Last week of NEET preparation- Interview by Experts at CONCEPTREE

Interview by NEET Experts from CONCEPTREE

With NEET exam date  almost close to a week’s time now, the main question on the minds of all the aspirants is what to  do in this week so that they can maximize their results. This is more so relevant for students of Tamilnadu  since a vast majority of them are new to the very objective format of assessment. We have Mr Pavan  kumar and his academic team from CONCEPTREE Learning (an Initiative by IIT Alumni) to answer some pertinent questions in this regard. CONCEPTREE  Learning is a JEE/NEET Preparation company with presence across Chennai city and other parts of Tamilnadu.

Question 1: Is there a real need to stress on the plan for last week of NEET preparation or students can just
go ahead with the plan that they have been following till now?
Answer: First of all, instead of calling this as last week of preparation we could call it as last leg of  preparation. Since the timelines available for students are usually in the range of months after Board Exams,  broadly the last leg falls within a week time before the final examination date. There are lot of considerations that the students have to make during this week  time to ensure that their efforts during the entire preparation phase will give them  fruitful results. The considerations can be around- Review methods, Focus areas, Practicing Model, Examination approach, general aspects and examination logistics

Question 2: What is the revision method/ review method that the students have to adopt?
Answer: During this last week of preparation, focus should be given to on topics where students commit usual mistakes or error prone areas in each chapter  instead of going through all theory again. This is where each student can cover up his/her drawbacks fully. Students should focus on mock tests that the they would have written in past and assignments already solved before.

 Question 3: What are the focus areas/chapters to be covered during this week?
Answer: Students can cover general high weight-age topics like;
Biology-Principles of Inheritance and Variation, Cell - The Unit of Life, Biological Classification, Morphology of Flowering Plants, Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants, Ecosystem , Plant Kingdom

Chemistry- General Chemistry (Chemical Bonding, Periodic Properties), Practical Chemistry ( Isolation, Identification, qualitative analysis), Hydro carbons, General Principles of Organic Chemistry,  Carbonyl compounds and carboxylic acids, thermodynamics, p-block, Equilibrium & Electro chemistry

Physics- Optics, Electrostatics, EMI& AC, Modern Physics, Mechanics, States of Matter (Solids/Liquids/Gases), Waves & Sound, Semi conductors and Communication systems

Students from Non CBSE background can focus more on CBSE specific topics (missing in their respective board syllabus).


Question 4: What is the ideal practice model for this week?
Answer: There is no one ideal practice model but the model that is followed by most of the rankers is practicing past years questions. Each student can practice at least past 10 years questions. While writing mock exams either by self or at an institute, it is better to try at least couple of papers in each category- easy, medium, hard to get acquainted for these possibilities.

Question 5:  What is the best examination approach that a student can follow?
Answer: Mostly we recommend students to begin with Biology ( spend around 75 minutes) and then chemistry (45 minutes-maximum) and remaining time on physics. However, during the examination, if a student feels saturation with one subject its is advisable to make a shift in stead of working out at your sub-optimal level.

 Question 6: What are the health, diet and sleep related tips for this week?
Answer: Most of the students would have spent time in extended study sessions till now which might result in creating unnecessary anxieties. At least during this time, follow a rigid structure for sleep, diet so that you can take care of your health. Be cautious about summer  as we are probably witnessing really hot weather. As much as possible avoid excess travel.

 Question 7: What are the examination logistics that students should consider?
Answer: Tamilnadu this year has three new NEET centres (Namakkal, Tirunelveli and Vellore) in addition to Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem and Tiruchy. Please make a recce plan for reaching your centre with the help of parents or others to make sure that you will avoid any  unwanted hicups on the final day.

There will be no arrangements made at centres to keep any of the barred items inside, this might even cause action under unfair means if you are found in possession of these items inside.

Please make sure that you maintain the dress code and carry the necessary documents;
1. Admit Card along with passport size photograph affixed on it
2. One Post Card Size Photograph affixed on the Proforma
3. One passport size photograph to be affixed on the attendance sheet

Items barred are mobile phones, bluetooth devices, wallets, goggles, chains, necklace, watch, wrist watch, camera etc., 


Question 8: Your final word of advise for the NEET aspirants from Tamilnadu
Answer: Be calm, composed during the final day that is what is going to give us best results. Think more about what you did than what you missed. I am sure your efforts will fetch you deserving results. For a good section of our students this format might be new. But as I always say, for Tamilnadu students the format might be new but not academic excellence. I am sure we will start imprinting our mark on NEET ranks list from this year.

