10 tips to get a top

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Dos and Don'ts For Joint Entrance Examination(JEE)JEE is an exam which requires a high level of perfection in all respects - particularly in memory, logic, speed, andquantitative analysis. Such perfection requires constant practice. Here, I would like to provide tips which may helpmy friends clear this exam.

Disclaimer: Though I have got a good rank of 96, my beginning (from X) was pretty ordinary - so I expect this guideto help the majority of students. Also, since I'm not a qualified instructor, I can only give my personal point of view.

1] Regular homework and studies. I mean, really regular, as in never-failed-to-complete-my-homework-on-time type regular.

2] Relaxation and time pass. Yeah. Really. All study and no play makes Jack a nut-case. But don't overdo it - 1 hour at the maximum per day.

3] Isolation. The more friends you have, the more possibility of you getting distracted.Keep a safe distance, avoid most parties and hangouts. The lesser, the better.

4] Taking tests. Join a test series, maybe two, or as many you want - I recommendFIITJEE. Constant tests help you practice and prepare your mind for the JEE pattern. Ifthe tests are to be given at home, do them at the proper time in an isolated room.

5] Finish your syllabus by January, if you are a fresher. If you are dropping, domake sure you complete the syllabus.

6] Keep a positive attitude. Approach new topics with interest, not with an another-topic-to-mug attitude. Do some research on Wikipedia, try to find applications in day-to-day life. This will help create interest in the topic and improve your understanding asan engineer.

7] Mental and physical exercises, like meditation and yoga. For further details,contact spidey unlimited.

AND FINALLY, THE MOST IMPORTANT:

8] Attend all lectures, as in perfect 100% attendance. Quite a no-brainer, this one.

Don'ts1] Overstress - the deadliest killer is sighted often among JEE students.

2] Procrastinate. As in, put off tomorrow what you can do today.

3] Hang out and waste time.

4] Worry too much. This is a major problem I've seen. People worry so much aboutclasses / test series/ correspondence / teachers / batches / quality / notes / books /college / friend / girlfriend / food / hostel / accommodation .. u get the point... If I wereto say it bluntly - just shut up, open the book, and start doing the damn problems!!

5] Lose confidence, or be over confident. IF you lose confidence, go to the forums, wecan help you. If you are over confident, just contact me Just joking... Remember thatthere may be (will be) students out there smarter than you. This applies even if you arethe topper of any institute.

6] Sleep less / eat less. The body is like any machine, and needs proper rest. Regularsleep ofat least 7 hours is a must.


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Tips to Crack IIT Exam Easily

It wasnt long ago that I had received a huge response from you people regarding my

AIEEE and BITSAT posts. After the euphoria died down I received many commentsfrom students on those posts asking for tips on how to go about cracking engineering

exams. So I decided to get down to work.I have learnt many hard lessons in my past couple of years while preparing for my

entrance examinations. I would summarize the main points in list so that they are easy

to remember

* First and most important is to have confidence in yourself. Dont lose that

confidence while preparing for the entrance exams even if you are not doing well in thecoaching classes.

* Having mentioned about coaching classes, I would say they play an important role in

helping you crack the exam. The simple reason being continued guidance throughoutthe year and perpetual tests that keep you in touch with course all the time. Hence it is

important to be regular in them to be able to achieve good results in the end.

* At home prepare a time table and follow it strictly. Dont ignore it.

* Dont get too involved with only engineering books and refer to NCERT books too.

With the new IIT pattern, a lot of questions are directly made from there which you

might have already seen yourself by analyzing this years paper.

* Dont waste time and dont stress yourself. Study in a balanced way and maintain agood friend circle who will guide you when you face doubts and also boost your morale.

* This one is for toppers! Dont get complacent. Many good rankers in coachinginstitutes get complacent if they good marks which in is bad in the long run as they

lose out to lower rankers in the end. I have seen many cases.

* To crack big papers it is very very important to be able to solve the paper

completely. You might know all the questions but not been able to solve them isequivalent to not knowing them. So the golden rule is practice a lot of sample papers

and in the exams not to waste time on a single question.

* Stay away from computers as much as possible! This is a major distraction fromstudents from towns and cities as you dont get to know how quickly time is slipping

out of your hands along with straining your eyes and body which makes you dizzy and

you are off to sleep!
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* Choosing the right books for entrance exams is very important. Consult IITians and

your teachers about them to make sure that you get your hands on the right ones and

dont waste your time in trying out new books every time.

* Last but very important point is not to get nervous while going for the exam. This willget your hands and brain move faster, quicker and better than those who are nervous!

These 10 are my golden rules which if followed strictly will definitely help you crack thepaper and you will emerge out with flying colors!!

Article 2:-What the coaching centres are churning out are zombies who will find it

extremely difficult to adjust to life on an IIT campus and beyond

NOW THAT the hype regarding the innocuous changes made in the IIT entrance testshave died down, it's time to take a serious look at what getting admitted into the IITs

is all about. All that the IITs did was to insist that any student getting admitted intothe institutes should have secured at least 60 per cent marks in the board exams.

