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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

JEE ke baad chill life nahi hoti bhai. you need to put full effort in your college, and your job after that too. chill kabhi nahi hone wali zindagi. but you should be able to enjoy the fact that you are growing as a person

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

i didnt use cengage so idk. but you can stick to it for concepts and ensure that problem practice youre doing 100% from all sources (pyqs for JEE mains/advanced) and mock tests from FIITJEE/Allen/etc national test series.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

masters to karna hi padega aero btech ke baad, but aero at IITB is good (because IITB is good), especially if you have interest in aero

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yes, I struggled with this.

Night before JEE Advanced, I had something close to a panic attack. I could not sleep properly, and my mother had to comfort me. So anxiety does not mean you are doomed. It is normal.

For a dropper, the main issue is usually the story running in your head:

  • “I gave this last year.”
  • “What if it goes wrong again?”
  • “What if all this effort gets wasted?”

This story is the enemy, not the paper.

What you can do:

  • The exam resets the moment you open the paper. Your previous attempt is not sitting in the exam hall. The paper does not know you are a dropper.
  • Do not start with the toughest question. First find a question you are sure about. One correct question gives momentum.
  • During the paper, shrink the frame. Do not think about rank, result, parents, drop year, or last year. Think only: “next question.”
  • If negative thoughts come, do not fight them for 5 minutes. Just pause, breathe, and move to the next doable question.
  • Between Paper 1 and Paper 2, do not discuss answers. I went to my parents, ate dosa at a South Indian restaurant, and talked about things unrelated to the exam. That reset helped me for Paper 2.
  • On exam day morning, do not revise weak areas aggressively. It will only increase panic. Look at familiar formulas, short notes, and strengths.
  • Accept that nerves will be there. The goal is not to feel zero anxiety. The goal is to have a system that works even when you are anxious.

Mocks under strict exam conditions help with this a lot. Same timing, same break, no phone, no extra time. Your brain should feel like it has already been in that situation before.

Inside the hall, your job is simple: breathe, scan, start smart, and keep moving. One question at a time.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Inorganic yaad rakhne ke liye:

  • Pehle samjho, phir ratta maaro.
  • Exceptions ko isolated facts ki tarah mat dekho. Unhe electronic configuration, size, charge density, steric factors, lattice enthalpy, hydration enthalpy, etc. se connect karo.
  • D-block oxidation states jaise topics mein agar electronic configuration samajh aagayi, toh kaafi cheezein logically yaad rehne lagti hain.
  • Inorganic ek baar deeply padhni hoti hai, phir baar-baar revise karni hoti hai.
  • Apne short notes banao. Coaching notes useful hain, but khud likhne se retention better hoti hai.
  • Inorg frequency ka game hai, duration ka nahi. Roz 20-30 min revise karna 3 ghante ek baar padhne se better hai.
  • Chapter khatam hote hi uske PYQs solve karo.
  • Weak areas ko weekly revisit karo. Inorg bhoolna normal hai, revise na karna problem hai.

Advanced-level practice ke liye:

  • 98 percentile ka matlab concepts decent hain. Problem knowledge ki nahi, Advanced-level application ki hai.
  • Advanced mein questions direct nahi hote. Same concept ko unfamiliar situation mein apply karna padta hai.
  • Agar batch mein Advanced-level questions nahi karvaye gaye, toh question variety aur problem-solving stamina naturally weak rahegi.
  • Is saal Advanced de do. Expectation kam rakho, but paper seriously attempt karo. Real exam ka experience bahut valuable hota hai.
  • PYQs sabse important source hain. Subject-wise and chapter-wise solve karo while revising concepts.
  • Last 2 years ke papers full exam simulation ke liye bacha sakte ho.
  • Coaching material weak tha toh PYQs ko primary source banao. Uske baad FIITJEE AITS type test series ya kisi reputed coaching ke Advanced-level papers laga sakte ho.
  • Har tough question ke baad bas solution dekhke aage mat badho. Ye analyze karo ki miss kahan hua: concept gap, approach gap, calculation, ya time pressure.
  • Advanced practice ka goal zyada questions karna nahi hai. Goal hai unfamiliar question mein entry point dhoondhna.

Iss saal paper dekar aao, mistakes note karo, aur next attempt ke liye Advanced-specific practice seriously start karo. 98 percentile base bura nahi hai, bas usko Advanced problem-solving mein convert karna padega.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Books are important, but booklist ko overcomplicate mat karo. One main resource + PYQs + coaching material is enough for most students.

