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You need to be a planner: Keeping in mind your strengths and weaknesses, and the time
available, you should have a meticulous plan of study. Set up milestones according to months,
weeks, days and hours.
2. Determine Yourself: You need to be a person of determination who executes the plans
steadfastly and thoroughly. Remember! Making a plan and not acting upon it or procrastinating
and making alibis will not take you anywhere.
3. Avoid unnecessary Guidance & Advice: Figure out the bottlenecks and try to analyst and
improve the situation with the help of reliable sources (Teachers, Books, Magazines and
Coaching). Develop a critical bent of mind and devote your time in the most needed activities.
4. Don't give up your Preparation: Keep trying till the last minute of the exam and success will
surely be yours.
5. Be ready for Changeable Question Pattern: It is not mandatory that JEE will ask questions
based upon certain fixed formats only. JEE is notorious for 'surprises'. So, chuck away all pre-
conceived notions and train your mind to accept the questions in altogether new formatsnot
encountered previously anywhere.
6. Teach Yourself Daily: With the help of little bit of imagination and tactical thinking you would
be able to solve these 'new' type problems easily.
7. Prepare for more Practice: In JEE (Advanced), questions are asked on the application of the
concepts, unlike medical where the questions asked are factual in nature. So, a student needs to
practice a lot of questions so that he/ she can easily apply the inherent concepts.
8 Control your Excitement & Anxiety: Resist yourself in displaying over excitement and
anxiety. Your temperament is vital in handling the situation.
9. Stay Calm & Cool always: While solving the paper, be calm and patient. Your mental balance
and ability to withstand stress will give you a cutting edge.
10. Be Positive and Confident: Face the challenge boldly and courageously. Fill your mind with
positive, uplifting and motivating thoughts which will energize you and motivate you and you
will have abundant crop of success.
11 Plan your Strategy: Analyze your shortcomings and strengths to plan your strategy
professionally and meticulously. Accumulate your resources and utilize them for best results. It
requires strategic planning, positive attitude, hard work, careful guidance and loads of practice.
12 Time Management: Time management is a critical factor in preparation of any exam
Students should develop habit of writing as many tests as possible. So, write tests with such a
speed that you can complete the tests within stipulated time.
13 Revise your Lessons well: It is always good to get up early in the morning and give some
uninterrupted time to study as the concentration level is very high at this time.
14 Prolonged Sittings: Preparing for engineering entrance exams calls for a long haul of
disciplined learning.
15 Focus on Main Goal: The success formula is to define your goals, then decide that how you
are going to go up to achieve those goals.
16 Avoid Myths: A common myth is that Engineering entrance exam is very tough examination
or that the questions are complex and difficult to crack. It is just a different pattern of
examination which requires different approach to understand the same subject that you have
studied in school.
17 Passion for Success: Passion ignites talent and enables us to do exceptional things. So be
 prepared mentally, as mental toughness eventually leads to success and keep going you are
bound to succeed.
18 Never quit half the way: Some people are in the habit of leaving jobs half finished. Quitting is
a negative habit and wont take you far in life.
19 Stay away from Time-waster: Do not receive visitor or attend phone calls during your
learning and practice time.
20 Find a Reason: Find your own reason that compels you to work hard. It may be getting closer
to your goals or going to a fun filled vacation spot.
21 Regular Revision: Skim through text books from time to time so that you have a grasp on the
main topics and these do not fade away from your mind.
22 Make Notes: Get in the habit of making notes. This will help in the last minute revision.
23 Practice Sample Papers: Practice past year papers thoroughly. This will give you an idea of
the type of questions that are asked in an exam.
24 Do not cut out your Social life: Take out half an hour everyday to pursue a hobby or to meet
friends. This acts as a great stress buster.
25 Remove Psychological Barrier: Every battle is first won in the mind. Psychological battle
starts before the real battle comes in. And the greatest battle is not physical, but psychological.