IIT JEE Study Planner: Minimum recommended time for self study Most students find it difficult to determine

exactly how much time, they should spend in activities in studying. This is particularly important right at the beginning of the study so as to make an effective study plan. This is complicated even more by the fact that every chapter requires different amount of time. Even different subjects require different amounts of time in theory and problems. The different questions that come to the mind of the student are:

How much time should be spent in reading from the textbook? Are the notes from tuition/coaching enough? Can I manage without reading the textbook? Is there anything to read from the textbook in Mathematics? How much time should I spend in solved examples given in the IITJEE course material? How much time should be allocated to a certain topic? How much time should be spent on a problem that is not getting solved before looking at the solution or asking for help? How much time should I spend in testing at home? How should I calculate the total time required?

We have tried to answer these questions by giving an indicative time plan. List of chapters (with recommended time slotted) Topic Mathematics 1 2 3 4 Complex numbers Quadratic equations Logarithms Progressions Permutations and combinations Trigonometry Straight lines 21 19 6 10 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 16 16 5 6 2 1 1 2 Reading Solved Conceptual Exercises Chapter Total (textbook) examples problems (problems) test

5 6 7

22 35 18

1 2 2

2 2 3

1 1 1

18 30 12

2 2 3

8 9

Circles Conic sections

21 34 33

2 4 2

4 4 3

1 1 1

14 25 27

4 4 3

10 Binomial theorem Functions, Limits and 11 Continuity Differentiability and 12 differentiation

49 19

4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 34

4 4 3 3 3 5 4 5 2 4 3 2 65

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21

40 13 28 5 5 12 8 16 7 10 8 5 326

4 4 3 3 3 5 4 5 2 4 3 2 66

13 Application of derivatives 33 14 Indefinite integration 15 Definite integration 16 Area under the curve 17 Differential equations 18 Determinants 19 Matrices 20 Probability 21 Vectors Three dimensional 22 geometry Total Physics 1 2 3 4 5 Units, dimensions, vectors and calculus 15 Kinematics Laws of motion Work, Power and Energy Center of mass, linear momentum, collision 13 18 17 28 10 10 19 14 23 11 16 13 10 446

2 3 2 2 4

2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3

0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1

10 7 13 12 20

2 3 2 2 4

6 7 8 9

Rotational dynamics Elasticity, fluid dynamics and properties of matter Gravitation Simple Harmonic Motion

33 35 16 21 23

4 4 2 3 4 5 5

3 3 1.5 2.5 2.5 5.5 3.5

1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.5 1.5

25 27 12 15 16 35 35

4 4 2 3 4 5 7

10 Wave motion

11 Heat and Thermodynamics 48 12 Electrostatics Electric current and 13 resistance 14 Magnetism 45

28 27

4 4

3 2

1 1

20 20

4 4

Electromagnetic Induction 15 and AC 18 16 Geometrical Optics 17 Wave Optics 18 Modern Physics Total Chemistry Basic concepts of chemistry Structure of atom Periodic properties Gas laws Chemical bonding Chemical energetics Chemical equilibrium 21 18 18 442

3 4 4 5 64

2 2 2 2 47.5

1 1 1 1 16.5

12 14 11 10 314

3 4 4 5 66

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

18 15.5 10 21 15 18 20

3 3 3 4 3 3 4

2.5 2.5 1 2.5 2 2.5 1.5

0.5 0

12 10 6

2 2 2 3 2 2 3

0.5

14 10

0.5 0.5

12 14

8 9

Ionic equilibrium Redox reactions

23 16

4 3 5 4 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5

1.5 2.5 1.5

0.5 0.5 0.5

17 10 22 12 10 8

3 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 78

10 General organic chemistry 29 11 Hydrocarbons 12 Alcohols and ethers 13 Alkyl and aryl halides 14 Solutions 15 Solid state 16 Chemical kinetics 17 Electrochemistry 18 Nuclear chemistry Functional groups 19 containing nitrogen 20 Aldehydes and ketones 16 13 13 26 21 20 25.5 14.5 14 14

2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.5

0.5 0.5 0.5

20 15 14 20 10 10 10 15

Carboxylic acids and their 21 derivatives 19 22 s-Block elements 23 p-Block elements 24 d-Block elements 25 Metallurgy 26 Qualitative salt analysis 17 24 19 19 19

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 40.5

0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 8

10 17 12 12 12 8 342

27 Coordination compounds 15 Total Chapter tests Full length tests Self assessment

494.5 104 210 120 30

at least 20 tests of various formats, of 6 hrs each

Revision / other material Total Time (Required)

60 1802.5

This is just a recommendation. Students can make changes to the study plan based on their proficiency in the subjects. The actual time spent by the student can vary by 10% 15% depending on the students personal style of study. Please consider that the time given here is the minimum that a student needs to spend. The total time spent in studying for IITJEE across 2 years should not be less than 10% of the given.

