JEE 2024:
MATHEMATICS PREPARATION TIPS

Introduction:

JEE Main examination is conducted by NTA for admission in NITs, IIITs and other National/ State funded engineering institutes in the country. JEE Main is also the qualifying exam to become eligible for JEE Advanced and getting admission in IITs. For JEE main physics, chemistry and mathematics have equal weightage. For the examination each Subject will have two sections. Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. Section A contains 20 questions and section B contains 10 questions. In Section B, candidates have to attempt any 5 (five) questions out of 10. There will be negative markings for both Section A and Section B. For mathematics Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Questions for which the answer is a numerical value will be asked.

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CHAPTER OF MATHEMATICS FOR JEE MAINS?

The most important chapters of JEE Main Mathematics are Coordinate Geometry, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability, Integral Calculus, Complex Numbers, Quadratic Equation, Matrices and Determinants, Statistics and Probability, Three-Dimensional Geometry, Vector Algebra.

BEST PREPARATION TIPS FOR IIT JEE MATHEMATICS:

  • Mathematics requires a lot of skill, concentration, brainwork and hard work.
  • Practice solving different problems is the only key to success.  Practice subjective problems thoroughly too. It helps a lot in clearing concepts which are straight away used in objectives.
  • In JEE, questions are sometimes lengthy, and the options are also close enough, so give special attention to calculations and time management.
  • The concepts and formulas should be at your fingertips. Know every shortcut possible. Know every formula possible. Never make the blunder of deriving formulae in the examination.
  • A working amount of memory is required to recall the formulas and methods. So don’t go in with the expectation that everything is just thought-oriented and understanding-oriented.

WEIGHTAGE OF CHAPTERS:

Give importance for more weightage chapters. Try to do more questions from co-ordinate

geometry, integral calculus, limits continuity differentiability, vector algebra. The weightage of the chapter is given below.

TIPS TO IMPROVE MATHEMATICS APTITUDE SKILLS FOR JEE

  1. Read the question and interpret the topic from which it is asked.
  2. Go through that topic in the back of your mind and remember the points. (First two points are main while answering a question).
  3. Mathematics is not just solving; it needs a little visualization skill too (example- graphs and curve sketching).
  4. Learn important Results and theorems. Even mug up general results from important Subjective problems.
  5. Just don’t drift to the wrong path if you feel so leave the question.
  6. Practice subjective problems thoroughly too. It helps a lot in clearing concepts which are straight away used in objectives.
  7. Keep calm and relax. Don’t ever think that you are getting this problem.
  8. You can do better in Math with a positive mind and confidence.

HOW CAN BE CONFIDENT FOR MATHEMATICS?

The following approach will help you:

  1. THEORY: Work on the theory well. At least understand what the basic idea is. What are we calculating? Why are we doing so? What is its significance? Where is it applied? Also, which are the books who describe the theorems, results and definitions very clearly? Once we have done this, we are on our way to the second step.
  2. OBSERVE: Always observe a master at work. This master could be anyone, your classroom teacher, your fellow seatmate, the class topper, the textbook or the practice book. Whenever there’s a problem being solved just keep the pen down and observe what’s happening. What’s the basic idea? what’s the algorithm? While doing this make a mind-map of the process to be followed while doing the same problem.
  3. PRACTICE: Practice makes a human perfect. So, once you know what to do, the most important bit is to do it yourself and note where you get stuck. What is that makes you scratch your head. “Was it a thinking inability?”, “Was it a step of the procedure you skipped?”, “Was the theory not clear?”. So, pick up a good problems book and start solving the problems. Ask your doubts to someone you believe can solve it as well as explain to you the way to do it. It will take time but eventually you will succeed.

MEMORIZE: A working amount of memory is required to recall the formulas and methods in JEE Math. So don’t go in with the expectation that everything is just thought-oriented and understanding-oriented. You will have to remember a lot of stuff in the beginning. With time it will eject out as a reflex. Don’t give up on yourself and your aim which should be to master Mathematics for JEE