Beginning of class 11

Hello!!!

Many of you must have just started out your JEE preparations. I'll be mentioning some do's and don'ts of JEE preparation and an overview of the preparation.

So, basically, you will be starting out with Mechanics in Physics, Algebra/Trigonometry in Mathematics and Atomic Structure/Mole Concept in Chemistry. You can see a post on Mechanics here.

1. Books

Many students tend to get distracted by people as to what books to follow. I have made a comprehensive list of books to follow. You can see them here. Follow the instructions mentioned well, and you will be fine. Don't buy too many books, it's quite confusing and a waste of time. Follow one set of good books and you are done.

2. Coaching and self-studies

Many of you are confused between Coaching and self-studies. Well trust me on this one, coaching helps in many ways. It systematizes the preparation, and we get good study material. I didn't go to Kota for the simple reason that I had a good coaching in Udaipur and I wasn't confident if I would survive there. If your family can afford coaching and you have a good coaching centre nearby, I recommend joining it ASAP if not done. If you are unable to, then see the post on Books, for books to follow for self-study. I will post on how to self study too, soon, please have some patience and check this post again after a week.

3. Healthy Practices

Some healthy practices for students preparing for JEE are hard work, regularity, regular homework completion, clearing every doubt as soon as it comes to your mind, analyzing test papers after tests, maintaining a copy for short notes, maintaining good class notes, marking important questions while solving questions from books/coaching sheets, maintaining solution copy for coaching material/primary preparation source, etc. helps.

4. The process

Coming to the process, i.e. how to approach studies in these two years. For those who go to coaching, attend all classes and get all your concepts clear in the class itself. Don't hesitate to ask doubts. Then come home, relax a bit and then study your notes, write down any doubts, and get them cleared next day. Your teachers must be giving you some homework. Solve it well. By well, I mean that try to solve them for at least 5-10 minutes. Think about the equations and formulae involved, etc. at least understand the question. If you are still unable to do, move to the next question, and eventually solve the homework. Then come back to the questions you left and then do them again. If still in doubt, consult teachers the next day. Take out some time (say an hour) to revise stuff which was taught sometime back. Mark important questions as you move ahead. Notes revision is very important.

For those who don't go to any coaching, I recommend you to pick up some good books(Arihant Book series in each, for example, or DLP of a good coaching) and make it your teacher(HCV too, I mean). Or you can see some YouTube channels(not highly recommended, but can be useful)like Tyagi sir's lectures or Etoos. Make slots and a proper time management. Then solve the questions in those books as your homework. Rest is the same.

5. Time management

Many of you used to do many sorts of things like going to parties, hanging out with friends, social media, etc. Believe me, leave all this if you really want to succeed in JEE(make sure you like my FB page and follow me everywhere before logging out :p). You have to devote as much time as possible to studies to be successful. Take out some time for exercise too. Make a proper schedule and follow it. Don't waste time, or you'll regret it later on. Have a track of your time.

6. Motivation

There would be many ups and downs in your JEE preparations. Don't worry, everyone faces them and you would succeed only if you get over them and concentrate on your target. This is the most important thing you get out of JEE preparation. Talk to your parents or teachers whenever you feel low,. Don't compare yourself to the topper, just keep on working and you might be the topper one day(I myself experienced this). You might feel burdened at times, but just keep on moving.


I hope I have summarised almost all the important things which a student must know at the beginning of his/her JEE preparation. Feel free to comment anything you wanna ask. Follow the blog for more.

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Also check : Best books for JEE , Motivation, A complete JEE preparation guide, Organic Chemistry, Mechanics, Algebra,

All the best!!!