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- Aim for a score that is higher than 250 and then only after tremendous efforts will you be able to touch the 250 mark.
- Choose a wise mentor who will guide you throughout your exam preparation.
- Continuous revision will do wonders for your preparation. Even if you are confident in a certain topic, keep revising so that the flow is not broken.
- Work on your weaknesses rather than ignoring them. My friend had joined the Filo-app. One-to-one sessions with tutors helped her a lot in making her understand and practice Math concepts.
- Take mock tests regularly, about once or twice a week. This helps you identify the areas you need to work on and prepares you well.
Lastly, you need to stay optimistic as this journey you have embarked on is tough and requires a lot of determination and motivation. Take care of your health, both physical and mental.
You need to have a higher rank if you want a decent NIT and a good branch. Here is an estimated list of cutoffs for a few reputed NITs.
| Institute | Estimated Cutoff (General category) |
| NIT Warangal | 1000 - 7000 |
| NIT Trichy | 500 - 5000 |
| NIT Surathkal | 300-5000 |
| NIT Jaipur | 1200-8000 |
| NIT Allahabad | 500-10000 |
These are approximate opening and closing ranks and the cutoff for these institutes varies each year.
NCERT books can help a lot to prepare for JEE Mains Chemistry. But it is not sufficient.
Inorganic Chemistry is the most scoring part. And for this section, NCERT books are a must. In past years there were questions directly from NCERT. But read your class notes and textbooks as well.
For Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, NCERT isn’t enough. You need to practice a lot, in order to have a good command of these sections. For these sections, go through the NCERT, make notes for important sections and solve practice series.
The easiest way to score above 200 in JEE Main is to score more than 95+ in Chemistry. It is the easiest section and involves less calculation. For, preparation go through the NCERT books thoroughly. Go through the previous years' question papers as well, the mark distribution almost remains the same.
Mathematics is scoring too but it takes longer to finish the section. For mathematics, practice as much as you can. Solve coaching materials, Arihant book series, NCERT, and previous year’s questions.
The physics section is often unpredictable. You can follow NCERT, HC Verma to prepare for Physics.
If you prepare well, Mathematics and Physics section should fetch you more than 110+ marks put together. This is the easiest way to score above 200 in JEE Main.
Here are some of the scoring and important chapters for JEE Main examination.
Physics JEE Main Important Topics:
- NLM-Friction, WEP-CIP
- Ray Optics
- Error & Experiment
- Electrostatic, Currents, Capitals
- Gravitation, Properties of Matter, Fluid Statics & Dynamics, Law of Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, KTG
- Modern Physics
Chemistry JEE Main Important Topics:
- Atomic Structure and Periodic Table
- Equilibrium
- Thermodynamics, Gas Law, Chemical Bonding
- Electro, Functional Group, Liquid Solution
- Bio Molecule, Polymers, P Block, Surface Chemistry
- Metallurgy, S Block, Coronation Compound, and Hydrogen
Mathematics JEE Main Important Topics:
- Co-ordinate
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Matrix and Determinants
- Algebra
- Calculus
- Vector Algebra
To score well in JEE Main, concentrate on the topics you have a good command of rather than the topics you haven’t covered.
