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First solve and revise the chapter packages of your phase 2 or 3 times.

What if you can't even able to solve a single question? Ask teachers or on
quora see the solution now again try.
Then solve the compendium of those chapters and the quizzes. (In similar
way)
Then solve the AITS questions of those chapters and BOOM ! BOOM !
what can I guarantee you that after following the above please
comment your marks and rank and I guess seeing that you will
not even bother to give me party yay. Do this rock in tests and get
IIT simple. All the best buddy may you rock soon.

Just do simple things. No need to do seemingly extraordinary things.


To ace the Reshuffling test , you must do these following things:
1. You must make consolidation notes of all 3 subjects. This shall help you
while you cram the night before the exam as well as on the few days before
the JEE Mains/Advanced.
2. Revise the chapters thoroughly. But, there are few chapters which may be
difficult for some students . So, concentrate on the chapters which you know
very well.
3. Make sure you have solved the questions from The Archives. Reshuffling test
will be tough and the model of questions are similar to those asked in the
past years.
4. In the exam solve all the easy questions and don't spend much time on the
difficult ones. Remember, acing in an exam is an art/skill.
5. Never try to guess in the examination. Don't be blind in the greed of more
marks. You must only focus on the question and it's answer.
Be thorough with the study materials provided by FIITJEE. Be it your package,
workbook, archives , GMP etc. Almost all the questions will be based on what they have
printed in their materials. Many times exact questions are asked or only the data is
altered.
Well, I am in the grooming batch, so I guess I am qualified to answer this.
First, revise your notes in Chemistry, the scoring subject.
Then, ace Physics, as this subject requires deep knowledge of concepts.
Last but definitely not the least, mathematics. This subject is intuitive, logical so you may
get to know the rhythm solving problems.
Repeating the answer, I have given some time back on another question for the benefit
of all of you.
Best Wishes at the outset.

Well, your target is JEE exams in 2018. So ideally you need to have
some targets for these exams.

Then you need to have a study strategy for the 22 months left. This strategy
needs to be aligned with your coaching classes and school if any.
Please refer to my article JEE MAIN & JEE Advanced 2018 Study
Strategy and Planner and create your personalized study strategy first.
Integral to this study strategy would be a Revision strategy as well. There is
an article on why and when to revise at Revision Revision Revision:
Secret to Improved Academic Performance!
So if you are doing your study regularly and revision as per plan,
then the phase tests should be used, just as a measurement of
where you are with respect to your final targets.
Never ever prepare only for a phase test and then wait for the next
phase test to come and so on. Your preparation is a continuous
journey for these nearly 2 years.
Before the phase tests, you should definitely do some mock tests at home
under time controls.
In the phase test, never attempt to darken all the OMR sheet bubbles.
Answer only the questions that you are absolutely clear. In case of a small
doubt also, do not mark the answer when you have negative marks.
This habit of marking all the answers on OMR sheet even if you are not sure,
is very detrimental in the real exam. So do not develop this habit.

Revision Revision Revision: Secret to


Improved Academic Performance!
A little over 2 years ago, in a student seminar for Class VIII students, when I spoke about the
need for revising a topic 3 times, everyone had only 1 question WHY 3 TIMES? I am not
sure if anyone got convinced with the explanation I gave that time. Because, when I met
some of those students, who are in Class X now, a month back and asked them if they are
doing revision as told, they again had the same question, WHY?
In the last 2 years, I told about this concept of revision to a number of students preparing for
JEE or AIPMT exams. I typically give a complete deck of some 40+ slides with inputs at a
high level, which help in preparing a detailed 2 year study roadmap. One of the topics I cover
is revision techniques. I give the following points in a slide and explain about the same.

REVISION TECHNIQUES
1.

Focus, Concentration in class or during Self-Study

2.

Topic revision immediately after class or Self-Study (mental map; memory jog)

3.

30 min revision (memory jog/formal study) Every Morning

4.

Weekend Revision (Formal Study)

5.

Monthly Revision (Formal Study)


In these 2 years, I am clearly seeing the difference between students who religiously follow
this revision techniques and those who do not. I feel thrilled when a student calls me and
tells, that he/she has completed 4 or 5 rounds of revision of a topic or a whole text book itself
before an exam. When eventually the results come out, the results talk for themselves.
In this post, I wanted to explain this need for revision and the theory behind the same at a
very basic level. To do this, I am taking the help of Ebbinghauss curve of
forgetting. German Psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus, in 1885, was one of the first to
scientifically study forgetting. The forgetting curve, in the figure below, shows the decline of
memory retention over time. Without going into the Maths that he has used, one can clearly
see without revision, after 1 week of study of any topic the retention is only some 25%. So,
Dear students, the major portion of forgetting occurs in the first few hours after your class,
and after 1 week you may just remember some 25% of what was taught in a particular
class. Not good at all, Is It?

Forgetting Curve

(Source Credit: Cognitive Psychology by E. Bruce Goldstein 3rd Edition)


So what do we do? This is where revising a topic comes to our aid. As mentioned in the
revision techniques above, if one can revise the retention capacity increases. In the
remembering curve that is shown below, one can clearly see that the retention capacity keeps
on increasing with every revision. After 3 to 4 rounds of revision, the capacity would be
above 75%.

Remembering Curve

I presume that all the students, especially who are preparing for the competitive examinations
like JEE, AIPMT, CLAT, CA-CPT, would now appreciate the need for revising on a regular
basis. This is even more important for these students as the exams they write are based on the
entire syllabus that they study for nearly 2 years. Please do create comprehensive revision
strategies and plans in your 1 or 2 year study roadmaps.
tudy regularly
Make sure you have no doubts, if have clear as soon as possible
Study sincerely
Eat healthy
Make a fix time table
Practice question papers
discuss with your Studios friends
You will never get prepared for exams if you will just read the points and tips from net.
You have to follow them strictly.
Asking questions and reading answers is very easy but to follow them needs a good
dedication.
All this are written in normal tone don't take it like scolding. My intention is not to
demoralise you.

Dont be too stressed and just stick to basics and your notes.
Phase tests are very depressing in 2 ways1.Bad rank will lower your self confidence which is the worst sign for a student.
2.Expectations for the first test should not be much.
Try focussing in practising more about your speed of solving questions and the way you
approach a question. Believe me this will increase the chances of scoring well.
And yes try to not be be a bookworm just before the test.
Always keep in mind these tests are just for your progress and practise but your main
aim is iitjee exam so dont be so stressed and worried.

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