Success lies in effective planning and executing study.The IIT-JEE examination fever is catching on.Many students are spending endless hours in the libraries, while some are planning to crack mock tests. Extra special classes, combined study, late night learning sessions or early hour tuitions…are the in thing.Most students dread taking the IIT-JEE, which is ready knocking on the door. There is lot of competition – the brilliant, mediocre and average are all competing to enter the portals of IIT. Remember the story of the hare and the tortoise… with a little effort and selfconfidence, the tortoise was able to overtake the over confident hare and won the race. Smart work, eh! But then, due to factors like high expectations,students feel burdened to complete the prescribed syllabus. They need proper guidance to crack the examinations effectively. To be successful, there are some factors to be adhered to.

Success…Sour grapes?
The ‘mantra’ to success lies within you, which is a combination of time management and self study. You are your preacher and when you follow this mantra to success, you are sure to come out with flying colours. Commitment,dedication and hard work are the three golden rules for  success. There is no shortcut, no definite formulas to ace the JEE. You have to do the whole syllabus extensively as you can’t be sure what will be asked in the paper.All IIT aspirants are required to work very hard for two years and then reap its benefits for a life time. There are certain factors to practice in order to emerge successful in the engineering entrance exams. First and foremost, maintain commitment towards your goal, self-confidence, there are good teachers willing to help you.

Clear your doubts immediately.
IIT-JEE fervor The Indian Institute of Technology – Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), bears a noteworthy fame for an entrance to the 17 IITs in India. Cracking IIT-JEE is not that easy, as it is a gateway for meritorious students. Hence, the question paper is set with high standards and ace quality to assure consistent quality results. A wide range of aspects come under IIT-JEE, nuclear engineering, electronics, textile engineering, aerospace engineering and the likes.

The right time
The ideal time to get enrolled in an IIT programme is around Class X or XI. IIT-JEE programme has been incorporated in CBSE school studies and they stand an advantage over the others. Many of them should make it a point to clear their doubts when they arise and not postpone it to some other day. Try to crack as many practice papers as possible and compare performance from time to time.One needs to be extremely focused from the very beginning. If your eye is on IIT- JEE, concentrate on math and science.

Time management
Studying is a big commitment and needs time to work on it. Maintain a good time sense to achieve your target. By managing your time, other commitments can be fulfilled and you can study without distractions. The problems are real, but make your action plan for the week and stick to it. This will help you study and deal with your other responsibilities in the best way.Sketch a Time-table You need to balance time. If you are bad at balancing things make a personal study imetable. Even if you do not stick to it, you will have an idea what you should be doing each  day.This is better than trying to do everything each day and, at the end of the week, not achieve anything.

You can make a calendar for each tress of the syllabi, and refer to it every day and follow its indications strictly. It is best to keep up with your work. A time-table should be arranged each week,  to ensure that you do not fall behind.Never fret about the quantity of syllabus. Rather go into the quality and content and soon, you will find your lesson interesting to get through. Always look at your assignments as a challenge.If you fall under the impression that the subject is too hard to crack, you tend to slow down to a snail pace. The same task thought of as a challenge can spur you on.Have all your assignments and deadlines on your finger tips and maintain meeting them right from day one.If you organise your study hours around important commitments, such as work and family, you will find that you can cope quite well with what is expected of you.

A few tips
-Do not leave your course work to the last minute.
-Make sure you understand the lecture before you leave the classroom.
-Be prepared to ask questions.
-Read your text books and lecture notes again and again as you get new information.
-You should be prepared to spend at least 3 to 4 hours every day reading lecture A few tips
-Do not leave your course work to the last minute.
-Make sure you understand the lecture before you leave the classroom.
-Be prepared to ask questions.
-Read your text books and lecture notes again and again as you get new information.
-You should be prepared to spend at least 3 to 4 hours every day reading lecture notes and text books, and gathering information.notes and text books, and gathering information.Stress Management and Balanced lifestyle
Attend all lectures, and classes. Balance study and other aspects of your life Manage your time well for each module, but also make sure you get a good balance between work and social life. That is vital for life in general. Set aside time specifically for each subject.

Manage your time effectively to avoid getting stressed and overloaded with work. Try to organise time for your study in and around others demands on your life. Try to make a healthy balance of all of them. Like previous years,this year too students are down with IIT fever.Preparations are on with a lot of anticipation.

Eligibility to appear for IIT-JEE 2011
Like any other undertaking, giving the IIT JEE challenge you need to be eligible for it. You must make sure that you satisfy all the eligibility conditions in order to appear for the exam.Candidate belonging to GE, OBC and DS categories must be born on or after October 01,1986 -Must have passed the qualifying examination,that is, Class XII or any equivalent examination, after 1st October 2009 or in the year 2010 or will be appearing in 2011 and those belonging to SC, ST and PD categories must be born on or after October 01, 1981.

