Article Contributed by Mr. Praveen Tyagi, Quest Coaching.

So You only have 10 more days to go.

• First thing students need to realize is that There is  No Time left to start new topics which you had completely or even partially ignored in your class XI and XII (and believe me, I know most students would have deliberately left a few topics as you thought them to be either boring or not that necessary). Fear Not though, If you really want to look into some concepts which you think you have forgotten, then look at only those which you have done thoroughly earlier.
  

• The point I'm trying to put across is that This is actually the time to Practice and Practice some more. Go through all the previous 3 years question papers of IITJEE(not necessary to go beyond 3 years, as the pattern of JEE changed dramatically in 2005).

•   Pick up question banks available in any book store near your house and practice. Only Pick books which have solutions (and not just the answer keys) at the end.

• Remember that IIT JEE is not a test of your speed or hand writing. It only tests your mental ability and aptitude. So spend lot of time while solving each of these problems that you attempt from the question banks. Do not worry even if you are spending 30 minutes on each of these problems, as you anyway cannot do all the questions from all the chapters. So try a few, but spend most time on your previously studied topics only. Look at the solutions only when you just cannot proceed with the questions.

• Open your lecture notes from classes you attended in your college or coaching institute and go through the good problems that your teachers had solved on the board. Go through all the formulae and make chapter wise lists for easy revision if you tend to get anxious before the exam . I'd advise that you only read the theory from your lecture notes only. They will refresh your memory more than any book.
  

As for AIEEE or even the Delhi College of Engineering Entrance test, Students must understand that the level of difficulty in these papers is Much lesser when compared to that in IITJEE.

• The first thing one must do is attempt/try solving as many previous year papers as you can get a hold of. Questions in AIEEE, DCE papers are often repeated/similar(if not the exact same question, then similar questions can definitely come). Why lose marks by not knowing answers to questions which have already appeared in earlier tests?

• Lots of questions in these papers are formula based (unlike IITJEE). So make sure you remember all PCM formulae and have thorough knowledge of how and when to apply which. These tests are primarily speed tests. They hardly test your mental ability or conceptual understanding. They test how quickly you can answer simple, straight forward questions. So if you are naturally slow in solving problems, you are in for trouble.

• Remember that people who top IITJEE and/or AIEEE tests, may or may not finish the entire test but they attempt as many questions as time allows them to and aim At least getting 80% of the test right. But knowing this, if you now try to hurry up and try to attempt all questions (without making sure if the choice you entered was correct or not), then you might lose marks in negative marking.
  

• So Try to be fast but not at the cost of Accuracy.  Give lots of model tests at home; see your  score for yourself at the end of the test; observe your  mistake areas and work on your weak sections to see the real improvement.