12th Board & JEE Prep: How to Overcome Laziness and Tackle Backlogs?

Ans: You have NOT mentioned, backlog in what & Reasons for Distractions? Have joined any coaching center (integrated / weekday / weekend / online or you self-study for JEE)? Anyway, please note, you can overcome your distractions. Some IMPORTANT practical steps / tips here (APPLICABLE FOR ALL JEE-NEET-OTHER CAREER ASPIRANTS): (1) Whenever you study at home, study for 45-minutes. Then take a break of 10-minutes when you can move away from your study table, walk, have some water & relax. If you continue studying beyond 45-minutes, your concentration power will go down, resulting to low output. Most students commit this mistake. (2) On daily basis (morning or evening whichever will be convenient to you), do yoga or meditation or physical exercises or play any games / sports for at least 30-45 minutes. This will further reduce your stress / distractions. (3) Study tough topics / tough subjects (applicable to you) early morning with your fresh mind. (4) Eat a lot of green vegetables / fruits which you can afford for & AVOID soft drinks (5) Every day night,before going to bed, revise whatever you have studied during the day. (6) Also, revise every week whatever you have covered till date (here your short-notes which you should prepare will be helpful). (7) Keep practising questions on topics which you have covered either offline or online (8) Give utmost importance to wrongly answered / difficult / complicated / tough questions and have a separate note-book specially for this for each subject (PCM) (8) You might be aware that JEE rank is allotted on the basis of highest score in Maths, followed by Physics & Chemistry. Practice more and more in Maths, till you reach Speed & Accuracy (9) By the end of 11th / 12th standard (December-January), attempt fully syllabus online test series, evaluate and analyse your performance such as, (a) which topic / unit / concept you are weak which needs your revision and improvement as this will disturb you when you appear in actual JEE exam (b) abnormal time taken to attempt any question which you can come to know from Online Test Series which you should reduce (c) which questions you skipped and why? (10) Please AVOID studying under pressure that you should get admission only into IITs/ NITs. Never advisable. Any one can be successful, even if he / she studies in NON-IIT / NON-NIT Colleges. (11) Have Plan B & Plan C for other Colleges Entrance Exams / Disciplines-Streams. (11) Avoid comparing yourself with other students. (12) Also, it is highly ideal to appear in / attempt minimum 5-Entrance Exams (for both Govt & Private Engineering Colleges). You will have a lot of options (easiest method) to choose the best and most suitable one, keeping in view a lot of factors such as, College | Location | Your Interest | Stream Preference | Placement Records | College Culture | Your Short & Long Term Goals | Pressure You Can Go Through | Your AIR & Job Market Condition when you apply for your BTech & Even after. I hope I have answered to your question with value additions. All the BEST for your Bright Future. To know more on ‘ Careers | Education | Jobs’, please ask / FOLLOW me in RediffGURU here

Ans: HI
backlog is created when you don't complete the daily work. Start completing daily classes & dpps on time in this way more backlog won't be created. And start sparing time for the backlog. You will have to slog at least 8 hours apart from classroom teaching.

For distractions, always sit & study on a table chair it helps in keeping up the study temperament. And while studying keep all the gadgets away they are the biggest distractions. Try deep breathing technique it will help.

Ans: It’s completely normal to feel overwhelmed in 11th grade while preparing for JEE, as the syllabus is vast and backlogs can accumulate quickly. The key is to break the backlog into small, manageable parts. Start with NCERT basics and revise daily, then gradually cover pending topics while keeping up with current ones. Make a realistic timetable with short study blocks, avoid distractions, and focus on consistency rather than long, unfocused hours. If JEE feels stressful, remember that it’s just one path—there are many other great career options in engineering, pure sciences, commerce, design, research, and even emerging fields like data science and AI. What matters most is to identify where your interests and strengths lie and work steadily toward that goal.
Tips - Maintain 100% attendance in coaching (if enrolled), appear for all tests, join a reputed online test platform, solve previous years' question papers, create your own shortcuts, stay in touch with subject teachers, and get your doubts cleared quickly. Always stay relaxed and calm without getting irritated with yourself. Success is always there... only you have to reach the destination steadily.

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