JEE Main 2024 Preparation Tips

Joint Entrance Examination Main 2024
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Exam Dates: 4th Apr 2024
to 15th Apr 2024

By: Avantika Bhardwaj on Jan 08, 2024

JEE Main examination is approaching and as the examination is being conducted only twice a year i.e. January and April Sessions, the candidates will get only two chances to qualify the examination. The competition for this exam is at a tough level and the candidate must ensure to do well in the examination in order to get selected. A certain amount of stress always seems to be associated with the country's elite Engineering Examinations i.e. JEE Main and JEE Advanced. JEE Main examination, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to provide admission to B. Tech courses in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. This is one of the most important examinations that is conducted for candidates who wish to pursue engineering.

While preparing for JEE Main Exam, candidates are required to have a study plan in place. The most apt and correct JEE Main Preparation Tips consists of overall strategy, time to be devoted, study material, mock tests, and previous years' JEE Main Question Papers.

JEE Main 2024 Exam is being held in two sessions this year. NTA JEE Main Phase 1 will be conducted from January 24 to February 1 while Phase 2  is scheduled to be conducted from April 1 to April 15. JEE Main aspirants have been given enough time to prepare for the examination. Majority of students who are willing to take the examination are given two chances to take jee main and qualify it for admission to B. Tech. If students take both the sessions, the best of either scores will be considered for the final admission. Candidates planning to take any of the sessions of JEE Main must start preparing from this very moment. It is very important for students to first completely understand JEE Main Syllabus and then thoroughly study it. Students first complete the syllabus and then move to attempting and solving JEE Main Mock Tests.

Besides, IIT JEE Main Aspirants can also find JEE Main Previous Year Question Paper with Solution PDF Download in this article. Candidates should continue reading the article to gather more information on how to prepare for the jee mains exam. 

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Here, in this article, we will talk about the various aspects of JEE Main Preparation Tips that students can consider for B. Tech paper 1.



Best Time to Start Preparing for JEE Main Exam

  • The examination experts advise that students willing to take jee main exam should start preparing for the exam as early as they can. Besides, class 12th board aspirants can start preparing along with their board preparation. This would be an ideal practice. This is how students can get a head start over the other competitors and they will be able to understand the basics and concepts of  JEE Main Topics in a better way when these same topics are being taught in school. However, students preparing can ace the exam by just preparing for a few months. It also depends on candidates' ability and their dedication as to when they should start preparing for the exam.
  • Students preparing for the exam must understand that while making a preparation plan, the very first question that might pop up in their head is which factor is more important – how long they should study for or how much they should study. It is better for them to understand where they stand in jee main preparation tips. They must also develop a clear concept before they start with their preparation. Once you know how to study, to figure out the next step in the process of preparation of jee main will become easier.
  • After JEE Main Syllabus is thoroughly studied by candidates, they can head for mock tests. Taking regular mock tests will help students not only become efficient but also attain accuracy with every solved mock test. Students must devote their last three months to prepare by solving previous years' question papers of jee main and mock tests. This is how one will have a good hold on speed and accuracy required to solve these previous years' question papers of jee main exam.

Making a list of topics that contributed most of the questions in each section in JEE Main Previous Year Paper would help students understand the topics that they must cover at priority while taking the examination. Students can check the Most Asked Topics in Physics in JEE Main Previous Year Question Papers and Tips to Prepare Them.


JEE Main Exam Pattern 2024

Students' main objective should be JEE Main Exam Pattern. Since there is negative marking in JEE Main Exam i.e. for every incorrect answer, marks are deducted as penalty. Now that there is a provision of negative marking, students must ensure that they gain 100% accuracy while solving questions. Guesswork will not prove fruitful in solving jee main questions. JEE Mains Previous Papers may help students understand the pattern of the exam and figure out the best possible way to tackle these questions in the exam. 

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The table mentioned below is a quick go through of jee main exam pattern:

JEE Main 2024 Exam Pattern Highlights

Particulars

Paper 1

Paper 2

Exam mode

Online

Online (Mathematics and Aptitude) and offline (Drawing test)

Sections

Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

Drawing, Mathematics and Aptitude

Duration of exam

3 hours (180 minutes); 60 minutes per section

3 hours (180 minutes); 60 minutes per section

Number of questions

75

82

Type of questions

MCQs

Mathematics and Aptitude: MCQ

Drawing: Questions to test drawing and sketching skills

Total Marks

300 marks

400 marks

Language of paper

Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English and Gujarati

Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English and Gujarati

JEE Main Marking scheme

+4 marks for the correct answer; -1 mark for the incorrect answer

+4 marks for the correct answer; -1 mark for an incorrect answer


JEE Main 2024 Exam Pattern – B. Planning

Particulars

B. Planning Exam Pattern

Exam mode

Online (Mathematics and Aptitude) and (Planning Based Questions)

Number of sections and subjects

3 (Mathematics, Aptitude and Planning Based Questions)