It's not a very big deal, considering that students have high scoring subjects such as

Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Computers in their 12th class and that if they cannot

score these marks in the relatively easier boards, they will find it simply impossible toclear even the first semester at any IIT.

Secondly, they felt that a student can appear for the entrance exams on not more than

two occasions and rightly so for it's a shame to waste academic years merely toget into the IITs. It would be understandable if there were no other engineering

institutes available in the country; but with hundreds of very good engineering collegesincluding the NITs, it seems a shame to waste years of mindless studying just to crack

the IIT entrance tests.

Thirdly, the preliminary exams were scrapped and only the six hour exam, testing the

student's skills in Maths, Physics and Chemistry, was retained. Fair enough, for anaspirant may have been unwell on the day of the preliminary exam and hence wouldhave been needlessly barred from appearing for the final exams, thereby denying

him/her a chance of participating in the examination process. Finally, if a student hasbeen admitted into any course at an IIT, he/she will not be allowed to appear for the

entrance test again with a view to improving his ranking.

And yet for these seemingly justified changes in the Entrance Exam procedures, there

were days of protests and demonstrations and road blockages, culminating in a dharna

and audience with the President. As a result, the changes have been deferred for ayear.

Now, why is there such a ruckus created against these simple changes? First, it's notthe students who are creating the commotion for they are far too young and

inexperienced in such matters but the parents of the aspirants, the media, societyand the unscrupulous coaching centres. Getting admitted into any IIT, into any stream,

seems to give the student the proverbial Midas touch. He is automatically branded as a

huge success no matter how he does in the four years spent in the institute and withhis life later on. If merely getting admitted into the IITs means pots of gold, then every

aspirant and their parents should necessarily read the book Five Point Someone... by


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Chetan Bhagat which gives a first hand account of life within the campus and how

strenuous it is for the four years spent there, for a very large number of students.

But how do students and their parents know of all this most of them are not alumniand have no knowledge of life within the institutes. All that they are fed on are the

media reports of the golden boys of these institutes. Well for every Nandan Nilekani,Rajat Gupta and Narayana Murthy, there are literally hundreds of IIT engineers leading

ordinary lives in ordinary jobs. On the other hand, there are hundreds of non IITiansfrom other engineering institutes who are highly successful but do we know much

about them?

Coaching centres

And finally the coaching centres well they are necessary evils. But the pressure putby some of them on the aspirants to clear the exams is tremendous. There are a

number of centres which prescribe weird rules for the students no movies, no TV, noentertainment and horror of horrors: no regular schooling; only studying and more

studying. What they are churning out are zombies, boys and girls, who will find it

extremely difficult to adjust to life on an IIT campus and beyond.

For the two or more years spent at these coaching institutes, students will be leading alife like a frog in a well, a narrowed down life or no life at all beyond studying. What is

required is to teach the aspirants the basics of science and to ensure that all theconcepts are clear rather than merely studying without comprehending. Any

aspirant who studies all the time, to the exclusion of all things else, is sure to be a

misfit at these institutes.

If an aspirant is unable to clear the 12th class exam, how is he/she expected to copewith the numerous tests and exams conducted by the IITs each year. I know for sure

that IIT Chennai has three sets of exams each semester, a quiz, a mid semester andan end semester exam, which makes it six sets of exams each year; so 24 sets at theend of four years. Now multiply this by the number of papers a student has and the

sum total amounts to a staggering 140+ papers at the end of the 4th year.

The coaching centres naturally want a high success rate, to enhance the prestige of the

institute, which is directly co-related to their increase in profits. But it is the studentsand their parents who should be wary and enter into the fray of the IITJEE with their

eyes wide open.

Article 3:-The pressure is immense on all of us to excel and be perfect, which at times we fail to

do what is actually required in a particular situation. The biggest irony is we all know

there is only one number one, all can't be there, still we do have insatiable want toexcel and be prefect in all spheres of life.

They say destiny can't be changed and more over, we have only one destiny. So why

not make full use of this opportunity to live it right? When destiny can't be changed,


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that which can surely change is our attitude towards our life - being positive in our

approach under all circumstances. That surely helps in reducing the stress and tensions

considerably.


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1. Make a "To Do" List Every Day.Put things that are most important at the top and do them first. If it's easier,use a planner to track all of your tasks. And don't forget to reward yourselffor your accomplishments.

2. Use Spare Minutes Wisely.Get some reading done on the bus ride home from school, for example, and

you'll kill two birds with one stone.3. It's Okay to Say "No."If your boss asks you to work on a Thursday night and you have a final examthe next morning, realize that it's okay to say no. Keep your short- term andlong-term priorities in mind.

4. Find the Right Time.You'll work more efficiently if you figure out when you do your best work. Forexample, if your brain handles math better in the afternoon, don't wait to do ituntil late at night.

