From a theoretical standpoint, three of the pillars of JEE Mains and Advanced, namely Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, have a comparable weightage, but in reality, how to attempt the papers to reap the greatest rewards is a different story.

We at Trigyaa, consider Modern Physics to be the key family member of Physics family in both the papers, one should start with Physics, because it has both numerical and theoretical questions. It challenges the mind but at the same time relaxes it with theoretical questions after every numerical.

On the other hand, mathematics needs the most active mind, so mathematics should not be attempted in one go. For the simple fact that if you find yourself stuck on a question, it breaks the flow and the morale for the entire JEE Mains paper. Thus, switching back and forth between Chemistry and Mathematics will not only give your mind a break, but it will also keep you in the solving mode, so even if you don’t get 1 mathematics question, you will get 5 chemistry questions, which isn’t a bad bargain.

While preparing, Mathematics should be practiced every day. Chemistry comes in 3 parts, focus should be first to deal with physical chemistry, then move towards organic chemistry as these 2 are conceptual while inorganic is majorly theoretical. Results and stats show that in chemistry, physical and organic take the major chunk, so having your head wrapped around them will make sure that 80% of the war is in your favour.

Inorganic should be handled when the mind is not able to take more and it can just memorise not conceptualize, this will make sure that slowly inorganic simmers in.

In physics, electrostats is a very important topic from class 12th perspective, while rotational motion, solids and fluid mechanics will give the most questions, particularly in JEE Advanced from class 11th perspective. Magnetism, Force, Work, Power, and Energy will all appear as wildcard entries in the JEE Mains paper, so make sure you know these concepts so that a large portion of the paper appears achievable, or in other words, like a cakewalk to you rather than a source of anxiety. so, this is how to attempt the papers to reap the greatest rewards!

Mathematics will be tricky, so make sure you keep practicing and solving mock papers. Complex numbers, factorials, and AOD will test your conceptual skills. The intellectual stimulation will come in the form of vectors, permutation and combination, probability, and other topics. Integration and differentiation might oscillate but this is what will test if you have the potential to be a great and competent engineer in IIT, so make sure you do not take these topics lightly.

Overall, coverage of all chapters is important, but make sure you study the previous year’s patterns, as it will give an idea as to which are the HOTS (high order thinking skills) questions and are the ones that should not be taken lightly come what may.

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Needless to say that comprehensive coverage of the whole course for both JEE Mains and Advanced is a sure shot way to kick start your preparation for JEE, and the subject, Chemistry, is no different. Physical, Organic, and Inorganic Chemistry are the three branches of chemistry that are equally important in terms of exam scoring.

However, in this particular segment we will try and distinguish organic and inorganic chemistry from a preparation and the weightage standpoint for the JEE Mains and Advanced paper. The approaches for both the branches will be different and it is the state of mind that will dictate which one to go for first, focus on a higher level and give importance to from a total examination focal point.

Speaking of organic chemistry it is more conceptual in nature as it has a lot of reactions, reagents, and mechanisms to depict and remember. From a class 11th and 12th point of view, organic chemistry is scoring, as showing the entire flow of chemical reactions helps in memorizing and tests the presentation skills of the students majorly. When we see from JEE point of view, organic is of higher volume not weightage, as from previous year experience, we can say that Physical and Inorganic combined have more questions in both JEE Mains and Advanced paper than Organic alone. But organic is higher in mental volume as it will require you to have all your major concepts related to mechanisms and reactions on your fingertips, as the questions seen in the paper will be of a higher order than seen in Class 12th board examinations.

Speaking of inorganic chemistry, it is more theoretical and a little conceptual, as we can see that one needs to memorize P block elements, D block elements, their properties, and the major decision-maker, exceptions. Inorganic chemistry from a distant level, is very contradictory, as each element shows exceptions, and there is no easier way than to remember all of these. These types of questions can cause a vast difference in the overall JEE Mains and Advanced cut off, and your rank too, if the exception or the right fact does not click at the time of attempting the paper.

To conclude, if you are more of a conceptual person and seek flows and logic, then organic chemistry is your saviour, you will be able to understand, relate and crack, and it will also mean that your level of comprehension of physical chemistry will also be improved. So you can keep a major chunk of your focus on organic and physical chemistry, after winning that battle, see the best you can make out of inorganic chemistry. However, if you like more of theory, then keep a balance of inorganic and physical chemistry as those 2 combined weigh more than organic chemistry. Emphasize majorly on the theoretical part and factual concepts of organic chemistry, try to master them in the 1st go. Once you can crack this, see how much can you make of the conceptual part of organic Chemistry? Both are important, but save the strengths first, then work on the weaknesses.

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