My JEE Journey Q&A 🎓 | Honest Answers to Your Most Asked Questions | Mistakes, Strategy & Motivation

Main Ideas, Concepts, and Lessons

When to Start JEE Preparation

• The speaker learned about the JEE syllabus/books around mid-10th during summer vacations.
• They began proper/serious preparation in class 11th, continuing through 11th, 12th, and a drop year.

Topper Status Isn’t the Only Requirement

• The speaker was consistently a high performer (toppers from 6th to 11th), but 12th broke down due to health issues.
• Key takeaway: success is not about being “born a topper”—it’s about consistency and recovery from setbacks.

How 11th vs 12th Preparation Looked Different

11th Class

• Strong mock performance (often 200+ marks).
• Decent results in Advanced mocks.
• Used steady practice through:
  • DPPs
  • module question practice
• Attended lectures and maintained a continuous routine.

12th Class

• Preparation was hampered by chronic illness/health problems.
• The speaker credits most eventual success to their 11th preparation.

Starting Phase: Attitude and Study Routine

• The speaker rejects the idea that 11th “doesn’t go well” for everyone.
  • For them, 11th went well because they put in full effort.
• Mentally, they believed the issue was not “studies,” but health discipline.

Studying Hours: Don’t Over-Focus on Counting

• The speaker never counted exact study hours.
• Instead, they focused on “study the whole day,” helped by fewer distractions:
  • introvert nature, smaller friend circle
  • no Instagram/Snapchat usage
• Core takeaway: focus on covered work + execution, not hour counting.

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Revision Strategy (Detailed Methodology)

Weekly Revision Timing

• After completing one week’s syllabus, revise on Saturday and Sunday.
• Revision should not be treated as just rereading theory.

Step-by-Step Revision Flow

• After completing a chapter:
  1. Use PYQs as the main question source.
  2. Only after the chapter is fully completed, pick 10–15 PYQs (or as many as time allows).
  3. Solve with a time limit.
• While solving PYQs, expect different types of misses:
  • questions you get wrong
  • questions you don’t understand
  • questions where the formula/concept doesn’t apply immediately
• Then:
  • check answers
  • identify the missing concept
  • revise those concepts from notes/copy based on what you struggled with
• Correct flow emphasized:
  • Questions first → revise what you missed
  • Avoid theory-first → then questions

Daily Revision of Notes + Memory Reinforcement Cycle

• They emphasize daily revision of notes after returning home.
• Spaced memory cycle:
  • Day 1: learn/understand
  • Day 2: start forgetting → revise again
  • Day 3: less time
  • Day 4: even less
  • Day 5: concepts “settle” into memory

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School and Coaching Management

• Their school allowed flexibility:
  • they attended mainly for tests, not regular attendance
• The schedule was aligned with competitive preparation:
  • less rigid timing
  • shorter school duration

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Routine and Discipline

What the Speaker Controlled

• No rigid timetable for everything, but strict discipline on:
  • fixed wake-up time
  • fixed sleep time

Health Mistake in 11th

• They admit a mistake: they didn’t pay enough attention to health.

Health Routine Advice

• Don’t sit and study immediately after waking.
• Do light movement first, like yoga/stretching.
  • The speaker discourages gym “energy loss” for this purpose.

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Notes-Making Strategy (Detailed Methodology)

Two-Notebook System

• Fair notebook: for later study and revision
• Rough notebook: for quickly working out easy/class questions

What to Write (and What Not to)

• Since PDFs exist, they didn’t rewrite everything.
• They wrote only essential parts:
  • given values
  • important question details
  • key points (not full textbook-style reproduction)

“Short Notes Later” Rule

• Don’t make short notes at the beginning.
• Make them only after repeated revisions and strong understanding—otherwise you’ll constantly add more later.

Why Consolidation Matters

• Near exam time (they mention ~10 days before exam), you need a consolidated revision path.

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Mock Tests: Importance + Analysis Method

Mock Tests Are Crucial, But Analysis Is the Real Learning

• The biggest learning comes from analyzing mocks, not just attempting them.

Mock Analysis Workflow

• Maintain a separate “test notebook” to record mistakes.
• Categorize outcomes:
  • Unanswered → indicates missing topics; revisit concepts
  • Incorrect answers → handle in one of two ways:
    • concept was known, but application was wrong
      • read the correct solution and remember the correct method
    • concept wasn’t known
      • reread/revise the concept
• Don’t take too many mocks if it reduces your analysis time.
• Key rule:
  • marks matter less than what you learn from mistakes

Where the Speaker Got Tests From

• Mainly PW mocks
• Plus:
  • class tests after chapter completion
  • other pre-JEE tests

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Motivation, Mindset, and Closing Advice

• For students with low confidence, the speaker emphasizes:

  Behind every successful student is a difficult journey the world doesn’t see. Trust your process, maintain consistency, never stop believing.

• JEE is compared to a marathon, not a sprint or “follow-the-crowd” task.

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What the Speaker Plans to Cover Next

In the next video, they’ll discuss:

• inspiration/motivation
• moments when they feared they might not clear JEE
• biggest mistakes and what they would change if preparing again
• time waste, burnout, handling low marks
• social media management
• role of friends/family support
• resources (best books, NCERT importance, coaching necessity, YouTube help)
• exam-day emotions and attempt strategy
• a memorable incident and advice for 11th/12th students
• dropping decision guidance and advice to younger self

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Instructional / Methodology Bullet Points (Consolidated)

Revision Methodology (Saturday/Sunday + PYQ-Based)

• After completing one week’s syllabus, revise on Saturday and Sunday.
• Do not revise by rereading theory only.
• When a chapter is fully completed:
  • use PYQs as the primary question set
  • solve 10–15 PYQs (or as many as time allows)
  • use a time limit while solving
• While solving, mark questions that:
  • are wrong
  • you can’t understand
  • you can’t apply formulas/concepts to
• After solving:
  • review answers
  • identify missing concepts
  • revise those specific parts from notes/copy
• Correct flow emphasized:
  • Questions first → then revise the concepts you missed
  • avoid theory-first → then questions

Daily Notes/Review Routine

• If you finish a topic in coaching/class:
  • revise your notes daily afterward
• Spaced pattern:
  • Day 1: understand
  • Day 2: revise again (forgetting starts)
  • Day 3/4: progressively less time
  • Day 5: concepts settle into recall

Routine Discipline (Health + Consistency)

• Keep wake-up and sleep times fixed.
• Don’t start studying immediately after waking:
  • do light yoga/stretching first
• Prioritize health because chronic issues can derail 12th preparation.

Mock Test Analysis Method

• Always analyze mock tests (not just score them).
• Use a separate test/mistake notebook:
  • write every mistake
• For mixed sets:
  • unanswered → revisit topics not covered
  • wrong → determine whether it’s:
    • a concept gap → reread concept
    • wrong application → study correct solution and remember the method
• Take mocks, but don’t overload:
  • analysis should matter more than the count of mocks.

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Speakers / Sources Featured

• Speaker: The primary person answering the Q&A (same individual throughout; no name provided in subtitles).
• Sources/platforms mentioned:
  • PW (test/coaching/resource provider)
  • NCERT
  • YouTube
  • Instagram/Snapchat (mentioned as not used)
  • PYQs (Past Year Questions)
  • Coaching teachers (referenced as guiding the speaker via revision through questions)