All The Best...

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How parents can support growth mindset of children

Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success.

Two mindsets people can have: a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like intelligence or talent, are fixed traits. Instead of developing them, and believe that talent alone creates success, which is wrong.

In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. Research shows that people with this view reach higher levels of success than people with fixed mindset beliefs. In teaching and Learning a growth mindset creates motivation and productivity in the worlds of arts, culture,business, education, and sports. It enhances relationships, and increases achievement.

No parent thinks, “I wonder what I can do today to undermine my children, subvert their effort, turn them off learning, and limit their achievement.” Of course not. Rather they think, “I would do anything, give anything, to make my children successful.”Yet many of the things done, boomerang. Their best intentioned judgments and motivational techniques often unintentionally send the wrong message..

“The best contribution a parent should render to the child is to mould him to be at the forefront prominently among the learned leaders”.

–Thirukural.

This exactly can be a fixed mindset message that says: “You have permanent traits and I’m judging them,” .In turn they are prone to retort from even attempting to accept any challenges towards growth. In the present higher education scenario, children slip away from the growth choice of professional courses in Medicine, Engineering and Entrepreneurial pursuits. Here the absence of Parent-Child mental connect on mutually agreeable futuristic learning brings meaningless indecisive outcomes. On the contrary, it can be a growth mindset message that says: “You are a developing person and I am interested in your development.” The most important thing a parent can do to help the child develop a growth mindset is to genuinely praise them for effort rather than for talent.

Contagious becomes such mental push that creates real sense of challenge in children to search for educational glory in professional courses ensuring unswerving achievement tracks. Result, a win-win situation for both parents and Child for all brainy ventures prospectively.

Cultivating a Growth Mindset at Home when children encounter difficulty in their future, they tend to feel not smart and prefer to retreat. Instead, messages such as “I like the way you approached that problem”, or “Good job to hang in there and find a different strategy that did work,” or “Sorry, that seemed to be too easy for you, let’s do something more challenging,” teaches kids that effort is something we can all benefit from to reach our full potential, and that they need to be working purposefully and taking on challenges in order to grow. 

IIT/NEET coaching served in an invigorating intellectual study pattern besides subjective studies gets packed with application models for mindful learning, knowledge retention and natural recall during exams. This conceptual clarity in Parents handling of child’s learning behaviour

makes them see the benefits behind parents’ aspiration for their future.

Best Wishes
D Ganesan,
Student- Parent Counsellor
CONCEPTREE

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Is the Alternative Curriculum Model (NIOS) real answer to the crucial needs of students preparing for JEE/NEET?

Hi all, 

Usually people write the blog and share credentials. But I somehow feel I should mention my credentials first before you (parents) decide upon reading further. I am Radharishna Govindarajulu. I have served 18 years in CBSE at various positions.After VRS, I have been working with a renowned ICSE school in Delhi as Academics Director. I myself have been a student of Tamilnadu Board and I had no clue on NIOS model until recently. To be honest, when I first started my resaech on this curriculum in 2010, I was even surprised to see that around 75+ thousand kids take up Senior Secondary exams based on the NIOS every year!!

I am writing this article at the request of my young friend Mohit Ji from CONCEPTREE. I tried to be very honest and blunt in my opinion throughout this blog and happy to receive your feedback too.

Let us get to the real stuff. I have seen in Delhi, Kota, MP, UP, Bihar, AP and even Maharashtra ,premier IIT and Medical Coaching institutions prophesying about NIOS Advantages as a curriculum for Competitive Examinations over others. Initially I thought its nonsense as I am sort of fed up with some of the marketing tags like " Best Opportunity" etc.,!!

Two years back one student from my school along with her parent came and asked permission to be granted in the second half to go for Coaching classes outside ( by an hour or so). Usually such requests are considered and my principal gave the letter to me for final approval.  After I granted her the due permission, this very simple idea has stuck to my mind deeply. Any student who wants to do more than the rest in terms of coverage of quantum of syllabus and practice level for an exam like JEE/ NEET would definitely get benefited from having flexibility in regular school curriculum during senior secondary level. What the girl's parent is seeking for is just the same. Not all the parents might be so informed about these things and come forward to take such proactive steps. Why not have this flexibility to all those kids whose parents may or may not have the knowledge, awareness levels about the key requisites of doing a result oriented coaching? As I kept doing my research there is a feeling that the solution to the challenge is out in the form of "NIOS".

