March 20, 2015
In today’s competitive scenario, students are pulling out all the stops to set themselves apart from others. The high aspirational value of sought after careers like engineering has incited an undying spirit in students to surpass their peers. Gone are the days when simply achieving a good percentage in class XII was sufficient to have an edge over others. Nowadays, earning good marks in competitive exams has gained equal importance owing to the urge to kick start one’s career.
The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is one such competitive exam which is conducted for admission into engineering courses all over India. Unlike the conventional pattern, JEE is now held at two levels, namely JEE (Main) and JEE (Advanced). JEE (Main) exam is equivalent to AIEEE and JEE (Advanced) is equivalent to IIT-JEE. JEE is carefully-engineered in order to assess the aptitude and analytical, logical and reasoning skills of students. Although the syllabus of class XI and XII and that of JEE (Main & Advanced) is similar, the pattern is quite different. The difficulty level of JEE is far above the standard board examination.
It is common for students to experience exam-fever and become panicky just before the exam. To avoid such problems, it’s best to start preparing beforehand and to be well-versed with the details of the exam they are going to appear for. For this, it’s essential to browse through some crucial topics and the strategies that will assist students to nail the exam.
JEE (Main)
JEE (Main) exam is organized by CBSE. Candidates who ace the JEE (Main) are qualified for admission into engineering colleges like National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and many other government and private colleges. There are a total of 90 Multiple Choice Questions which are to be solved in 180 minutes. Thus, a candidate cannot devote more than 2 minutes per question.
The whole syllabus of the JEE Main is important and hence, students cannot afford to miss any subject. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics form the core of the entire syllabus. Therefore, conceptual understanding of these subjects is of utmost importance to score well in the exam.
Physics: Students should have a basic know-how of Kinematics, Dynamics and Electromagnetism. They should be adept at solving problems efficiently and quickly.
Chemistry: Both Physical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry are of paramount importance. Hence, it’s necessary to possess fundamental understanding of both.
Mathematics: Calculus, Trigonometry, Matrices & Determinants, Sequences, Permutation and Combination are the topics in which students can get good marks. Hence students need to have a thorough understanding of all these topics. They must be able to relate the complex numbers with Coordinate Geometry and Vectors.
JEE (Advanced)
JEE (Advanced) contains two objective type papers: Paper-1 and Paper-2. Each Paper comprises Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with two different sections in the first paper and three separate sections in the second paper. Each paper consists of 60 questions divided in such a way that 20 questions are devoted to one particular subject. 180 marks are allotted for each paper. There is negative marking in some sections for incorrect answers.
Important Topics
Physics: Kinematics, Mechanics, Electrodynamics and Modern Physics are the most scoring units of Physics. Out of these Modern Physics requires minimum time to prepare. Other topics on which questions are raised are Heat and Thermodynamics, and Optics. In Physics, you should always remember, concepts are few, applications are huge. Hence, a slight weaker understanding of the concepts will always leave you in doubt about your Physics preparation.
Chemistry: Organic Chemistry requires strong concept, Mechanism and road-map to master it. Physical Chemistry requires basic conceptual understanding, formula on tips and sufficient numerical practice. Inorganic Chemistry is the most exhaustive part of Chemistry, which can be better tamed with the help of charts, mnemonics and brain-mapping.
Mathematics: Students should be proficient in Coordinate Geometry, Vectors and 3D, and Algebra and should have the ability to solve complex problems. For Calculus, the students should have good command on Basic Functions and their graphical behaviour. For problems related to Probability, students must have a strong understanding in Permutation and Combinations. For Trigonometry, Formula and Problem solving skills can be enhanced by consistent practice.
Tips for last-minute preparation
Solving Previous Years’ Papers: Students should solve JEE papers from 2012 onwards in order to grasp the latest trends [as there has been drastic change in the pattern after the introduction of JEE(M) and JEE(Adv)] and complexity level of the entrance exam. Students should solve at least 15-20 mock papers before appearing in the entrance exam. Solving such papers in time bound-manner helps you learn time management skill thereby improving your performance during the exam.
Relaxed Mind: Before appearing in the exam, students are advised to rid themselves of any anxieties and tensions by just relaxing and having some fun or listening to music. A good sleep and fresh mind is the key to applying the maximum of your aptitude during the exam time. Often students wake up the whole night before the exam day or have the habit of studying at night but sleeping in the day time. This habit is suddenly reversed on exam day, leaving the body in a state of confusion. This may lead to students going blank during the exam. The best practice is to regulate your mind by shifting your study time slowly in such a way that your mind is fresh during the exam-timings.
Have Faith in Yourself: When taking JEE, the best thing you can do is to be confident in yourself. After all the studying, preparation and practice, you should feel confident in being able to clear the exam with a high score. Self-belief wins half the battle for you. Go in there with your mind set on coming out on top. This unwavering confidence will definitely give you your desired results.
