Hello JEE Aspirants,
Here is the second Mock test prepared by the expert faculties of the Rao-IIT Academy.
JEE Advanced 2016- Mock test II
Paper IThis Mock test has been prepared keeping in mind the time limit of three hours, difficulty level, and also the marking scheme.
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Have the right attitude before the exam say JEE Advanced 2015 toppers
With just 8 days left for JEE Advanced 2016, PaGaLGuY spoke to JEE Advanced toppers to know what aspirants should do during this crucial time.
Divyansh Pareek, AIR 18 in JEE Advanced 2015, said, "JEE Advanced is an exam not only of aptitude but also of attitude. Students should focus on developing the right attitude. Don't worry about your preparation. Now is the time to relax and just think that it is done. Go and face the exam with a smile."
Sheshansh Aggarwal, AIR 58 in JEE Advanced 2015, said, "I practiced papers from different coaching institutes. I was confident about having worked hard. I went to the exam hall with some anxiety and some confidence.
Sankalp Gaur, AIR 55 in JEE Advanced 2015, said, "Advanced is a different ball game. Students should concentrate on solving questions accurately rather than attempting all questions. As questions are not direct, students will have to carefully apply their mind and solve them."
Hello JEE Aspirants,
Here is the answer key for second Mock test prepared by the expert faculties of RaoIIT Academy.
JEE Advanced 2016- Answer keys Mock test II
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Weak at Maths ? Here is what you should do
Firstly, identify where are you going wrong Are you forgetting formulae in exam?
· Make a sheet enlisting all important formulae.
Are you making silly mistakes in the questions you already know?
· Make sure to learn from the silly mistake and ensure that you do not repeat it.
Are you not able to solve certain types of questions?
· Make sure to do ample of questions of that type.
Are you not able to solve problems of a particular chapter?
· Make sure you saturate yourself with all possible problems of that chapter from all available standard textbooks.
Are you not able to solve questions fast?
· Make sure you do regular revision and practice questions with a clock beside you to time yourself.
I hope that will help you The idea is to analyse every paper you solve. Analyse your mistakes. Think of questions like
1. Where did I go wrong?
2. Did I make silly mistake?
3. Is there a particular chapter whose questions you weren't able to do?
These questions will surely help you find the issue and you are sure to do better.
All the best for JEE Advanced!
JEE has released video tutorial of how to mark the Optical Response Sheet (ORS). The three-minute video explains in detail the process students need to follow while filling the ORS sheet during the exam. Aspirants should keep the following in mind:
Bubbles are to be properly darkened. Care should be taken that the barcode on ORS is not damaged or tampered with. Aspirants can use only black ball point pen. No pencil, gel pen, fountain pen or ball pen of any other colour are strictly not allowed.
You can click here to see the video.
MP bags top JEE Advanced ranks, government schools to be credited for efforts
In the three years since JEE Advanced was introduced as the milestone for admission to IITs, Madhya Pradesh has proved its mettle in producing the highest number of top rankers. As per JEE Advanced statistics, Madhya Pradesh is responsible for giving the country the most Advanced toppers in the last two years. Last year the top 3 AIR ranks were from MP. Besides, even the all India girls' topper Krati Tiwari was from Indore. In 2014 too, 2 of the top 10 Advanced ranks and 18 of the top 100 ranks were bagged by aspirants from MP.
These statistics may be surprising to some who consider Kota as the hub JEE coaching in India. However, is it really the the impactful coaching in MP that has driven such numbers, or is there some other reason for the change? According to Prof Sundeep Gupta, Director at MLearning Coaching Institute, Indore, JEE training centres and awareness among students has increased in the past years. He says, "Schools have changed their approach towards JEE. Earlier, this exam was considered extremely difficult and impossible to crack. However, over the years, schools have started giving more teaching facilities and motivation to JEE aspirants."