In crisp, NIOS offers flexible learning model (self mode) unlike other Boards like CBSE where a student has to clock mandatory hours in school. NIOS has ODE (On Demand Exam) facility where students can take up exams prior to the regular Board Exams Time (March) which gives ample opportunity for kids to focus on JEE/NEET during the months of  March, April and May. Students can even finish XII Exams early while they are in the same academic year of finishing X (up to 4 subjects).

In the next part of the blog post I tried to summarize my thoughts in the form of  Q&A Model to make the reading a bit more focused for you in the best interest of time. You can check upon the relevant Questions leaving the rest (if need be). Hope you wont skip the conclusion part!!

What is NIOS?

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is an educational organisation which imparts education through Open and Distance Learning Mode and also conducts examinations for grant of certificates upto pre-degree level at par with other National Boards viz. the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE).

What is the difference between Open Schooling and Regular Schooling?

Regular Schooling is a traditional method of face to face learning in a formal set-up of class room situation with a rigid time-table; whereas Open Schooling is a flexible method of providing self learning and its evaluation to a learner according to his/her own schedule. The Open learning system is very helpful to learners who could not avail the facility of formal schooling on account of economic, social or geographical considerations or they want to continue their study while working in some gainful employment.

How different is NIOS from any other Institution for providing Education?

The NIOS follows learner centric approach of teaching through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Mode. It offers a wide range of subjects in comparison to any other formal schooling programme. The learners are free to choose subject combination as per their needs and goals. The learners study at their own pace with the help of specially designed Self Learning Materials (SLM). Learning is supplemented by audio-video and face to face contact classes which are held at the study centres on holidays and weekends. The learners have freedom to appear in examination in their subjects as per their preparation.

Whether Secondary/Senior Secondary School Certificates obtained from NIOS have the same recognition as of other Boards?

Yes. The Secondary/Senior Secondary certificates obtained from NIOS have the same recognition as certificates issued by other Boards. NIOS is vested with the authority to conduct Public Examinations at Secondary and Senior Secondary level vide Govt. of India’s resolution dated 14 September 1990. Further, all the Boards either National or State including NIOS are following the National Curriculum Framework (2005). Thus, the Secondary and the Senior Secondary Certificates of NIOS are equivalent and at par to the Secondary and the Senior Secondary Certificate of other Boards.

How can I get information about the working of NIOS? 

You can visit NIOS website

Whether a candidate passing the Secondary Examination from NIOS can take admission in class XI of any other Board? 

Yes. As all the Boards whether National or of States including NIOS are following the National Curriculum Framework -2005 brought out by NCERT, hence, the NIOS students who have passed the Secondary examination from it are eligible to seek admission in Class XI of any other Board.

Whether a candidate passing the Senior Secondary examination from NIOS is eligible for admission in Universities and Professional Colleges? 

Yes. NIOS learners are eligible to seek admission in any university and professional college if otherwise fulfilling the eligibility criteria of that particular university/professional college.

What is the procedure for taking admission in NIOS?

NIOS has introduced 100% On-line admission at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary level in order to facilitate learners in registering themselves with it. Under this scheme, learners have three options: (i) They can register themselves on-line directly by visiting the website of NIOS i.e., www.nios.ac.in (ii) They may visit their nearest AI (Study Centre)/Facilitation Centre and take their help for On-line registration. (iii) They may visit their Regional Centres and take their help for on line registration. (iv) Candidates can also use the Services of Common Services Centres of Govt. of India for On-line registration throughout the Country.

What is minimum age to take admission in the Senior Secondary Course?

The minimum age to take admission in the Senior Secondary Course is 15 years, as on 31st July of the year of admission.

What are the subjects available for the Senior Secondary Course (Class XII)? 

Hindi, English, Bengali, Tamil, Urdu, Sanskrit, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Political Science, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Home Science, Psychology, Computer Science, Sociology, Painting, Environmental Science, Mass Communication, Data Entry Operations. In this regard, please check the latest Academic Prospectus.

Can I change my subjects during the validity period of my admission?

Yes, you can change one or more subjects, provided the total number of subjects does not exceed seven. However, such a change is permissible within four years of your registration, so that you can appear in Public Examination within the validity period of admission. No change/addition of subjects will be allowed in the first examination. Subjects already passed cannot be changed.

What is the instructional process in NIOS? 

