Class 12th Student Struggling to Focus on JEE Preparation: How to Overcome Study Block?

Ans: Hello Jigar.
In general, I would like to say one important thing:- Almost 90% of students are suggested to prepare for JEE / NEET either by relatives, friends, or parents without understanding their capabilities. The success rate in JEE is very very low. Now related to your question, you say, your son is preparing for JEE and is unable to score better in tests conducted by tuition classes. Hard work has less relation to success in the examination. To achieve success, no doubt one has to do hard work but in a smart way. Sitting on a chair for hours is not hard work. Ask your son,
(1) where he is comfortable with all the teachers and their teaching methodology.
(2) Is he comfortable with the syllabus of JEE
(3) Take a review with all the subject teachers about his presence in the class and attention towards listening.
(4) Ask him about the speed of calculations to be done with the problems in PCM
(5) Whether doubt sessions are conducted by classes. And if yes, then where he is taking the benefit of it or not?
(6) Check his reading speed. Along with reading, check his understanding speed also.
(7) Discuss with his school teachers to ask if he was good in Maths and science. (School marks matter less in JEE preparation)
(8) How many hours are the coaching classes conducted? If they are conducted for 4-5 hours, then it is OK. But if more than that, then ask the class administration for reasons.
(9) Apart from existing tuition, join him on other online test platforms.
(10) If he is disturbed, demotivated, and undergone depression, then do not force him to prepare for JEE. It is better to withdraw from it and focus on the state-level CET examination.

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Radheshyam

Ans: Dear You need to be serious in your study . Just aspiring will not help. Have self confidence and restart as fresh.

Ans: Krishna, adhere to the following Strategies/Tips/Steps:

(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/junk foods
(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)
(9) 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

(10) By 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?

(11) 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 also.

(12) Have Plan B & Plan C for other Colleges Entrance Exams / Disciplines-Streams.
(13) Avoid comparing yourself with other students.

(14) Also, it is highly ideal to appear in / attempt\minimum 5-7 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.

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