Tips to crack engineering exams!
It wasn’t 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 comments from 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.Don’t lose that confidence while preparing for the entrance exams even if you are not doing well in the coaching 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 throughout the 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.Don’t ignore it.
- Don’t 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 year’s paper.
- Don’t waste time and don’t stress yourself.Study in a balanced way and maintain a good friend circle who will guide you when you face doubts and also boost your morale.
- This one is for toppers!Don’t get complacent.Many good rankers in coaching institutes 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 is equivalent 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 from students from towns and cities as you don’t 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!
- 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 don’t 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 will get 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 the paper and you will emerge out with flying colors!!
With IIT-JEE just about 6 months away, there is still time left to improve on the basics and walk through the gates of your favorite IIT by just following these 10 simple but golden rules..Best of Luck to you all!
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19 Nov 07 at 11:28 am
thanks dude!!!1
sanchit
22 Nov 07 at 2:12 am
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AIEEE 2008 at Ankur Gupta Online
22 Nov 07 at 1:16 pm
thanks a lot
bhavdeep
25 Nov 07 at 8:14 am
hey buddy thanx 4 dese tricks but d problem iz dat i hve not prepared much….
nd only 4 mnths left for competitions i get very nervous n due to dat i am not able to study properly….plz guide me as to wat to do n which books shuld i prefer….rite nw i am using pradeep’s for physics n chemistry n r.d.sharma for mathematics….plz help me out….
amit
25 Nov 07 at 11:53 pm
@amit
If you have been seriously preparing for entrance exams throughout the year then there is no need to get nervous.
By the books you have mentioned it seems you have been concentrating on AIEEE 2008,so i would suggest you also go through NCERT books along with doing a lot of sample papers as AIEEE is all about speed and accuracy.
Best of Luck!
Ankur Gupta
26 Nov 07 at 2:26 am
hello
thanks 4 ur tricks that wuld surely help many
bt i wuld like to have some more personal tips
i am going thru arihant obj
r they going to help me 4 cracking aieee , iit and others?
secondly d biggest problem in me is tht i don’t hv confidence in myself
i encourage d others bt whn it comes 2 me i m nowhere
thirdly just now i m nt able 2 concentrate on my studies
as i m tensed about its outcomes
can u suggest some thing 4 these last 4 months preparations
well i hv 2 give boards also so actually 3 & 1/2
& 1 more problem is tht i m an ISC board’s student
so r my chances less as people say tht since CBSE & AIEEE ’s syllabus are same so they have more chace than we have .
Reply soon
w8ing 4 ur reply.
srishti
27 Nov 07 at 1:28 am
@srishti
A lot of queries!
I would say don’t get nervous,that the worst way to prepare.
Build your confidence by giving sample papers for AIEEE and evaluating yourself and studying your weak topics.
I don’t know the ISC board course but you can check out AIEEE 2008 syllabus mentioned on my AIEEE 2008 post and see what all is no covered in ISC and prepare yourself as course is not tough.
All the best for the paper!
Ankur Gupta
28 Nov 07 at 6:23 pm
thanks a lot!!!
srishti
29 Nov 07 at 1:21 pm
iam cbse student but i have opted diploma ater x
by self study i have complted 11 & 12 but i have no confindance plz suggest me how to prepare in upcoming 4 months , iam diploma in EC from gujrat university,
bhavdeep
30 Nov 07 at 3:26 pm
i am 1st year engg. student. i want again to appear in aieee. i am strong on physics,org. che,inor.che.,calculas,3d,co-ordinate,complex no,qud. eqn,series,etc. but i m weak on prob’lty,per-com,eq’b solid state .i appear ed two time before & iget( 50-55)% in easy way.but i want to enhance my marks to 70 . plz suggest me some good things ,how i wiil get rank about 1000. as i want to take admission in these inst. (nitwarg, nit tri, nit surth-cl ,iiit-h,iiit-a’bad.preffer some books also.
ravi
2 Dec 07 at 1:16 pm
@bhavdeep
You haven’t clarified which exam are you concentrating on.Basic trick is to keep yourself calm and keep preparing without thinking too much about the consequences.