The instructional process comprises of using self-instructional print materials, listening and viewing audio and video programmes, attending Personal Contract Programmes(PCPs) at the Study Centre, interaction through Web-radio i.e. MuktaVidya Vani, and doing Tutor Marked Assignments(TMA) etc.

How do learners study in NIOS?

In NIOS, learners learn at their own pace and convenience. The learners of NIOS are self learners.

How do I get the self-instructional material?

The specially designed printed Self Learning Material for different subjects along with other support material will be provided to you through post at your home address. You are therefore expected to give your correct and complete home address.

How many contact sessions do learners get?

Maximum of 30 Personal Contact Programme (PCP) sessions as per NIOS norms are organized per subject for theory and 5 additional practical sessions for a subject having practical on face to face basis, generally on weekends and holidays, in the first year of admission, by AIs (Study Centres). Guidelines in this regard are also hosted on website.

What is Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)?

Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA) are meant to help learners as they provide practice in writing answers to questions and get feedback. It is a kind of open book exams. Leaner has unlimited time to provide answer. Guidelines in this regard are also hosted on website.

How is TMA helpful to a learner?

The TMA will help learners to ensure their progress and revision in studies.How many Assignments are to be submitted in each subject?Ans: One assignment per subject is to be submitted as per the schedule given in the guidelines.

Can a learner whose result of final examination makes him/her eligible to qualify for entrance to a professional course, appear at its competitive examination? 

Yes, a learner can appear at the entrance examination of a professional course in anticipation of the outcome of the examination he/she is due to get in NIOS. However, it is mandatory to fulfill the eligibility criteria of the competitive examination.

Is it compulsory to do TMA?

Assessment of TMA is an important part of ‘continuous and comprehensive evaluation’ and hence it is advised to treat it ‘compulsory’ as a learning exercise. However, a candidate may be allowed to appear in the external examination even if he/she could not submit the TMA in a subject. The learner shall be awarded ‘zero’ mark for ‘TMA’ part of internal assessment.

Where would he/she submit the TMA? 

A leaner can submit TMAs at following places: All TMAs are to be submitted by learners at the allotted Study Centres. In case, a Study Centre is non functional, TMA can be submitted at the concerned Regional Centre and the same may be got evaluated by RC.

Can the comments and marks of TMA be shown to learner? 

Yes, the evaluated answer script of TMA can be shown to learners. The tutor may also discuss with them to improve their performance. For this purpose, 5 days during PCP sessions have been assigned.

What is the examination pattern in NIOS?

The public examinations are held twice a year in the months of April-May and October-November on the dates fixed by the NIOS. However, if one is already a registered learner of NIOS at the Secondary or the Senior Secondary level, he/she can avail the facility of On Demand Examination. Internal assessment is an integral component of evaluation. Practical examinations in the relevant subjects are conducted at the Study Centre.

How does a learner know about the schedule of examination?

The schedule of examination is made available on the NIOS web site about a month before the commencement of examination. The schedule of examination is displayed on the notice Boards of AIs also.

Can a learner appear for Senior Secondary exam if Secondary certificate has been awarded in the previous year? 

Yes, the candidate is allowed to sit in the exam maximum upto 04 subjects and a two year gap is essential after passing the Secondary examination to be eligible to get registered for the 05th subject required for certification. A learner can appear maximum in 04 subjects during first year.

Where are the Practical examinations held?

Practical examinations for public examination are held at the respective AIs, where the learner got enrolled. In some cases, if the students are less in number in an AI, then practical examination may be shifted to nearby AI of NIOS or any other institution as per the decision of NIOS.

Where is the examination centre for theory examination fixed?

The Centre for theory examination is allotted to learners in nearby area of their study centre/AI as per the availability of the school for conduct of theory examination after they register for theory examinations by submitting the examination form and fees.

How do the learners find examination results? 

Results are made available on NIOS website and on mobile phone through SMS as well as at the AI. On successful completion of the course as per certification criteria, a learner is provided Mark sheet, Migration Certificate and Provisional Certificate directly at the address given in the application form.

Can performance in any subject be improved?

Yes, it can be improved only once in public examination and as many times as he/she wants through On Demand Exam during the validity of his/her registration.

How do learners receive their result documents – Mark-sheet/ Certificate etc.?

The Mark-sheet and other documents are dispatched at the mailing address of the individual learners by the concerned Regional Centre.

What is the credibility of Certificate issued by NIOS?