5. Review Your Notes Every Day.You'll reinforce what you've learned, so you need less time to study. You'll alsobe ready if your teacher calls on you or gives a pop quiz.

6. Get a Good Night's Sleep.Running on empty makes the day seem longer and your tasks seem moredifficult.

7. Communicate Your Schedule to Others.

If phone calls are proving to be a distraction, tell your friends that you takesocial calls from 7-8 p.m. It may sound silly, but it helps.

8. Become a Taskmaster.Figure out how much free time you have each week. Give yourself a time budgetand plan your activities accordingly.

9. Don't Waste Time Agonizing.Have you ever wasted an entire evening by worrying about something thatyou're supposed to be doing? Was it worth it? Instead of agonizing andprocrastinating, just do it.

10. Keep Things in Perspective.Setting goals that are unrealistic sets you up for failure. While it's good to sethigh goals for yourself, be sure not to overdo it. Set goals that are difficultyet reachable.Consider these tips, but personalize your habits so that they suit you. Ifyou set priorities that fit your lifestyle, you'll have a better chance of achievingyour goals.


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ICSE Draft time table for 2011

3RD - WEDNESDAY - ENGLISH 1

5TH - FRIDAY - ENGLISH 28TH - MONDAY - SCIENCE PAPER 1( PHYSICS )

10TH - WEDNESDAY - SCIENCE PAPER 2( CHEMISTRY )12TH - FRIDAY - SCIENCE PAPER 3 ( BIOLOGY )

17TH - WEDNESDAY - HISTORY19TH - FRIDAY - GEOGRAPHY

22ND - MONDAY - ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

26TH - FRIDAY - 6TH SUBJECT (ELECTIVES)29TH - MONDAY - MATHEMATICS

31ST - WEDNESDAY - 2ND LANGUAGE


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10 tips to get a top-100 JEE rank

10. Study regularly and in a planned mannerThis is one piece of advice youll get from everywhere. Even if you dont study for long

periods at a stretch, try to be as regular as you can. If you wish, study for only threehours a day, but do that everyday. Dont study haphazardly. Make a schedule, and

stick to it broadly. Yet, dont spend too much time on planning or making schedules.These are secondary activities - the primary thing is studying. Dont compromise on

that.

9. Join a good training program

Its difficult, though not impossible, to get a very good rank without any coaching at all.In a training program, they teach you techniques using which you can solve questions

much faster than normal methods. There are other advantages too - you get a peer

group where you can judge your relative level, and you also get to know the intricaciesof the latest pattern. You can get help whenever you are stuck.

8. Choose your books and study material carefully

Dont underestimate the importance of studying from only the best sources. You canfind lots of books for JEE, but choose only the best ones, and dont follow too manybooks. Decide that if you are following book X, you will stick to it until you finish it

completely. Also, get good JEE study material and try doing as much questions fromthere as you can. Dont fall for the trap that you have to finish each and every book

and material.

7. Make a good support group

Do you have a friend circle where you can discuss your academic problems likequestions and doubts? Do you have access to teachers who can resolve your queries

when you are stuck? A good support group helps a lot, and students who have one areat an advantage compared to those who dont.

6. Practice as much as you canYou may be really good at concepts and theoretical discussions, but that is not

necessary to ensure that you will clear the JEE. You need to be really comfortable inapplying the concepts you know. And that comfort level can come only if you practice a

lot. But theres another thing to remember: practice should be done only when you

think you understand all the concepts well enough.

5. Do as much self study as possible

It is not enough to attend all your classes and do all your assignments. You must do adetailed self-study of whatever you have learnt in class. This is very important - you

must give the subject matter time to sink in. That wont happen just by attendingclasses. You have to spend time with the subject, read it on your own, do all the solved

and unsolved problems on your own etc.


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4. Try to resolve your doubts on your own

One very important thing that students forget is that you should be perseverant when

you are doing problems. Students give up too easily. One try and they will go to theirteachers or friends to solve it. You should try a problem at least 4 or 5 times before

asking for help. Because when you have put in effort to solve it and you cant, you willbe able to appreciate the solution much better.

3. Focus on all the three subjects

JEE aspirants tend to be subject experts. Someone would be an expert in Physics,

someone else would be a Mathematics guru. If you ask the JEE top rankers, all of themare invariably good in all the three subjects. This is something that should be very

obvious but students often overlook it. Being strong in one subject cant get you a toprank. Mostly, its Chemistry which is neglected. Focus on all the three subjects equally.

In fact, focus more on your weaker subjects.

2. Dont stop at the JEE level

This is real useful advice. There will be many students who will be good in all the threesubjects, but just good wont do. You have to be exceptionally good. So, dont stop at

the JEE level when your prepare. Go further. The best way is to do Olympiad problems.

1. Build your nerves

This is the most important of all. If you are nervous during tests, everything else willbe useless. Experience test-like conditions as much as you can. Find out how you can

build an examination temperament by talking to your friends and teachers.

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