@ravi
You have answered your question yourself!
Prepare the topics you are weak in by taking tuitions or whatever so that you can handle their questions also thus increasing your overall %.
Ankur Gupta
2 Dec 07 at 9:31 pm
thank you so much for giving this tips .these are like 24 caret gold.
nithesh_r
3 Dec 07 at 5:22 pm
swathi
plz can i get some tricks to solve physics problems quicker????
swathi
19 Dec 07 at 9:24 pm
hello….
Iam prepearing for aieee 2008.
Iwant to know about syllabus of phy.
has phy changed of syllabus.
saurabh
19 Dec 07 at 10:50 pm
@nitesh_r
Glad that you liked the post.
@swathi
Practice is only the only mantra for solving problems quicker. Practice as many questions as you can and you will start seeing the difference.
@saurabh
Check out my AIEEE 2008 post.You will find the link to download syllabus there.
Ankur Gupta
22 Dec 07 at 12:11 pm
thanks a lot for success.
sujit kumar
26 Dec 07 at 2:32 pm
thanks a lot for the tips
SANJAY
1 Jan 08 at 9:36 pm
thanks yaar
deepak
17 Jan 08 at 4:07 pm
STOP WORRYING ABOUT ANYTHING…AS THIS GUY HAS SAID,JUST STUDY WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES……I JUST HATE THE AMOUNT OF HYPE THAT IS CREATED OF EXAMS…
KARTHEEK
24 Jan 08 at 11:17 pm
THANK U FOR THE TIPS
SAURABH PIPS
26 Jan 08 at 8:54 pm
hi ANKUR.i am in 11thor you can say about to come in 12th.I HAVE NOT YET STARTED PERPARING FOR ENTERANCE EXAMS .but i have done quite well in school examsbut i think it is not sufficient.PLEASE ADVICE ME WHAT TO DO AND
GIVE ME A ROUGH IDEA HOW TO PLAN MY DAY EXCLUDING MY 3 HOURS REGULAR TUTION.
PLEASE…………..
karan
1 Feb 08 at 9:43 pm
pls can u tell me about the praparation for barch paper of aieee and let me know the important books i should follow. pls reply
sumit
2 Feb 08 at 8:06 am
@karan
You can start preparing for entrance exams from 12th onwards.
I would say join some coaching institute as it gives you a headstart and keeps a check on your performance also.Also you get guidance of teachers who have experience of teaching such students.And most importantly, do not waste your time, manage it efficiently.
@sumit
Get some AIEEE B.Arch book containing questions and previous year papers and solve them.Any good book shop will know the book.
Ankur Gupta
3 Feb 08 at 6:39 pm
hello sir
i m preparing for aieee…..i want to know will previous years question paper of aieee will help me?or which book shud i read to crack aieee…at least to qualify cutoff marks of nits..
i’m only going through ncert books and pradeep (as a side book)….
plz suggest me some tips so that i can qualify the cutoff marks of nit as not much time is left…..plz sir
thnk u
kulbhushan rai
9 Feb 08 at 9:24 am
hi Ankur,
I have been preparing decently since 11th end.I wud like to know if a last min full revision of theory wud b apt or shud i just keep solvin mcqs ?
moreover i wud like 2 no if algebra is of some imp as i am weak in algebra and probability?
Thank You
Rahul
13 Feb 08 at 9:06 pm
hello sir, i am devender.iam prepaing for both cbse and aieee.i want to know that our ncert prep is sufficient or not foraieee.
devender
15 Feb 08 at 11:34 am
i hv observed aieee prvs papers,but there r many questions which do not belong to the current syllabus.now should ido those topics also which r not mentioned in aieee syll as there r many questions in prv exams?
mohit
15 Feb 08 at 2:58 pm
@kulbhushan rai
NCERT books are not sufficeint to crack AIEEE but they are indeed very helpful.
