE Mains	Total Marks of IIT JEE Mains Exam
Mathematics	20 MCQs and 10 Numerical Answer Type Questions (Any 5 To Be Answered for Numerical Questions)	100
Aptitude Test	50	200
Planning	25	100
Total	105 (100 To Be Answered)	400

IIT JEE Main 2022 Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Plan) Exam Timings

Exam Events	First Shift Timings	Second Shift Timings
Entry to the Test Centre (this might involve different activities like attendance, checking of admit cards, biometric registration, frisking, etc.)	7:30 AM to 8:30 AM	1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Invigilators’ Instructions	8:30 AM to 8:50 AM	2:30 PM to 2:50 PM
Candidates Log Into Reading Instructions	08:50	14:50
Timing of Examination for B. Arch and B. Planning (Paper 2)	9:00 AM to 12:30 PM	3:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Exam Duration	3:30 Hours	3:30 Hours

Create a Study Schedule

Now that you know everything about the IIT JEE Main, it is time to focus on the syllabus and create a study schedule. First, take note of the complete syllabus for each section - Maths, Physics, and Chemistry. Then, mark the topics as:

Don’t know/ Have not studied yet
Easy/ Have studied before
Moderate/ Have some knowledge about it

You need to start studying the topics that you have not studied before and keep revising the topics that you have studied before side by side.

Divide your study time in different blocks and assign different tasks/subjects/topics to each block.

For example, if you have to attend school from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm. You will have time in the evening or at night to study for IIT JEE Main. In that time you can:

Study Maths/ practice Maths questions for one hour everyday (say from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm)
Study one new topic of Chemistry/Physics every alternate day (say from 7.30 pm to 8:30 pm)
Revise one topic of Chemistry/Physics at night every alternate day (say from 10:00pm to 11:00pm)

You can alter your schedules based on your timing or when you feel the most energetic. Moreover, if you pay attention in the classroom and practise all NCERT topics thoroughly, you will be able to master all the basics of IIT JEE Main.

Then, you can practise IIT JEE Main previous year papers or sample papers on the weekends (Saturday and Sunday).

Study as Per Topic-wise Weightage

Based on the frequency of questions asked in the previous year papers of IIT JEE Main, we have found the topic-wise weightage. You can consider this list to identify which topics are important.

IIT JEE Main 2022 Important Topics for Physics
Topics	Number of Questions	Marks	Weightage
Modern Physics	5	20	15.90%
Heat and Thermodynamics	3	12	9.90%
Optics	3	12	9.90%
Current Electricity	3	12	9.90%
Electrostatics	3	12	9.90%
Magnetics	2	8	6.60%
Unit, Dimension and Vector	1	4	3.30%
Kinematics	1	4	3.30%
Laws of Motion	1	4	3.30%
Work, Energy and Power	1	4	3.30%
Centre of Mass, Impulse and Momentum	1	4	3.30%
Rotation	1	4	3.30%
Gravitation	1	4	3.30%
Simple Harmonic Motion	1	4	3.30%
Solids and Fluids	1	4	3.30%
Waves	1	4	3.30%
Electromagnetic Induction	1	4	3.30%

IIT JEE Main 2022 Important Topics for Chemistry
Chapters in IIT JEE Main Exam	Numbers of Questions	Numbers of Marks	Weightage
Transition Elements and Coordinate Geometry	3	12	9.90%
Periodic Table and Representative Elements	3	12	9.90%
Thermodynamics and Gaseous State	2	8	6.60%
Atomic Structure	2	8	6.60%
Chemical Bonding	2	8	6.60%
Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium	2	8	6.60%
Solid-State and Surface Chemistry	2	8	6.60%
Nuclear Chemistry and Environment	2	8	6.60%
Mole Concept	1	4	3.30%
Redox Reaction	1	4	3.30%
Electrochemistry	1	4	3.30%
Chemical Kinetics	1	4	3.30%
Solution and Colligative Properties	1	4	3.30%
General Organic Chemistry	1	4	3.30%
Stereochemistry	1	4	3.30%
Hydrocarbon	1	4	3.30%
Alkyl Halides	1	4	3.30%
Carboxylic Acid and its derivatives	1	4	3.30%
Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, and Polymers	1	4	3.30%
Aromatic Compounds	1	4	3.30%

IIT JEE Main 2022 Important Topics for Maths
Chapters	No. of questions	No. of marks	Weightage
Coordinate Geometry	5	20	15.90%
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability	3	12	9.90%
Integral Calculus	3	12	9.90%
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	2	8	6.60%
Matrices and Determinants	2	8	6.60%
Statistics and Probability	2	8	6.60%
Three Dimensional Geometry	2	8	6.60%
Vector Algebra	2	8	6.60%
Sets, Relation and Function	1	4	3.30%
Permutation and Combination	1	4	3.30%
Binomial Theorem and its Applications	1	4	3.30%
Sequences and Series	1	4	3.30%
Trigonometry	1	4	3.30%
Mathematical Reasoning	1	4	3.30%
Differential Equation	1	4	3.30%
Statics and Dynamics	1	4	3.30%
Differential Calculus	1	4	3.30%

Take Good Notes for IIT JEE Main

Your notes can be your best study resource at the time of examination. When there will be a month or two left for IIT JEE Main, you can start revising all the chapters/topics from your notes and make sure you memorise every concept thoroughly. Your notes must include three important things:

Important terms/definitions in a topic
Previous year questions asked from that topic
Summary/ gist of that topic

You can also make formula sheets, mind maps, illustrations, flashcards, and study guides to understand a topic better. Then, you can use all these resources at the time of revision.

Focus on Previous Year Questions/ Mock Tests

Questions that appeared in previous years of IIT JEE Main are helpful for students as they help in understanding the exam pattern even better. Moreover, it will make you familiar with what types of questions are generally asked in the examination. You can even solve mock tests or sample papers in a timed environment to test:

Whether you will be able to solve all questions in the actual exam
How many topics are clear to you and how many need more revision
What kind of questions seem difficult to you
What kind of questions seem easy to you

This way, you can find your shortcomings and understand how to improve your performance. You can consult an expert to find out how you can improve your performance.

Find The Best Books and Study Material

Another important thing to consider while preparing for IIT JEE Main is where you are studying for the exam. Make sure to pick the right books that have clear explanations, practice questions, previous year questions, and solved examples. Do not rush and buy any book that someone suggests to you. Instead, check the book thoroughly and choose the book that seems the most useful to you.

You can also get the askIITians study package for IIT JEE Main 2022 including ebooks, revision notes, daily practice papers, flashcards, and more. All the study material for IIT JEE Main has been prepared by our experts who have years of experience

Enrol in Online Coaching for IIT JEE Main

Last, but not the least, you can enrol in an online coaching for IIT JEE Main where you can study from experts and prepare well for the exam as per a personalised learning strategy. These experts will guide you on how to study regularly and strengthen your concepts. You can also get your doubts solved on a regular basis and make sure that you do not skip any important topic. The tutor will also track your learning progress and will make it easier for you to prepare for IIT JEE Main with confidence.