JEE Bible: 10 steps to clear JEE by Toppers (ranked under 100) | Mock Tests for JEE Main and Advanced 2025 PDF Download

You have taken the first step towards your dreams and decided to prepare for JEE to secure a seat in India’s top engineering colleges. If you don’t know where to start and “How to start preparing for JEE?” is the question on your mind then, EduRev is going to help you find an answer to that question through this guide. 

How was this guide made for JEE aspirants?

• This guide has been made by EduRev experts by analysing the strategies and interviews of JEE toppers such as Ved Lahoti (AIR 1 in JEE advanced 2024), V Chidvilas Reddy (AIR 1 in JEE advanced 2023), Mridul Agarwal (AIR 1 in JEE advance 2021 and 100 percentile in JEE mains 2021), Amaiya Singhal (100 percentile in JEE mains 2021), Siddhant Mukerjee (100 percentile in JEE mains 2021) and Anmol Arichwal (100 percentile in JEE mains 2021). 
• The experts at EduRev have done an in-depth analysis of the study patterns, strategies and tips followed by the toppers of JEE to bring this comprehensive guide for you so that you have all the information required to prepare for JEE.

Why did EduRev make this guide?

• How many times have you started something but could not do it because of a lack of proper guidance? The same happens with many students who give up on their dreams due to a lack of direction.
• Students also waste a large amount of time, effort, and money while preparing for JEE just because they are looking for the right guidance. Therefore we wanted to help all those students and answer the question "How to Prepare for JEE" once and for all in the best / perfect way possible.
• This guide was made to teach in a guided way so that you can clear your JEE exam with the least amount of time, effort, and money spent, by just making sure you Study What Actually Matters for the preparation for the exam. We believe it will be very valuable for aspirants like you.

Let’s have a look at the fool-proof STEP by STEP preparation strategy for preparing for the JEE Examination at home.

Step 1: Understand the syllabus and exam pattern

• Before you start preparing, knowing what you have to study is the first step. Understanding the syllabus and exam pattern correctly will guide you to properly plan your preparation.
• If you are aware of the amount of syllabus to be covered you can prepare a proper timetable to cover all the topics. You can check out the whole syllabus for JEE here. 
• Understanding the exam pattern will keep you focused throughout your preparation as to the amount and type of questions you have to attempt in 3 hours. 
• Section A of the JEE exam consists of 20 questions from each subject and Section B will consist of 10 questions of each subject and you have to attempt 5. The choice of 5 questions is very important.
• Understanding dates and timelines are critical for you to plan your timetable and strategy.

EduRev has compiled IIT JEE Syllabus, Pattern, and Scheme of Examination in this document. 

Step 2: Understand the Previous Year Questions(PYQs)

• Once you’re through the syllabus, pick up the previous year's papers and skim through them to get an understanding of what is actually asked in the JEE Exam. 
• Attempt a few previous year's question papers to know your weak and strong points. For example, you get to know the ratio of numerical and conceptual questions and you can plan your preparation accordingly. Also, check the weightage of various chapters/topics so that you can focus more important chapters with high weightage. Edurev has compiled question papers for Past Years, check them out here.
• If you are starting early, cover difficult and scoring topics first and then study the easier topics. If you are on a deadline, cover the easier and scoring topics first.

 Step 3: Select the right course and reference books

Selecting the right course from the start is very important as it will shape your preparation. Select a course which provides you with all the necessary study material so that you don’t have to waste time searching for things.

• Find a course that provides an explanation of the topics along with practice problems. 

• A course that has revision notes, formula sheets, PPT's, mind-maps for class 11 and mind-maps for class 12, previous year questions, mock tests and solutions to reference books is all you need.

• Have confidence in the course selected and stick to it. If you keep on switching courses, it will lead to confusion.

• Reference books should be kept limited to avoid stress and confusion.

 You must check out the course for preparation for the JEE exam on EduRev. It has videos, documents and notes to understand the concepts along with lots of practice problems. The link for the mind- maps is available here and for revision notes, check this link.

Step 4: Establish a Goal and Actively Strive to Achieve it.

You have already selected your preferred course and reference books. You have also understood the syllabus and the exam pattern and now, you are ready to start studying. Directly jumping into the preparation without a plan will cost you double the effort. Therefore, it is important to have a plan and a set timetable to optimise your preparation.

• Make a timetable so that you have sufficient time to learn all the concepts and practice them. EduRev provides time-table and chapter-wise study plans to keep you on track. Check out the complete study plans here.