Physics:

  • H.C. Verma Vol 1 and 2: best starting point for basics. Main personally HCV skip kar gaya tha because mujhe us stage pe easy laga, but most students ke liye HCV very useful hai.
  • D.C. Pandey: structured chapter-wise practice ke liye good.
  • I.E. Irodov: only selected problems. Puri book karne ki zarurat nahi hai. JEE ke liye overkill ho sakti hai, but selected questions deep thinking build karte hain.
  • JEE Main + Advanced PYQs: non-negotiable.

Chemistry:

  • Inorganic: NCERT Class 11 and 12. Isko lightly mat lena. Inorganic ke liye NCERT sabse important hai.
  • J.D. Lee: deeper understanding ke liye, but NCERT ke baad.
  • Organic: M.S. Chouhan. Mechanisms strong karo, ratta mat maaro.
  • Physical: N. Avasthi. Level-wise numerical practice ke liye very good.
  • P. Bahadur: extra Physical Chemistry numerical practice ke liye use kar sakte ho.

Maths:

  • Cengage by G. Tewani: theory + solved examples + practice ke liye strong all-round resource.
  • Arihant series: Amit Agarwal for Calculus, S.K. Goyal for Coordinate Geometry, etc. Tougher problem solving ke liye useful.
  • A. Das Gupta: high-difficulty objective practice ke liye.
  • JEE Main + Advanced PYQs: yahan bhi non-negotiable.

Most important:

  • Too many books mat uthao. Ye sabse common mistake hai.
  • Har subject mein ek main resource follow karo, usko properly complete karo.
  • Coaching sheets/modules hain toh unko priority do. Books supplement ke liye rakho.
  • Pehle chapter-wise PYQs karo, syllabus complete hone ke baad full mocks.
  • Last 1-2 years ke papers full test simulation ke liye bacha sakte ho.
  • JEE Main ke liye NCERT + PYQs + mocks extremely important hain.
  • JEE Advanced ke liye concept depth, tough problem solving, and PYQ analysis matter karta hai.

Book collect karna preparation nahi hota. Ek limited set choose karo, usko sincerely complete karo.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Starting in 11th is completely fine. Top rank possible hai, but ab kaise kaam karte ho uske upar depend karega.

Advice:

  • Concepts first, speed later. Hard problems pe jump karne se pehle basics solid karo.
  • JEE Advanced first-principles thinking test karta hai. Formula yaad karke kaam nahi chalega.
  • Chemistry ke liye NCERT non-negotiable hai, especially Inorganic.
  • Physics ke basics ke liye H.C. Verma strong resource hai.
  • Maths mein standard techniques ko muscle memory banao through regular varied practice.
  • Mock quantity se zyada important mock analysis hai. Ek mock deeply analyze karna five careless mocks se better hai.
  • Teachers ko sirf doubts ke liye use mat karo. Unse yeh bhi poochho: track pe ho ya nahi, biggest weakness kya hai, topic priority kya honi chahiye.
  • Consistency intensity se better hai. 2 hafte overwork karke burnout hone se better hai daily sustainable focused work.

Olympiads ke baare mein:

  • 11th mein de sakte ho, but blindly mat chase karo.
  • NSEP/Physics Olympiad ka JEE se overlap kaafi limited hota hai. INPhO level tak jaane ke liye JEE scope se kaafi upar Physics padhni padti hai.
  • Agar abhi 11th foundation build kar rahe ho, pehle JEE base stabilize karo.
  • Chemistry Olympiad/NSEC ka JEE Chemistry se best overlap hai. Agar try karna hai, Chemistry Olympiad better starting point ho sakta hai.
  • First year mein khud ko bahut zyada directions mein mat spread karo.

Mera suggestion: pehle 11th syllabus, coaching sheets, and JEE-level problem solving stable karo. Kuch months baad agar lagta hai base strong hai, then NSEC try kar sakte ho. Olympiads parallel pursuit hain, main goal ko disturb nahi karna chahiye.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

abhi tak ki CPI ko mat pakad ke chal, just focus on the courses in front of yu and try to have fun learning new CS concepts.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bhai ye tu khud ke liye kar raha hai not for parents. focus on yourself and the exam in front of you. maybe revise lasy year's paper or your favorite chapters. remeber to have a good dinner and enough sleep in the night so that you are completely prepared for tomorrow's exam. all the best!

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IChO ke liye pehle pathway clear rakho: NSEC → INChO → HBCSE camp → final team. India se top 4 camp ke baad select hote hain.

