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This is taken directly from Aman’s Blog.How to gain motivation to crack JEE Advanced with a top 50 rank?Before you start working on any goal in life, it is important to be motivated. Motivation will help you to keep going. Lack of motivation is the primary reason that only a few thousands of students are able to make it, while hundreds of thousands of students appear for the exam.My personal motivation to get a top 50 rank in JEE was to get into IIT Bombay Computer Science and Engineering and make my parents proud of me. I always wanted to ‘choose’ the branch and not the other way. I wanted the rank that allows me to decide what branch I will study and in which institute. I had heard a lot about IIT Bombay Computer Science and Engineering program and I felt that being a part of it will give me the best opportunities. I was well aware that I need to be among the top 100 JEE rankers to get an admission at IIT Bombay CSE. Thus, I started my JEE preparation with the aim of getting a top 100 rank.You should decide what is your motivation• Do you want to make your parents proud?• Do you want to compete with the best students of the country?• Do you want to get your name and photograph printed in newspapers?• Do you want to shut the mouths of those relatives of yours who told your parents you were useless?• Do you want to earn a fat salary package?• Do you want to get the best career and research opportunities?• Do you want to pursue a masters in your dream Ivy League University?• Do you want to be respected in society?• Do you want to start your own big company with an excellent cofounder?Make a list of things you ever want to achieve in life. If an IIT tag will be helpful in achieving those things, then you should definitely prepare hard for JEE. You should fix in your mind that you are settling for nothing worse than a top 50 JEE rank.Aim for the stars and don’t fall on the moon. Make it to the stars!Talk to your parents. Tell them that you want to make them proud by achieving a top 50 JEE rank. Tell them that you have started this journey and you will certainly make it. Feel the hungry lion inside you – a lion who will settle only for the best meat!When I started to aim for a top 100 JEE rank, no one trusted me. Not even my parents. No one thought I can make it. I was just another normal student. I have no education in my ancestry. My parents are hardly educated and so is most of my family.It’s not about your genes, it’s about your hungerNot being born in an educated family is not an excuse to escape. By that logic, your future generations will remain uneducated forever! In fact, if your parents are not much educated, they will be really happy to see you fulfil their dream of education.Losers think of excuses; winners think of ways to winYour performance in JEE will be pretty much perpendicular to your current academic standing. You can achieve a top 50 JEE rank even if you got a 7 pointer in your high school. Indian school education focuses a lot on memorization skills. JEE is more about problem solving abilities. If you underperformed in your board exams because you were unable to remember where Bauxite is found in India, you can still get a top 50 JEE rank!My main aim is to let you knowThat you can achieve a top 50 JEE rank irrespective of your present academic statusCoaching institute v/s self-studySince you are aiming for a top 50 rank, it is important to be very systematic. A lot of top 50 JEE rankers join coaching institute because coaching institutes provide specialized study material that helps you stay on track. They also provide you ample of theory material, problem sets and test papers, which will help you evaluate your learning.Should I opt for a coaching institute?If it is possible to join a coaching institute, you should definitely go for it. Even if your coaching teacher is horrible, he/she will surely be able to provide you some theory material, problem sets and most importantly, a timeline for syllabus completion. Having a timeline in front of your eyes helps a lot. It ensures that you are always geared up and you don’t stop moving.For various reasons, it may not be possible for you to join a coaching institute. Are you at a loss? Should you forget your dream of top 50 JEE rank?A big NO!You can still score a top 50 JEE rank. You are at no loss provided you work smart. You should try to find an alternative. For instance, you should build your own timeline – cover General Organic Chemistry by the end of August this year, cover fluid mechanics by mid-April, etc. You should basically build your own calendar. If it is hard for you to build an annual calendar, don’t worry. You can go for a monthly calendar. But make sure that you aim to cover enough topics per month so that you cover the syllabus well on time.Above is attached a sample calendar that you can fill every month.It may be hard for you to decide the time you will take to cover a particular chapter. In order to do that, I would strongly suggest taking a look at JEE Advanced 2016 official syllabus. The syllabus remains almost the same every year. This is how you should try to populate your calendar:• Decide a chapter you want to focus on• Read the JEE syllabus for that chapter from the attached link• Depending on the number of topics, try to populate your calendarFor instance, consider the topic on quadratic equations.This is what JEE syllabus has to say: Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients, formation of quadratic equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots.Typically, each chapter might take as many as 40 hours to complete. Follow this rule:• Study theory for 10 hours• Solve easy problems for 5 hours• Solve medium problems for 10 hours• Solve hard problems for 15 hours40 hours is something that one should be able to take out in a span of 2.5 weeks. Assuming today is Monday, I will typically aim for completing:• Quadratic equations with real coefficients by Thursday• Relations between roots and coefficients by the weekend• Formation of quadratic equations with given roots by next Thursday• Symmetric functions of roots by next weekend• Spend the remaining half week in practicing a lot of problems from different sourcesRule of thumb: spend about 40 hours per chapter and about 3 days per topic in that chapterI hope you should have realized by now that not being able to join a coaching institute is not a really big problem if you are smart enough.Should I move to Kota? Why did you not go to Kota?No, you should not blindly move to Kota. I never moved to Kota because my parents felt that I was too young to stay away from home and manage things myself. They were partly right. I would have been swayed away by Kota life. I would say that it is better to not go away from home at this stage. You should consider Kota or Delhi coaching only if you have extremely poor facilities in your area (for instance, you cannot even purchase books).Since we are talking about coaching institute, I should also add that if you are not getting a good coaching facility, you may also consider joining a correspondence course. There are plenty of them available and I personally feel that Resonance material is the optimal one. You can also consider FIITJEE.How to gain self-confidence?You gain self-confidence by achieving more. The general cycle goes like this:• Aim for a target• Work hard and achieve it• Your self-confidence will increase (because you achieved something!)