Friday, July 29, 2011

The resources you need!

This post is primarily aimed at students in their XI/XII, but maybe helpful for a very enthusiastic 10th grader too.

Now, the most important resource you have at hand is your NCERT book. Yes, the same ones you bought at the start of the year. NCERT books have a fairly good acceptance, both for CBSE Board exams and for most entrance exams. They cover a great deal of your syllabus and they have a fairly nice grouping of ideas and concepts. Many times when a question was labeled ambiguous in IIT-JEE, it happened so that the final answer was decided by referring to the latest NCERT textbooks. Having seen our fair share of students preparing for IIT-JEE and other similar exams, its very likely that its been quite a while since you wiped the dust off it’s cover, so we'd suggest that you get to it right now.

NCERT books are the bread and butter of your preparation. But just bread and butter won't get you far. Assuming that you are preparing for an Engineering entrance examination, lets get specific.

For Mathematics, your NCERT book is way too basic. Try to get a hold of Arihant's "New Pattern IIT-JEE Mathematics" by S.K.Goyal. We'll give you a detailed post soon dedicated to Mathematics books.

For Physics, your NCERT book is only one piece of the puzzle. Every lesson is to be approached in a systematic manner, starting from the bare basics, and slowly advancing up the ladder. Paul will write an in-depth post later on how to handle Physics. Click Here to follow our blog, so that we can notify you when Paul's post arrives.
  
For Chemistry, keep your NCERT book close, but your reference books closer. You'll need a lot of books for chemistry, because each book is written only for one part of chemistry, and that corresponds to a third of your syllabus. Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry. Each will require different reference books. Stay tuned, as we'll release a post on Chemistry too.

The Internet is a very useful tool if used properly. The same YouTube that you use to watch "Shiela Ki Jawani" can also be used to watch MIT lectures on radioactivity. Considering the fact that you are reading our blog, its for sure that you are making good use of the internet.

As mentioned before, we'll be releasing posts specific to each subject soon. So, STAY TUNED!!!

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