Everyone will tell you that the competition is really tough these days, and it gets tougher day by day. They are right, but they don't give you the complete story. Things sure ARE tough. Come on.... ! What state would this country be in if every Tom, Dick and Harry got into the best colleges of India?
We will give you an idea of how tough it really is, and in what sense it is tough. Just one example should be enough.
Let's look at the most talked about exam - IIT-JEE
IIT-JEE : Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Examination.
It's said to be the world's toughest examination. If you qualify, people around you will respect you so much that you'll start feeling - "I wish every day of my life was like the day I cleared IIT-JEE!". If you don't qualify, you'll think, "This exam sucks. The examiners don't know what they're saying. THREE questions were wrong, man!. THREE. Can you believe that? In JEE? 3? I wasted like one hour each and so i lost all my time and didn't get to read all questions..."
If you don't qualify IIT-JEE, people won't consider you a fool. Simply because MOST don't. But smart work can save you from being in that "most". You've got to believe this because the guy who authored this post, failed IIT-JEE. And he knows why.
Just type IIT-JEE in Google - and probably after the official sites, the next thing that would pop up would be,
"JOIN OUR COURSE. 3497 SELECTIONS SO FAR". Coaching Institutes. So many of them. I went to one too.
Do you really need them? This a question that you should answer for yourself, but we will certainly help you in arriving at an answer.
First let me brush up with the stats.
IIT-JEE is written by approximately 5,00,000 students every year, and only about 10,000 qualify.
Your next reaction can be one of these.
1. FIVE LAKHS??!! what the hell?? There are so many students?? and just 10,000 seats?
2. 10, 000 seats? Oh! that's a lot! I've topped my school since class 5. I'm there for sure!
For people who just underwent Reaction 1, please note this.
There are two things to know.
First of all, only 2 % qualify.Therefore, it's tough alright, but tough because of the competition, not because of the question paper. Second, many of these people who attempt IIT-JEE get NEGATIVE marks as their total. So its safe to say that these people don't even count as competition.
Now, for the people who underwent 2, we have something to say.
There are more than 10,000 CBSE schools itself, in India. And we haven't even said anything about state boards. So, even if you top your school, that is no criterion for considering yourself an IITian-to-be.
Now, how does it sound? I just gave this as an example. This is just one exam. In India, there are a million others!
Now, the big question is, When do I start preparing? We would say, the right age to get a briefing about all this would be class 8/9. Because kids are becoming smarter by the day. Coaching may help, but is not necessary. But resources are. If you can manage to get some of the titles we'll mention in the next few posts, or better still have access to internet(and that doesn't mean a Facebook tab at the corner), then we personally believe that with a little bit of guidance from schoolteachers and a few YouTube videos and lots of practice, it's not hard.
Kids who go for coaching aren't doing anything special. Only that they get all the resources, and teachers push around at them, asking them to practice. That's the only recipe. All this the Internet can provide too. So you decide whether to enroll for coaching or not. You should know how self disciplined you are. If you know for sure that you'll stick to your plan for 2 years, then fine!
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If you're interested in pursuing a career in Engineering - in most cases, more than your Board exam marks, your entrance exam results will count. Not that you'll be neglecting boards, but you've got to get your priorities set.
Slog, mug, write...do whatever, but improve your marks.
Basically, every exam is tough till you know how to crack it. Each exam has it's own scoring methods. What works for IIT-JEE will not work for AIEEE, or PMT! Even though the content and learning methods are practically the same.
In the next few posts, expect some real important stuff you need to know, before you take up some of the important decisions in life. What decisions? How are they important?
All this...you'll know in the next posts.
So KEEP WATCHING.
We will give you an idea of how tough it really is, and in what sense it is tough. Just one example should be enough.
Let's look at the most talked about exam - IIT-JEE
IIT-JEE : Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Examination.
It's said to be the world's toughest examination. If you qualify, people around you will respect you so much that you'll start feeling - "I wish every day of my life was like the day I cleared IIT-JEE!". If you don't qualify, you'll think, "This exam sucks. The examiners don't know what they're saying. THREE questions were wrong, man!. THREE. Can you believe that? In JEE? 3? I wasted like one hour each and so i lost all my time and didn't get to read all questions..."
If you don't qualify IIT-JEE, people won't consider you a fool. Simply because MOST don't. But smart work can save you from being in that "most". You've got to believe this because the guy who authored this post, failed IIT-JEE. And he knows why.
Just type IIT-JEE in Google - and probably after the official sites, the next thing that would pop up would be,
"JOIN OUR COURSE. 3497 SELECTIONS SO FAR". Coaching Institutes. So many of them. I went to one too.
Do you really need them? This a question that you should answer for yourself, but we will certainly help you in arriving at an answer.
First let me brush up with the stats.
IIT-JEE is written by approximately 5,00,000 students every year, and only about 10,000 qualify.
Your next reaction can be one of these.
1. FIVE LAKHS??!! what the hell?? There are so many students?? and just 10,000 seats?
2. 10, 000 seats? Oh! that's a lot! I've topped my school since class 5. I'm there for sure!
For people who just underwent Reaction 1, please note this.
There are two things to know.
First of all, only 2 % qualify.Therefore, it's tough alright, but tough because of the competition, not because of the question paper. Second, many of these people who attempt IIT-JEE get NEGATIVE marks as their total. So its safe to say that these people don't even count as competition.
Now, for the people who underwent 2, we have something to say.
There are more than 10,000 CBSE schools itself, in India. And we haven't even said anything about state boards. So, even if you top your school, that is no criterion for considering yourself an IITian-to-be.
Now, how does it sound? I just gave this as an example. This is just one exam. In India, there are a million others!
Now, the big question is, When do I start preparing? We would say, the right age to get a briefing about all this would be class 8/9. Because kids are becoming smarter by the day. Coaching may help, but is not necessary. But resources are. If you can manage to get some of the titles we'll mention in the next few posts, or better still have access to internet(and that doesn't mean a Facebook tab at the corner), then we personally believe that with a little bit of guidance from schoolteachers and a few YouTube videos and lots of practice, it's not hard.
Kids who go for coaching aren't doing anything special. Only that they get all the resources, and teachers push around at them, asking them to practice. That's the only recipe. All this the Internet can provide too. So you decide whether to enroll for coaching or not. You should know how self disciplined you are. If you know for sure that you'll stick to your plan for 2 years, then fine!
.
If you're interested in pursuing a career in Engineering - in most cases, more than your Board exam marks, your entrance exam results will count. Not that you'll be neglecting boards, but you've got to get your priorities set.
Slog, mug, write...do whatever, but improve your marks.
Basically, every exam is tough till you know how to crack it. Each exam has it's own scoring methods. What works for IIT-JEE will not work for AIEEE, or PMT! Even though the content and learning methods are practically the same.
In the next few posts, expect some real important stuff you need to know, before you take up some of the important decisions in life. What decisions? How are they important?
All this...you'll know in the next posts.
So KEEP WATCHING.
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