Besides this, some government schools in Madhya Pradesh are also providing scholarship for JEE coaching to aspirants eligible of top 100 ranks. Students are now receiving support from local schools to attempt and aim higher.
JEE Advanced 2016: Candidates allowed to carry analogue watches
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati had listed out five Dos and Don'ts that candidates appearing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced to be held on May 22, 2016, must follow. One of the instruction said that students will not be allowed to wear watches in the examination centre.
On May 15, IIT-G revised its earlier instructions and announced that candidates will be allowed to carry simple analogue watches in the examination hall. However, the candidates should note that smart/programmable or digital watches cannot be carried along to the examination hall. Prof KV Krishna, Chairman, JEE Advanced 2016, said, "We had received requests from students to allow watches in the examination hall, following which we reviewed it and allowed only the analogue ones."
Students asked the authorities to grant them permission to wear watches to the examination centre as they didn't want to be distracted by asking time from invigilators and concentrate on answering the paper. Students are requested to carry analogue watches as there is not a 100% surety if the examination centres will have wall clocks. Prof Krishna added, "Arranging and making sure there is a wall clock in every room of the examination centres is a bit complicated. It would not be 100% possible."
The seven zonal IITs will conduct JEE Advanced with IIT-G as the organising institute.
Smriti Irani live on Facebook, NIT Srinagar and NEET dominate the discussions
A few hours back Smriti Irani posted via her Facebook account 'Taking your questions now.. Ask away!' The post received some 6228 comments marking an aggressive question answer session between students/parents and the MHRD head.
The 4 hour long discussion invited myriad questions about management systems, teacher recruitment, student capacity in colleges, entrance exams, fee hikes, Sanskrit language as a subject, and many more. However, the session was mainly dominated by queries about the NEET row and NIT Srinagar issue. Students from Srinagar have seeked answers for education facilities and student protection in the valley. Agitated yet respectfully, the question answer session ended around an hour back with Ms Irani replying to most of the questions asked.
However, there were also some students who didn't receive answers immediately and further have questioned the MHRD head regarding ignorance of their queries. Overall, the session wasn't as heated or aggressive as one would think, but it did go on smoothly without many bitter comments.
Thermal Physics... Hot topic in JEE
The topic mentioned in the heading is just too damn heavy for JEE - Yes, heavy in terms of it's weightage in JEE. To get a feel of how important it is, pick up the past year JEE papers. Each JEE paper contains at least 5-10 problems from thermal physics. So better prepare it well. Basics : This include the topics of thermal expansion, thermal stress etc. They are simple topics and must be done if you have solved a few standard problems. The problems of expansion involving liquids inside a container are important and easy. You may be asked to measure the new length measured by the scale when scale and the object(whose length is to be measured), both expand. Such problems are easy and interesting and must be done in a single shot. Heat Transfer : Slightly important topic. I remember there was a question regarding calculation of equivalent thermal conductivity in JEE 2013. Although JEE mentions heat conduction in one dimension, you still may try heat conduction through a cylinder (2 dimensions) and heat conduction through a sphere (3 dimensions) for Olympiads. Laws of radiation and Newton's laws of cooling are important. You should learn the definitions of emissivity/emmisive power/absorptivity/etc by heart. I remember I used to mix these definitions. Pick up HC Verma and learn the definitions in that book. Kirchoff's law, Wein's displacement law, Stefan's law etc are important and easy to grasp topics. Thermodynamics : Here comes the big gun. This topic is extremely important because having a grip on this will help you not only in physics but also in chemistry. Learn the specific heat capacities of various gases at constant pressure and constant volume. They won't be given in exam. Learn the definitions of various processes, most important one being isotropic process. Solve a large number of problems from thermodynamics of ideal gas. A word of caution here. Make sure that you don't mix up the physics and chemistry conventions of First law of thermodynamics. They take work done as negative in chemistry but not in physics. Books : HC Verma, Arihant. These two books are more than enough.