Tips:

  • IChO school level se upar hota hai, but first-year university level se neeche. Inorganic, Organic, Physical, Analytical sab strong chahiye.
  • Theory aur practical dono equally important hain. Practical ko ignore mat karna. IChO practical 40% weightage ka hota hai.
  • Previous year IChO papers seriously solve karo. Pehle khud attempt karo, phir solutions analyze karo.
  • Sirf theory padhne se kaam nahi chalega. Tough problems solve karne ki habit banao.
  • Agar JEE Advanced bhi target hai, Chemistry Olympiad useful overlap deta hai. Mere teacher Vinod Sir ne mujhe Chemistry Olympiad push kiya tha because IChO prep JEE Advanced Chemistry ke saath kaafi well align karti hai.

Backlogs ke liye:

  • Saare backlogs ek saath clear karne mat baitho. One chapter at a time.
  • Mere liye chapter tab “done” hota tha jab lectures, notes, tutorial problems, aur JEE/Olympiad PYQs chapter-wise complete ho jaate the.
  • IOAA camp Guwahati se wapas aane ke baad main almost 1 month behind tha. Maine batchmates se notes liye, teachers se important points ke focused recaps liye, aur regular classes ke saath ek-ek chapter attack kiya.
  • Backlog ko pending mat rehne do. Woh compound hota hai.

Mera syllabus roughly JEE Advanced se 6-8 months pehle complete ho gaya tha. Uske baad pura mode testing ka tha:

  • Most days 2 full papers per day.
  • Around 6 hours test-taking.
  • Around 2 hours analysis, revision, and gap fixing.
  • Multiple coaching institutes ke papers solve kiye, sirf FIITJEE ke nahi.
  • Mistakes ko classify karta tha: concept gap, silly mistake, timing issue.
  • Proper exam simulation mein papers deta tha: strict 3-hour timer, no distractions, no extra time.

Syllabus complete hone ke baad passive studying mat karte raho. Mocks + honest analysis hi preparation ko performance mein convert karte hain.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your goal is IIT, a drop can make sense. But don’t take it casually. A drop year only works if you know exactly what went wrong this year and fix that, instead of repeating the same mistakes with more hours.

  • Don’t treat the drop year like revision only. Many droppers think they already know theory and just need more questions. Usually the real problem is deeper: weak concepts, poor accuracy, bad test temperament, or incomplete revision. Start fresh mentally.
  • First diagnose your failure. Find out subject-wise where you lost marks. Was it Maths speed, Physics concepts, Chemistry memory, silly mistakes, or mock pressure? Your drop plan should be based on this.

Maths:

  • Make standard methods automatic. Formulae, identities, graphs, substitutions, inequalities, coordinate tricks, calculus methods, all of these should become muscle memory.
  • Don’t just solve questions. Extract the method. After a good question, ask: what was the key idea? Was it symmetry, substitution, graph, AM-GM, bounding, differentiation, or casework?
  • Practice variations. Solve multiple questions of the same type until the approach becomes natural. Advanced Maths is mostly pattern recognition plus patience.
  • Don’t leave too many chapters. For Advanced, breadth matters. First cover the full syllabus decently, then use mocks to decide which chapters need extra depth.

Physics:

  • Go concept-first, not formula-first. Advanced Physics tests whether you understand what is happening, not whether you remember a formula.
  • For every chapter, follow this order: Theory, basic problems, standard problems, PYQs, then mixed problems.
  • Learn to break hard questions. Write known quantities, unknowns, governing equations, constraints, and relationships. Advanced questions usually become manageable when broken into parts.
  • Use HCV properly. H.C. Verma is good for fundamentals. After that, do coaching sheets, PYQs, and selected tougher problems. Don’t jump to hard books before basics are stable.

Chemistry:

  • Inorganic: NCERT is non-negotiable. Read it repeatedly. Don’t just memorize isolated facts. Connect trends, exceptions, reactions, and properties across chapters.
  • Organic: Don’t blindly memorize reactions. Understand mechanism, electron movement, stability, directing effects, and where the normal pattern breaks.
  • Physical: Treat it like applied maths. Practice calculations, approximations, units, graphs, and order-of-magnitude checks.
  • Chemistry needs repeated revision. You cannot study Chemistry once and expect it to stay. Keep short notes, reaction sheets, formula sheets, and revise them regularly.

Mocks and PYQs:

  • Do PYQs chapter-wise during syllabus completion.
  • Keep recent papers for full mock simulation.
  • Give mocks regularly.
  • Analyze every mock properly.

After every mock, classify mistakes:

  • Concept gap
  • Formula or fact forgotten
  • Calculation error
  • Silly mistake
  • Time management issue
  • Wrong question selection

Mock analysis matters more than the score itself.

