Getting into IIT was a dream come true for me. Faith in oneself and persistence are almost the two ideals that take you through. There might be phases in your life, wherein you might feel dejected and want to give up. Very frankly, such phases did come up during my preparatory years. You might feel that crossing the hurdle is way too difficult, going by the rate of intake. But remember that every year 5000-odd students do qualify. Possibly the basic difference between a person who qualifies JEE and one who does not is the lack of persistence. Believe in yourself, and in your capabilities, and this can work up miracles.
The day the JEE results were supposed to be declared, I was, like the other 4 lakh students, extremely tensed. On the morning of the 25th of May, I went to a friend's house. He had an internet connection at his residence. The results were to be declared at 8:00 a.m. Unfortunately, the connection was slow, and till quarter to nine, I was kept guessing. The results were out 45 mins ago,and I was still unaware of my fate. Suddenly, the IIT Kanpur website responded, and asked me to type in my roll number. With numb, cold hands, I entered it. After what seemed like an eternity, the result was displayed, and Kudos! I was through. I was all smiles, and tears of happiness rolled down my cheeks. I clasped my friend, who was already busy canvassing my success. The world suddenly seemed void of all evils. I called up home, and my brother shouted out so loud on phone, that it nearly damaged my eardrums. On my way back home, I started reflecting upon the work that I had put in to achieve what I'd achieved today. The persuasion by my mother to study, and not to loaf around the entire day, my study room, which was more of a library, the sleepless nights I'd spent, the day before the JEE, the JEE day itself. All the pain that I'd endured seemed justifiable at this moment.
Guys and girls who are aspiring to appear for the IIT-JEE in 2010 or thereafter are invited to use this forum to post in all the queries that you have regarding JEE. I'd try to respond as quickly as possible to your questions, i.e. within 12 hours.
Share your experience.
Remember that this is your life...make it HAPPEN.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
IITs In The Headlines
The race to get a seat in the elite IITs just got tougher this year. Close to 4.5 lakh candidates have applied to appear for this year's Joint Entrance Examinations (JEE), up from the 3.85 lakh, who took the test last year. According to the data from IIT Madras, the nodal IIT that will co-ordinate JEE 2010, these candidates will take the entrance exam across seven zones n the country on April 11. They will vie for 7,417 seats spread across the IITs. The average number of students vying for a seat stands at 61, as against Harvard and MIT, where only 8 students on an average apply for one seat.
- Times Of India, 15th January, 2010
- Times Of India, 15th January, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
JEE 2009 Ranks at Scores...
- Opening and closing Ranks at various IITs thro' JEE 2009 View Official Link
Aggregate Total for GE Category.
Common Merit List | |
Rank | Aggregate Marks |
1 | 424 |
501 | 302 |
1001 | 278 |
1501 | 262 |
2001 | 249 |
2501 | 239 |
3001 | 230 |
3501 | 223 |
4001 | 216 |
4501 | 211 |
5001 | 205 |
5501 | 200 |
6001 | 196 |
6501 | 191 |
7001 | 187 |
7501 | 184 |
8001 | 180 |
8295 | 178 |
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The Last Few Weeks.
The Joint Entrance Examinations for the Indian Institutes Of Technology, in 2009 was held on the 12th of April. Nearly students across the country appeared for a seat in the most prestigious engineering colleges in the country.
The "last few weeks", then would start off from the first week of February. With roughly seventy-odd days at hand before the JEE, this would be the last lap of the race. How an individual should spend these days is purely based on his/her level of preparation, though I believe that there should be a general trend. People who are considerably confident of clearing the JEE follow the well-agreed-upon techniques of improving their rank. They should spend a few hours at brushing up their concepts. It is also advised that one should appear in mock tests designed to match JEE standards. I personally feel that one should invest a considerable amount of time on Inorganic Chemistry. Attempting questions beyond JEE levels would take you nowhere, so avoid solving very difficult problems. Remember that JEE is an exam which tests your analytical and comprehending abilities, not your capacity to solve complex problems.
To gauge your preparation level, check how much you can score on the mock tests. Then find out the rank you could expect in JEE with that score. Herein, there's a pitfall that you need to avoid. NEVER get disillusioned. Getting high marks in comparatively simpler papers does have a feel-good effect. To avoid this, attempt papers released by institutes on an All-India level, such as the FIITJEE AITS. You would get a better view of your position with the statistics thereafter.
Also remember that you are bound to score less in the JEE than your potential. There may be a number of factors, to which I'd come in a short while.
