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hi every one.
iam karthik of eleventh class.iam an iit jee aspirant for the year 2009.iam presently taking coaching in 'sri chaitanya' college in hyderabad.
          (1)    i want to start jee preparation from now onwards right from this instant seriously but iam unable to decide from where to start ie; i will tell u what exactly my problem is "in the begining of the course i had no proper intrest in jee but this month i have gone through goiit and other such similar things i am damn serious about getting a very good rank in iit but should i start from begining or should i continue from what the institute teaches us.
          (2) is one and half year suficient for cracking iit at a very god rank..i could study till 1:30 am begining from 6:30pm at home besides my regular coaching is the time sufficient or should i spare some more time for studies?           some say that studying till late night would cause your brain tired is it true and some says that reading till late night decreses your efficiency?if this is the case when should i study?
          (3)   how study i plan my studies so that i could quickly finish my board studies and as well as jee related eleventh class concepts?our board exam is on march 15 .could i be able to finish the eleventh class concepts in that time
          (4) revision very essential for iit how should i plan revison.
after what period i should constantly revise my previous concepts.how should i know that i have reached jee level of conceptual understnding

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chetan_kp

hi buddy,
we both are sailing on the same boat (even i am in 11th)
ya really there is too much pressure by now as to whether concentrate on board exams or iit and also from where to start
but i personally feel that still there is time left for board exams and we can prepare a bit till jan end or mid feb
the point is this will help us to take up the preparation seriously from 12th
about syllabus i suggest start from fundamentals because the portion ur classes r taking is already midway and wont help u to expertise the basics

plz dont rate for this pal

ramyani

1." .. should i start from begining or should i continue from what the institute teaches us ? "

you continue from what the institute teaches u. But be damn serious to study , re-study the relevant concepts which r necessary to continue with what u r doing at the instt. For example, master at least newton's laws side by side. Do try to begin at the beginning.

2. is one and half year suficient for cracking iit ?
yes.

3. should i spare some more time for studies?

not necessary, in my opinion.

4. how study i plan my studies ?

plan it long term with a span of 1 & half yr.

5. how should i plan revison ?

once a week.

6. how should i know that i have reached jee level of conceptual understnding ?

when u will score marks in all india test series.

ramyani

This is the advice of elessar_iitkgp (1498)
It may help u.

Well, short of a miracle, concentration can only increase with practice. Howvere, the most common "disease" found in JEE aspirants is the lack of knowledge about the syllabus. If you are still vague about the syllabus, read on:

Get an overview of the syllabus

People face a wide variety of problems during their preparation time. 90% of the problems go away from the following procedure:

1. Take up the NCERT books. Forget that other books exist on this planet.
2. Read them like a story book. Don't try too hard to understand. Don't solve any problems. Just read through the solved ones. Just make sure you finish reading all the NCERT books in about 2 weeks.

You'd say thats crap! What will I learn that way??
Well, in the least you will become very familiar with the entire syllabus and identify the portions that are potentially hard. Thats the problem that 60% of the people face. They don't familiarize themselves with the overall syllabus. They keep hung up on some chapter and start worrying. So get a good overview of the entire syllabus first. 2 weeks is the upper limit. I bet you'll finish in much shorter time.

3. Now read the NCERT books carefully solving the intext problems and the exercises.
4. Don't get hung up on a problem for more than 15 min. Thats the upper limit. Most probably you attend tutions,. So get the problems you can't solve clarified there.

5. Once you finish NCERT completely, go for the other hard core IIT books. Now you don't have the pressure of completing syllabus. You are refining your skills in various chapters.

Try this guys. I have seen radical improvement in people once the pressure of syllabus completion was removed.

bvsatyaram

These are the common questions which prevail in almost all students who start preparing for IITJEE. Here are few suggestions:

Never get behind ur teacher, Go along with ur teacher. Use this christmas holidays to reach him.
Read something before teacher discusses it in the class. it helps a lot, as every thing seems to be familiar. Consider 2 lectures: A lecture on "Importance of drinking water" and a lecture on "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". Which one will be more interesting? he one which is more familiar to u. So, get familiar with topic before teacher discusses it. i don't ask u to read the whole chapter.

Regarding the night study. Doctors always suggest not to go for night outs... But when we prepare for IITJEE time will not at all be sufficient so, we will be forced to put night outs. When I was preparing for JEE, I never used to sleep during nights. Our classes used to be from 4.30am to 11am. So, I used to sleep from 1pm to 5pm. and then back to study till 3.30 am......... U can achieve high goals only when u work so hard... And remember hard work always gives fruitful results. So, study in what ever time u find it convenient.