• Divide time in such a way that you are able to cover all the subjects.

• Always set aside a few hours for revision. 

• Stick to the timetable to ensure self-discipline.

• The sleep timings should be adequate. Reducing sleep will only reduce your productivity. 

 Step 5: Prepare for Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry productively

JEE exam has 3 subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The strategy required to prepare for these subjects vary from one another and it can be confusing at times how to start preparing for them. EduRev has provided all the necessary tips required to ace these subjects.

Let us look at the subject-wise approach to prepare for JEE: 

Step 5.1: How to Prepare for Physics?

EduRev provides complete chapter notes, quality videos, tests, revision notes and so much more on its course Physics for JEE.

• Concepts are important to understand: The first and foremost step in preparing for Physics is to understand the concepts, derivations and applications properly. Clarity of concept is required to attempt both conceptual and numerical problems. While learning about concepts proper notes should be made. EduRev provides notes in every chapter, which you can check here. You can also make side notes by yourself as you are more aware of the difficulties faced by you.  EduRev provides you with the complete course on Physics which consists of Videos, notes, and tests also, to check, click here for the JEE course.
• Memorise standard formulas: After you have understood the derivation of a formula, learn the formula by heart so that you can easily recall them while solving numerical problems. This will save a lot of time. You must check out the formula sheets available on Edurev here.

• Formulas are not enough for numerical problems: Sometimes numerical problems are designed in such a way that you have to apply conceptual knowledge in order to solve it. Hence only memorising the formulas won’t be enough. here

• Chapter-wise Test Practice: While preparing chapters in Physics, give chapter-wise tests as well as topic-wise tests for a better understanding of your weak and strong areas. EduRev has approximately 250+ tests compiled for your complete preparation. For practice, click here.

• What to read in NCERT: It is important for you to go through NCERT summary points and points to ponder in blue boxes. Applications given in the NCERT are important to study. NCERT for Physics can be difficult to understand at first, so you can understand the topics from videos or reference books first, and then study them from the NCERT. 

• Practice Questions

• NCERT: Solving NCERT Examples & questions is important as many applicayion based questions come from NCERT.  For your ease, EduRev provides all Solved Exemplar and Exercise questions, which are available in each chapter in the course for JEE.

• Reference Books: You must practice from H.C. Verma and D.C. Pandey which are very good books for practising questions from the exam point of view. Edurev provides questions and solutions for all the chapters of H.C. Verma and D.C Pandey, you can check out H.C. Verma Solutions & D.C. Pandey Solutions for JEE Physics.

• Irodov Book can be preferred for some of the important topics for question-solving. Solving Irodov is one of the milestones which most of the students try to cross. You can practice questions of Irodov (with solutions) easily at EduRev; check it out here.

• Previous Year Questions (PYQs): After all the question practice, to analyse and practice questions through PYQs of Physics. PYQs can help you to understand the type of questions coming in Physics in the past few years. Solving PYQs will also help you to learn about your weak points so that you can practise the weak points more. If you solve 10-12 sample papers, then you would get information about the pattern of questions and how much time should be devoted to each section. You can practise Previous Year Questions of Physics chapter-wise of the past 35 years on EduRev, check it out here.

• Mock tests: Once you have finished the entire syllabus, take full-length IIT JEE mains mock tests. Mock tests are available here.

• Flash Cards: Flash cards can also help you to do a quick revision of the important concepts. EduRev has complied flashcards of all chapters of Physics, click here to check.

• Daily tests for practice are also available at EduRev. Check out the course Daily Test for JEE Preparation.

For detailed information on How to Prepare for Physics for JEE, you must check out this guide made by EduRev experts. Click here. 

Step 5.2: How to Prepare for Mathematics?

EduRev provides complete chapter notes, quality videos, tests, revision notes and so much more on its course mathematics for JEE.

• What to read in NCERT: Firstly, understand all the concepts and solve all the questions from NCERT as NCERT for mathematics is an easier book to solve and it will lay the foundation for your preparation. But only NCERT is not enough to score well in JEE exam. It is important to practice tricky and difficult problems from reference books or tests.
• Memorise formulas: Learning formulas by heart is very important in mathematics. This will save a lot of time. Prepare formula sheets so that you can easily revise them. If you think you might have trouble remembering all of them, you can create a table including the topics and formulas from all the chapters. You should go through it every day. Over a period of time, you will be able to remember all the formulae. 
• Chapter-wise Test Practice: While preparing chapters in mathematics, give chapter-wise tests as well as topic-wise tests for a better understanding of your weak and strong areas. EduRev has approximately 200-300 questions compiled in its tests for each chapter. For practice, click here.
• Practice, practice, practice

• Important tip: The most important thing to do while preparing for mathematics is to practise as many questions as you can.