• Aim for another targetSo, the best way to improve self-confidence is to set small goals and achieve them.If you are in the top 20 of your class, try aiming for a top 10 position. Work hard. Settle for nothing worse than top 10 rank. Once you get a top 10 rank, you will feel more confident about yourself. You can then set higher goals (top 3 rank). This is how you will eventually reach the goal of a top 50 JEE rank.Always quantify your aims. ‘I will give my 100% in the next exam’ is a poorly quantified goal. ‘I will secure a top 10 rank in the next exam’ is a well quantified goal. Scientific research says that you are more likely to succeed if you quantify your goals because you clearly know what you want to achieve!Put a note on your study table that you will settle for nothing worse than a top 50 JEE rank and look at it dailyStep by step move ahead by gaining self-confidence and eventually you will definitely be able to make it.How to manage time?Time management is really important when you are aiming for something as high as a top 50 JEE rank. Students have to deal with school as well as self-study/coaching institute and if time is not managed properly, life becomes too hectic.What is the best strategy to manage time?The best strategy to manage time is to measure it. Record the amount of time you are wasting in a not so necessary activity like:• Watching television• Playing computer games• Hanging out with friends• Spending time in family functions• Spending time with relatives• Playing a sport• Spending time on your girlfriend/boyfriendIt is fine to take out some time from your schedule for personal recreation. But it is not fine to end up compromising your studies for these things. You should try to cut down distractions. The best strategy to do that is to plan your next day.Before sleeping every night, make a plan of what you will do the next day. A typical plan for me looked like this:• Study arithmetic progression theory from RD Sharma• Study p-block elements from NCERT• Solve first 15 problems of laws of motion from Irodov• Play cricket for half an hour• Play GTA for 30 minutesThis used to be a plan of what I will do the next day. I used to decide the order of these things the next day itself. For instance, if I wake up super fresh, then I would keep p-block for the morning so that I don’t end up sleeping (yeah, inorganic chemistry is slightly boring).Making a timetable generally helps. But I feel that timetables are more useful for those who have short deadlines. If you are utilizing your time properly and efficiently, and you are satisfied, then it is fine to not have a timetable. ‘Planning the next day’ is usually enough to make the day productive. However, if you feel that your productivity is too low, I would suggest making a timetable. A word of advice – if you plan to build a timetable for yourself, better stick to it. There is no point in creating a timetable and not following it.How to decide the right set of books?For a top 50 ranker, the choice of book is really important. You should study a concept from that book which explains it the best. You might end up purchasing a library of books, but then nothing comes for free. If you want a top rank, you have to study like a topper.Physics:• Concepts of Physics Volume 1 and Volume 2 – arguably the best book to get a good start• Mechanics Part 1 and 2 by DC Pandey – This book will really boost your preparation level to a top 100 ranker• Optics and Modern Physics by DC Pandey• Waves and Thermodynamics by DC Pandey• Irodov – If you are really aiming for a top 50 rank, you should definitely solve this book• Resnick Halliday – The best book for theory• New pattern JEE Physics by DC Pandey – best for problems of JEE levelChemistry:• OP Tondon Physical Chemistry – the best book for physical chemistry for JEE• RC Mukherjee – the best book for physical chemistry when it comes to problems• LG Wade – the best book for organic chemistry. You cannot get a better book for organic chemistry• JD Lee – the best book for inorganic chemistry. If you are aiming for a top 50 rank, you should definitely read this book• NCERT – obviousMathematics:• RD Sharma class 11th and class 12th – best book for starting• Arihant Coordinate Geometry – excellent problems and theory• Arihant Differential Calculus – the best book for calculus• Arihant Integral Calculus – really good problems and theory• Arihant Algebra – great theory!• TMH – best book for challenging problems• For trigonometry and Vector and 3D geometry stick to RD SharmaThese are the books I myself used besides FIITJEE study material. Most students I know who got top 50 JEE rank refer to these books. Solving these books will give you a solid understanding of theory as well as a good experience of problems. If you solve these books seriously, at the end of 2 years, you will be in a stage where you can be sure of your selection with a good rank. With a slight more push, top 50 rank won’t be too hard. I might be sounding too weird (top 50 rank won’t be too hard), but trust me, this is how I did it and this is how everyone else who gets a top 50 rank does it! You need to put this in your mind that it is not that hard to get a top 50 rank. If you keep on thinking that it is hard, you will never make it. The day you realize that you can do it, you will surely make it!How many hours do top 50 JEE rankers study?Top 50 JEE rankers study really hard. 8 hours a day is something very normal, unless you are super smart. I personally wasn’t that smart and so, I believed that the only way I could make it is by hard work. So, I used to spend a lot of time in my studies. Since I was a student of a non-attending school, I had enough time.My typical schedule looked like this:• Wake up at about 6.30 AM• Getting freshened up and breakfast by 7.00 AM• A continuous study session from 7.00 AM to 11.00 AM• Bathing and lunch break from 11.00 AM to 12.00 AM• A continuous study session from 12.00 AM to 2.00 PM• Relax a bit from 2.00 PM to 3.00 PM• Another continuous study session from 3.00 PM to 5.00 PM• Relax from 5.00 PM to 6.00 PM• Last and final session for the day from 6.00 PM to 8.00 PM• Dinner and family time till 10.00 PM• Sleep at 10.00 PMAs you can see, my total study hours were about 10, which I believe is enough. On coaching days, I had to redesign my schedule, which wasn’t too hard.If you attend school, you will have a tight schedule. I would suggest that since you are aiming for a top 50 rank, your school percentage will be irrelevant. You should try utilizing every bit of time you get in school to prepare for JEE. For instance, you can keep a list of problems that you were unable to solve. You can then use your class breaks to think about those problems. This may seem too much to do, but don’t forget that you want that top 50 rank which eventually only 50 people will be able to achieve. To be among those top 50, you have to walk that extra mile.Sometimes, you will have to spend more than 10 hours a day. I remember when JEE was about 2 months close, I used to spend over 14 hours a day in practicing problems. I used to just sit and solve problems and read theory. The schedule was simply – wake up, solve problems, sleep. Life became a bit monotonous at that time. But, the results were totally worth.How to make use of technology?Almost everyone these days owns a smartphone. If you are aiming for a top 50 JEE rank, you should definitely make use of this amazing device. An excellent strategy is to record inorganic chemistry lectures in your smartphone and play them during your free time. You can use headphones/earphones so as to not disturb people around you. This may seem to be a trivial idea, but trust me, it is magical. If you play those lectures daily, they are sure to get etched in your memory. This strategy helps a lot in avoiding memorization. It also helps you utilize your free time.If you are interested in maintaining a study timetable, you should consider downloading My Study Life android app. My Study life also has a web application and it ensures syncing your data across your devices.How important is theory?Some students tend to ignore the theory