With the Mains stage of the JEE exam over, it is now time for aspirants to focus on the JEE Advance exam, scheduled for May 22, 2016. At this point, what will help the candidates most is effective strategy during these crucial four weeks. The Board exams are about learning concepts and formulas. A student who has been regular in school, by diving deep into concepts and by regular practice, can do well in JEE Main. However, JEE Advance, besides going deep into concepts, needs skills of comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability.
This is because JEE Advance has a bouquet of various types of problems and there are two papers of three hours each. Each paper Physics, Chemistry and Maths (PCM) comprises of some multiply choice questions (MCQ) single correct out of four choices (1C); some multicorrect (MC) MCQs; some passage-based questions with each passage consisting of two or three MCQs (single correct), some numerical-based questions with single digit integer as answer and matrix-match type questions. These questions may be only in one of the papers while the rest of types may be in both the papers. Some of the questions don’t carry negative marks.
Rl Trikha, director, FIITJEE, lists some of the expected trends and says: “This year also there will be two objective papers (PCM) of three hours each. Paper 1 and II will be a mix of questions of types MCQ 1C, MCQ MC, numerical-based questions, passage-based comprising of two-three questions per passage and matrix-match type matched separately or singly, all four questions matched with correct answers in one of four choices. Cut-off percentage may remain same as last year. Number of questions being large, all major topics are likely to be covered. So avoid selective study.”
Aakash Chaudhry, director, Aakash Educational Services says: “As PCM subjects form the core of the entire syllabus, students should pay careful attention to all these subjects during revision. Chapters based on applications should also be given equal importance.”
He adds: “NCERT textbooks are sufficient to study for the entrance exam as these books are conceptual and easy for students to comprehend.” So some focus areas for aspirants should be: In maths Quadratic equations & expressions, complex numbers, probability, vectors, matrices in algebra; circle, parabola, hyperbola in coordinate geometry; functions, limits, continuity and differentiability, application of derivatives, definite integral in calculus.
Physics: Mechanics, fluids, heat & thermodynamics, waves and sound, capacitors & electrostatics, magnetics, electromagnetic induction, optics and modern physics. Chemistry: Qualitative analysis, coordination chemistry & chemical bonding in inorganic chemistry, electrochemistry, thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium in physical chemistry and organic chemistry.
Ajay Antony, course director, JEE Training T.I.M.E. Pvt ltd says that in maths, pay attention to the different variations to a particular formula. “While revising, you should be able to recollect the conditions. Make cue cards and refer to them every other day. Physics is revised best by visualising. While visualising, concept flow of the chapter has to evolve in a flowchart form. It will be a great value add if you can recollect sample questions from model exams you have taken,” he tells you adding that Chemistry needs to be handled in two different ways.
“Physical chemistry and organic chemistry revision techniques can be more structural and in a sequential method, while Inorganic Chemistry will have to be done on a fact-based method,” he says.
Mohit Goel, director, Yukti, says: “This is not the time to start learning new topics. Instead the focus has to be on practicing topic-wise Equally important is to spend time after the test in thoroughly reviewing it. The review should be focused on both the solutions to the test as well as your overall performance subject wise in terms of time allotment, questions attempted and accuracy. This will help you in fine tuning your test taking strategy for the actual exam.”
Trikha suggests: “Quick revision from flagged notes to all three subjects should be done. Formulae at a glance should be revised. No new questions should be attempted in last three days.”