• NCERT: Solving NCERT Examples & questions is a must. For your ease, EduRev provides all Solved Exemplar and Exercise questions, which are available in each chapter in the course for JEE.

• Previous Year Questions (PYQs): PYQs can assist you to comprehend the kind of questions that have appeared in mathematics in recent years and identifying your weak spots. On EduRev, you can practise previous year's questions in mathematics chapter-by-chapter for the past 35 years. For the link, click here.

• Mock tests:  Once you have finished the entire syllabus, take full-length JEE mock tests. Mock tests are available here.

• Reference book: You can also practice from Vikas Gupta which is a very good book for practising questions from the exam point of view. Y

For detailed information on How to Prepare for Mathematics for JEE, you must check out this guide made by EduRev experts. Click here. 

Step 5.3: How to Prepare for Chemistry?

The most important resource to prepare for chemistry is NCERT. It is imperative to study NCERT chemistry line by line. It is also important to study the chemistry lab manual as sometimes some questions may appear to be out of the syllabus but they are actually from the NCERT lab manual. EduRev provides NCERT textbooks, NCERT solutions and NCERT Exemplar in each chapter of the JEE course. EduRev provides complete chapter notes, quality videos, tests, revision notes, mind-maps, formula sheets and so much more on its course Chemistry for JEE.

(i) Organic Chemistry

• Start with NCERT: You must cover the NCERT thoroughly and take notes to revise the chapter every now and then.

• Named Reactions: In organic chemistry, you need to learn named reactions with their mechanisms. 

• Understand the mechanisms: Instead of memorising the reactions, try to understand the mechanism of the reaction.

• All the reactions covered in the NCERT should be at your fingertips. 

• Important Topics: GOC, O-containing compounds, isomerism and hydrocarbons are very important topics. These topics must be practised more and more.

• Practice test: After studying every chapter, solve the problems to get a better grasp of the concept.

(ii) Physical Chemistry

• Solve and practice NCERT Questions: In Physical Chemistry, questions such as numerical questions are really important. You must solve NCERT intext questions and exercise questions properly before jumping onto PYQs. 

• List of Formulas is important: You must prepare a list of all the formulae and revise them regularly. EduRev has compiled formula sheets for you, click here to check.

• NCERT may not serve the whole purpose so you can also refer to some good books like RC Mukerjee and P. Bahadur. These books are available on EduRev.

• Do or Die Chapters: Chapters like Thermodynamics and Redox reactions are very important, questions may come directly from here.

• Practice tests: After studying every chapter, solve the problems to get a better grasp on the concept.

(iii) Inorganic Chemistry

• NCERT is Important: NCERT is more than sufficient for your Inorganic chemistry portion. NCERT must be followed; good questions are framed from it; questions do not come from outside of NCERT; only NCERT-based questions are asked.

• Do or Die Chapters: Chemical bonding and the periodic table account for half of the inorganic chemistry syllabus; revise them thoroughly through NCERT. Direct questions are asked from chapters like S and p blocks. You must learn their examples by heart. 

• Practice tests: After studying every chapter, solve the problems to get a better grasp on the concept.

You can practice Previous Year questions of Chemistry chapters of the past 35 years on EduRev, check it out here.

• Chapter-wise Test Practice: While preparing chapters in Chemistry, you can give chapter-wise tests as well as topic-wise tests for a better understanding of your weak and strong areas. EduRev has approximately 200-300 questions compiled in its tests for each chapter. You can practice from tons of questions given in each chapter at EduRev at this link.

• Concept Building: For concepts and revisions of Chemistry, you can check out the content on EduRev by clicking here.

• Flash cards can also help you to do a quick revision of the important concepts. EduRev has complied flashcards of all chapters of Physics, click here to check.

For detailed information on How to Prepare for Chemistry for JEE, you must check out this guide made by EduRev experts. Click here. 

Step 6: Practice, practice and more practice

Once you have covered the whole syllabus and you have practised enough questions, it is time to amp up your revision game. You should start revision at least 2 months before the exam. You should start attempting mock tests for the following reasons.

