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JEE Main study plan: 6-month and 12-month tracks (free)

Built from the shared modules mapped to jee-main in registry/exams.toml and the JEE Main exam page. The NTA information bulletin on https://jeemain.nta.nic.in is the authority for the exact chapter list: confirm it there before you start. Everything recommended here is free and official; no paid or coaching material is used.

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Modules in study order

All three modules run in parallel every week (school-style), Class 11 blocks before Class 12 blocks.

# Module Scope in this plan
1 Physics (NCERT Class 11–12) Mechanics → thermo/waves → electromagnetism → optics → modern
2 Chemistry (NCERT Class 11–12) Physical → inorganic (NCERT-line) → organic (mechanism practice)
3 Mathematics (NCERT Class 11–12) Algebra → trigonometry/coordinate → calculus → vectors/3D/probability

How to use this plan

  1. Week 1, before studying: solve one previous Paper 1 cold and timed, from the official NTA archive. Tag every question with its module and chapter; the weakest chapters get the earliest revision slots.
  2. NCERT first, then exemplar: read each chapter in the NCERT textbook (https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php), solve every exercise, then the NCERT exemplar problems for depth. Chemistry stays close to NCERT wording; physics needs derivation-by-hand once per formula.
  3. Numerical questions carry −1: treat Section B like MCQs in practice and drill skipping guesses.
  4. NTA Abhyas for interface practice: take mocks in the real computer-based interface, at the same time of day as the real session.
  5. Last sixth: full mocks and previous papers only, no new chapters.

12-month track (52 weeks)

Weeks Module(s) Work (free sources)
1–2 Diagnostic One previous Paper 1 cold, timed; read the bulletin chapter list on https://jeemain.nta.nic.in
3–16 Physics + Chemistry + Maths, Class 11 Physics: mechanics, thermodynamics, waves. Chemistry: mole concept, atomic structure, thermodynamics, equilibrium. Maths: algebra, trigonometry, coordinate geometry start. NCERT exercises per chapter
17–30 Physics + Chemistry + Maths, Class 12 Physics: electrostatics → magnetism → optics → modern. Chemistry: organic mechanisms + remaining inorganic/physical. Maths: calculus, vectors/3D, probability. Exemplar problems per chapter
31–40 All three modules, second pass NCERT exemplar + weak-chapter re-solves from your tagged PYQs; NIOS material (https://www.nios.ac.in) for any chapter that still resists
41–46 All three modules, timed NTA Abhyas mocks in the real interface + previous papers, analysed question by question
47–52 Mocks only Full 3-hour papers; revise from your mistake log and short notes, no new chapters

6-month track (26 weeks)

Same parallel structure at double pace; for students already in Class 12 or repeating.

Weeks Module(s) Work (free sources)
1 Diagnostic One previous Paper 1 cold, timed; read the bulletin chapter list
2–9 Physics + Chemistry + Maths, Class 11 Core chapters only (mechanics, physical chemistry, algebra/trigo); NCERT exercises
10–17 Physics + Chemistry + Maths, Class 12 Electromagnetism, optics, modern + organic + calculus/vectors; exemplar per chapter
18–21 All three modules, second pass Weak chapters from tagged PYQs; exemplar problems
22–26 Mocks only NTA Abhyas + previous papers timed; mistake-log revision, no new chapters

Weekly rhythm (both tracks)

  • Six study days, one lighter day for revision and rest; all three subjects every week, never one at a time.
  • Every week: one timed sectional or full mock; log every mistake with its reason and re-solve it after a week, then after a month (see study methods).
  • Every month: check remaining weeks against the official session dates and move unfinished chapters forward.