All the Boards of school of education whether National or State including NIOS are following National Curriculum Framework brought out by NCERT. Hence the acceptability of Certificates issued by NIOS is the same as that of the certificates issued by other Boards of School Education. The Secondary and the Senior Secondary certificates of NIOS are at par to the Secondary and the Senior Secondary certificates of other National and State Boards.

What is ODES?

On Demand Examination System (ODES) is an examination facility provided by NIOS to its learners other than public examinations. A learner can appear under the ODES as and when ready for the examination after first public examination. A learner can apply online for ODES and can choose a date of examination as per convenience. ODES examinations are conducted in all Regional Centres on monthly basis and as per number of seats available

How is On demand examination (ODE) different from the traditional public examinations?

In public examinations, the Board of School Education decides the date of examination and the subject to be examined on that date; but In ODE, the learner decides the date and the subject in which he/she wants to appear on that date.

What are the subjects available in ODE?Senior Secondary Course(19 subjects): Hindi(301), English(302), Sanskrit(309), Mathematics(311), Physics(312), Chemistry(313), Biology(314), History(315), Geography316), Political Sc.(317), Economics(318), Business Studies(319), Accountancy(320), Home Science(321), Psychology(328), Sociology(331), Painting(332), Environmental Sc.(333) and Data entry Operations (336).

Can ODE answer script be re-evaluated?

Yes. The re-evaluation of ODE answer scripts is only available at the Senior Secondary level. The learner has to apply for re-evaluation in any subject within 15 days from the date of declaration of result with the prescribed fee of Rs.700/- per subject through a bank draft drawn in favour of the Secretary, NIOS to the Regional Director of concerned Regional Centre on a plain paper or on a prescribed proforma. The re-evaluation is done in theory papers only.

Can I appear in two subjects through On Demand Examinations and three subjects through public examinations? 

You can select subjects for On Demand and public examination as per your convenience.

CONCLUSION:

To me broadly it gives a sense of feeling that the flexibility across segments-learning, assessment, time frame is a real advantage that NIOS student would have over others. This would benefit him/her immensely in channelizing resources and energies efficiently. There are no concrete statistics in terms of students taking competitive exams from NIOS and strike rate of the same. But I am sure with initiative like Chennai SUPER 30 the phenomena is going to go get more and more prominence.

For feedback or suggestions,
Please post your comments here...
Signing off- RK

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Why Strong Foundation in 9th Standard is crucial for academic excellence in 10th Standard

"Let us make it gradual" is a popular way that Sir Edmund Hillary often suggests to Mountaineering enthusiasts. He is probably the greatest in this league being second to none having conquered 11 peaks in Himalayas before deciding to climb Mount Everest. While what he said is quite interesting for lot of us, let us look at the essence of it. Any mountain climber has to cover certain altitude to reach a peak and its one's choice to either

• Take a lenient path initially and face stiff heights
• Making it gradual over the journey

Sir Hillary is someone who has believed in the second way and probably no need for explanations as to which is the better way!!

Now, I see the situation of a student moving from a more basic level of Maths and Science exposure in Middle School (VI-VIII) into deeper subject level and more academically important Secondary (IX-X) level almost similar to that of a climber. If one has to look at conquering peak is similar to achieving academic excellence in X, a more gradual path is better suited and result guaranteed than otherwise.

As any student moves from VIII to IX level, he/she would see a drastic change in terms of quantum of syllabus coverage and level of depth covered in subjects like Mathematics and Science. However, the level of topics between IX and X would again be almost similar. As they move from VIII to IX, conceptual clarity, higher emphasis on numericals would definitely be the pillows on a which a rather gradual path of excellence can be built. IIT and Medical Foundation Programs/ Academic Excellence initiatives would essentially try to achieve this objective for the period of IX and X.

While at times, there are some misconceptions often favouring the mindset of students to relax before crucial years, these domains (Academics and Mountaineering) would just make it more stiff to excel later!

Start early is just an old saying, new philosophy is to make anything gradual and more sustainable. All the Best. You may even refer to CONCEPTREE's post on NTSE here.

By,

Vamsi Krishna Gane

Maths Faculty and Academician

CONCEPTREE Learning

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Must have books for JEE Advance preparation (Along with CONCEPTREE's Material and Rankers Choice Question Banks)

When a warrior walks into the war zone, most important thing to look for is the armory that he would carry along with his inherent traits like bravery and war skills. In Mahabharatha all of us have read the story of Karna not being able to carry his most powerful weapon to the field which has sort of not helped him explore his true potential. While we spoke a little bit mythological stuff here, same analogy applies to any JEE Advance aspirant too.