Revision : Revision packages like FIITJEE GMP, resonance Rank booster or the one
provided by your coaching.
Final word : Practice a number of problems from the First law of
thermodynamics. It's really really important
from the point of JEE. Also, it is important
from the point of Indian National Physics Olympiad. I remember having a 13
mark question in INPhO 2013 from a combination of SHM and Adiabatic process. So
better learn the formulas of Work done, Heat and change in internal energy in
all the processes.
Cheers
Aspirants must focus on their strengths, says last year's Advanced topper
Scoring an astounding score of 464 out of 504 helped Satvat Jagwani bag the top spot in JEE Advanced 2015. Satvat, who hails from Satna, Madhya Pradesh, is now pursuing Computer Science Engineering at IIT Bombay.
With just three days left for JEE Advanced 2016, last year's topper shares his experience, tricks, and tips that may come in handy for candidates before the crucial exam.
"In the last week before my JEE Advanced, I focused only on Chemistry. I was conceptually very comfortable with the other two subjects, Physics, and Mathematics. I had kept it simple but worked hard in clearing the concepts right from the beginning. I thoroughly enjoyed studying and revising in the week before the exam."
He had secured 330 out of 360 in JEE Mains 2015, which motivated him to work hard and maintain his tempo for the next level of exam, JEE Advanced.
"I did nothing substantial days before the exam. I had fared well in the All India test series which helped me keep anxiety at bay. Though I was confident of clearing the exam, I had never thought of securing the first rank. I would suggest the aspirants to focus on their strengths. Keep practising and revising and manage time during the examination. To achieve anything, you need to work hard."
Students must carry a validated identity card for JEE Advanced 2016
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced will be conducted on May 22, 2016. Candidates are in their final lap of preparations, with only two days left. About two lakh students are expected to take the exam which will be conducted in two slots.
The first paper will be from 9 a.m. to noon, and students are advised to reach their respective examination centres before 7:30 a.m. Similarly, for second paper candidates should be at the centre before 1 p.m.
Candidates must carry a validated original identity card, without which they will not be allowed to take the exam. They can carry Aadhaar card, School/College ID, Driving license, Passport or PAN card, but CBSE or Mains admit cards will not considered as Identity cards.
Prof KV Krishna, Chairman, JEE Advanced 2016, said, "We will not accept admit cards as ID because no one validates these admit cards. One can put any photograph on it, and download it. It will not the serve the purpose of checking the candidate's identity. We will not allow something which is not verified at all."
Candidates can use their school or college identity cards as well. Krishna added, "We will accept only verified IDs, certified by the concerned authority. Because the authority will physically confirm the details including the photograph of the candidate."
They must also carry a copy of the downloaded Advanced admit card. The original admit card will be issued to the candidate during the Paper I examination and it must be retained safely till all formalities of admission are complete.
No Chinese food or girlfriends, say IIT students to JEE aspirants
The two-hour break between Paper 1 and 2 of JEE Advanced isn't a long one. The idea is to give candidates some time to relax after racking their brains in attempting the tedious three-hour-long Paper 1, refresh and prepare to take Paper 2 head-on. However, most students spend this time fretting and fuming over what they have done in the paper and panicking over all that they could not do.
But how to make most of this time?
Coaching classes and parents usually advise students against studying during the break. Many aspirants have sought advice from students who have taken JEE in the previous years. And social media forums are flooded with recommendations from such students. These pieces of advice are either good tips or weird ones and it is left to a student's discretion to follow or ignore them.
Like one of the students from IIT Bombay on Quora has asked students to avoid eating Chinese food for lunch as it will make them thirsty during the second paper. Another one has cheerfully bragged saying, "I ate a pizza from Domino's and got 152 in Paper 2. Eat whatever makes you feel comfortable." A third student gave a rather serious advice about not thinking or speaking to one's girlfriend during the break. Some other weird bits of advice include not drinking water so as to avoid wanting to pee, and sleeping in the classroom so that the peons wake you up before the next paper.