portion and they directly jump in to problems. And when they are unable to solve problems, they lose motivation. This is clearly the wrong way to do things. The right way is to read theory and side by side solve simple problems to ensure that you understood the concept. Once the entire chapter has been covered, you can move to advanced problems. But jumping to problems without knowledge of theory is the worst you can do!Note that theory is important, but at the same time you should keep in mind that you are probably not gaining much by reading the same theory from multiple books. Most books essentially contain the same theory with a few minor variations. The little knowledge you gain by reading theory from an extra book is not worth the time you will spend in reading the whole theory again. So, generally it is a better idea to stick to just 1 theory book. Usually books by foreign authors are very good when it comes to theory. For instance, Resnick Halliday has excellent theory when it comes to Physics. Initially, when I felt that I was not too strong at mechanics, I picked up Resnick Halliday and read its theory in great detail. I also ensure that I have solved all the ‘in-text’ problems. I realized that I was now more confident and I was able to reach the solution faster.How important is problem solving?What will you be doing on your JEE day? The only thing you would be tested on is your problem solving ability. No question will be of the form – ‘explain what do you understand by blah’ (unless they switch to subjective pattern). In fact, if you look at past year subjective papers, you will realize that even in subjective pattern, such questions were rare. The JEE paper is flooded with numerical problems. Eventually you will be tested on your problem solving skills. So, you need to have excellent problem solving abilities. What does that mean?• When you look at a problem, you are not freaked out• You are able to figure out the chapter from which the problem is• You are able to approach the problem logically• You are able to recollect relevant equations that will lead to the solution• You are able to solve the problems without making any silly errorProblem solving abilities aren’t built overnight. They have to be built with continuous practice. It needs a lot of patience to be good at something which is so challenging. You don’t have to be born smart to have those skills. All you need is hard work, patience and dedication.I start early, and I stay late, day after day, year after year, it took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.How are top 50 rankers different?• They are motivated and determined• They believe in themselves• They are patient learners• They rely on self-study• They are able to avoid distractions• They are able to manage time properly• They are well aware of their goal and they know they can do itMost of my friends (who are top 50 rankers) possess these qualities. I personally feel that self-confidence is the most important quality that one needs to achieve a top 50 JEE rank, or for that matter, anything in life. You really need to have faith in yourself irrespective of your past academic record.How to avoid distractions?A key quality that is present in nearly all top JEE rankers is that they are able to understand their priorities and avoid distractions. They know what is important and what is just noise. They are able to filter out distractions from their study life.The following are major causes of distraction:• Boyfriend/Girlfriend – A lot of students end up making a boyfriend/girlfriend in school, which I believe is a huge distraction. Trust me, you will have plenty of time in college to do all of this. At present, focus only on studies. Leave these things for future.• Social Networking – I wouldn’t say that you should deactivate your Facebook account. A better option is to track the amount of time you are spending on Facebook or for that matter, any other social networking site. There are hundreds of chrome extensions and Android apps available that will help you track your time spent (wasted?) on Facebook. Install one of those apps and measure the amount of time. Only then will you realize why you got less marks in your last exam even after studying for hours.• Family gatherings – Tell your parents that you are serious about the exam and you won’t be able to attend that family function. A typical family function in India means a waste of at least 2 days. Don’t forget that while you are enjoying the function, your competitors in Kota are studying hard to get ahead of you.• Television – Well known as idiot box. Do you really care about the news? You can always ask a news summary from your mother/father at the dining table. Ask yourself – will the winner of that favorite reality show of yours matter more than your JEE rank?The best way to avoid distraction is to ‘measure’ them. Always keep a track of where your time is going. This will help you realize why things are going bad.How to revise the covered syllabus?Revision I believe is as important as reading theory and practicing problems. Revision is especially important when it comes to chemistry.Physics:• Read your notes periodically. You can speedily browse through them anytime you are free. You should make sure to revise once in 2 weeks. You should really revise all of your notes periodically. You are sure to forget crucial points if you don’t revise. I used to mention important points at the top of my notebook in order to highlight them. This way, I ensured that those points are definitely covered when I am revising. I would not suggest revising theory from books. It will be too much of an overhead. However, if you feel the need to do so, go ahead.• Solve problems periodically. Since you have already solved problems and covered theory, you should be able to solve hard problems while revising. Whenever you fall short of problems, buy a new book. Remember to solve new problems. Solving same problems won’t help at all. You can also purchase specialized revision packages. FIITJEE GMP is something worth trying if you can afford it. It contains really challenging problems and since you are aiming for a top 50 rank, you should definitely solve it. I personally would recommend FIITJEE revision material for those who are aiming for a top 50 rank. Reason being that it is hard, above JEE level – that is something you want! Sometimes they go out of syllabus and sometimes they contain wrong problems. I used to ignore such problems. Make sure to stick to syllabus.Chemistry:• Chemistry needs a lot of revision. Especially inorganic chemistry. For inorganic chemistry, read NCERT daily. That will be about an hour of time, but that is generally fine. This is something every top ranker has to do to fix those inorganic equations in mind. I used to maintain my own notebook in which I had listed fancy inorganic chemistry reactions that have been asked in JEE in the past and are hard to memorize. I use to read that notebook daily. With time, all of those fancy reactions were fixed in my mind. Some students struggle with organic chemistry as well. I would suggest revising key mechanisms from LG Wade for revision of organic chemistry.• Physical chemistry generally takes minimum time to revise. There isn’t too much of theory involved. You are better off practicing a lot of problems of hard difficulty level. RC Mukherjee is the book I would recommend for this. There is no clear book for revising organic chemistry problems. Generally, past year JEE papers are good. You should solve papers from 1978 onwards and you are sure to get a lot of problems.Mathematics:• I used to maintain a bundle of A4 sheets. Each sheet contained a list of important formulae for a particular chapter. These lists were maintained over the course of time and they came very handy when I had to revise mathematics theory.