Selection of resources and books is as important as the choice of institution/ support system for this two year long JEE Advance preparation ( XI & XII)

Any serious JEE Advance aspirant must have the really customized CONCEPTREE's Material for JEE Advance along with the Rankers Choice Question Bank ( Compilation of cross topic question). Even for Non CONCEPTREE students, these books are available for a really affordable price in all popular book stores. online portals across India.

Let us discuss in detail about where to begin, how to proceed and in what way to conclude your JEE Advance preparation.

PHYSICS

• Concepts of Physics Vol I and II by H.C. Verma

Begin with this book even in 10th summer time for getting interested in physics. This is probably one book that keeps you intrigued in the idea of learning physics at the same time providing vital conceptual clarity to go to the next level.

• NCERT Books/ Exemplars

Chapter wise NCERT and Exemplar questions to be solved thoroughly considering the need to master Mains level questions and get a grip on such models

• DC Pandey/ CONCEPTREE Material

These resources would summarize the sub topic wise Advance level questions in as much detail as possible and could be your true weapon when it comes to the crucial exam.

• Past year Archives/ Rankers Choice Question Banks

Mixed concepts questions and past year model questions is something you must get a hold on before the final exam and these resources would just help you get the same.

MATHEMATICS

• Maths NCERT and Exemplars

This is a real base where one can begin the preparation. R D Sharma can also be a suggestible resource for those who likes to see the models of questions in a more organized manner.

• CONCEPTREE Material/ TMH/ Das Gupta for Advance Model practice
• Past year Archives and or Rankers Choice Question Bank by CONCEPTREE

Some more reference books that can be looked at for specific areas include:

• Plane Trigonometry Part 1 by S.L. Loney
• Plane Co-ordinate Geometry by S.L. Loney
• Higher Algebra by Hall and Knight
• Problems in Calculus of One Variable by I.A. Maron

CHEMISTRY

• NCERT Text books XI and XII are like bible for full chemistry portion of JEE Mains as well as Advance
• CONCEPTREE Material for all three parts of Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry by O.P. Tandon
• Numerical Chemistry by P Bahadur
• J.D. Lee Concise Inorganic Chemistry for JEE Main & Advanced
• Morisson and Boyd- Organic Chemistry
• Past year Archives and or Rankers Choice Question Bank by CONCEPTREE

I am sure this is not just the way to crack JEE Advance. But surely one better way. Request you all to add anything that I might have missed out.

Yours,
Preetham
IITM- Batch of 2010

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Must have books for cracking NEET (other than CONCEPTREE Material)

NCERT is the base book for NEET preparation. NCERT Exemplar questions book can used for objective type questions that might at times come directly in the NEET type exams.

NCERT Exemplars can be downloaded at the link

Here is a list of books to refer for NEET Medical entrance exam:

Biology Books for NEET Preparation:

• NCERT Biology of Class XI and XII
• Trueman's Biology Vol 1 and 2
• Past 28 years AIPMT/NEET solved questions in Biology  by Arihant/Disha/MTG 
• Objective Biology by Dinesh
• Pradeep Publication's Biology
• GRB Bathla's Publication's for Biology

Best Physics Books for NEET Preparation:

• NCERT- Physics of Class XI and XII
• Past 28 years AIPMT/NEET solved questions in Physics  by Arihant/Disha/MTG 
• Concepts of Physics by H. C. Verma
• D C Pandey Objective Physics

Best Chemistry Books for NEET Preparation:

• NCERT Chemistry of Class XI and XII
• Past 28 years AIPMT/NEET solved questions in Chemistry by Arihant/Disha/MTG 
• Physical Chemistry by O.P. Tandon
• Modern’s ABC of Chemistry for class 11th and 12th

In short, for the preparation of NEET or any other medical entrance examination, the key is to start with NCERT and end with NCERT Exemplars. In between, you can refer to the books mentioned above to understand more about the topics and practicing the questions.

In addition to this CONCEPTREE's NEET ranker material will have advanced questions and cross topic questions along the lines of most expected questions for every year NEET. We wish you all a very best for the preparation.

Signing off

Guru- Bio Faculty, CONCEPTREE

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Some popular quotes that motivated IITians to achieve their goals

Hi all,

This is just a sample and by no means exhaustive.

