Before starting your preparation for exam, it is very important to know the syllabus. If possible, make a printout of the syllabus and stick it in your study room or near the study table or any place where it is handy. This would also help you while checking your progress like what amount of portion is completed and what amount of portion is still remaining to study. Go through the syllabus thoroughly.
Understand the Exam Pattern
Understanding the examination patten is also a very important step before starting your preparation. Go through the pattern of the exam and note all the important points like the mode of exam, duration of exam, number of questions, types of questions asked in the exam and the marking scheme. All this important information will be available in the exam pattern.
Decide how to prepare
After going through the syllabus and the exam pattern you will get to the difficulty level of the examination. Then you have to decide whether you can prepare on your own or should join a coaching institute or you should take an online course. This part is very crucial as it will save a lot of time in the process. If you are not confident that you will be able to learn on your own, then join a coaching institute. There are a large number of IIT coaching institutes available. Choose the best IIT JEE coaching institute which is available near you and join in it. If coaching institutes are not available in your area, there are a lot of organizations which provide best coaching for IIT in online mode. You can choose.
Prepare a Plan to Prepare
Prepare a schedule for studying and make sure that you stick to the plan. Be as creative as you are and prepare the best plan that you could do. Make sure that you make a realistic plan rather than making a good-looking plan which is not feasible. Prepare a plan according to your ability, strengths and weaknesses. Get to know the important topics which should be covered. Know the topics in which you are weak and dedicate more time for those topics. This can be done only when you are thorough with the syllabus of the exam.
Previous year question papers
Collect all the previous year question papers, at least previous 10 years question papers and solve them. These are the best assets available to you. Previous year question papers will give you a clear idea on the type of questions which can be asked in the examination, from which topics the questions are mostly being asked and the difficulty level of the questions asked in the examination.
Mock test series
Irrespective of whether you join a coaching institute or not, definitely purchase a good mock test available online. Mocks test are the best assets to make to acquainted with the examination platform are also a best asset to practice the test and check your knowledge. Mock tests will be very helpful in assessing ourselves. By this we can speed up our learning process if possible and we will also get to in what kind of problems we having trouble and focus more on them.
Consistency is the key
No matter how many books, previous year papers, material or mock tests you have, no matter how much you invest in any coaching institute. If, you are not serious about your preparation then there will be no result. You have to show the same amount of dedication to the date of examination. Only those succeed who show such kind of dedication and consistency.