JEE Main Toppers’ Tips and Strategies For 2021

Last updated on February 11th, 2021 at 01:11 pm

India is at the pinnacle of producing engineers every year and the first step to becoming one is JEE Main. With the growing competition, it is difficult to get into top engineering colleges of your choice. Therefore, acing the JEE Main exam is necessary. The smartest way to prepare for JEE Main is by following the footsteps of students who have already aced it. Let’s go through some Tips and Strategies from IIT JEE Main Toppers 2020 to crack the exam and finally, delve deep into the details of how to join the rank of top 100 in JEE Main 2021.

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JEE Main 2020 Toppers – Preparation Tips and Strategies

JEE Main toppers from the April/ September 2020 session have shared their preparation tips and strategy down below. A total of 24 candidates scored a 100 percentile in JEE Main April/ September 2020 Session. Let us go through tips and strategies revealed in interviews of JEE Main Toppers.

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Thadavarthi Vishnu Sri Shankar

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: One should go through the JEE Main syllabus thoroughly and clear all the concepts. Start analysing your level of preparation with mock tests and practise paper only after your basic concepts are clear.

Landa Jitendra

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: Study material provided by the coaching and mastering the concepts of NCERT books fetched him this score. The school and coaching helped him to manage well between board exams and JEE Main 2020 preparations

Divyanshu Agarwal

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: Self-study in a day for 8-9 hours is his mantra, which helped him in scoring the highest marks

Tushar Sethi

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: Stay focused and consistent in your preparation. Also, you should remain calm during the exam.

Nishant Agarwal

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: He has been preparing from the very start to get a very good score in JEE Main. Mentors played a pivotal role in clearing all the doubts and motivated him to do well in the exam

Chirag Falor

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: Never lose hope in yourself. At times when you get tired or bored from preparation, don’t get distracted through other means of entertainment but focus on studying some other subjects. This will refresh your mind and you will also not waste any time.

Nisarg Chadha

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: He credits his success to religiously solving previous years papers and mock series. He also stresses the importance of taking breaks and pursuing hobbies

Muhender Raj

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: He advises the students to focus on preparation without thinking about the results as success always comes with hard work. Time management and self-motivation are also important factors behind the success.

Gurkirat Singh

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: According to Gurkirat Singh, taking online mock tests daily and solving more and more sample paper helps a lot in preparation as they familiarise you with the exam pattern.

Akhil Jain

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: Akhil believes it is crucial to be thorough with NCERT books. According to him, practice is key to acing JEE Main exam. He also mentions the positive impact distance from social media had on his JEE Main preparation journey

Chukka Tanuja

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: The strategy behind clearing the exam is to clear your concepts beforehand and manage your time well during the exam. Practise mock tests and learn from your mistakes during those mock tests.

Parth Dwivedi

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: Diligently giving mock tests online was his recipe for success. While textbooks teach basic concepts, Parth says that mock tests give a clear idea of how the exam could be

Rongala Arun Siddardha

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: Arun says that his success was a result of a well-scheduled study plan which not only focused on studies but also devotes enough time for mental and physical fitness

Kunwar Preet Singh

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 99.99 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: Regular studies and revision was his game plan and it paved well and helped him score well in JEE Main. Appearing in computer-based mock tests will also help to perform well in the exam

Chagari Koushal Kumar reddy

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: One should have a clear grasp of the basics of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics by following NCERT with other books for solving higher-level problems.

Harshvardhan Agarwal

• JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile
• Prep Tips and Strategy: Focus, hard work and being continuous in preparation is the key to success. Starting early helps a lot as you get more time to prepare and practise more.

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JEE Main Toppers List: September 2020 Session

JEE Main was conducted in September 2020. 24 students got 100 percentile and became JEE Main toppers. Given below is the JEE Main 2020 topper list for April/ September session.

S. No.	Candidates Name	State Code of Eligibility
1.	Nisarg Chadha	Gujarat
2.	Gurkirat Singh	Delhi (NCT)
3.	Divyanshu Agarwal	Haryana
4.	Landa Jitendra	Andhra Pradesh
5.	Swayam Shashank Chube	Maharashtra
6.	Nishant Agarwal	Delhi (NCT)
7.	YSS Narasimha Naidu	Andhra Pradesh
8.	R Muhender Raj	Rajasthan
9.	Parth Dwivedi	Rajasthan
10.	Harshwardhan Agarwal	Haryana
11.	Tushar Sethi	Delhi
12.	Vadapalli Arvind Narsimha	Telangana
13.	Chirag Falor	Delhi
14.	Chagari Koushal Kumar Reddy	Telangana
15.	Thadavarthi Vishnu Sri Sai Sankar	Andhra Pradesh
16.	Akhil Agarwal	Rajasthan
17.	Akhil Jain	Rajasthan
18.	Chukka Tanuja	Telangana
19.	Shiva Krishna Sagi	Telangana
20.	Deeti Yeshash Chandra	Telangana
21.	Morreddigari Likhith Reddy	Telangana
22.	Rachapalle Shashank Anirudh	Telangana
23.	Rongala Arun Siddardha	Telangana
24.	Laksh Gupta	Delhi

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Books Suggested by JEE Main Toppers

Given below are some best books to prepare for JEE Main Paper 1 suggested by the JEE Main toppers which can help you boost your preparation. Suggestions are for JEE Main Paper 1 which has three sections – Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. These books will help students in studying the logic behind every concept more deeply. Let us have a look on the list below-

Physics

Book Title	Author
Concepts of Physics Volume I and II	H.C.Verma
Fundamentals of Physics	Halliday, Resnick and Walker
Problems in General Physics	I.E.Irodov