• For practicing problems, TMH is the best book. It is just perfect for JEE. It contains enough problems of varying difficulty. You should solve this book cover to cover for revision.How to manage board exams?Since the JEE pattern is changing every year, it is important to score well in board exams. Generally, you will have 5-6 subjects to study. 3 of them will surely be Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.Managing Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics:• If you have prepared well for JEE, you can sit back and relax. You will be able to breeze through the board exam questions• Make sure to learn to write. JEE aspirants are used to ‘ticking’. Understand that in board exams, they are not really concerned with the final answer. They want explanation of each and every step. Make sure to mention the formula you are using before substituting the value. Also make sure to clearly mention the theorem/result that you are applying to solve a problem.• Consider purchasing guide books for boards. You can use these books to get to know past year problems and the pattern of paperManaging other subjects:• If you have prepared well for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, you should be able to score above 90 in each of these 3 subjects. So, if you don’t do exceptionally well in non-science (non-sense?) subjects, it should not be a big issue. 80+ score in each subject is absolutely fine – you will end up getting above 85%, which will be more than enough to not stop you from qualifying for JEE.• Definitely purchase guide books for the other subjects. Board exams have a lot of repeated questions and you are sure to find them in the guide books. These books are meant for quick review of the subject and will save a lot of time of yours.At least in CBSE, it is really easy to score 90% marks. Make sure to solve past year papers, more than 50% paper will be from past year papers!Which test series to join?A lot of good students appear for FIITJEE and Resonance test series. So, these 2 are your best bets. FIITJEE as usual is exceptionally tough. The FIITJEE All India Test Series is way above JEE level. As a student who is aiming for a top 50 rank, you should definitely give it a try. I personally believe that my level changed from a top 100 JEE ranker to a top 50 JEE ranker while preparing for AITS. I took FIITJEE AITS seriously and I started preparing harder to perform better in AITS. I knew very well that AITS is tougher than JEE level. But then I thought that it would be a good opportunity to raise my level significantly and it indeed helped!Scoring top 50 ranks consistently in FIITJEE’s AITS boosted my confidence. Seeing those 99.9 percentile scores made me confident that I can perform similarly in JEE as well.An important point that most students miss out is the analysis of test paper. Most students simply appear for a test, get marks and are done. I believe that analyzing your mistake and ensuring that they do not happen again is more important. You should definitely go home and see what went wrong, what were you able to solve and what you weren’t. This will help you uncover your weaknesses, which is important. As a top rank aspirant, you should be well aware of your strengths and weaknesses so that you can tackle the paper accordingly.What is the best paper solving strategy?A good examination temperament and paper solving strategy are crucial to your success on the examination day.Examination temperament:• Stay calm. If you have prepared hard, you will definitely be rewarded. Don’t expect a particular paper pattern else you are sure to be surprised. Don’t think about your friend who seems to be too smart. Don’t think about anyone else. Just think about yourself – the hard work that you have put in during all those years. If you won’t get paid, who else will be paid? Don’t overthink. If paper is hard, it will be for everyone. If it is easy, again, it will be the same for everyone else. Your primary focus should be on giving your 100%.Paper solving strategy: it varies a lot from person to person.• I was strong at Physics and so, I always used to start with Physics because I knew that I would be able to handle it even if the paper was tough. At the same time, I knew that I might have to switch to some other subject in case Physics portion is exceptionally tough. It is generally a good practice to start off with the subject with which you are most comfortable. This is because at the beginning of the paper, you are fresh and not exhausted and you can always give your best in your favorite subject.• The second subject generally used to be Chemistry. Chemistry generally takes lesser time as compared to Physics and Mathematics. Solving chemistry as the second subject gives you a confidence that you have 2 subjects done and you have enough time for the third subject. I think it is more of human psychology. I would have been freaked out if I spend 45 minutes in Physics, 1 hour in Mathematics and then I am left with 1 hours and 15 minutes for chemistry. Why? Because my mind will say that I have a whole subject remaining and just 1.15 hours remaining. Also, it often happens that I have some problems in Physics that I have marked as ‘to be done later’ because those problems may need rigorous calculation, but are eventually doable. I think it is better to have time for those problems. Seeing 1.15 hours remaining will only scare me that I won’t get time for those problems. Again, it is pure psychology. If you can manage it well, feel free to change the order of subjects.• The third subject used to be mathematics. I used to finish Physics in 45 minutes, Chemistry in about half an hour. That mean I have 1 hour and 45 minutes for Mathematics, which is generally enough. Also, Mathematics used to take no more than 1.15 hours (normally), which means I have 30 minutes to go back to some calculative problems.I feel that the order of solving is something you should figure out yourself. What suited me might not suit you. The optimal strategy I believe is to solve your favorite subject first, followed by others.What are some gotchas?• Don’t ever get overconfident, even if you are performing way better than your batch mates• Always be ready to help your class mates. You will learn a lot by helping others• Don’t ignore NCERT textbooks, especially chemistry• Make sure to solve subjective problems in all subjects. They may not be a part of latest JEE pattern, but they will teach you a lot• Don’t ignore theory in Mathematics and Physics thinking that these subjects just involve numericals• Don’t ignore problems in Chemistry thinking that it is just theory• Don’t rely on your coaching institute for spoon feeding you. They are there to guide you, not to spoon feed you. Self-study should be your top priority. Don’t complain if your teacher is bad. Just go and study yourself. It is your career after all• Don’t use calculator while solving Physical chemistry problems. You won’t get one on JEE day• Be ready to accept your weaknesses. If you feel you are bad at something, put in efforts to be better at it than just delaying it• Don’t maintain backlogs. Sacrifice other activities to cover up pending topicsWhat are some final day tips?• Arrive at your center well before time. Keep some buffer time for any unforeseen circumstances• Carry enough water with yourself• Carry something to eat. Maybe a packet of biscuit• Sleep timely the night before the exam. Turn off mobile phones the night before the exam to avoid distractions to your sleep• Don’t overthink, don’t take too much pressure. Don’t let negative thoughts win over your years of hard work• Relax after paper 1 is over. Drink water, eat something. Avoid paper discussion with friendsFinal wordsI hope this minibook helps you fulfil your dreams. Remember, IIT JEE is a journey. Enjoy it. I hope that the pointers mentioned in this book will help you achieve a top 50 JEE rank and I would be happy to see you at IIT Bombay as my junior!Here are some motivating quotes:• The expert in anything was once a beginner• One way to keep the momentum going is to constantly have greater goals• There is no substitute for hard work• The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra• To be like sun, you need to burn like sun• You are capable or more than you knowIf you feel motivated to crack JEE with a top rank, but at the same time you feel that you were not able to utilize your past few months very efficiently, you should definitely consider reading this article.

