I am a student of class 11 I got 60%in half-yearly exam , should I prepare for iit or do better for academic
Half Yearly Exam does not determine Your Future , Marks at school level exams are completely different from the perspective of Entrance exams, In Board they not only check Concepts but also Your writing skills, How You can present the answer in best way Possible but for Entrance exams You need strong Problem-solving skills and Very good Conceptual Knowlege Now You have more than Two years You can Improve them and still dream for IIT.
The approach for academic exams and for iits and nits is bit different. There are people who get very less grades in academic yet top their jee mains and advanced exams. If you want to get admission in better colleges after your 12th better prepare for jee mains and advanced. The ncert textbooks for your academic purposes are also useful to prepare for jee mains. So you can do well in both the sections.