I just went around my corridor last evening upon getting a request from Prashanth sir of CONCEPTREE. one of my other wing mate himself is also a student of my batch at CONCEPTREE Chennai. Cutting the story short, I got like 10 responses after which I ran a small survey on LAN chat over the weekend. This is what I could compile from the thoughts of IITM folks.

"IITJEE. That can only happen through sheer and sensible hard work and dedication"

“ Tough times do not last, tough people do!”

“ Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it only empties today of its strength”

“ All birds find shelter in rain. Eagles avoid rain by flying above the clouds. Problems are common. Attitude makes a difference”

“ Opportunities come to those who believe in it and work for it”

“ Second chances don’t come easily”

“ Power comes in response to a need, not a desire”

“ Ever thought your life sucks, just think of the poorest and helpless person you ever saw or met”

“ You will never be able to work hard if you think of it as work, make it your passion”

Hope this has been useful. And of course, I haven't shared mine. While I was at CONCEPTREE thiruvanmiyur, we had an IIT student (3nd year) helping us in doubts etc.,. Now he is quite popular in teaching circles (Mr Vamsi). He used to say something in Telugu which goes like this " At any point in IIT preparation if you find yourself in comfort zone, it means you are in wrong direction". He always used to ask us to keep checking this aspect of the journey. 

So true that at that time around 11 of us from that branch alone could join IITs/NITs because of motivation and support rendered by him to us.

Hope this has been useful. Thanks Prashanth sir (CT) for giving me this opportunity.

Regards

Lokesh Vijay

IITM- Bio Technology.

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KVPY- Answer to why one needs to stay in touch with Maths/Science in Summer After 10th!!

Hello everyone,

I am not sure how much eligible I am to talk about this but nevertheless I would like to share my thoughts on why to study in summer after 10th. To be honest, I didn't do much during my summer holidays after 10th. But I somehow felt that I should have for various reasons and here is one very compelling reason- KVPY.

This is the first part of two-part Cracking KVPY SA 2017 Series, where I am going to share tips and tricks to students for KVPY SA 2017 written examination along with the idea of utilizing summer (partially!!) for achieving this goal.

KVPY Exam (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana) will be held somewhere in November, 2017. The badge of being a KVPY Scholar is a prestigious one and it provides direct admission to top institutes like IISc and the various IISERs.

KVPY exam is at par with the IIT Entrance when it comes to the difficulty level. But the difference will be here the questions would not have so much of numerical rigor at least for the SA level.

Before I go into the subject-wise analysis, it’s advisable that you should make yourself more or less equally adept at all the four subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology).

You have to keep in mind that all the four subjects are equally important and if you neglect anyone of them, you can kiss a goodbye to your hopes of cracking the KVPY SA exam.

Subject-wise analysis

PHYSICS : Important topics are Mechanics, Ray Optics, Electromagnetism. 

Ray Optics and Electromagnetism is not there in XI syllabus. This is where the summer time of X can be utilized to get that extra confidence over these topics. But remember that as per KVPY format, you are not expected to fully master these topics as it would be expected in the next stream (12th level)

Other topics like Thermodynamics, SHM, and Waves would anyway get completed during the XI coverage.

MATHEMATICS : 
Mental ability based questions which involve Algebra, Geometry are important.

Full XI portion command is must.

Quadratic Equation, Progression and Series, Permutations and Combination, Basic Geometry are important.

CHEMISTRY :
Full physical chemistry part of class XI is important.

Class X level knowledge of Organic Chemistry is sufficient. But you need to practice questions on nomenclature and basic principles at advance level (XI/XII).

Inorganic chemistry broadly XI syllabus and general inorganic chemistry would be sufficient. 

BIOLOGY :
For Biology, if you are thorough with X level topics, that would be broadly sufficient. But make sure that you get to read some related topics in XI/XII if need be.

Most Importantly,

Practice, prepare and seek clarifications on  KVPY past year papers rigorously.

For JEE or NEET exams, you would see lot of application based questions and cross concept problems. Here in KVPY, more emphasis will be given to conceptually oriented questions. So, more such questions you practice, better you will be prepared. I recommend to use CONEPTREE's free KVPY Guide for practice.

In the examination time, you need to be calm and confident since this test would require you to be in the best possible state of mind to test your conceptual clarity.

Bottomline
Get your acts right in XI, use summer break judiciously, seek right guidance, practice quality stuff to crack KVPY!!

I hope this is helpful and I wish to contribute more through this platform.

Raghavendra S
KVPY Scholar

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I have no clue after Mains, what to do for Advance so that I can be an IITian after August 2017!