★★★3.5 stars (Give us a 0.5 rating Quora, please).Now one, this is a long chapter wise review and I am boring. Two, I really really hope Balaji sir gives his views on this.I was ready to sleep when Balaji Vishwanathan posted this: From Tryst to Tendulkar book is Live.Free Reading for 24 hours(Yeah I got lucky jealous sulks). I was among the few lucky users who got this chance so naturally you jump off the chair if you are a Quoran and it’s a Balaji book and on top of that there’s a “free” there. That’s red cherry on the white cake right?I decide to read and review it like an amateur idiot.You can skip to the end for a short bulletined review of the overall book if you have not read it.There are major spoilers ahead. You have been warned.First, ‘Chapter 3: Reorganizing India’ and ‘Chapter 6: Fighting for Land in Troubled Waters’ were conspicuously missing in the contents. Second Koushtav’s cover is great though I still don’t get the significance of the butterfly on tryst. So I continue reading making peace with what Balaji said – “The butterflies in the writer’s stomach while writing”.Prelude: It was perfect, one that induces the reader to continue reading.It’s an ingenious way to get young India reading. The way Balaji compares Sachin’s career timeline and Indian and International affairs in the late 90s proves he has conducted careful and all-inclusive research.“India smiled when Sachin smiled. India winced when Sachin winced”I couldn’t find any errors but I am a little doubtful about this sentence: “In his first series in International cricket – played in India’s arch rival Pakistan”. I think it’s “played in Pakistan” so maybe “played on the lands of India’s arch rival Pakistan” would have sounded better.The small bit about Narendra Modi did lighten me up. He is a symbol of optimism just like Tendulkar. I, like many Indians would like to see him emulate what Sachin did to Indian cricket – magic.Including the full Tryst speech by Jawaharlal Nehru was a good call; In spite of being a young Indian I have never read the entire speech. The speech transported me back in time. I think now I understand the significance of the butterfly on Tryst in the book cover.Chapter wise Review:Chapter 0: The Road to Freedom: Starts on a historic and ends on a gloomy yet hopeful note. Rolland’s words were a nice touch. The chapter is a small summary to medieval Indian history before the death of Mahatma Gandhi and is rightly named Chapter Zero given the fact that Balaji intends to present modern Indian history post the freedom struggle. The chapter does a good job at summarizing the Indian history post the Ottoman invasion of Constantinople.Chapter 1: Welding India: I had difficulty with these lines–· “Together this arrangement would have made India quite ungovernable geographic mess without a defend-able border” (It seems something is missing – ‘… made India quite an ungovernable mess’ maybe?)·“The Kashmir valley is predominately Muslim, although the territories of Jammu and Ladakh along with the monarch were Hindu/Buddhist” (Was the monarch Hindu or Buddhist? Or does the sentence mean to say that the territories‘with the monarch’ or was ‘monarch’ meant to be ‘monarchs’).· “The Indian Ocean islands of Lakshadweep was taken over by India by being first to hoist the flag …” (‘Islands of Lakshadweep were’? Since ‘Island of Lakshadweep was’ doesn’t make sense). Also a question – Did the Indian navy hoist its flag on all the islands?· “In case the of NATO, the John F. Kennedy administration used a technicality to avoid acting against India” (“In the case of …”?)First two pages and Balaji leaves you at a cliffhanger. Now that’s what I call genius -“Can the Indian leaders prevent the breakup of India?”An interesting fact was that Patel, Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah were all London educated lawyers. Seems lawyers played a big role in shaping India. Also thank you Gujrat! You have been giving us great leaders for a long time.Also since Lakshadweep conquest was covered I would have liked word on Andaman and Nicobar as well but there was none.This was the first time I read about VP Menon, Rajinder Singh and the role they played. I don’t think a lot of Indians have heard about them so points for detail. The provincial and princely states lists were good and neatly detailed.The currency conversions in brackets and the Junagadh Nawabs dogs were not needed. The dogs were of no significance in a book that is mainly concentrating on Indian history. On the last page where it is an example of his riches, fine, but otherwise, I think it was an unnecessary repetitive detail.All in all it was a good chapter though it did get a little repetitive at some points. Some sentences seemed to be ones that I had already read in the previous chapterChapter 2: Making of the Indian Constitution: I couldn’t really find any errors here. The chapter was again well written and covered some really important debates. I particularly liked the one on a common civil code. The arguments of all the framers gave unique insight into the thought process back in those days.Also I really like how Balaji has been adding legendary and remarkable quotes at the beginning of each chapter and before related headings or subheadings.The fact that 3.4 crores were spent on framing the constitution was interesting but it did raise questions – how and why? In a famished post-Independence India why was so much money used for framing its constitution and how does framing a constitution need so much money?The end note on why the jury system was removed was another good piece of information (I have always wondered why we don’t have juries when I see legal cases in British TV shows) but putting it under “Making of the Indian Constitution” seemed odd.Chapter 3: Reorganizing India: The chapter missing from the contents. I found it. I had difficulty with these lines–· “Like the Andhrites, the Marathis have long fought for a separate state.” (We were in the past tense so far and the Marathis have what they wanted. The next sentence is also in the past tense. “… the Marathis had”?)