Previous years papers are very helpful in knowing the types you questions you can expect.
Get some good MCQ books and solve questions from it.
@Rahul
Algebra and probability are important topics that you should know.
Yes you can revise the theory once if you have sufficient time but don’t waste too much time on it.
@mohit
AIEEE syllabus keeps on changing every year so stick to current year’s syllabus and solve questions related to it only.
Ankur Gupta
18 Feb 08 at 11:10 pm
Hi Ankur u r doing a great job. well i want to know that how much NCERT books r helpful for AIEEE preparation
Deepankar Mishra
22 Feb 08 at 8:30 pm
hi
frankly speaking i have just prepared organic and that also half
i am in 1st year therefore i have to maintain a balance.as i am a dropper and 1st year syllabus is almost same therefore i know i can complete syllabus in 35 to 40 days.after that i can give test.
i seriously want to get into nit . please help me sir
ram
26 Feb 08 at 3:10 pm
hey ankur……..
am in 12 std……n frankly i did not study in11
i just want to know that if i study hard in 12 is it enough or wasting 11 will prove a problem??
please give me some advice…..
kavya
28 Feb 08 at 7:25 pm
Thanks for these tips
what is the minimum score for aieee counselling
kuldeep
11 Mar 08 at 6:39 pm
I AM IN 10 STD. IAM FROM COIMBATORE STUDYING IN CBSE. IAM ASPIRING FOR IIT. AS THERE IS NO GOOD INSTITUTES HERE AND ALSO BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF HARDWORK FROM MY SIDE I LAG BEHIND MANY OF MY FRIENDS IN METROS. CAN I COPE UP WITH THEM AND IIT-JEE ?
ADITYA
18 Mar 08 at 1:44 pm
@Deepankar Mishra
NCERT books are very much important not only for AIEEE but also IIT preparation.
@Ram
Plan out your syllabus over time and meet the deadlines.This way it will be easy for you to cover the entire syllabus.
@kavya
Yes it does affect your entrance preparation if you do not study in 11th.But nevertheless you can study hard in 12th and make up!
@Kuldeep
There is no minimum score as much but every year about 30,000 students are called for AIEEE central counseling if I remember correctly.The figure varies year to year.
@Aditya
There is no substitute for hard work and you need to put in your best effort.And there are hundreds of students from all over India from remote areas who qualify for IIT every year without coaching.
Ankur Gupta
21 Mar 08 at 7:22 pm
pls ankur i want to cutt off rank in nirma univ.
ashish
24 Mar 08 at 12:23 pm
@ashish
Sorry, no idea about that at the moment.Will surely tell you when I get to know it. Concentrate on the papers and you surely would get through a good university
Ankur Gupta
24 Mar 08 at 11:09 pm
Hello ankur,
I wrote JEE and i’ve lost hopes after getting 140..
I’m concentrating on AIEEE now..
I have this Arihant 5 years solved and 10 mock tests..2008 version..
I’m planning to do one paper(timed) every morning and going through where i went wrong in the evening..
Is this a good enough preperation?
And please let me know the score i must be aiming for in these tests..
Please reply..there isn’t much time left!
Thanks a lot..
vivek
19 Apr 08 at 7:32 pm
thanks for ur advice .i think it will help students a lot but also i think u have also put forward some new tips which help those students whose preperation are not well enough .
vijay
21 Apr 08 at 11:54 am
Iam now 10th to 11th moving student. Iam aspiring for IIT,Iam studying well.can you tell me how I have to prepare for IIT WITH OUT COCACHING? Iam from a small family.
manjula
4 May 08 at 4:02 pm
hi ankur this is pk
i ‘ve completely lost hope as getting 130-140 in iit
100 in aieee written vit&manipal also but who sees colleges beyond iit’s nit’s bits
my last hope is bits
i’ve worked hard a lot for complete 1 yr
but then also not got good results don’t know the reason why yaar
plz help me out last hope yaar bits is it difficult to get 300 or above very tensed…………….
pkc
4 May 08 at 10:11 pm