BEST BOOKS for IIT-JEE MAINS AND ADVANCED ASPIRANTS

(A)PHYSICS : 

Physics is a subject which if mastered by conceptual clarity and practice, gives you a big lead over other JEE Aspirants. Many avoid going into depth of it, but I have personally seen many of my seniors thinking about a single problem and sticking to it for so long that anyone else can never think of. Do not rush to solve a bunch of books, instead keep revising the good problems which you have already solved, because trying more and more questions without revising the previous ones is practically of no use. Some good books are-

1. Concepts of Physics Volume 1 and 2 by H.C.Verma OR UNDERSTANDING PHYSICS series by DC Pandey : H.C. Verma is the Holy Book for JEE Physics. Both of them are good books to start-off with and clear your basic concepts. They contain theory as well as subjective and objective questions. If it suits you, you can try DC Pandey for later revision. But, H.C. Verma is MUST.
   
   




2. Study Material of a good Coaching Institute : They usually contain questions from all concepts related to a particular topic and thus help us to get thorough with the subject. Some tough problems included in them train our brain to think differently.
   
   
3. PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS: One should attempt all the previous years questions asked in JEE Mains and Advanced (Both Subjective as well as Objective questions). They give us a good judgement of the kind of questions that have been asked in the examination so far. Sometimes, a question or a part of it which had been asked in an older paper gets repeated, and if we recognise it quickly, it will save our time for tougher problems.
   
   



4. Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday and Resnick : For in-depth theory and better visualisation and understanding of the subject, this book is probably the best.
   
   
5. NCERT Textbooks : Never take them for granted. Before JEE Mains, you should definitely read NCERT textbooks of both Class 11 and 12 as many chapters like Semiconductors, Communication systems, Electromagnetic waves, Magnetism and Matter have weightage in Mains and many of their questions are NCERT based only. 
   
   
6. I.E Irodov and S.S. Krotov : The problems included in these books require in-depth knowledge and practice as they are on a tougher side. One should not go for solving all the questions, instead you should consult with your teacher and attempt a selected set of questions. Many questions require a long thinking time to click. These books are great if you are preparing for NSEP, INPhO or any other olympiad. To know more about efficiently solving I.E. Irodov, visit HERE.
   

(B)CHEMISTRY :

(a)Physical Chemistry : It is probably the most mechanical part of JEE chemistry which requires conceptual knowledge plus the formula based calculation and approximation skills. Once one builds his/her command on it, frequent revision is not required, as in case of INORGANIC. So, proper practice is sufficient to ace this segment. Some good books are-

• N. Awasthi (Balaji Publications) : It is highly suggested by many teachers to be used as a standard book. It consists of different genre of questions which nearly cover all topics of any chapter. Some students also prefer R.C. Mukherjee which is great to develop concepts through SOLVED EXAMPLES and subjective problems but it has got lesser objective problems unlike N. Awasthi.

• Study Material of a good Coaching Institute : After completing a chapter from N. Awasthi, one can go through questions of a good institute's study material. 

• PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS: Previous Years questions are great way to sharpen up our concepts. Espcially, the SUBJECTIVE ones, as they even test calculation ability.

• NCERT Textbook: Though, the theory for Physical Chemistry in NCERT is relatively less as compared to type of questions asked in exam, but some SPECIFIC CASES and EXAMPLES given in the NCERT must be thoroughly revised.

• P. Bahadur or O.P. Tandon or Cengage : All of these books are more than sufficient for in-depth theory upto JEE ADVANCED level. These are bulky books, so you need not waste time solving all questions given in them, instead I would suggest to go through THEORY, CONCEPTS and good SOLVED EXAMPLES.
  
  



• Peter Atkins(South East Asia Edition): It is a book which is used by students preparing for Chemistry Olympiad. It is helpful to prepare for INChO, IChO etc. THIS BOOK IS NOT TO BE USED just for the sake of showing-off to others or coming into your friend's advice.

(b)Organic Chemistry: It is highly conceptual and requires good command over reaction mechanisms, reagents as well as intermediates. Practice of mixed type of questions(which are not topic specific) develops our understanding. Constant revision of class notes is also essential. Some good books are-

• Himanshu Pandey Advanced Problems in Organic Chemistry: This book has got a wide range of questions for every topic and is great for practice. It has different levels which include single correct, multiple correct, paragraph based, integer type questions etc. It is a must-have book for JEE Organic Chemistry.
  
  



• Study Material of a good Coaching Institute : Along with Himanshu Pandey, one can parallely solve study material of an institute and even go through reaction flow charts given in them.
  
  
• PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS: Many of the questions asked in previous years JEE are really great. DO NOT SKIP SUBJECTIVE problems.
  
  



• NCERT Textbook: One must learn all the reactions and important compounds given in NCERT by heart as many of them are specific(those related to benzene) and may be asked directly in the exam. 
  
  
• Solomons and Fryhle Organic Chemistry: It is a great book for THEORY and MECHANISMS. Named reactions are given vey nicely. Don't try to read anything which is beyond the JEE SYLLABUS. Some students also prefer PETER SYKES which is also a very good book for reaction mechanisms and theory.
  