· “…India’s large interior states – Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand were created out of larger states.” (One, a full stop is missing after MP which confuses the reader for a moment. Two, writing – “Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh were created out of these states respectively” would have been more informative.The Introduction is well thought out. Relating the Telangana issue to India’s linguistic reorganization was a good move and so was the personal touch which helped lighten the heavily serious tone of the book for a moment.Again, high five for the rich and powerful Gujjus! PEPSU reminded me of Pepsi (yeah I am boring and dumb too).I am not sure if I agree that Chennai is hated by a large portion of Indian’s. As an Indian who has spent half his life down in south India and the other half in North India I have seen the cultures in both these regions closely and I have never really seen hatred between people along regional much less city based lines. If you ask me I love south Indians! I have some great south Indian friends too. There is certainly a little awkwardness and apprehension which I have witnessed firsthand but no hatred. The apprehension I believe is mainly because people have not really experienced each others culture.Overall the chapter cements how India’s “unity in diversity” has helped the country grow. “One destination, many paths” and the destination is indeed a well-developed and prosperous nation which proves to be the “welfare state” the constitution framers wanted it to be.Chapter 4: Ancient Enmities and Troubled Warriors: I had difficulty with these lines–· “In December1949, the controversy rose again as a group of idols allegedly sneaked into the now decrepit mosque in the dark of the night” (Did the idols sneak into the mosque themselves? The Muslims must have alleged that a group sneaked the idols in to the mosque. The Hindu priests might have claimed that they sneaked themselves in).· The heading –“Events Leading to the Demotionof the Mosque” (Demolition).· “Thus, the state suffers from various controversial laws that the army argues as necessary …” (…the army argues are necessary…?).· “…more emphasis on riot management and disaster control to quickly manage such crisis of the future”(…crisis In the future?)There is no denying that the Ayodhya issue is an important part of modern Indian history and continues to be a hotly debated problem even today. Well covered and fluidly written the introduction summarizes it and gives a good idea. That Balaji traveled some parts of India makes me realize that I might be wrong about what I said regarding the cultural differences but well I have been here for a relatively short time. We all have our own experiences, don’t we?Is “triple talaq” a thing? I have heard and read about the Muslim practice in middle school history books but never this term.The chapter intricately and in parallel touches on a lot of important happenings which actually builds a little tension in side my head –The Ayodhya issue, the Shah Bano case, rise of the BJP, Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses and Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana (which my parents and grand-mother talk about even today). I am familiar with these and now I’m actually excited to read what would happen next in a history book. Why did history suck, back in high school?“Mullah Mulayam” was again another first, point for hilarious details.The tension is built further with the introduction of the Khalistan issue, operation Blue star and the national emergency. These are some other hotly debated topics. The Kashmir issue rounds off the 3 most important problems in modern India. The chapter carries great detail. There are no unnecessary superfluous details. Balaji has written everything one needs to know.The conclusion just like Chapter 0 –gloom ridden yet hopeful, I believe echoes with every Indian heart.Chapter 5: Fighting for Water in Troubled Land: I had difficulty with these lines–· “</p><p>For the 15, 00 million people living in the subcontinent …” (bit of HTML?)A short chapter does a good job as it manages to cover relevant interstate and transnational water disputes. The chapter started covering the National water grid but just when it began to generate more interest bam, it ended. Balaji admitted he couldn’t go into the details because he isn’t an irrigational expert but I think given the avid researcher he is he could have given the readers more insight on this.Chapter 6: Fighting for Land in Troubled Waters: Found it again and now that’s art. The Titles are noticeably similar. Our writer is a clever artist and a good one at that. I had difficulty with these lines–· “This attack was caught by surprise and was forced to cover quickly coverup key assets like the Taj Mahal” (Repetition).· “We are in a terrible neighborhood and often was the target of invasions” (‘were often’ … or ‘India was in a …’?)· India is a responsible world citizen and is the among the largest contributor …”Points for the Dickens quote! The introduction which highlights how important the summer of 1991 was in human history is brilliant. How a 7 year old is ignorant of the world around him highlights the innocence of a child. It strikes an emotional cord and sadly reminds me of the recent slaughter of children in Peshawar.Reading how the writer and his family survived the post Rajiv – assassination riots during their vacation was intriguing. It was one of those moments in the book that held my breaths.The chapters may have a similar topic but deals with the problems at a different and much bigger scale. It was longer and covered India’s strategic position in the modern world neatly.The chapter could have used a better conclusion that quickly highlighted the theme of how India was fighting in troublesome waters. The title otherwise feels fancy but a little out of place.Chapter 7: Ocean of Tears: A very short chapter. I had difficulty with these lines–· “This is one of the reasons why you didn’t sea Indian empires …” (‘see’).3 major tragedies etched in Indian minds were recalled.I was living with my parents in an Indian Navy base a few hundred kilometers west of Chennai during the 2004 Tsunami. Though I was just in Grade 4 back then I remember the news coverage of the vexing disaster. The small section reminded me of that time.I am not sure if there are any other disasters that I might not have heard of. Unless any such disaster was missed this was a well written chapter and a good way to transit into the political calculus of the nation after two chapters on water and land disputes.Chapter 8: Political Calculus: Differentiation and Integration of India’s forgotten communities: I had difficulty with these lines–· “They were often given the worst of menial tasks- such as cleaning the toilet and doing anything that caste Hindus traditionally considered impure” (I think it was supposed to be … “Upper caste Hindus”)· “Dalits often lived in isolated quarters of the same village that the caste Hindus inhabited” (“Upper caste Hindus”)I have studied the Naxalbari movement and the consequent split in the rebels closely and I was a little disappointed that it wasn’t covered. But it was a good summary to a long term issue that troubles India to this day. I think many readers would have liked to know the difference between Maoists and Naxalites (I remember answering a question about this on Quora). It could have been a good detail to add.Good that the writer covered AFSPA but from whatever little I have read it has been an issue in Kashmir too. I would have liked to read more about that. This is a very controversial and widely debated act and more insight on this would have been appreciated. The section ends even before it starts.It was a good move to include women under this heading. The Nirbhaya case and the Prime ministers speech take you to the heart of the problem and make you realize the gravity of the issue.Chapter 9: The First Female Dictator: I had difficulty with these lines–· “In May 1974 ……This helped Indiabuy some time and distract her opponents. While the middle class came behind her, the opposition party under JP was not distracted” (Clearly we are talking about Indra)· “This time she listened to the counsel of her tweenageson ..” (Teenage right?)The best chapter in the Book of Struggle.It was a bold title, enough to capture the reader’s interest especially after the writer boldly referred to Rajiv Gandhi (The said dictator’s son) as the “worst Prime minister” India had.Good job with all the major statements and newspaper cuts back then. The description of the emergency was highly accurate given what my parents old me when I read it to them. A little more insight into the post emergency period such as court trails etc