Showing posts with label IIT-JEE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IIT-JEE. Show all posts

Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Get ready for the new JEE

Thoroughly revise CBSE syllabus and treat all topics as important

One thing that remains unchanged in the new Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is that an aspirant needs to have indepth knowledge of all subjects. That is the key to success. By now, you would need to cover the full syllabus and get into revision mode by solving a lot of practice tests. You should prepare small notes related to important formulae and results.

Since Paper 1 of JEE Main is likely to be objective-type, the level of questions asked in physics, chemistry and mathematics is not likely to be very high. The emphasis will now be on what you have studied in school because the syllabus for paper 1 of the new JEE will be based on the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum. The responsibility of setting questions will be on experts from the CBSE, though the team will also have professors from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Knowing the IITs, however, one can expect brain-teasers, which will require you to get your concepts clear for different subjects. The papers will test not only your knowledge, but your aptitude, speed as well as accuracy. So, for excellence, a good command over subjects will be necessary.

Ensure that you revise the chapters given in the NCERT books first to be able to get your concepts clear. With school board marks also getting weightage, school teaching can really help. Regular practice of single-choice questions asked in previous examinations really helps. Make sure you understand what you are doing. Mere ticking of options may not be the right way. Attempting single-choice questions from previous years’ IIT-JEE will also help you crack paper 1.

Your focus should always be on getting your concepts clear and understanding the topics well. There are times when students try to be thorough only with important topics from the point of view of the JEE, but that is not the right way. Total focus on a particular topic can be problematic, as you never know which topic will have more questions. The best way is to give equal importance to all topics. For instance, a student who decides to skip probability and gives more importance to quadratic equation, can repent later. In the new JEE, it is difficult to ascertain what trend will be set.

Finally, confidence holds the key. And for building confidence, regular practice is the only way. Still, if you come across difficult questions while writing the exam, there is no need to get nervous. There may be a few questions that will be difficult for most candidates. Keep your confidence high, for cut-off in the JEE can really fluctuate.

Friday, 21 December 2012

Last date for JEE forms extended to Dec 24

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the last date for submitting the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Main application form. Students aspiring for admission to IITs, NITs and other centrally-funded technical institutions can now fill online forms and submit the same till December 24. Earlier, the last date was December 15. The JEE main will be held on April 7.

The CBSE has updated this information on its website.

The CBSE administration decided to extend the date of form submission keeping in view large number of applications received from the students. To facilitate further all students who could not fill the online form due to various reasons and to accommodate more, the CBSE administration took this decision.

In view of it being the first examination for JEE-Main to be held in 2013, the last date for submitting online application form has been extended up to December 24. The CBSE has further notified that the date for filling up of application for JEE (Main)-2013 will not be extended any further.

AIEEE is now known as JEE (Main) and IIT-JEE as JEE (Advanced).

The admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other centrally-funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by several participating State Governments, and several other Institutions shall include the performance in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main).

It will also be an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by IITs.

For admission to NITs, Centrally-Funded Technical Institutions like IIITs etc and other participating institutions, the merit/rank list shall be prepared based on 40% weightage to school Boards marks in class XII or equivalent examination and 60% weightage to JEE(Main). The weightage to school Board/Equivalent examination marks shall be considered only after normalisation.The JEE Advanced will be organised by the IITs including Kanpur, Delhi, Mumbai, Roorkee, Guhawati, Kharagpur, Khozikode on June 2.

Friday, 7 December 2012

IIT coaching at click of a mouse on TechnoPrep.com


Students, aspiring to crack competitive exams like IIT-JEE, All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) and All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT), may no longer need to cough up exorbitant fees at coaching centres and attending time-consuming classes. Now they can get online guidance and coaching from experts on each subject, appear in mock tests and get sample questions sitting at home, courtesy TechnoPrep.com, an e-module developed by an Odia computer engineer.

IT professional Brahmanshu Mishra, the brain behind the web-portal said, "The idea of developing web-based coaching hit me when most of the entrance tests in the country became online. TechnoPrep offers better coaching by top IIT professors at a fraction of classroom coaching cost and students don't have to stay in a hostel in a different city to prepare for the entrance tests." Now that the Centre is all set to make Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test (ISEET) and AIPMT exam online, TechnoPrep can be a great help for students to practise for the tests and stay ahead in the competition, he said.

TechnoPrep officials said the firm has roped in some of the best professors in subjects like physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology to create an extensive database of top-quality questions and elaborate solution to each question.

"All chapters have been divided in a timeline of weeks. Every week we send materials, synopsis and sample questions for both board and entrance examinations. Students can also get the experience of online test so that they can get rid of the examination panic," said Dharitri Dash, manager.