Next about sessions. Most of the people start reading... after 30 mins, they log in to Orkut... then once again back to studies in 10mins... once again on computer games after 30 mins.... once again back to study... then for a time pass, quarrel with younger sister, and then studies.......and then on some thing else....
Few people do support studies in sessions... but as for as JEE prepn is concerned, u need to go deep into the subject. This can be attained only on long study hours. Have long study hours. Avoid sms, orkut, chatting etc during ur study. Of course fruits and juices in between study hours are always helpful. Even ask ur parents not to disturb u for the next 2 hrs or so...

Then the MOST IMPORTANT THING:
Fix priorities. make a list of activities u have to do on a typical day. Rank the activities based on their importance... For most of u, the first thing will be JEE prepn. On any day, go to priority 2, only after u are done with a certain targeted amount of priority1 is done. Ensure that at least top 2 things are done before u go to bed. Dont include food in the list, and say that u r going to eat only after u r done with JEE prepn... food is essential. So, dont include essential and inevitable things in the list. If u properly follow this rule, then u will be 400% more efficient than u were before

Then, day dreaming:
Dont day dream during study. Its a common weakness. What ever u dream, sitting in ur chair with HC verma in front of u, is not going to happen unless u study. And remember that u r not going to gain any thing from day dreaming.
Of course day dreaming is inevitable. But try to avoid it as much as possible. When u find ur self in a dream, where u get AIR 1 in JEE, just cut off the dream and start studies. A conscious effort is necessary to avoid day dreaming.

Dont try to complete every book in ur personal library...
ur teacher gives u a list of books to purchase. They dont expect u to mug up all the books. And u cant do that in 2 years, even if they insist on it.... So many books are need for reference, but not for mugging them fully. Select a book which u feel convenient with. Stick to the book and don't go to another book unless u complete this. Of course u may have to refer to other books to clarify doubts.

Fix deadlines for various things. For example, u may say, I have to complete permutations and combinations by this Saturday. but don't over estimate ur self which fixing deadlines. Leave urself in peace by having some buffer time to complete any thing. ie., if u expect to complete a chapter in 3 days, give ur self 4 days. And one important thing, don't try making long schedules starting from tomorrow to the day of JEE. make schedule weekly, or monthly as there will always be few factors which badly effect ur schedule...

Now, comin to the subject part.... the ideal way to go with any typical chapter is as follows: First go through the thoery part. As u read theory, keep solving inchapter examples. Once done with the theory part, then close the book, explain the chapter to the mosquito resting and sipping peacfully on ur hand in ur own words. By explaining the chapter to walls, u gain clarity. Now, once again quickly scan through the chapter. Once u r done with, then go to solved examples. Solved examples are not meant to be read as a novel. Read the question. Understand it.. and then close the book... try solving it on ur own... try for quite some time... if u are able to solve the problem, then compare it with the given solution. See which solution is elegant. if ur solution is elegant, then award ur self a medal. If the solution given in the book is elegant, then try to point out what key step made a difference. If both solutions are same, then see how the solution is presented. Not only solving is important, but also presenting is, as far as subjective exams are concerened... believe me, there are chances of getting back the main exam in JEE-2009. So be well prepared. If u are not able to solve, then go through the solution and check y weren't u able to. Then go to unsolved problems. Every day, make a list of doubts u get. Dont immediately ask a teascher to clarify them. Keep going though doubts for few days and try to solve them. Over a week, at least half of them will be solved. Now, ask ur teacher to clarify the remaining doubts.

Last but not least THE MANTRA:
The only mantra which determines ur rank is PRACTICE.
It is the strike rate that matters in an exam, not the no of questions u attempt By strike rate, i mean the fraction of questions u solve CORRECTLY. For better strike rate, u will have to practice problem every day. Solve at lease 20 MCQs from each of the subject every day. Make it a habit. Then attend as many
mock exams as u can. They are always helpful. Also take the mock exams seriously.
Finally,

PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE...... PRACTICE......

ashwin123

Dude dont worry at all. Ur time of starting the studies is almost perfect. i say this as by now u will be familiar with topics like vectors and units and dimensions etc. and u wont struggle like the ppl starting in june or july. U will have to however study and try to finish ur course by november 2008 end to give ur self time for revison.Dont worry u havelot of time. The rest of Sathyaram sir's advice is too good!.Follow it u 'll get an excellent rank in iit.

However what happens is that u will probably read this message and get charged up, but the momentum fissles out in 2/3 days. So have a copy of sathyram sirs advice and read everyday. U will feel more foccussed towards your goal

Cheers

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