could have added more useful substance.Book of DreamsThe titles of the chapters in this section are so attractive that I am dying to read it. No chapters from this section are missing from the contents. A terrific and most fascinating introduction! I think a lot of people in India know about our mountain man Manjhi but the bit on the forest man and how the writer relates the dreams and determination of two unsung heroes to the dreams of over a billion Indians is brilliant.Chapter 10: India’s Tryst with the World: Problems –· “Thus, Modi might until 2016 and hope to revive a relationship …” (…might wait…)A high 5 to the writer for Article 51 (c)! I was the student council head at City Montessori School back in 2011 and recited this very article in front of a crowd of International Chief Justices who had gathered in City Montessori School, Kanpur Road, Lucknow. It reminded me of the amazing experience. I understand the importance of this article in the Indian constitution very well since this is the guiding principle of the annual chief justices conference that our school hosts every year.The chapter covers India’s foreign policy in great detail. It is properly time lined and highlighted under all major prime ministerial eras. After highlight all the reasons for a thorny relationship with Pakistan the line –“There is no reason why India and Pakistan can’t have a peaceful relationship.”Captures the imagination of people on both sides of the border.The part about China ends before it even begun while Bangladesh got way more coverage. This seemed a little out of place since China is as important to Indian interests. The section on Nepal was interesting since I always thought Nepal was a friendly partner. Also points for personally traveling and closely researching for this book.The rest of the chapter is fine. The conclusion where what Modi might do is certainly a list of possible ideas and does at times tend to lean in favor of the legendary leader who is commands a national wave in his approval (more pragmatic etc.). The points are all great and I hope to see the Minister achieve great heights in foreign policy while practicing realism.Chapter 11: Hop, Skip and Jump: The Story of Indian Economy: Problems –· “</p><p>It was the worst summer for India.”(HTML again?)I must say Balaji must have worked really hard selecting some gems to start his chapters with.The way the writer compares the plight of the Indian mothers to mother India is incredible. I think it will strike chord with people who faced the brunt of the depression in the economy back then.The proverbial shit part was repeated and this time it was censored unlike last time. Which is weird, since if you don’t have a problem with the word once you shouldn’t have a problem with it the second time. The phrase is used a third time while describing the rupee trends and this time again without the censoring.The economic period and its political angles in 1991-96 were well covered. Points for acknowledging RBI. I find it hard accepting that a 10 year old was so interested in economics but the times were different back then and it’s Balaji Vishwanathan we are talking about here so I think I can agree.The last part on Dhirubhai and the small hint at Modi (The fellow Gujrati) are a nice touch. We appreciate great entrepreneurs abroad but fail to understand the greatness of some gems among us.Chapter 12: The Great Political Tamasha: Problems –· “CPI and CPI(M) kind of lefties …” (…are kind of lefties …)The title is purely Indian at heart and will manage to win many Indian hearts!The numbers about the heredity problem in the parliament were shocking. More points for research. And I think everyone will agree with the writer that the 2014 elections were history defining. As a young Indian I consider myself lucky to be witnessing this period of Indian politics.The little “Chamchas” tucked away in a bracket induced a laugh! I think how the writer writes about the two major national parties Congress and BJP will dispel any doubts about his leaning towards a party. I remember Balaji posting a screen shot of a question on Quora that tried to corner him calling him a BJP propagandist. I think this bit is a slap on the faces of such people.In spite of the serious tone of the book it’s good that the writer engages in light hearted humor –“If you are forming a socialist coalition, two years is an unlucky interval”.The quick recap through the Indian politics till Modi’s rise is brilliant. Everything we have read so far falls into place and all those chapters and incidents in the book of struggles start making sense in a time lined political context.The last 10 points were good though point 3 needlessly mocked AAP in the end. The writer could have highlighted the mistakes and stopped. Mocking can raise questions like the “Propagandist” ones. Point 10 was again a good way of reminding political startups like AAP about the importance of scaling.Chapter 13: From Bullock Carts to Mars: Problems –· “Four years from the launch of the first rocket, India its one indigenous rocket –Rohini -75 –and it was successfully flown in…”(Seems something is missing after ‘India’ … completed maybe?)You just know what we want to read don’t you dear writer? After the recent MOM this title can get any Indian reader easily exited.Most Quorans must have read about Balaji’s meeting with the legendary Indian president. The short passing reference was a refresher.The photograph of the rocket head being carried on a bicycle was great. It recites the humble beginnings of India’s space programs and makes me swell with a sense of pride when I reflect upon what we have accomplished today.The 6 points on how space research helps in reducing poverty were a really important addition to the book. The point reiterated a very important point that was addressed earlier –Defense spending. Good details.I have read about NASA spin off technologies and I cannot agree more with point 4 in the section on the need of a Mars program. The rest of then details about the nuclear program are brief. There are many other important details that could have been included but this was a chapter mainly about our space endeavors so this can be ignored.Chapter 14: Rice, Cow and Zero: Ancient Indian Triumvirate in New Revolutions: Problems –· “This sustained public investments created a large tech work force & a knowledge network that was tapped …” (comma missing after ‘investments’)A moment of silence for those who didn’t understand the title, including me.(Dumb People).Read on to find out. A lot of information in the beginning of this chapter –Development of the US Silicon Valley, development of Bangalore and its high elevation is such that a lot of Quorans must have read, so there is a sense of familiarity here again.Again points for mentioning long forgotten heroes such as Dr. Surajit. After reading about the Green revolution and White revolution which people in my age group must have read about back in high school and later you understand the title. Rice: Green revolution, Cow: White Revolution and Zero: IT revolution. The ancient trio has been important and saved India in its post-Independence history.Chapter 15: Bombay Dreams: This is the book of dreams and this is the first title with the word ‘Dream’. You read the first point and you are confused –Is this even a history book? Read the second point and you get a clue. Third and you are sure what the writer is talking about –the Indian film industry.I am connecting with a lot of things in the book. Only recently I posted a question asking for a summary of 100 years of Indian cinema and added the film by Phalke sahib as the start of a long celluloid journey. Little did I know that motion pictures came to India long before this.After reading the chapter all I can say is: My question –Answered! The