No matter how weird or hilarious the top AIR rankers and current IIT students' advice may be, it may still seem credible to many.
Calculus - Awesome Mathematics
This is going to be a long one. Better grab something to eat. Calculus has remained my favourite topic since JEE. It's the best, the most logical and the most beautiful topic for me. It has it's own beauty. It's a mixture of everything - co-ordinate geometry, algebra, vectors and what not. It's because of my interest in calculus that I performed good in our calculus course. It's extremely important from the point of engineering. Coming back to JEE, Here is a chapter wise discussion of JEE calculus.
Functions : forms the framework of calculus. Understand this concept well otherwise studying calculus will be a tough time for you. Common questions are :
· finding domain/range of a given function : students commit silly mistake here
· given a domain and range, finding the number of one-one, onto, etc functions
· plotting graph and finding number of intersection points of 2 or more functions
study this chapter well, especially graph plotting. It's going to help you a lot. Practice a number of problems of finding domain/range. There are tricks like :
· no negative number inside a square root.
· no division by zero
· no negative number zero inside log
· base of log is not equal to 1 etc etc.
They expect you to know these basics. A good practice is to cross check your answer from the options available. Limits : Most important part. Entire calculus is based on finding limit of a function. L'Hopital's rule is extremely important. Apply it as much as you can. You might also give a try to series expansion but I avoided it because most questions of series expansion can be solved if you are good at L'Hopital's rule. So, I never needed it. However, it is advisable toremember the exponential and logarithmic series. Questions from this chapter are usually straight forward and simple. You just have to figure out the zero by zero form or the infinity by infinity form and apply L'Hopital's rule. The variety of questions is large. Continuity : another important topic. This chapter can be solved if you are accurate and quick at drawing graphs of functions. Continuous functions have many interesting and important properties like "intermediate value property", invertibility etc. Understand them and apply them.
Differentiation : One of the easiest chapter. Doesn't need much effort. Learn the formulas of differentiation - quotient rule, product rule, chain rule, implicit differentiation, differentiation of exponential and logarithmic functions, higher order derivatives. Practice enough questions.
Application of derivatives : Most-most-most important chapter because maximum number of questions are asked from this topic. Rolle's theorem, Lagrange's mean value theorem, concept of maxima-minima, increasing and decreasing functions, inflexion points, etc are really really important. Practice as many questions as you can from these topics. Be prepared to see maximum questions in JEE from this topic. If you are weak at it, then better do something otherwise you will face trouble. This chapter basically is the application of all that you studied in the previous chapters and JEE is all about applying concepts.
Integration : Relatively easy chapter. You won't find many questions in JEE from indefinite integrals. There are a number of formulas to be remembered from this chapter. The formulas are extremely important because you will sometimes need them in definite integration.
Definite integrals : most important topic of integral calculus. There will be a good number of questions from this chapter. Most questions will be based on the properties of definite integrals rather than just applying fundamental theorem of calculus to a definite integral. Practice enough questions from this topic.
Differential equations : A relatively simple and interesting chapter. Need a good amount of practice and some memorizing skills. Learn the known methods of solving the standard differential equations and you will enjoy this topic.
Books : Arihant differential calculus, Arihant integral calculus (Both by Amit M. Agarwal) are the best books for this topic. They will cover almost everything (except one topic - inflexion points which you may cover from somewhere else). Solve all the subjective and objective problems of the book. You may choose to ignore the extremely long ones because they are meant for olympiads etc.
Revision : Revise from the standard revision packages in the market. FIITJEE GMP or Resonance rank booster or the one provided by your coaching will be sufficient.
Final word : Calculus needs a lot of cramming. There are a number of standard methods and techniques that you are expected to remember. You won't derive the formulas in exam. Just understand them at home and then learn them by heart. Practice a number of problems especially from application of derivatives and definite integrals. These are the favourite topics and definitely there will be questions from them. You can't afford to lose marks in calculus because it is one of the easiest topic. Enjoy calculus.
