When should NRIs start preparation for Indian Engg Entrances
When Should NRI Students Start Preparing for Indian Engineering Entrance Exams?
Most of the NRI students might not be able to take admissions in the top-notch engineering colleges of India. Why?
NRIs might not know when to start preparation, what to prepare for (JEE / State Level Entrance Examinations), and how long they should prepare to get into the prestigious engineering colleges of India.
The period of the preparation impacts a ton on students’ overall performance/score. Hence, it’s pretty important to make yourself familiar with the engineering entrance tests (for NRI students).
Let’s check the engineering entrance tests NRIs should appear for and the right time to start preparation.
- JEE
- Other State Level Entrance Examinations
1. JEE:
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is an engineering entrance examination conducted for admission to various engineering colleges in India. It is constituted by two different examinations - JEE Main and JEE Advanced.
These JEE exams are of the objective pattern (except for JEE Main paper 2’s Drawing Skills Test).
Through JEE Main, students can get admissions to the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and some other prestigious colleges designated as "centrally funded technical institutes" (CFTIs). JEE Main is held twice a year(January & April).
Those who clear the JEE Main are only eligible for JEE Advanced. JEE-Advanced Scores are for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) IIST, IISERs, ISM Dhanbad. Only the students selected in JEE Main are eligible for appearing in JEE Advanced.
For NRI students, the good news is that JEE Main Rank can help them in applying for admission under DASA/CIWG Scheme. Here is the reason behind it:
From the 2021-22 session, according to the latest official notification from DASA 2021, JEE Main scores are mandatory for DASA/CIWG Scheme for NRIs/PIOs.
👉 Let me elaborate using a real-life scenario. In the academic year 2020-21, the candidates of Grade 11th who are studying/preparing to avail the benefits of DASA/CIWG Scheme, are supposed to fight JEE Main (for DASA 2021) to get admissions in NITs, IIITs, CFTIs of India.
Similarly, for the academic year 2022-23, the candidates of Grade 12th who are studying/preparing to avail the benefits of the DASA / CIWG Scheme, they must prepare for JEE Main to get admissions in NITs, IIITs, CFTIs of India. This answers your question of when to start preparing for JEE Main.
Most NRIs often start their exam preparation in 12th grade, but it’s a major mistake. You won’t be able to cope up with both 12th-grade exams and JEE Preparation. In this busy atmosphere, it’s very unlikely to ace JEE with an incredible score.
Students should prepare for JEE while in both 11th and 12th grade to crack JEE with a good score. Or you can take a year extra after 12th grade just to prepare for JEE.
When Should NRIs Start JEE Preparation?
Right after finishing your 10th grade. Confused?
Let's elucidate this for you.. You have an ample amount of time to invest in your studies after finishing the 10th grade. You can start your JEE preparation from your summer holidays as you get tons of free time to explore.
You can refresh yourself with all the fundamentals of the JEE syllabus in the summer holidays. After finishing the fundamentals, you can start preparing for the JEE syllabus of 11th grade.
Preparing from the 11th grade makes a huge impact on your exam preparation. Meanwhile, do the same for 12th grade as well. This plan will save you a ton of time.
Available JEE Course For NRIs Students:
JEE Prep Courses |
Duration |
Level |
Course Detail |
JEE 1 Year Coaching Classes |
480 Hours |
For 12th Class Students |
|
JEE 2 Year Coaching Classes |
704 Hours |
For 11th Class Students |
|
JEE Foundation Course |
390 Hours |
For 6th,7th,8th,9th & 10th Class Students |
|
JEE Main Test Series |
3 Hr/Test |
For 11th & 12th Class Students |
|
JEE Main DLP |
Upon Enquiry |
Grade 11th / 12th |
|
JEE Main Crash Course |
Upon Enquiry |
Grade 12th |
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