-Candidates belonging to GE, OBC and DS categories must secure at least 60% marks and candidates belonging to SC, ST and PD categories must secure at least 55% marks in aggregate in the qualifying examination You can attempt JEE only twice, in consecutive years. That means you should have attempted JEE for the first time in 2010 or will be appearing in 2011.

If you have accepted admission after qualifying in JEE in earlier years by paying full fees at any of the IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi or ISM, Dhanbad, you will not be eligible to write JEE at all, irrespective of whether or not you joined in any of the programmes.

Reservations
For SC/ST candidates, respectively 15%, 7.5% seats are reserved in each programme in all the IITs, IT-BHU Varanasi and ISM Dhanbad.Candidates belonging to these categories are qualified on the basis of a relaxed criterion.For OBC candidates belonging to non-creamy layer, 27% seats are reserved in each programme in all the IITs, IT-BHU Varanasi and ISM Dhanbad.Candidates belonging to this category are qualified on the basis of a relaxed criterion For candidates with physical disability (PD), including leprosy-cured candidates, who are otherwise fit to pursue the course, 3% seats are reserved in each of the categories (like GE/OBC/SC/ST). Candidates in this category are also qualified under relaxed norms Two seats in each institute are preferentially
allotted to children of defence/paramilitary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations (DS) provided the candidate qualifies without any relaxed criterion.Some SC/ST/PD candidates, who do not qualify in the merit list of JEE-2011, may be offered admission to the preparatory course of one-year duration provided-Seats reserved for respective category are vacant.

-Candidates satisfy minimum norms
-Candidates have not registered for the preparatory course earlier in any of these institutes. Candidates successfully completing the preparatory course will be offered direct admission to the first year in the academic year 2012-13.

Applying for the Examination
A candidate can submit application either online through internet or off-line through prescribed (OMR) application form.For online submission of applications, visit any of the websites given below and carefully follow the instructions given therein. Candidates can pay the application fee through NEFT or through challan of selected banks. The application fee for online mode is Rs 450/- for SC/ST/PD/Female candidates and Rs 900/- for all other candidates.In case of applying offline, a candidate can buy an application form with information brochure from any one of the designated branches of banks by paying Rs 500/- for SC/ST/PD/Female candidates (light yellow envelope) or Rs 1000/-for all other candidates (white envelope). The information brochure contains details regarding application procedure, syllabus of JEE,examination cities, course available at various institutes, fee structure and additional information about JEE-2011.As part of the application process, there are some mandatory documents that need to be furnished--A clear attested copy of your SSLC (10th standard) certificate for age proof.-Latest passport size (3.5 cm x 4.5 cm) colourphotograph -A thick A4 size (21 cm x 29.7 cm) cloth cover-Attested copy of category certificate for SC/ST applicants.-If you are visually impaired and you need a question paper with enlarged font, download the request letter format, fill up the same and enclose with your application form.- DS Category: Children of Defence/Paramilitary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations can submit an attested copy of the relevant certificate issued by a competent authority in the Directorate of Resettlement and Rehabilitation, New Delhi (under the Ministry of Defence, Govt., of India) or in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt., of India, as applicable,along with the application.Candidates called for counselling and desirous of joining the B.Arch. and B.Des. courses will be required to qualify in an Aptitude Test conducted at each counselling institute.The test will consist of one paper of three hours duration and candidates who fail to qualify in the Aptitude Test will not be eligible for admission to either B.Arch. or B.Des. courses.

Question papers for aptitude test for B.Arch and B.Des will be in English only. The candidate should write the test only once. Examination pattern There will be two question papers, each of three hours duration. Both the question papers would consist of three separate sections on Chemistry,Mathematics and Physics. Questions in these papers will be of objective type, which are to be answered on a specially designed machinegradable sheet (ORS – Optical Response Sheet)using HB pencils only. Incorrect answers will be awarded negative marks. Some indications for the applicants .Candidates can opt for Question Papers either in English or in Hindi. This option should be exercised while filling the application form. It cannot be changed at any later stage.Visually impaired candidates, on request, will be provided with question papers with 20% enlarged font.Use of log tables and any electronic calculating aids are not permitted.

Results The applicants of IIT-JEE 2011 need to keep their fingers crossed, hoping for the best until May,2011.The Ultimate Mantra for success- A desire to excel It is very important to stay focused, and stay away from distractions.Have full faith in teachers and don’t leave out anything in your syllabus. To do well, one need not be a bookworm, solving questions with logical reasoning is sure to make you successful. The ultimatum to success involves an energetic blend of hard work; confidence; quality preparation;clear planning and implementation of problem solving strategies, along with passion to outshine.