Tips and tricks for success in JEE Advanced
I took JEE Advanced two years ago. I remember that I was sweating profusely in the examination hall. The examiner saw me and asked, "Nervous?" but I chose not to respond.
As the clock struck 9, he started distributing the test booklets and I kept my fingers crossed hoping for the best. I had barely scored 170 in JEE Mains so had to do well in this paper. When I got the paper, the instructions were:
Question Paper Format
The question paper consists of three parts (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). Each part consists of two sections. Section 1 contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONE OR MORE THAN ONE are correct. Section 2 contains 10 questions. The answer to each of the questions is a single-digit integer, ranging from 0 to 9 (both inclusive).
Marking Scheme: For each question in Section 1, you will be awarded three marks. If you darken all the bubble(s) corresponding to the correct answer(s) and zero mark if no bubbles are darkened. No negative marks will be awarded for the incorrect answer in this section. For each question in Section 2, you will be awarded three marks if you darken only the bubble corresponding to the correct answer and zero marks if no bubble is darkened. No negative marks will be awarded for incorrect answer in this section.
These instructions were perceived differently by different candidates. Some thought that since the entire paper is nonnegative, they could have an upper hand in the exam if they are lucky while others felt that 10 MCQs with multiple answers meant that it was quite tough to score in this section as there is no partial marking scheme for multiple answers. So it was clear that IIT wasn't going to distribute marks for free among the candidates. Though objective pattern, yet JEE asked subjective questions through 10 integer type questions.
The instructions for second paper were:
Question Paper Format: The question paper consists of three parts (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). Each part consists of two sections. Section 1 contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has four options (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONE is correct. Section 2 contains three paragraphs each describing theory, experiment and data, etc. Six questions relate to three paragraphs with two questions on each paragraph. Each question pertaining to a particular passage should have only one correct answer among the four given choices (A), (B), (C) and (D). Section 3 contains four multiple choice questions. Each question has two lists (Lits-1: P, Q, R and S; List-2: 1, 2, 3, and 4) The options for the correct match are provided as (A), (B), (C) and (D) out of which ONLY one is correct.
Marking Scheme: For each question in Section 1, 2 and 3, you will be awarded three marks if you darken only the bubble corresponding to the correct answer and zero marks if no bubble is darkened. In all other cases, minus one (-1) mark will be awarded.
It was obvious that the second paper would definitely be an entirely negative paper. It was also clear that JEE is no longer a test of your knowledge or memory but an examination of the application of concepts which you have studied, with comprehensive and analytical skills.
An engineering aspirant must be ready for "surprises". JEE is full of surprises, there's no fixed paper pattern, even the total marks or marking scheme of the paper is not fixed. It changes every year.
A candidate should be able to tackle a variety of questions and should not panic or be nervous on seeing tough questions in the paper. With a little bit of imagination, tactical thinking and presence of mind, one can solve the tough questions.
Just remember one thing, never give up till the end. Your battle doesn't end until the second paper of JEE is over. So stay focused and if you are determined, success is sure to come.
Wish you all the best.
JEE Advanced ORS to be displayed on June 1
The candidates, who are appearing for the Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE) Advanced on May 22, 2016, can view their Optical Response Sheet (ORS) on JEE website from 10 am on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, to 5 pm on Saturday, June 4, 2016.
They can also request a review of their scanned responses during the stipulated time.
After the Answer Keys of JEE Advanced are released on June 5, 2016, candidates can seek a review of the machine-read responses, in the case of any discrepancy. The request for a review can be submitted online. The candidates will have to pay a fee of Rs 500 per question to be reviewed. The detailed instructions and the mode of payment for the same will be updated on the online portal soon
When it comes to JEE preparation, we all are ready to put in as much effort as possible but still, we end up doing bad at times. Why? The fear of test papers.