IIT JEE Study Planner: Annual Date of start of course: 1st Year 20_ _ Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Winter Break / Full length tests Full length tests / revision Preparation for XI/XII Exams for XI / XII Summer holidays Summer holidays 2nd Year 20_ _ (if Applicable)

Jan Feb Mar

Note down important dates: School Exams, Board Exams, IIT JEE ((main), IITJEE(Advanced) & other competitive exams like KVPY, Olymiods etc.

Year Planner In an year, students have about 75 days of holidays (including summer vacations, winter vacations and other holidays). This excludes the preparatory leave given before the annual exams. On average, a student has to spend about 7-8 hours in school including travel time (35 weeks). 6 day school 35 Sundays off and 210 days in school 5 day school 70 days (Sat/ Sun) off and 175 days in school. Students spend 175 to 210 days in school. this leaves 110 to 145 full days available for self study. Mostly, 5 day schools spend an hour extra everyday as compared to 6 day schools, eventually balancing it out. As you can see, there is enough time available at home to study for IIT JEE. However, students tend to take the 1st 4 months, after Class X, very easy. They lose out on the time available in Summer vacation of Class XI. The schools also take it easy. They start picking up momentum after 15 July, which is too late. By this time, the half yearly exams are just around the corner. The results are bad and the panic sets in. This is the time where most students lose confidence. If a student is serious about cracking IITJEE, it is important that he prepares an annual plan right in the beginning of Class XI in April. This will give him a headstart over everyone else. Almost 50% of the available free time is lost if we dont utilize the summer vacations for coverage of course.

IIT JEE study Planner: Weekly timetable Students have a different schedule for every day of the week. It is advisable to put together a weekly timetable. This will give us a good view of the time available in a week. There are some weekdays when students have to attend both school and IIT JEE coaching / Tuition. This leaves very little time for self study. There are days when we have the entire afternoon, after school, available for self study. The weekdays are of particular importance. This is the only time, when students get a lot of time to cover all the pending work. Unlike Class X, when students take it easy on weekends, IIT JEE preparation calls for extra studies on weekends.

Weekly planner Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday After filling in the time table, calculate the number of hours of self study, available per week. This should not be less than 30 hours. If you can study 30 hours per week regularly for 2 years, it is good

IIT JEE study Planner: Daily timetable All of us know how to prepare a daily timetable. It is an essential tool is setting up a daily routine. However, most of us have stopped using this powerful tool. The biggest reason that students state for stopping the use of timetables is that its ineffective. It does not work We cant follow the timetable. It makes us feel bad I do better without a timetable It creates pressure These are all valid reasons. However, we face these problems because of the manner in which we use the timetable. We have a habit of focusing on the failures. If we have been able to follow the timetable 80% of the time, we look at the 20% when we could not follow and declare it a failure. In reality the 80% time that was effectively utilized made it a success. It is never possible to follow the timetable 100%. Timetable is just a tool to guide us in utilizing our time. It reminds us to start work when we want to. If the timetable is unsuitable, we should change it to suit our schedule. However, this tool can only work if we look at its success in stead of the failure.

We feel bad only when we look at the failures. It is the nature of the human psyche to expand whatever it focuses on. If we focus too much on the failure then we will only find failure. In reality, failure does not exist. It is just another attempt to success. The attempt transforms into failure when we stop attempting. In reality, we work on some kind of a timetable even without writing it. This timetable is etched in our heads. Since it is not written, there is no measurement possible. When we write down the timetable, it will allow us exact measurement of the utilization of our time . You can hope to increase your performance only if you have a way to measure it. Without measurement, any change in performance is a mere perception. It may or may not reflect reality. Please utilize the format below to plan your days. Fill up the timetable with activities. A sample of these activities is Wake up / Off to sleep These times should be closest to our biological clock for maximum efficiency. The human body is designed to operate efficiently in the day time. Try to sleep by 12 midnight (latest). School, Tuition/Coaching, Travel time Brush, bath, toilet, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Spend at least 7 hours in sleep every day Take out a minimum of 45 minutes in physical activities like Sports, yoga, exercise everyday. You can club this activity with friends. SMS, talking with friends on cellphone etc shoul dbe limited to 30 minutes per day. Do not spend more than 45 minutes in TV, internet, video games etc. Daily Timetable*: Time 4 5 6 7 8 9 Time to wake up School day Holiday / Sunday Recommended

10 11 12 (Noon) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 (midnight) 1am 2 Total Time Sample * Make changes to the timetable, as and when necessary (T1) (T2) Time to sleep