is 75% criteria removed for jee mains forever or is it going to be referred from next year?
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The compulsory 75% criteria was removed in jee mains for admission to iit/nit/gfti/iiit for the year 2020 and 2021 due to the covid pandemic situation in the country. If the situation gets bacl to normal till next year then it is expected that this criteria will be again made compulsory. However we cannot predict anything right now. But as per the authorities the 75% criteria has been removed so that students do not miss any opportunities amid the pandemic and have a bright future. But there is no such criteria to ve eligible for jee mains, even if you do not score 75% then also you can appear for jee mains and take admission in other Institutes.
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First of all there is no percentage barrier of 75 % to be eligible for JEE Mains or any other percentage.
For reference,
Eligibility criteria says that:-
-) Qualification required :- to be eligible for JEE mains for BE or Btech you need 10+2/equivalent qualification with Physics, mathematics and anyone of Chemistry or Biology or Biotechnology or Technical Vocational Subject.
-) Passing year :- one is eligible for JEE main examination for consecutive three years starting from the year of appearing for 12th /equivalent examination i. e to be eligible for JEE mains 2021 you should be either appearing for 12th board exam or equivalent in 2021 or should have passed it in 2020 or 2019
-) There is no age limit to be eligible
-) there is no minimum percentage requirement to be eligible for JEE Mains, you just need to have passed your 12th
But yes,
To be eligible for NITs, IIITs, CFTIs one needs at least 75% marks in class 12th if belongs to General or OBC category or or at least 65% marks in class 12th if belongs to Sc or St category. For this year only i. e 2021 this minimum percentage requirement of 75% - 65 % has been lifted off.But next year i. e jee main 2022 and onwards this criteria will remain
For detailed information about jee main eligibility criteria go through our page, the link for which is provided below
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-eligibility-criteria
If you are going to appear in JEE mains 2022 then follow the given below tips to prepare
* First of all go through each chapter and while studying the chapter, your major focus should be on understanding the concepts .
The top books which you can follow for the preparation of your JEE examination are provided below:-
CHEMISTRY :-
NCERT Textbooks - Class XI and XII :- master it as many times questions have been directly asked from NCERT
*Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations by R.C. Mukherjee:- best for practicing numericals in physical chemistry
*Organic Chemistry by O P Tandon:- best for clearing all your doubts in organic chemistry
*Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J D Lee:- Best for your inorganic chemistry.
PHYSICS :-
* NCERT Textbooks - Class XI and XII for physics
*Concepts of physics Vol I and II by HC Verma :- the best book for mastering physics for jee preparation
*Understanding Physics by D C Pandey
*Problems in General Physics by I.E Irodov
MATHEMATICS :
*Maths XI and XII by RD Sharma :- good for clearing your basic concepts along with NCERT
*Complete mathematics by TMH
*New pattern mathematics for JEE by Arihant publications
You can get detailed information regarding best books for JEE Mains list at
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/best-books-for-jee-main
*Practice questions:- after finishing each chapter you should practice numericals and mcqs .You should practise at least 80 to100 numericals and mcqs in Each chapter to master concepts so that you can solve numericals and MCQs easily.
* Short breaks :- take short breaks in between your studies, studying continuously can be brain tiring and it becomes difficult to focus and study with concentration, so take breaks to relax and refresh your brain.
* Make short notes:- You should make chapterwise short notes for each chapter and it should contain all the important concepts and formulas. These short notes will be a great revision tool for your examination.
* Set goals :- set daily like I have to cover these many topics today, weekly goals like I have to cover these chapters this week and solve their mcqs too by the end of this week and similarly set monthly goals to cover the syllabus and meet them without any fail.
* Follow a routine or timetable :- you can make a routine and religiously follow it and try to give at least 7- 8 hours to study each day in your routine.
. -)PHYSICS is the toughest part for most of the aspirants as it has both numericals and concepts to deal with , so keep at least 3 hours each day for Physics.
. -)In Chemistry you have to deal with reactions and learn them and solve questions as well, so give at least 2 hours daily to Chemistry
. -) Mathematics is all about practising questions, so try to give at least around 3 hours each day for maths
*Revise:- revise your concepts, formulas etc at regular intervals . Revision is very important otherwise as you move forward in your syllabus, you start forgetting the concepts you have learned before and you won't be able to perform well in your examination.
*Solve previous year JEE question :- Solving previous year questions will let you know the examination pattern, type of questions asked in the exam and difficulty level of questions, also concepts of the questions often gets repeated so it will be of great help to you . You can get previous year papers at https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-question-papers
* Go through JEE mock test papers :- it will let you know your preparation level .After solving each mock test paper, analyse yourself which will help you to know your weak areas /topics so that you can work on them and them strong so that you can perform well in your examination.
To prepare well you can go for our jee program at the convenience of your home, the link for the same is provided below
https://learn.careers360.com/knockout-jee-main-april /
If you have any other doubt then you can always reach us to clear them :) we are always available to help you out and guide you
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