Mathematics

Book Title	Author
Trigonometry	S.L.Loney
Higher Algebra	Hall and Knight
Maths XI and XII	NCERT
Coordinate Geometry	S.L.Loney
Problems in Calculus of One Variable	I.A.Maron

Chemistry

Book Title	Author
Numerical Chemistry	P.Bahadur
Organic Chemistry	Morrison and Boyd
Organic Chemistry	Paula Brice
Inorganic Chemistry	J.D.Lee

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Weightage Analysis of JEE Main Paper 1

Given below is a paper analysis of JEE Main September 2020 paper. The data based on previous year is used for approximating the amount of questions that can be asked in the coming exam. Some of the Important Topics for JEE Main as visible from the data below are – Mechanics in Physics, Mole Concepts and Compounds in Chemistry, Integral and Differential Calculus in Maths. Check the data below for a better analysis-

Physics

Name of the Topic	No. of Questions	Marks
Optics	3	12
SHM & Waves	2	8
Heat & Thermodynamics	3	12
Modern Physics	5	20
Current Electricity	3	12
Magnetics	2	8
Unit, Dimension and Vector	1	4
Electrostatics	3	12
Kinematics	1	4
Law of Motion	1	4
Work, Power and Energy	1	4
Centre of Mass, Impulse and Momentum	1	4
Rotation	1	4
Gravitation	1	4
Solids and Fluids	1	4
Electromagnetics Induction; AC	1	4

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• JEE Main Syllabus for Physics in Detail
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Chemistry

Name of the Topic	Number of Questions	Marks
Transition elements and Coordination Geometry	3	12
Periodic table and Representative Elements	3	12
Thermodynamics and Gaseous State	2	8
Atomic Structure	2	8
Chemical Bonding	2	8
Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium	2	8
Solid State and Surface Chemistry	2	8
Nuclear Chemistry and Environment	2	8
Mole Concept	1	4
Redox Reaction	1	4
Electrochemistry	1	4
Chemical Kinetics	1	4
Solution and Colligative Properties	1	4
General Organic Chemistry	1	4
Stereochemistry	1	4
Hydrocarbon	1	4
Alkyl Halides	1	4
Carboxylic Acid and their Derivatives	1	4
Carbohydrates, Amino Acid and Polymers	1	4
Aromatic Compounds	1	4

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• JEE Main Syllabus for Chemistry in Detail
• JEE Main Preparation Tips for Chemistry

Mathematics

Name of the Topic	Number of Questions	Marks
Trigonometry	1	4
Matrix and Determinants	2	8
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability	3	12
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equation	2	8
Coordinate Geometry	02	08
Integral Calculus	3	12
Differential Calculus	1	4
Probability and Statistics	2	8
3-D Geometry	2	8
Vector Algebra	2	8
Sets, Relation and Function	1	4
Permutation and Combination	1	4
Binomial Theorem	1	4
Sequences and Series	1	4
Mathematical Reasoning	1	4
Differential Equation	1	4
Statics and Dynamics	1	4

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• JEE Main Mathematics Syllabus in Detail
• JEE Main Preparation Tips for Mathematics

JEE Main Toppers Tips: Expert Analysis

• Understand your Question Paper –
  • Try solving as many mock papers as possible.
  • It will provide an insight into the topics that you are good at and the ones that you need to work on.
  • This way, you can turn your Achilles heel into your armour.
  • You can attempt JEE Main Mock Tests from 9:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m and from 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m
• Repetition is the key to success –
  • The more you solve the JEE Main Previous Year Question Papers, the more confident you will become while facing the exams
  • NTA has set up Test Practice centres to help the students practice. Read Here

• Revisit and Revise – 
  • Inculcating knowledge is what a student stresses on. But what they fail to realise is that it is absolutely crucial to recall and reproduce
  • Set the weekends aside to revise the topics covered during the week
  • At the end of the month, evaluate how well you have studied and understood the topics covered

JEE Main Toppers Tips for Preparation in 1 Month

• Utilize your time effectively –
  • With less hand in time, it is slightly tedious to cover voluminous books with exams at the corner. Hence, flashcards and short notes are key to revisit everything covered
  • Summarizing the topics, in brief, will enable students to revise well and also cover formulas and other important topics. This handy tool will prove to be a smart choice of revision at the last stage of preparation for the exam
• Keep your health in check – 
  • One key component to be kept in mind is health. In the throes of preparation, health is in a back burner.
  • Students tend to ignore that a sound body leads to a sound mind
  • Eating the right food and hydrating yourself provides good fuel to the brain
  • Negative stress has never been any good and never will be
  • Practice meditation and visualizing your destination for a smooth and happy journey
• Know your syllabus –
  • Familiarize yourself with the Syllabus of JEE Main 2020
  • Categorize your strengths and weaknesses based on the outlined course of study
  • Deciding how much time to be spent on a topic would be easy.

Other Important Tips by JEE Main Toppers

• Knowing the syllabus will not suffice. Prepare yourself with the JEE Main Exam Pattern in mind.
• Candidates appearing for this exam have to surf through the earlier question papers to be mentally prepared. So, knowing the syllabus and exam pattern will set you ahead in the battle.
• Sticking to a few reference books is very important. Starting with basics is the first step, and there’s only one way to go about this. It is NCERT. I can’t stress enough the importance of NCERT. NCERT is the basic template on which you can elevate by studying additional reference books.

Aspirants can also find JEE Main 2021 Preparation Tips by JEE Main toppers on Quora. The platform is great in terms of finding the right answers from the right audience. To wrap up, read the running notes thoroughly which you have jotted down. If you have coaching centre study materials, then utilise them with full efficiency. Knowing topic-wise weightage will save a lot of time. It will be a great help for you to chart out your study plan and follow it through.

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