Yes, you are! The IITian is there in you. Some of his abilities are already expressed in you. You

will bring other qualities to the front through practice.

As a matter of fact, any above average student who is dedicated and sincere can clear the JEE.

It's not uncrackable. There is no shortage of time in the examination. Only the approach has to

be correct. Few tips are discussed in the following paragraphs. First of all, ask yourself if you

are sufficiently inspired. No half-hearted attempts, please. Your desire, commitment, internal

conviction and belief in your ability to succeed are the most important requirements.

Also, observe your reading and learning behavior.. Take notice of your mental pattern in

recoginizing and comprehending a problem. For instance, how much does a problem you are not able

to solve trouble you? How soon do you give up and seek help? How much fighting capacity and

patience do you have to keep trying a problem which has occurred to you while watching a movie,

or playing cricket, or is your involvment in Physics, Chemistry, Math confined to the duration

when you are with books? For cracking JEE, you have to learn to "live" with the subjects.

Next, do you often forget formulae and then blame your memory. Memory is a function of interplay

of mental processes. Remember, you cannot forget a formula if you have understood why this

formula is so. As a matter of fact, if you have understood the concept on which the formula is

based, neither will you face the need nor will you want to remember it. The derivation steps will

naturally occur to you and the formula will itself take shape in your mind. Ability to understand

the physical significance of mathematical equations depends on coordination between the left and

right halves of the brain. For JEE, this coordination has to be strong and it can be achieved

through approriate efforts.

Ease with numbers is another essential JEE requirement. For finding the product of 41 X 26, will

you look for a calculator, pick up a pen and paper or just add 26 or 1040?
The extent of use of pen and paper tells about your problem solving habits. While reading a

problem does an image get formed in your mind? For example, a block of mass 'm' kept on a table

connected with a weightless string passing through a frictionless pulley with a fixed spring. An

IITian won't need to draw it.
Another requirement is lateral thinking. For example, while reading the above description will

you understand why the string is weightless and pulley frictionless. For tackling IIT JEE

problems your thought has to be trained to explore more and more rapidly and simultaneously the

implications of a situation.

Coming to preparation strategies, IITians are known for living with the subject. That often

repeated word 'concentration' is nothing but the intensity of thought. It is directly

proportional to the degree of involvement and keenness of interest in the problem.
The skill of analyzing the problem, i.e. the ability to quickly find out what is to be found from

the given maze of information and the concepts to be used along with their mutual interactions,

is the art of making it to IIT.
The refinement of concepts and application skills is thereafter a regular process. Continuous

improvement is the only road to brilliance.

Finally, I assure you that IITians come from amongst you. They are not extra terrestrial

creatures. Lack of adequate conviction to succeed is the only fundamental reason for failure.

Given your determination, the IITian in you will show up in the world.
Yet, it won't happen just because you wish so.
Only you and you can make yourself an IITian. JEE does not give candidates consideration for

  - your parent(s) wanting you to be a doctor,
  - a construction in your neighborhood disturbing your studies,
  - you failing ill on the exam day,
  - you having no prior experience of JEE and not knowing so many things.

 So, get it that whatever may be your circumstances - you and only you need to resolve and go

along with your preparation. You alone can give you your selection in JEE. So, don't retain these

excuses or alibis for justifying your result later. Instead, deal with them in the fastest

possible time and move ahead.