  



• M.S. Chauhan (Balaji Publications): It is a to-do book for JEE ADVANCED as it has got a collection of conceptual and tough problems which are at par with JEE ADVANCED level. It has got all types of sections like single correct, matrix match, integer type, paragraph etc. It also includes a SOLUTION book through which you get to know many new things.

(c)Inorganic Chemistry: It is probably the most disliked segment of JEE chemistry, mainly due to its vast syllabus plus the efforts one needs to put to learn majority of things by heart. But if one manages to work hard enough to ace it, definitely gets a huge edge over all others. If you are quickly and accurately able to solve Inorganic Chemistry questions in the paper(which is possible only if you have worked hard on it), it will save huge amount of time for Physics and Mathematics section. Most important tip is to MAKE SHORT NOTES of each and every chapter(Say, Nitrogen family, D-Block, Salt Analysis) on an A4 size paper and try to sum them up in the sheet itself. These are great for revision, less bulky and precise. Some good books are-

• NCERT Textbook: You must learn all theory related to Inorganic Chemistry given in your NCERT textbook as many a times, questions based directly on NCERT text are asked. Also, SOLVED examples and Chapter-End Exercises are IMPORTANT.
  
  
•  O.P. Tandon or Cengage: Both these books are more than sufficient to get theory upto JEE ADVANCED level. But, never study anything from these books which is not included in JEE ADVANCED syllabus as it may waste your time. 
  
  



• V.K. Jaiswal (Balaji Publications): Once you go through the theory of any topic, you can solve V.K. Jaiswal book for practice as you will be able to gather more information through those questions.
  
  



• PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS: Previous Years questions are VERY IMPORTANT, specially for Inorganic Chemistry, because they not only help you brush up your concepts, but also provide you with A LOT OF NEW INFORMATION, which you might have never studied. DO NOT SKIP A SINGLE QUESTION from Inorganic Chemistry previous years questions before you go to give your examination.
  
  


• Study Material of a good Coaching Institute : Once you complete a chapter, you may solve some problems given in your study material and read flowcharts (if given). 
  
  
• J.D. Lee (By Sudarshan Guha): If time permits, you can read specific topics of JEE ADVANCED such as Metallurgy, Salt Analysis, Coordination Compunds etc. from this book as they have been explained beautifully. DO NOT TRY to waste your time reading the whole book.

(C) MATHEMATICS :

In Mathematics, your ability to solve a question ACCURATELY within least number of steps is quite essential, because nowadays the questions asked in the exam are becoming more and more calculative which makes ACCURACY very important. This can be achieved through good practice. Always try to get your answer correct in the first try, even if you require a few seconds more. But, if you try to rush through the questions, you may regret about it later that you should have solved them with PATIENCE. First focus on Accuracy, do not worry much about SPEED in the beginning, it will automatically improve by constant practice. Believe it or not, memorising many standard results, special cases and formulae of trigonometry, calculus, co-ordinate geometry helps a lot during the exam. Some good books are- 

1. Solved Examples of Any Standard Book: To begin with any chapter, you can solve a few solved examples given in a standard book like CENGAGE/ARIHANT/R.D. Sharma SUBJECTIVE or OBJECTIVE. It is optional, and you may straightaway go on with material of your institute if you have got a good hold over theory during your tutorial classes itself. Then you can always practice from Cengage/Arihant later on during revision. And yes, PLAY WITH GRAPHS is a really great book to learn ways of solving many lengthy-looking problems in a jiffy.
   
   



2. Study Material of a good Coaching Institute : As soon as you are thorough with the theory taught in class, you can solve your study material as it contains a good blend of conceptual questions. Do not straightaway go and ask your teacher if you don't get any question, keep grinding it in your brain as this is how you develop patience and better understanding of the topic.
   
   
3. PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS: Previous Years questions are very good for practice and help us brush-up our concepts. Many subjective problems which were asked in older papers are highly CONCEPTUAL and CHALLENGING. So, previous years questions are MUST-DO type.
   
   



4. Vikas Gupta-Advanced Problems in Mathematics (Balaji Publications) : After completing any topic, you can solve questions from this book as they are at par with the JEE ADVANCED level. The book has also got solutions which introduce new methods of solving to you.
   
   



5. Sameer Bansal Calculus-GRB Publications: This book is really great for Calculus, probably the best one. It contains a huge collection of Tough and Conceptual questions touching the JEE ADVANCED level. It has all kind of questions, Single correct, Multiple correct, Integer type, Comprehension based etc. Many of the questions in the book are really tough and may require a long time to think and solve. So, no one should feel low if he/she is not able to get a question and never aspire that you will solve the book in a jiffy, as it may reduce your confidence.
   
   



6. Foreign Authors or Reigonal Authors: If time permits, you can try out selected questions from some books by Foreign or Reigonal authors-

• A.Das Gupta Objective: You can try out coordinate geometry problems from it.
  
  
• A.I. Prilepko: This book contains a lot of good questions on Trigonometry, Trigonometric Equations, Limits, Logarithm etc.
  
  



• S.L. Loney(Trigonometry and Co-ordinate Geometry: It's your choice whether you solve questions from it or not, but you should memorise some of the IDENTITIES, Results, Properties and Formulae as they may come handy later on.

"AT THE END, IT IS YOUR HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION THAT MATTERS THE MOST..."

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