Well, in this post I will describe my strategy - how I tackled the paper.
Important note: This is my strategy, it worked for me, it might not work for you. Experiment with all of this on a usual coaching exam. Do not change your strategy on the final day of the exam. So, to make it interesting, let's do it in a Q/A format.
What was your sequence of solving the paper?
Initially it varied a great deal. But by the end, the sequence was Physics followed by Chemistry and Maths in the end. This was my sequence in JEE Main and Advanced as well.
Why Physics first?
Well, I was strongest at Physics. I am usually able to do 90% of the Physics paper in 45 minutes.
Why Mathematics in the end?
Maths consumes a lot of time. If the maths papers is hard, you can end up wasting a lot of time and so, you might end up spoiling the other 2 subjects.
Why Chemistry in between?
It's obvious that Physics is first and Maths is last so Chemistry has to come in between.
Anyway, usually the chemistry paper acts as a boost. You can solve almost all of it in 30 minutes and so, this is sort of a relief that more than 1.5 hours remain for maths.
This used to be my usual trend, but I was always ready to change it, in case Physics section is real hard.
However, having solve the hardest of problems in FIITJEE AITS, I was confident that Physics paper cannot be so hard that I have to solve Chemistry/Maths first. I had well realized that Physics was my strength and so, irrespective of the paper hardness, I will solve Physics first. This realization wasn't made in the beginning, but made after lots of experience of solving papers of varying difficulty level.
What was your strategy to tackle the paper?
Now that's a good question. I will take that as - "How did you really go about solving the paper?"
I used to solve the paper in rounds.
In the first round, I used to solve those questions, whose solution used to strike me at once, without even a minute of thinking. Such type of questions make up around 70% of the paper (note that this varies from student to student. Something which strikes you easily might not be clear to me at all!). At least for me, such questions made up around 70% of the paper. This round would usually last for 2 hours.
Simply read the question, think for 30 seconds on what to do, solve it!
At least for Chemistry (organic and inorganic), you either know the answer, or you don't. It is rarely the case that you can "think" and then answer "strikes" you. So, organic and inorganic chemistry can really be solved in 15 minutes - be it JEE level or FIITJEE AITS level.
For maths and physics and physical chemistry, if you are prepared well enough, you will be ready with a solution immediately after reading the problem and then you should spend a few seconds to plan the approach/scribble on paper.
This way, you can ensure that at least the selection is guaranteed. Also, having solved 70% of the paper, you can definitely get a good rank.
Next was the second round. This is actually the rank deciding round. This round lasts for 1 hour towards the end of paper.
You solve those questions first, which are lengthy (but you know the method) and so you left them in round 1.
Then you move on to those, which are probably hard and the solution isn't trivial. They require great understanding of the concepts and maybe super hard to think.
An average student might not be able to come up with the solution to those problems easily. You really have to be above average to solve those problems - well, such questions have to be present else there won't be any difference between AIR 1 and the guy who isn't selected.
You can be patient in round 2. It might happen that you are just sitting for 5 minutes, doing nothing but wondering which question to do - all seem to be hard. Don't worry, do not panic, here is a method:
· If you are completely stuck in round 2 and you aren't able to solve ANY problem now, then move to the subject at which you are strongest.
· You might be unlucky and it might happen that the subject at which you are strongest is the hardest this time. In this case, make a wise decision between your strongest subject and the subject which is the easiest (you are well aware of paper's difficulty level because you completed round 1.
· Now stick to a few questions of the subject chosen above. You are more likely to solve the questions of this subject. You can make intelligent guesses seeing the options. You can eliminate choices. Do not make blind guesses in questions which have negative marking (now the whole paper has negative marking, so better to rather avoid guess work)
· You should be able to increase your score by around 10% in round 2. If you are able to solve 80% of the paper, you can be assured of a good rank.
