Maintaining a stable balance between board exams and JEE preparation is known to be a hefty and tough task. Both exams require different approaches and strategies. Where boards test our actual subject knowledge by asking NCERT based questions majorly, JEE asks for core, conceptual and application-based understanding of the subjects.
Isn’t there any efficient way to manage both the exams for assured success?
Well, this is our 4-step process to manage efficiently between JEE and board examinations.
- Study the syllabus and pattern first.
As we know that both the exams follow different patterns and syllabus. So, it is important for us to study the pattern and the syllabus first.
For board exams well learned theoretical knowledge is a must and for JEE exam strengthening your core concept and application-based knowledge for both class 11th and 12th syllabus is strictly required. Marking schemes are also a big difference between both of these exams as JEE possesses negative marking but boards don’t. We strongly suggest you to maintain a strong mindset for both the exams that guides you in both the directions efficiently.
Do note that, as per the latest notifications from CBSE and NTA for reduced and revised syllabus in the exams, students are strongly advised to study only the included topics and don’t waste time and energy on out of the syllabus topics.
- Strengthen your fundamentals and practice Numerical problems.
Strong fundamentals, clear concept and good numerical solving ability is a proven way to succeed in both boards and JEE examination. Numericals are the ones that steals most marks from a student’s pockets in either of these exams. After getting a hold on fundamentals we suggest you to practice numericals as much as you can because these questions share a common ground in both the exams.
- Grip strong on Previous years’ question papers and NCERT Textbooks.
When it comes to a good preparation, be it a teacher or be it a exam topper, suggests to thoroughly prepare NCERT and previous years question papers before touching any reference books because these two resources hold the strong bridge between fundamentals and hard questions. We suggest you to strongly prepare and revise NCERT books and previous years questions papers at least 5 to 6 times. This will help you to build the optimum mindset for the exams.
- Plan, Prepare, Practice and Repeat!
These three words are the known synonyms to success in JEE and Board exams. Planning being the most important will keep you on track and disciplined, especially when you’re preparing for 2 exams simultaneously. A carefully planned timetable will help you a lot in completing your daily decided syllabus timely.
It is always said that “practice is a must”. A strong base of fundamentals requires a hard practice over it. Practice MCQ questions as much as you can for JEE. For Board exams practice writing answers within the specific timeframe, this will help you to score much better marks in final board exams.