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    How to Score High in JEE Main by Last Month Preparation

    How to Score High in JEE Main by Last Month Preparation

    Team Careers360Updated on 04 Mar 2022, 10:46 AM IST

    Every year around 10 lakh students appear in JEE Main exam to get admission in their dream institute but, only a few of them qualify. What draws the qualifier apart from the non qualifier is the preparation level, determination and dedication to clear the exam. JEE Main is undoubtedly a difficult exam, considering the number of applicants, its vast syllabus and difficulty level of questions. Most students start their preparation for the exam early from their class 11 or beginning class 12 but there are many who start late and look for solutions on how to score high in JEE Main 2022 by last month's preparation. Previous year JEE Main toppers, top percentilers and other test takers who qualified the exam say one thing in common, “NCERT is the key to qualify JEE Main”. Students seeking answers to the question like how to score high in JEE Main 2022 by last month preparation are thus advised to thoroughly study NCERT text books. Learn the basic concepts, solve numericals and revise the topics regularly.

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    Careers360 interacted with several coaching institutes, subject experts and previous year test takers to draw a best plan for how to score high in JEE Main 2022 by last month preparation. Read more to know the suggestions, preparation tips, recommended books and other important guidelines to qualify the exam along with last month preparation tips for JEE Main 2022.


    Understand JEE Main - What and How is asked?

    JEE Main exam is conducted for admission in first year B.E./B.Tech or B.Arch/B.Plan course. The exam has two Papers, Paper 1 is for candidates opting for B.E./B.Tech admission while Paper 2 is for candidates opting for B.Arch/B.Plan. The Paper 1 exam has questions from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of class 11 and 12 while Paper 2 has questions from Mathematics, General Aptitude and Drawing for B.Arch and Mathematics, General Aptitude and Planning for B.Plan. The exam is conducted online as a computer based test except for the drawing part of B.Arch which is conducted on A4 Paper.

    JEE Main is the exam which tests the basic and fundamental knowledge of candidates in science and mathematics. In a conversation with Careers360, NTA Director Vineet Joshi said, JEE Main is not the exam to deselect any candidate, it is the exam to select the deserving candidate.

    Questions in JEE Main is designed to analyse the analytical, conceptual and fundamental understanding of students. The level of questions are of class 11 and 12 but the skills required to solve the questions may be high. Students with basic knowledge of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics will be easily able to crack the exam. Students are thus advised not to rote learn or memorize the topics but study them thoroughly.


    JEE Main Exam Details for Paper 1

    Particulars

    Details

    Exam Mode

    Computer-based test mode

    Exam Duration

    3 hours (4 hours for persons with benchmark disabilities)

    Subjects

    Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics

    Total number of questions

    75 (Each subject will have 25 questions)

    Type of Questions

    20 Objective questions having 4 options each with only 1 correct option

    5 Numerical questions with numerical value as answer

    Marking Scheme

    For MCQs - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer

    For answer with numeric value - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer

    Maximum Marks

    300

    Language of paper

    English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.


    JEE Main Exam Details for Paper 2

    Particulars

    Details

    Exam Mode

    B.Arch: Mathematics and Aptitude test will be computer-based, whereas Drawing test will be conducted in A4 paper

    B.Plan: Computer-based

    Exam Duration

    3 hours (4 hours for persons with benchmark disabilities)

    Subjects

    B.Arch: Mathematics, General Aptitude and Drawing skills

    B.Plan: Mathematics, General Aptitude and Planning

    Total number of questions

    B.Arch: Maths will have 20 MCQ questions and 5 numerical questions; Aptitude will have 50 MCQs and drawing test will have 2 questions

    B.Plan: Maths will have 20 MCQ questions and 5 numerical questions; Aptitude will have 50 MCQs and the Planning section will have 25 questions.

    Type of Questions

    B.Arch: Maths and Aptitude will be MCQs while the drawing section will have questions to test the drawing and sketching skills. Maths will also have numerical questions

    B.Plan: Aspirants will have 25 questions on Planning instead of drawing while the exam pattern of JEE Main will be the same for Maths and Aptitude. Planning section will also include a written passage.

    Marking Scheme

    For MCQs - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer

    For answer with numeric value - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer

    Marking Scheme for Drawing Test - Two questions to be evaluated out of 100 marks

    Maximum Marks

    400

    Medium of paper

    English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.


    How to Score High in JEE Main 2022 by Last Month Preparation

    Students are provided here with important tips and suggestions to score high in JEE Main by last month preparation.

    • Refer the official JEE Main syllabus and mark all the topics which are asked in exam. Point out the topics which, according to your study, need more time, can be learned in less time and are important topics.

    • Take help of previous year JEE Main question papers to understand the pattern and difficulty level of questions. This will help in strategising the preparation. Point out topics which have been asked frequently

    • Start learning from NCERT text books. Study every topic thoroughly and solve numericals to conceptualise the learning

    • Revise topics regularly before beginning any new topic for study

    • Solve chapter-wise mock test on completion of a chapter and full length mock tests when you complete the entire syllabus of subject and as a whole

    • Pay special attention to the important topics


    Important Topics for JEE Main Preparation

    Students are provided here a list of some of the important topics for JEE Main which are frequently asked in exams and have more weightage.


    JEE Main Important Topics for Physics


    JEE Main Important Topics for Maths


    JEE Main Important Topics for Chemistry


    Best Books to Score High in JEE Main 2022 by Last Month Preparation

    Students can check below the best recommended books for JEE Main 2022. The books are recommended by various subject experts, previous year toppers and test takers

    CHEMISTRY

    PHYSICS

    MATHS

    NCERT Class 11 and 12

    NCERT Class 11 and 12

    NCERT Class 11 and 12

    Inorganic Chemistry by OP Tandon

    Concepts of Physics Vol. 1 by HC Verma

    Mathematics for JEE- Cengage Publication

    Organic Chemistry by OP Tandon,

    Organic Chemistry by Dr. AK Virmani

    The concept of Physics Vol 2 by HC Verma

    Skills in Mathematics JEE Main & Advanced Maths series - Arihant Publication by Amit M Agarwal and SK Goyal

    Physical Chemistry by Dr. P Bahadur

    Physical Chemistry by OP Tandon

    Understanding JEE physics series by DC Pandey

    MTG JEE Main Guide by RK Tyagi

    Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations by RC Mukherjee

    Errorless Physics Volume 1

    Objective Mathematics by RD Sharma

    Arihant's Practice Book Chemistry for JEE Main And Advanced by RK Gupta

    Errorless Physics Volume 2

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    Questions related to JEE Main

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    Have a question related to JEE Main ?

    Hi Narendra,

    Please download the Hindi medium JEE Mains question paper with solution from the link given below:

    https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper-hindi-medium

    Hi Manish Saraswat,

    Yes, you can get NIT seat with 84.89 percentile in JEE Mains. Your's JEE Main rank is expected to be 2 lakh 22 thousand plus. See the list of NITs from the link below in which you may get an NIT seat.

    Link 1: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-marks-vs-rank

    Link 2:

    Hi,

    High - weightage chapters in JEE Mains are based on past paper analysis, not official NTA rules. Some topics come up more often, so students use them for smart revision. You can refer to this link for details:

    JEE Main Chapter-wise Weightage 2026: Important Topics & Marks Distribution

    Hi Sasika,

    Careers360 provides JEE study material, including books, notes, previous year papers, and revision PDFs for Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.

    You can check subject-wise study material here:

    https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main/study-material