Now that the anxieties over JEE Mains seem to subside to a large extent, let us look at a realistic plan of giving a best shot at Advance in May.

Before you go onto the remainder of this post, I would like to emphasize of one very important point here- If Physics decides whether you will crack Advance or not, Chemistry will decide what rank you will get!!

After the Mains, we suddenly start seeing some of our friends pondering with big reference books discussing about cross Organic reactions to 3D problems in rotational motion etc.,!! This definitely scares the hell out of a lot of us. First thing that we need to do is just forget about them. Here is my first mantra to the students.

1. Just think its you and only you: While seriously beginning JEE Advance preparation after Mains, just think only you are going to write this test and its up to you to see how much high you can score in this exam. Never even bother about the drama that is unfolding around you!!

2. Begin with a mock Advance paper: Take your time at home or institution and go through one mock paper ( both paper 1 and 2) within stipulated time. Look at scores but of course more importantly go through the solutions in detail to assess the gaps- Subject gaps, numeral abilities gaps, application level gaps. Don't forget to pat yourself for the good work done in this paper!

3. Understand that Advance is about to what extent you can go: No matter how much ever you scored in the mock test, you will always have a chance to make it to big league if you work on right track.

4. Begin with scoring topics:

Physics

Thermodynamics, Properties of solids, liquids and gases, Waves and Oscillations, Optics, Modern Physics, Electrostatics, Current electricity and magnetism part. 

Don't forget that mechanics application can come everywhere!!

Chemistry

Marks wise split up of 2016 paper- Physical (37%), Inorganic ( 34%) and Organic ( 29%)

Equilibrium, Electro-chemistry, d& f block, Basic principles of organic chemistry, Chemical bonding, thermodynamics and states of matter, practical chemistry (organic & inorganic), carbohydrates,carboxylic acid derivatives and polymers. 

Mathematics

Calculus, Trigonometry and Algebra (These three topics would cover 40-50% stuff)

Make a plan in such a way that in first 10 days, you will cover the scoring topics. Don't read first. Take up chapter wise past year questions book and/or CONCEPTREE's Advance  Rankers pack to solve problems. While solving problems, for any conceptual clarity and application gaps refer to CONCEPTREE Material/ Rank Booster Kits/ NCERT.

For further clarity and reference, you may use:

HC Verma or DC Pandey for Physics.

TMH or Das Gupta for Mathematics.

Numerical chemistry (Bahadur), J D Lee ( Inorganic), M &B (Organic).

You may even refer to other reference books that you would have for the specific review.

While you are doing the coverage of these topics, refrain from quick helps like trainer support. Spend more time by self or peer discussion.

Each topic/chapter make a record of critical areas/mistakes that you are probable to make.

4. 10 day check: After the 10 day period, go for three consecutive days of Paper1 and Paper 2 model tests so that you could assess how the progress has happened. Don't forget to review the solutions fully after every test.

Analyse the urgency that is needed in your preparation for the next week. Before you start off on the next week's journey take a day break and relax!!

5. 7 day marathon: 7 days to cover the remaining chapters- don't worry take only that much you can swallow. But this deadline is sacrosanct. 

After you finish this marathon, you will probably be left with couple of pending topics ( if not three cheers!). We will see about it in the next leg. For now lets just go for one day of final mock exam ( paper 1 and paper 2).

Review the paper, understand the gaps. you may feel if there is at least three days time to cover the gaps and review the performance could have been better. World is not so unfair! Take those three days now:)

Spend next three days for review of topics/gaps. 

Then take another test. This test broadly summarizes how we are progressing.

We are probably done with 26 days now?

Bdw, you would get Mains results by now. If good, take some morale boost, if not satisfied use it to rub your ego.

6. Killer Phase: Take a day break before you start the killer Phase. Start with every alternative day exam model. Use evenings/nights and day gaps to review solutions and pending topics. For review go through the past years again and again.

Some institutions like CONCEPTREE might offer cross topics question banks by now. Do solve them. Continue this till three days before Advance (Day 0)

Last three days, just review all that you did and importantly the critical areas/gaps that you identified throughout this practice part.

Go for the kill on Day 0. I am waiting to see you add IITian title soon!!


By
Pavan, Academics Lead
for CONCEPTREE
AIR ( 1854 JEE). AIR ( 178 AIEEE- Engg), AIR ( 16 AIEEE- B Arch) 342 Rank ( EAMCET)
IIT M ( B Tech & M Tech)

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