· If nothing works and you are just not getting anything in round 2, don't panic. You can revise the questions of round 1 (especially the lengthy, calculation intensive ones)
Once the paper ends, here comes the most important part:
· Anyhow arrange the solutions/answer keys
· Find out where you lost marks
· Is there a specific subject at which you did really bad?
· If yes, then did you perform poorly in specific type of questions?
· Did you commit silly mistakes?
· Did you read the question incorrectly?
· Did you misunderstand question's wordings?
· Did a particular question have a shorter trick which you didn't know?
These questions help you actually improve. They are the ones which will help you to evaluate yourself. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not make the same mistakes again.
I hope this article helped you!
When it comes to JEE preparation, we all are ready to put in as much effort as possible but still, we end up doing bad at times. Why? The fear of test papers.
Well, in this post I will describe my strategy - how I tackled the paper.
Important note: This is my strategy, it worked for me, it might not work for you. Experiment with all of this on a usual coaching exam. Do not change your strategy on the final day of the exam. So, to make it interesting, let's do it in a Q/A format.
What was your sequence of solving the paper?
Initially it varied a great deal. But by the end, I decided on one. First was Physics followed by Chemistry and Maths in the end. I followed this pattern for both, JEE Main and Advanced.
-Why Physics first?
Well, I was strongest at Physics. I am usually able to do 90% of the Physics paper in 45 minutes.
-Why Mathematics in the end?
Maths consumes a lot of time. If the maths papers is hard, you can end up wasting a lot of time and so, you might end up spoiling the other 2 subjects.
-Why Chemistry in between?
It's obvious that Physics is first and Maths is last so Chemistry has to come in between. Usually the chemistry paper acts as a boost. You can solve almost all of it in 30 minutes and so, this is a relief of sorts that more than 1.5 hours remain for maths.
This used to be my usual tendency, but I was always ready to change it, in case Physics section is real hard.
However, having solve the hardest of problems in FIITJEE AITS, I was confident that Physics paper cannot so hard that I have to solve Chemistry/Maths first. I had realized that Physics was my strength and so, irrespective of the difficulty, I solved it first. This realization wasn't made in the beginning, but made after lots of experience of solving papers of varying difficulty levels.
-What was your strategy to tackle the paper?
I used to solve the paper in rounds. In the first round, I used to solve those questions, whose solution used to strike me at once, without even a minute of thinking. For me, such questions made up around 70% of the paper. This round would usually last for 2 hours. (Note that this varies from student to student. Something which strikes you easily might not be clear to me at all!)
Simply read the question, think for 30 seconds on what to do, solve it!
The second round lasts for 1 hour towards the end of paper. You solve those questions first which are lengthy (but you know the method) and so you left them in round 1.
At least for Chemistry (organic and inorganic), you either know the answer, or you don't. It is rarely the case that you can "think" and then answer "strikes" you. So, organic and inorganic chemistry can really be solved in 15 minutes - be it JEE level or FIITJEE AITS level.
For Maths, Physics and Physical Chemistry, if you are prepared well enough, you will be ready with a solution immediately after reading the problem and then you should spend a few seconds to plan the approach/scribble on paper.
Then you move on to those, which are probably hard and the solution isn't trivial. They require great understanding of the concepts and maybe super hard to think.
An average student might not be able to come up with the solution to those problems easily. You really have to be above average to solve those problems - well, such questions have to be present else there won't be any difference between AIR 1 and the guy who isn't selected.
You can be patient in round 2. It might happen that you are just sitting for 5 minutes, doing nothing but wondering which question to do - all seem to be hard. Don't worry, do not panic, here is a method:
· If you are completely stuck in round 2 and you aren't able to solve ANY problem now, then move to the subject at which you are strongest.
· You might be unlucky and it might happen that the subject at which you are strongest is the hardest this time. In this case, make a wise decision between your strongest subject and the subject which is the easiest (you are well aware of paper's difficulty level because you completed round 1.
