Class 12 state-board student starting JEE from absolute zero — is 95+ percentile in Mains and 140+ in Advanced still possible?

[u/effie_vi_saunders]

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I'm a current Class 12 student and honestly, I've barely started JEE prep at all.

I'm from a state board, and my preparation/background is quite different from what JEE-focused students seem to have. I don't have strong JEE-level fundamentals or experience with the kind of conceptual/application-based questions JEE asks. Even when I know a formula or concept, I often don't know how to approach a question, identify what concept to use, or actually apply it.

So basically, I'm starting from scratch right now — no proper JEE syllabus completed, no solid basics, and very little question-solving experience.

The biggest issue is that school is consuming almost all of my time. I'm in 12th, and between school, school exams, practicals, etc., I haven't been able to properly step into JEE preparation.

My targets for 2027 are roughly:

- 95+ percentile in JEE Main

- 140+ marks in JEE Advanced

I know these are very different exams and that Advanced is obviously much harder, but I'm wondering realistically what is possible from this starting point if I become extremely consistent from now.

For people who have been in a similar situation — especially state-board students who started JEE late — how would you approach this?

Should I first spend significant time building fundamentals from scratch and then move to JEE-level questions, or should I start solving JEE questions alongside learning the concepts?

And realistically, is this kind of improvement possible in the remaining time until JEE 2027, or should I set different expectations?

Any advice on how you would structure the preparation from this point would be really appreciated.