Sage-Tips

How can I prepare for JEE and ISC?

How to handle ICSE/ ISC Board Exams and JEE/ NEET Preparation?

1. The syllabus of JEE and NEET covers all the topics and concepts (PCMB) of your school syllabus.
2. Make the best use of your school time to study for your school board exams.
3. Solve sample papers before your board exams to practice board level questions.

Is ICSE better for JEE?

Just getting admitted to a CBSE or ICSE board won’t guarantee you a seat in an IIT. For a JEE aspirant, it also depends on the mentality of the student. A student can be capable of handling the extra subjects in ICSE with ease, may enjoy reading literature books and feel better preparing for any examination.

Is ICSE good for JEE?

See ICSE curriculum will shape your personality very well, and groom to be a level above CBSE students. No doubt there. But it will also, at some points hinder your focus towards exams like the JEE. And all this, when you have teachers in your school with knowledge to handle the ICSE curriculum.

Is there any time to prepare for IIT JEE Main in April?

While almost every state board, as well as CBSE and ICSE, arranges Class XII final exams in the last half of March or in the first week of April, it leaves a minimal amount of time for the students to get prepared for IIT JEE Mains exam which is conducted all over India in the month of April (usually last week).

Is it difficult to crack IIT JEE Advanced and JEE Mains?

Many students qualify 12th Board exam and IIT JEE preliminary quite easily, but it becomes difficult to crack JEE Mains and Advanced if they plan for last minute study. Some students even lose a year after passing class XII board exam, because they cannot sustain the pressure of tackling both IIT JEE Advanced and 12th exam together.

How do I prepare for ISC in 1 month?

Lay more focus on competitive exam preparation, while spend an hour on ISC. Last one-one and a half month, spend solely on Board exam preparation, as ISC is not THAT difficult, solve last 10 years papers and read the ‘back-questions’ from prescribed books. Helps a lot.

How is the ISC Board for board exams?

The best thing about ISC board is that you have to be clear in your concepts and write short, to-the-point answers, one word in most cases (except English) which reduces the effort you need to put in to learn the way of writing in a board exam which remains to be the major flaw in other boards (CBSE, state boards, etc.)