· Now stick to a few questions of the subject chosen above. You are more likely to solve the questions of this subject. You can make intelligent guesses seeing the options. You can eliminate choices. Do not make blind guesses in questions which have negative marking (now the whole paper has negative marking, so better to rather avoid guess work)
· You should be able to increase your score by around 10% in round 2. If you are able to solve 80% of the paper, you can be assured of a good rank.
· If nothing works and you are just not getting anything in round 2, don't panic. You can revise the questions of round 1 (especially the lengthy, calculation intensive ones)
Once the paper ends, here comes the most important part:
· Anyhow arrange the solutions/answer keys
· Find out where you lost marks
· Is there a specific subject at which you did really bad?
· If yes, then did you perform poorly in specific type of questions?
· Did you commit silly mistakes?
· Did you read the question incorrectly?
· Did you misunderstand question's wordings?
· Did a particular question have a shorter trick which you didn't know?
These questions help you actually improve. They are the ones which will help you to evaluate yourself. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not make the same mistakes again.
Can Govt's coaching portal and app beat Kota's institutes?
To combat the menace of coaching institutes, the Government has announced that the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Ministry of Human Resources Department (MHRD) will soon launch a mobile app and a portal containing free lectures from IIT faculty on various subjects and previous years' question papers of entrance tests to these prestigious engineering institutions.
The preparation material to be launched over the period of two months will help engineering aspirants prepare for the Joint Engineering Exams (JEE). Doesn't this proposition threaten the hegemony of institutes in country's coaching capital? The coaching institutes say that these steps will have little or no impact on their businesses. Nitin Vijay, Motion Eduventures Pvt Ltd, says, "Most engineering aspirants join the two-year programme and have already paid fees for the same. Hence, I don't think this year the video lectures and question papers will have any bearing on enrolment figures."
Even if the MHRD sticks to its schedule, the promised preparatory material won't be released until July or August. By then, it would be too late for engineering aspirants, especially those aiming for IITs, to start preparation. Ashish Gupta, MD, Bansal Classes, said, "While the government's move is credible, it will take a few years to show any impact on the coaching culture in Kota. No doubt, it will help IIT aspirants, but students who have already joined classes may not consider dropping out for preparatory material to be delivered via MHRD's app or portal."
The aspirants feel that classroom learning is more personalised and effective than video tutorials. Besides, the professors at coaching institutes are also IITians. Hence, teaching is considered at par with that of IIT professors.
However, it is hoped that in the coming years, students' dependence on coaching institutes will decrease and that on the government's preparation material will increase. It will also reduce the monetary burden on parents and students alike.
As of now, the only change that engineering aspirants are looking forward to is the dumbing down of JEE's difficulty level as suggested by MHRD.
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The D-day is finally here. At this time, tomorrow, you shall all be taking one of the most competitive engineering entrance exams- JEE Advanced 2016. PaGaLGuY brings to you a checklist of the syllabus, to ensure if you have covered it all or not.
Physics: Mechanics, Thermal physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction, Optics, Light and Modern Physics.
Chemistry:
Physical Chemistry: Gaseous and Liquid states, Energetics, Chemical equilibrium, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Solid State, Surface Chemistry, Nuclear Chemistry.
Inorganic Chemistry: Isolation/ Preparation and Properties of non-metals, Preparation and Properties of compounds, Transition elements (3d series), Ores and Minerals, Extractive metallurgy, Principles of qualitative analysis.
Organic Chemistry: Preparation, Properties and Reactions of Alkenes, Preparation, Properties and Reactions of Alkynes, Reactions of benzene, phenols, carbohydrates, amino acids and peptides, Properties and uses of important Polymers, Practical Organic Chemistry.
Mathematics: Algebra, Trigonometry, Differential Calculus, Integration calculation, 2D coordinate, 3D coordinate, Vector.
Tick them off, as and when you finish revision.
Good Luck!