March 20, 2015
There’s a laundry list of careers that look absolutely amazing on paper, like you’re living a glamorous lifestyle, with plenty of money and a job satisfaction that you’d never find anywhere else. You could be saving the world from criminals, traveling the world educating people, or even saving thousands of people from diseases. The truth though is far from glamorous. Most jobs involve hours of boring repetitive work, endless nights spent poring over books in research, or making minor changes to something, that might or might not work at all. It’s true no matter what field you look at, even science.
1)Medical Scientist
Medical scientists create new methods of testing for diseases and coming up with new innovative therapies. It’s not as simple as it’s made out to be. A lot of time is spent researching and testing, which might not always lead to results.
2)Psychologist
Psychologists spend a lot of time listening to their patient’s problems and trying to help them out or show them how to cope with the issues plaguing their lives. Aside from this, there’s a lot of baggage that comes with dealing with other people’s problems and, there might be others involved too. The rest of the time is spent on study and research due to continually changing treatment methods and the burden of keeping confidentiality. The job growth is also pretty low and so is the median salary.
3)Computer programmer
Some people have a much skewed view of computer programmers. The first that comes to most people’s minds is a somewhat nerdy, smart person who can work magic with every PC out in the wild, able to code his way in and out of any dilemma. In reality, computer programmers have a very rigorous job, that while requiring lines and lines of code is nothing like we see in fiction. Programmers painstakingly create programs, sometimes from scratch, test them exhaustively and spend even more time finding and removing the bugs in the system. Median salaries and the job growth aren’t very high either.
4)Commercial airline pilot
The job of a commercial airline pilot is overly glamourized. We see them portrayed as playful and fun-loving but also serious when the time calls for it, especially when the plane’s in trouble. It’s not all fun and games flying from city to city or halfway across the world. Not only is it mind-bendingly hard to earn a pilot’s licence, it takes even more to be hired to fly commercial aircraft. Commercial piloting is one of the most stressful, and monotonous jobs, with hours spent sitting in a seat, checking the instruments and making sure you’re on the right track. Even more blood pressure inducing is that any slight error could mean the difference between making your destination and not. And let’s not even get into dealing with the passengers.
5)Surgeon
This occupation has steadily made its way onto the list of overrated jobs, not because of any glamour attached to its reputation but due to the fact that it is one of the toughest jobs to get into and extremely nerve-wracking to boot. The slightest error can end with the loss of the patient under the surgeon’s care, or knife as it may be. Becoming a surgeon is one of the hardest things to do, requiring years of study and more time spent as an understudy with an established practitioner before you make any headway. Despite the fact that there will always be a need for surgeons and the high pay attached, it’s still one of the toughest, most-demanding jobs in the market. If you’ve made a mistake, or cut a corner somewhere, it’s highly likely that you could get sued for everything you have or even be disbarred for practicing, which is why this makes it to the list.
March 20, 2015
The bat
tle between the IITs and NITs has been raging ever since the NITs were first created as part of a way to generate more engineering and scientific scholars under the aegis of Jawaharlal Nehru. The concept of the IITs was first introduced in a report in the year 1945 by Sh. N.M. Sircar, then member of Education on Viceroy’s Executive Council. The first Indian Institute of Technology was set up in 1950 at Kharagpur in West Bengal. The Institute was formally inaugurated at Hijli in Kharagpur on August 18, 1951 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. The NITs were started as a collaborative effort between the State and the Central governments titled Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs). By 2002, the RECs were upgraded to National Institutes, bringing them under the direct control of the Central Government. However, the attachment to the traditional, well-established IITs left a strong feeling of loyalty among the alumni, who felt that sub-standard colleges were taking up some of the exclusivity and standing of the IITs. However, the NITs have been fielding a large number of successful candidates for a while now and are, if not on a par with the IITs, definitely offering them some stiff competition. The newer IITs like IIT Patna and Gandhinagar have been struggling to keep on track with a lack of funding, proper campuses and a lack of faculty. Compared to these, the NITs have been more than holding their own in the Indian IT Industry. Some of the more prolific candidates from the NITs have also gone on to creating their own companies. While the IITs have seen more coverage of their successes, the NIT graduates have made significant strides and contributions to the still growing IT industry in India.
In comparison to the NITs, the IITs have better infrastructure, a wide network made up by the alumni in everything from organizations to clubs and have a better trained faculty, again mostly made up of former students who have returned to teach at their Alma Mater. The IITs also encourage and build a strong entrepreneurial inspiring culture. Placements are also a strong point in favour of the IITs. The public perception of IITs as a model of excellence lends itself well to hiring. While the difference in placements between the IITs and NITs is almost negligible, the hiring preference is most certainly slanted in favour of the IITs.
Another common point between the NITs and IITs is the selection process. The NITs give 40% weightage to the Class XII score, 30% to the JEE (Main) and the remaining to the JEE (Advanced) while the IITs have an even more stringent policy, giving 50% weightage to the Board results and the JEE (Main).
March 20, 2015
When you are busy preparing for your competitive exams, often the volume of study is so much that you sometimes feel lost what to study and what not! With the exam dates coming closer it is all the more important that every minute that you spend preparing gives you maximum returns.
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