dear sandeep....
well how to prepare for iits??.... i think i can help some brothers n sis working hard to crack this exam!
as far as material n coaching insti r concerned , it is quite well known that kota has emerged as a large hub for jee preparation in past 8 to 10 yrs.....but wat i personally feel is that these insti can hardly help u more than 10% in success.... rather looong term sustained success
no. of selections r high from kota.....'coz almost all the potential students go there for studying ..... not willing to take any risk;....then the cut throat comp. there.;.... strong company....(depends on the student ...... he/she can even spoil his/her career there if fall in bad comp....)
but i feel that if someone is really sincere... he need not go all the way to kota...
it 's the style u read with... over there in kota, i know many frnds (not generalising, of course top jee rankers r also frm kota ,who r real int) who simply used to mug formulas...jus to somehow clear jee.. n quite often they even 'ld clear... but wat then???..... some of them r struggling hard to keep up wid other iitians wid stroger fundaes... i feel self study is the strongest n best way of preparing for jee... coaching can be an additional thing,.... but a self study of 3-4 hrs exclusively for jee ,sustained for a year can guarantee ur success in jee.... the rank acheieved will depend entirely on the way u studied n understood facts!
why to specify it to jee??... well without boasting... i ve taken a few competitive exams n never took any coaching...(for jee though i had rankers study material (correspondance course)of fiitjee....). n i did clear all of them...
NTSE, Sainik school enterance(in 9th... 8/780+) were selected...., NDA selected (written,SSB,medical everything),IIT JEE (836),AIEEE(567),RPET(97).....
i mean it is a real first hand exp.... jus njoy wat u r studying....dont read to clear jee but to gain knowledge... if u give full time to studies , there is no need to take short cut tricks n formulas from the coaching instis!, 'coz there r no shortcuts for real success!
so work hard n success will be yours... best of luck to all aspirants!..... any doubts /cribs feel free to msg me!
Sandeep Balyan (Aug 23, 2004 02:57 a.m.):
This is a general question that can help lot of our brothers and sisters.
Please try to give some of your busy time by providing links, material; coaching Institutes and most required i.e. your advices.
How to prepare for IIT’s/IIM’s Entrance?
Hope we all will get benefit from it.
Best regards
Sandeep Balyan