By the end of March, you should have completed your preparation. AVOID learning anything beyond this point. Now is the time for setting your "Biological Clock". Attempt papers ONLY between the tentative examination hours. (For us, it was 9:00 -12:00 and 14:00-17:00) . Also important is that you should attempt papers in different environments. Decide on the sequence you would attempt the subjects. (I attempted Physics first, which was the subject I had a strong grip on). Be careful about the food you take in. Avoid junk food, especially sweets, chocolates, etc. Drink plenty of water and fruit juices. Though these may seem subtle, they are important. This much can actually make a difference of a few marks...end every mark in JEE is essential.
The "last few weeks", then would start off from the first week of February. With roughly seventy-odd days at hand before the JEE, this would be the last lap of the race. How an individual should spend these days is purely based on his/her level of preparation, though I believe that there should be a general trend. People who are considerably confident of clearing the JEE follow the well-agreed-upon techniques of improving their rank. They should spend a few hours at brushing up their concepts. It is also advised that one should appear in mock tests designed to match JEE standards. I personally feel that one should invest a considerable amount of time on Inorganic Chemistry. Attempting questions beyond JEE levels would take you nowhere, so avoid solving very difficult problems. Remember that JEE is an exam which tests your analytical and comprehending abilities, not your capacity to solve complex problems.
To gauge your preparation level, check how much you can score on the mock tests. Then find out the rank you could expect in JEE with that score. Herein, there's a pitfall that you need to avoid. NEVER get disillusioned. Getting high marks in comparatively simpler papers does have a feel-good effect. To avoid this, attempt papers released by institutes on an All-India level, such as the FIITJEE AITS. You would get a better view of your position with the statistics thereafter.
Also remember that you are bound to score less in the JEE than your potential. There may be a number of factors, to which I'd come in a short while.
By the end of March, you should have completed your preparation. AVOID learning anything beyond this point. Now is the time for setting your "Biological Clock". Attempt papers ONLY between the tentative examination hours. (For us, it was 9:00 -12:00 and 14:00-17:00) . Also important is that you should attempt papers in different environments. Decide on the sequence you would attempt the subjects. (I attempted Physics first, which was the subject I had a strong grip on). Be careful about the food you take in. Avoid junk food, especially sweets, chocolates, etc. Drink plenty of water and fruit juices. Though these may seem subtle, they are important. This much can actually make a difference of a few marks...end every mark in JEE is essential.
Recommended Readings
DO NOT involve yourself with a lot of books. Stick to a few, but completely go through them.
Physics -
Physics -
- TEXT- Concepts Of Physics -I and II ( Prof. H.C. Verma )
- TEXT- Fundamentals of Physics ( Resnick & Halliday )
- PROBLEMS - Problems in Physics ( D.C. Pandey )
- PROBLEMS - Problems in Physics ( Abhay Kr. Singh )
- PROBLEMS - Problems in General Physics ( I.E. Irodov )
Chemistry -
- TEXT - Physical Chemistry for Competitions ( G.R. Bathla pub. )
- TEXT - Arihant Inorganic Chemistry ( R.K. Gupta , R.K. Amit ) *
- TEXT - Organic Chemistry ( I.L. Finar, Wiley pub. )**
- TEXT - Organic Chemistry ( Morrison & Boyd )
- PROBLEMS - Numerical Chemistry ( P. Bahadur )
- PROBLEMS - Schaum's 3000 Solved Problems in Chemistry ( D. Goldberg )
- PRACTICAL CHEM - Practical OC ( Arthur Vogel )
Mathematics-
- TEXT - Plane Trigonometry Part I ( S.L. Loney )
- TEXT - Co-ordinate Geometry ( Arihant Publications )
- TEXT - Higher Algebra ( Hall & Knight )
- TEXT - Differential and Integral Calculus ( Arihant Publications)
- TEXT - Intro. to Probability and its Applications (Feller)**
- PROBLEMS - Problems in Calculus of One Variable ( I.A. Maron )
(Generally, try to solve as many number of problems in Mathematics from as many sources as possible. The more you practice, the more you perfect. Therefore, I do not include many problem books for Math.
Also, I have suggested the names of books which are recommended for JEE. Remember that these are OVER and ABOVE your school texts, especially NCERT. )
* Please keep a track of a number of errors in this book.
** May be used as a reference book.
Also, I have suggested the names of books which are recommended for JEE. Remember that these are OVER and ABOVE your school texts, especially NCERT. )
* Please keep a track of a number of errors in this book.
** May be used as a reference book.
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