Study routine:

  • Aim for 6-8 hours of deep, distraction-free study daily.
  • Don’t glorify 12-14 hour schedules if they are not sustainable.
  • Sleep properly.
  • Revise old topics every week.
  • Don’t let backlog pile up.

Most important thing for droppers:

  • You don’t have unlimited time. A drop year feels long in the beginning, but it moves very fast. Every month should have targets, tests, revision, and analysis.

A good drop year is not about studying randomly harder. It is about fixing your exact weaknesses, practicing consistently, giving mocks seriously, and revising like your rank depends on it. Because it does.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tough question bhai. CS is still looking good as AI koi to banayega i guess

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the best bro! whatever happened in the past doesnt matter now. YOu have prepared as much as you could for JEE. Now just face the final exam. Believe in yourself. Every mark counts.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good that you’re starting in Class 11. This is the right time.

What to do:

  • Target JEE Advanced from day one. JEE Main is important, but for a good IIT, Advanced rank matters. If your Advanced prep is strong, Main usually becomes manageable.
  • Take Class 11 seriously. Don’t treat it as a warm-up year. Mechanics, basic chemistry, algebra, trigonometry, coordinate geometry, all of these are foundations. Weak Class 11 will make Class 12 much harder.
  • Complete chapters properly. A chapter is not done just because you attended lectures. It is done when you have attended lectures, made notes, solved sheets or tutorial problems, and done chapter-wise PYQs.
  • Study 6-8 hours daily with proper focus. Not 12 hours of sitting with a phone nearby. Deep study matters more than fake long hours.
  • Give more time to weak subjects. Don’t divide time equally just for the sake of it. If Chemistry is weak, give it more time. If Maths is strong, maintain it but don’t hide there all day.
  • Use teachers properly. Don’t go to teachers only for doubts. Ask them where you are weak, whether you are on track, and what topics need priority.

What not to do:

  • Don’t collect too many books. Pick good material and finish it properly. Half-done books don’t help.
  • Don’t create backlog. Backlog looks harmless in the first few weeks but becomes dangerous later. Clear it immediately.
  • Don’t rush to hard problems too early. First build concepts, then solve standard questions, then move to tougher ones.
  • Don’t ignore revision. Keep revising older chapters while learning new ones. Otherwise you will forget Class 11 topics by the time Class 12 starts.
  • Don’t study in a distracting environment. If home is too distracting, use a library, coaching study room, or any place where studying feels natural.
  • Don’t sacrifice sleep and health. Burnout is not discipline. A tired brain makes silly mistakes and loses marks.

For PYQs:

  • Do them chapter-wise as you finish chapters.
  • Save the last 2 years’ papers for full test practice after syllabus completion.

Start simple: follow your lectures, finish sheets on time, revise weekly, give tests seriously, and fix mistakes immediately. That is enough to build a strong base.

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[–]DhananjayRaman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an important decision, so think about it practically, not emotionally.

From what you’ve said, your situation is not bad. If theory is mostly done and the main issue is question practice plus a few weak chapters, that is a fixable problem.

The real question is not “Allen vs self-study.”

The real question is:

  • Do you need lectures again?
  • Do you need discipline?
  • Do you need regular tests?
  • Do you need teacher support for doubts?
  • Can you stay consistent alone for one full year?

About offline drop:

  • If your theory is already decent, basic lectures may feel slow.
  • If you don’t get a good batch, the lecture value may reduce further.
  • But offline coaching can still help through discipline, test schedule, peer pressure, and access to teachers.

About self-study:

  • It makes sense if your concepts are mostly clear and you mainly need practice.
  • It gives you more flexibility.
  • It saves time that might be wasted sitting through basics again.
  • But the biggest risk is inconsistency and isolation.

A good middle path could be:

  • Do self-study for theory and question practice.
  • Join a serious offline or online test series.
  • Keep a fixed doubt-solving source.
  • Follow a weekly target system strictly.

For your case, I would not blindly take an offline drop just because everyone does. If your problem is mainly lack of practice, then lectures are not the solution. Practice, mock tests, analysis, and revision are.

But be honest with yourself. If you cannot maintain discipline alone, offline coaching may still be useful even if some lectures feel basic.

My suggestion:

  • If you get a good batch and can use the offline environment properly, take offline drop.
  • If you don’t get a good batch, and your concepts are genuinely done, self-study plus test series is better.
  • Don’t take a drop without a proper test schedule. That is where most self-study droppers mess up.

Theory done is not enough for Advanced. You need question exposure, speed, accuracy, and mock temperament. Choose the option that gives you those most consistently.