chapter manages to so vividly summarize the shifts in Indian cinema. The readers would have loved to read about some personal experiences and opinions but otherwise the chapter was perfect and rightly titled Bombay “Dreams”.Chapter 16: Score Kya hai? – The story of Indian Sports: Problems –· “India Hockey was unable to raise to the challenge …” (rise to)“Score kya hai?” –That touched a nerve given a lot of Indians must be doing this often in the middle of the ongoing India – Australia test series.Good that the writer chose to add the small detail about how India has no officially designated National sport. A lot of Indian’s wrongly assume its Hockey which is a misconception that I find hard convincing people about.I played book Cricket back when I was small child so I loved that bit! I wonder if new age kids have even heard about it. Good that the writer adds a small description of the game. The graphic was lovely.Now, if the writer could add brackets for currency conversion I believe he should have bothered adding English translations to Hindi lines such as –“Toss laga hua hoga …”. The point is adding the relevant stuff and skipping details that aren’t needed. Most educated Indians are familiar with both the US and Indian number system and will understand the conversion part (and I think so will the people in the states) but I don’t think a non-Hindi reader will understand the small sentence in Hindi, which can be disturbing in the middle of a book. There are more such sentences in the chapter.“Indian railways are the soul of India” –Perfectly captured! I have traveled in trains extensively and I am a first-hand witness to this.I love the personal tone of the chapter. Just when you are getting tired of two much history the writer times a good break. The mention of a second trio that the British left us resonates with the 14th Chapter –Chai, railways and Cricket. Though I am not sure if tea was something that British left us.Just when I start getting a little disappointed about how this chapter is titled the story of Indian sports but is concentrating just on Cricket the writer makes the right move and does a good job at quickly running through India’s other sporting endeavors giving right amount of weight to the sports talked about.The chapter ends on a high note with the grandly scripted story of India’s 1983 world cup adventure.Chapter 17: Into the Future: This is the last chapter and after all I have read my expectations are sky high.The chapter manages to meet my expectations and I’ll say it was by far the best chapter in the book of dreams. The 8 point plan for India’s future was brilliant and fascination. The section on removing graft was really good. The writer manages to concentrate on all priority issues. And if there one leaf that the Indian government can take out of this book then it’s this chapter.I have read the last poem by Frost before and it’s one of my favorites. I recited it as a part of my farewell speech when I completed my schooling so once again thanks for reminding me of some old memories!Next there are 16 pages of references whichI confess to not reading.Overall Book ReviewIf 0 –5 compare with poor to outstanding then I will give this book a 3.5 –something between good and very good. This was my first "out of coursework" history book and the experience was enlightening. Summarized analysis –· Good amount of research done. All major events in modern Indian history covered.· Some minor mistakes here and there. Typing errors, which are not good for any book.· The book falters sometimes while choosing the amount of weight some details deserve. While some unnecessary details were given repetitive and unneeded mention some important more relevant details were missing.· I am not an expert in modern Indian history so I can’t comment on any inaccuracies if there were any. The book otherwise does an outstanding job at carrying some fine details which other books I have read don’t.· Point for minor details and the travel done for researching for the book personally. This helps give a ground picture and not just researched bookish stuff.· It’s a history book but the writer manages to hold the readers interest with some important personal references while not delving too deep into them. Points for excellent chapter and content management.· Balaji has done a great job with his first book. This I think is a must read for all young Indian’s who are unfamiliar with modern Indian history. I think this will be my personal recommendation for people who are preparing for civil services.You sir have miles to go before you sleep. Good luck for this one and many book in the future!All quotes in this review are from Balaji Viswanathans book "From Tryst to Tendulkar".

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Nobody will ever ask your JEE Main rank after you get a rank in JEE Advanced.Divide the syllabus into one of the four levels — Excellent, Good, Average, and Weak. If a particular topic comes under either average or weak, don’t skip it. Prepare it with extra effort. At least raise it to “Good” level, so that you may be able to solve an easy question from that chapter on the D-day.You should not do new questions in the last 10-15 days, rather solve previous IIT-JEE/JEE Advanced papers. Give as many mock tests as you can but before taking JEE Advanced, sit for the mock tests according to JEE Advanced timings (i.e. 9-12 or 2-5). Try to go for a test series (any coaching institute or online) which gives you a proper analysis of what you are actually doing in a paper. The aim is to boost your self-confidence by solving previous years’ papers, revising topics, and doing good questions.One important thing is that the Chemistry syllabus of the JEE Advanced is really huge when compared to JEE Main. So make sure to give extra effort to it. Apart from NCERT, you must go through these books — Organic Chemistry by Wade and Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J.D.Lee.Mechanics is a base to the entire syllabus of Physics in JEE Advanced. It accounts for 20-25% of the JEE question paper. If there is a question from Rotational dynamics in JEE Advanced paper, then it will check concepts from Newton’s law of motion, Work, Power & Energy, Centre of mass etc. Question from any chapters can be linked with mechanics. These type of questions are very common in JEE Advanced. You are required to practice such questions a lot.Pure questions from Trigonometry, Logarithms is a rare sight. 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Sharma.Most important chapters for JEE Advanced preparation (which carry heavy weightage):Mathematics: Complex Numbers, Vectors & 3D Geometry, Probability, Matrices, Conic sections (Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola), Functions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability, Application of Derivatives (Lagrange’s mean value theorem, Leibniz integral rule), Definite Integral in Calculus, Area under curves.Physics: Mechanics (Newton’s law of motion – Problems on FBD, Work, Power & Energy, Centre of mass, Rotational Dynamics, Simple Harmonic Motion), Gravitation, Heat & Thermodynamics, Sound Waves, Electrostatics & Current Electricity, Electromagnetic Induction, Modern Physics (Dual nature of matter, Atoms, Nuclei).Chemistry: Coordination Chemistry, Chemical Bonding, Electrochemistry, Equilibrium (chemical & ionic both), Chemical Kinetics, p-Block Elements, Metallurgy (Extraction and applications of metal), Mole Concept, Organic Chemistry (Named reactions and their mechanism, Alcohols & Phenols, Aldehydes & Ketones, Carboxylic acids and its derivatives).Definitely, revise these topics.Here’s a list of the topics that are not a part of JEE advanced, but are part of JEE Main syllabus. 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