In last lap, focus only on strong points: Experts

Nagpur: With just two days remaining for JEE (main) exams to begin, experts are advising candidates to focus only on their strong points. Since JEE is a computer-based test, it is held twice daily. The exams are scheduled from September 1 to 6.
Ashutosh Hisaria, centre head of Allen here in city, says there is no time left now to “prepare for something new”. “Students must not try to build any new concepts in their mind at this stage. Look for your strong points and focus there,” he said.
Give one test paper daily and analyse it thoroughly, Hisaria added. “Consult with your mentors and teachers, and figure out what worked and what did not. Stick to the learning pattern that you have been following as this is not the time to change tack,” he said.
Students must go through their pointer books and revise their strong topics, feels ICAD’s director of academics Dilip Vaidya. “We tell students to keep a revision book and pointers. It’s the best time to go through these and fortify your knowledge,” said Vaidya.
Disapproving learning anything new at this point, Vaidya said, “There are 150 topics spread over three subjects. So, if you have not studied something at all till date, then it’s too late. Do not even think about weak points now because there are just two days left. The best thing is to go through your strong topics and strengthen your base.”
Vaidya added that already students have appeared for 50-60 mock tests, so they have a feel of the exam. “Don’t overburden your brain, else it will revolt. Keep cool and study even less on your last day,” he added.
Panini Telang, director of Pioneer Study Centre, said students must go through NCERT books too. “In these books students can focus on formulae, pointers etc. To revise three subjects now is almost impossible, so proceed from easy to tough,” he said.
The academic added that by studying something easier first will help build self confidence. “Brain adapts to that self confidence and can take a stronger shot at the hard topics in the last day,” said Telang.
Not advising mocks tests at this stage, Telang said, “Just two days to go and a bad performance in the mock test will demoralize the student. So, best to stick with revision of strong points and keep a cool head overall.”