Duration of exam

3 hours (180 minutes)

Sections

Mathematics, Aptitude, Planning Based Questions

Number of questions

105

Type of questions

Multiple Choice Questions

JEE Main Total Marks

400

Language of paper

Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English and Gujarati


JEE Main Syllabus 2024

The questions asked in the jee main exam are made from the prescribed syllabus available on the official website of jee main i.e. jeemain.nta.nic.in. Some of the questions are made in order to test your intelligence and ability to apply concepts when required but these questions are surely not out of the syllabus of jee main. Exam experts advise students to not look beyond the syllabus of jee main exam as it will surely become very exhaustive. The syllabus of jee main covers almost all the aspects of the examination. Once students have covered the entire syllabus of the exam, they can start focusing on some important topics from examination's point of view that are of heavy weightage in jee main question paper. By focusing on important topics, students can higher their chances of performing well in the examination.

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Below mentioned are some of the important topics of each section of jee main exam:

Subject

Topics

Mathematics

Coordinate Geometry, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Matrices and Determinants, Sequence and Series, Trigonometry, Quadratic Equation, Probability, Permutation and Combination, Mathematical Reasoning, Statistics, Algebra, Binomial Theorem, Complex Numbers.

Physics

Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Alternating Current, KTG & Thermodynamics, SHM, Sound Waves, Kinematics, Work Power Energy, Laws of motion, Centre Of Mass, Modern Physics, Elasticity, Wave Optics.

Chemistry

States of Matter, Atomic Structure, Redox reactions and Electrochemistry, Equilibrium, Chemical Kinetics, Surface Chemistry, General Principles and Process of Isolation of Metals, Hydrogen and s-Block Elements, p-Block Elements, d and f- Block Elements.


Section-wise Preparation Tips for JEE Main 2024

Now that the number of students appearing in JEE Main Exam has been increasing with every passing year, the competition has reached to another level. Candidates appearing in JEE Main Exam must set their targets. They must understand the minimum number of questions they must attempt in order to qualify the examination. We have mentioned below some section-wise important tips that students might find useful.

  • Tips for Mathematics Section

The difficulty level of Mathematics section has remained easy to moderate for the past 3 years. Some of the topics such as Matrices, Vector 3D, and Determinants hold higher importance as they have higher weightage. Questions from topics such as Height and Distance and Trigonometry haven't contributed in the recent years.

JEE Main Aspirants are likely to score 45-40 marks if they attempt at least 20 questions in Mathematics section while attaining at least 60% accuracy. In order to do so, candidates must attempt all integer questions as these questions fall under the category of non-negative questions. Candidates must give more attention to attempting integer questions instead of single choice questions.

Read here - Most Scoring Topics of Mathematics for JEE Main Exam

  • Tips for Physics Section

JEE Main Aspirants consider Physics subject the toughest sections amongst all the section as this section includes a lot of lengthy questions which consume more time than expected. Questions containing numerical calculations are usually asked from 11th class while the conceptual questions are asked from 12th class. Candidates appearing in JEE Main Exam would be advised to concentrate on the latter part as conceptual questions are considered the scoring part of the section.

If candidates attempt 15 questions in Physics section while maintaining 70% accuracy, they are likely to score more than 30 marks.

Read here - Most Scoring Topics of Physics for JEE Main Exam

  • Tips for Chemistry Section

Students who ever appeared in JEE Main Exam have admitted that they found Chemistry section to be the easiest one. The questions asked from Organic and Inorganic Chemistry are of conceptual type. These questions asked in Chemistry section must be given proper and more focus due to direct correspondence with respective options.

If candidates attempt 22 questions in Physics section while maintaining 80% accuracy, they are likely to score more than 60 marks.

Read here - Most Scoring Topics of Chemistry for JEE Main Exam


Best Books for JEE Main Preparation 2024

Students must first be aware of the JEE Main Syllabus completely in order to prepare for it. After having known the syllabus of the examination, it is important for them to refer to the books that are important and the best in the concerned field. Below mentioned are some of the best books for JEE Main Preparation 2022 for exams yet to be held by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

Best Books for JEE Main Physics

Author

Concept of Physics Part 1 and Part 2

H. C. Verma

IIT JEE Physics

D. C. Pandey

Problems in Physics

S. S. Krotov

Fundamental of Physics

Resnick, Halliday and Walker

 


Best Books for JEE Main Chemistry

Author

Physical Chemistry

O. P. Tandon

Numerical Chemistry

P. Bahadur

Modern Approach to Numerical Chemistry

R. C. Mukherjee

Organic Chemistry

Paula Bruice Yurkanis

Organic Chemistry

O. P. Tandon

 


Best Books for JEE Main Mathematics

Author

Mathematics 11th and 12th

R. D. Sharma

Plane Trigonometry

S. L. Loney

Higher Algebra

Hall & Knight

IIT Mathematics

A. Das Gupta

Problems on Calculus in one variable

I. A. Maron

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