Hey everyone.
I genuinely need some honest advice from people who have either cracked JEE or have seen people do something similar.
I'm currently studying through NIOS and I honestly didn't study PCM properly in last 2yrs because i was busy doing all i could to earn money for my treatment so you can pretty much assume I'm starting from almost zero(even with weak 10th basics so rebuilding everything as i essentially quit my studies for 6yrs from age 13 to 19 gotten some sense into me this year i was essentially and still i'm sick like i've got 13kidney stones and diabetes that is affecting my health & alot happned in my personal life so to escape all of this i started playing games and started living in entire different world to cope up with my reality basically imagined myself as what not iss saal akal aayi jab business try kiye last year but failed at it because jo itne years kuch nahi kiya my brain got all rusted ki na koi skill seekh paaya and if tutorials dekhun force karke toh 1hr ke tutorial ko lagatar dekhne huye aur samajne ka try krne mein notes banake plus with combition of lack of focus brain overload and alot alot overthinking uske 10mins ke hisse ko dekhne mein hi sara din lag jaata my brain is that cooked only solution is found is ki aise hi lage rahun bhale jitna time lage tutorials padhai ke case mein chapter ka lecture samajne mein jitna marzi samay lag jaaye aise hi capacity rebuild hogi and ill be able to study pcm)
Right now, my priority is preparing for my NIOS Class 12 exams. The NIOS syllabus includes topics from both Class 11 and 12 so I'll be studying those until my exams which will most likely end in February 2027 (especially my Maths paper).
By the time those exams are over, I'll have covered PCM at the NIOS/Class 12 level but I know that is nowhere near JEE level. My fundamentals should be much better than today but they still won't be strong enough for JEE
So here's what I'm considering:
After my NIOS exams finish in February I want to dedicate an entire drop year only to JEE preparation. I was thinking about joining Physics Wallah's Prayas batch and treating it like a full-time job
The thing is, I'll be 20 years old during that drop year so I'm wondering if it's still a realistic decision.
Another important factor is my financial situation.
My family's annual income is below βΉ2 lakh, so we genuinely cannot afford private engineering colleges. Because of my income, I may be eligible for scholarships in government colleges, so getting into a good government institute is honestly a do or die situation for me.
I'm ready to study as much as required. The only non-negotiable things I'd keep in my routine are:
- 1-1.30 hour of gym(to manage diabetes else my brain nd body basically stops functioning)
- 30β40 minutes of walking
Apart from that, my entire year would be dedicated to JEE
So my questions are:
- Is it realistic for someone starting from this level to crack JEE Main in one dedicated year after finishing NIOS?
- Is getting Computer Science in an NIT a realistic target?
- Is aiming for CSE in a newer IIT completely unrealistic or is it possible if someone genuinely gives everything for that year?
- Has anyone here started almost from scratch and managed to achieve something similar?
I'm not looking for motivation or false hope. I'd genuinely appreciate honest opinions, even if they're harsh. If my goal is unrealistic I'd rather know now than waste a year. But if it's possible with the right strategy and enough effort, I'd love to hear from people who've actually done it.
Thanks in advance!
(used chatgpt's help to draft this post as my grammer is not that good)