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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......

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