JEE Advanced 2014: Paper Analysis and Reference Books

Concerns have been raised over the relatively poor performance in the Mathematics section of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) – Advanced paper. According to sources, students have not been able to score well in Maths, which is the third section, behind Physics and Chemistry in IIT JEE (Advanced).

Probable reasons:

Several reasons have been cited for this poor performance:

Time management is one of the key issues. Last year, the maximum number of questions left out were from the Maths section. This may have happened due to lack of time or inadequate preparation. Nonetheless, it is after all an engineering course, and therefore, numerical abilities are extremely important.

The negative marketing option in IIT JEE (Advanced) is also a major concern. With so many unattempted questions to lament over, negative marking only adds fuel to the fire.

Possible Solution:

According to experts, the issue could perhaps be resolved if Maths was brought forward in IIT JEE (Advanced), as Maths is an important subject for engineering.  In other words, it would help if the Maths section was the first section in the paper, followed by Physics and Chemistry.

This could reduce the number of unattempted questions and encourage students to manage their time better, that being another area that can be improved. If students prepared better and timed themselves, this situation could be avoided.

One of the ways to prepare better would be to use the best reference books available for Physics, Chemistry and Maths, in addition to proper guidance from your Maths and Science teachers.

Best Reference Books:

Here is a list of recommended books for students taking IIT JEE 2014 –

Mathematics:

1. NCERT class XI and class XII books
2. ‘IIT Mathematics’ by ML Khanna
3. New Pattern IITJEE Mathematics of Arihant Publications by Dr SK Goyal
4. Books by SL Loney

Physics:

1. NCERT Physics for Class XI and XII
2. Concepts of Physics, Vol.-I & II, by HC Verma
3. Problems in Physics by IE Irodov
4. Physics by D.C. Pandey, Arihant Publications

 Chemistry:

1. NCERT Chemistry text books of class XI and class XII
2. Organic, Physical and Inorganic Chemistry books by OP Tandon
3. For numerical problems – P Bahadur
4. Physical Chemistry by RC Mukherjee

The key is to prepare well and be thorough with all the topics in Physics, Chemistry and Maths. If you do that, cracking IIT JEE 2014 won’t be a problem for you.