• Boost confidence: Practising questions make you confident and give a real picture of how much syllabus have you covered precisely. 
• Time Management: In the JEE exam, managing time is the most vital task and you can not overlook it. Practising mock tests make your time management skills stronger. You can practice mock tests on the EduRev platform, by clicking here.
• Makes you Proactive: Mock tests come to the rescue when an exam is on the verge. Mock tests give you a complete feel for the real exam and prepare you accordingly. Mock questions are the most effective way to prepare for an exam.You must check mock-tests available on EduRev. Mock tests are available here.

Step 7: Analyse your performance

• Analyze the test: After taking a mock test, the most important thing to do is analyze it. It is more important to analyze the test than it is to take the test. Taking a practice test will not help you improve your grades. You must figure out your personal error bandwidth, as well as how many mistakes you made while guessing an answer, how many silly mistakes you made, and how many questions you skipped. You will find the solution if you correct these errors. Every step matters, so consider what you should do to improve your score on the next test.

• Look over the solutions: The next step is to thoroughly review the mock test solutions. Surprisingly, after giving a mock test, many students ignore the solutions, defeating the purpose of the test. Don't make the same blunder. Carefully and patiently go over the solutions. While working through the solutions, you will be learning how to apply problem-solving theory, which is a crucial skill for passing the JEE exam.

Step 8: Tips to avoid silly mistakes

Silly mistakes can cost you that seat in your favourite college/university. Therefore, it is important to prevent such mistakes from happening.

• While practising numerical problems, try to avoid silly mistakes by reading the question properly and by noting down the numerical figures properly. 
• While practising do not use a calculator as you should build a habit to do calculations on your own. This will improve your calculating speed and accuracy. 
• In section B of the exam, you have a choice to select 5 questions out of 10 questions. Select questions which have fewer calculations so that you can avoid losing marks because of calculation mistakes.

Step 9: One month before the exam

• Mocks, Mocks, Mocks – Put Quality over Quantity:
  Try to solve mock tests effectively. Don't try to solve numerous questions instead focus on the quality of the questions you solved. After attempting questions, always check for the answers and if your answer is incorrect, understand the answer and see where you were going wrong.
• Revisit the formulae. It does help: Revisit the piece of paper where you listed all the formulas and short notes and revise them daily, no matter what! Learn all the basics. 
• Revise what you have learned. Do not go for new topics: Now is the time to get better at things that you are already good at and dump the things that you are poor at. Revise the stuff you are comfortable with.

Step 10: One day before the exam

• Stay relaxed- It is important to stay relaxed the day before the exam and to get proper sleep.
• Know the actual location of your JEE exam centre.  Otherwise, you can wind up wasting a lot of time on exam day searching for the exam centre. This could cause a delay in getting there and cause a lot of trouble.
• Eat healthy food and sleep as early as possible.
  
  

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is JEE and why is it important for students in India? 

Ans: JEE or Joint Entrance Examination is a national-level engineering entrance exam conducted for admission to various undergraduate programs in engineering colleges in India. It is considered one of the toughest exams in India and is highly important for students aspiring to pursue engineering as a career.

2. What are the eligibility criteria for appearing in JEE? 

Ans: The eligibility criteria for appearing in JEE are as follows:

1. The candidate should have passed their 10+2 examination or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

2. The candidate should have scored a minimum of 75% marks in their 10+2 examination or should be in the top 20 percentile of their respective boards.

3. There is no age limit for appearing in JEE.

3. How to prepare for JEE effectively? 

Ans: To prepare for JEE effectively, follow these steps:

1. Understand the syllabus and exam pattern.

2. Study previous year questions and analyze the pattern.

3. Select the right course and reference books.

4. Set a goal and make a study plan.

5. Devote equal time to all three subjects - Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

6. Practice regularly and take mock tests.

4. What are the best books for JEE preparation? 

Ans: Some of the best books for JEE preparation are:

1. Physics - Concepts of Physics by HC Verma, Problems in General Physics by IE Irodov, and Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker.

2. Chemistry - Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd, Physical Chemistry by OP Tandon, and Inorganic Chemistry by JD Lee.

3. Mathematics - Mathematics by RD Sharma, Problems in Calculus of One Variable by IA Maron, and Higher Algebra by Hall and Knight.

5. Is coaching necessary for JEE preparation?

Ans: Coaching for JEE preparation is not mandatory, but it can offer several advantages for students. EduRev, a prominent platform, can play a crucial role in this regard. While self-study and dedication are key factors in clearing the JEE exam, coaching institutes like EduRev provide additional guidance and support to students.