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IIT JEE (Joint Entrance Examination): Which books do you recommend for IIT-JEE exam?

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Sign Up with Email Why do I need to sign in? Quora is a knowledge-sharing community that depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. 9 Answers 52 Abhinav Garg, Enthusiast Votes by Anshul Jain, Srijan Sanket, Nikhil Garg, Savin Goyal, and 47 more. Disclaimer: I write from my personal experience and in most cases, the book and the method I mention here were recommended by my teachers. Each teacher has a different way of teaching and different books complement different teaching styles. So even though I might say in my answer that you should/must do x, please note that this is entirely based on my experience and may not directly apply to your case. A key part of your preparation for IIT-JEE is not only the books you study, but how you go about studying them. In this answer, I will give my opinion on both the aspects. The idea is to

ensure that you understand the subjects well which will then enable you to tackle problems which might be new/old. General Advice: 1. Study NCERT books thoroughly The first thing that you should do for any topic in any subject is go through the NCERT chapter. This is exclusive of my disclaimer above and I would strongly recommend that you do the NCERTs irrespective what your teachers say. NCERT textbooks are written by a team of author's who are all experts in their area. For example, one of the author's in the Physics textbook is Prof. Ajoy Ghatak who is an expert in the field of optics and I would assume that the chapter(s) on optics are primarily written by him. Also, NCERTs contain some of the most basic material explained very well. It is essential that you master all the basics before moving on to more "advanced" ideas. So, the first thing to do is read the NCERT chapters thoroughly and this includes any side notes or extra information that may or may not be part of the CBSE boards syllabus. Once you have completed the exercises for the relevant topic, you are ready to move to the next step. 2. Read an advanced book Once you have finished the relevant sections from the NCERT textbook, you can move on to a more "advanced book". This book would differ with subjects and may differ on different topics within the subject. A list of these "advanced books" is contained below in this answer. In all cases, the idea is to understand the theory behind some of the more advanced topics that may not be covered in the NCERT textbooks. As in the case of the NCERT textbooks, you should begin with understanding the theoretical parts and then do the exercises given in the book. In my opinion, at this point you should have a sufficient level of understanding to help you do well in the IIT-JEE. Note: A lot of these books may contain sections that are beyond the IIT-JEE syllabus and for students focused on the JEE alone, you may omit these extraneous sections after consulting the JEE syllabus. 3. Practice Once you have done both the relevant topic from both the NCERT and the advanced textbook, if you have time at your hand, you can move ahead and practice some the topics from books which focus primarily on questions. A list of practice material can be found below. This would help you strengthen your understanding of topic and also give you some experience with

application of the concepts which you have learnt. If you are not able to solve some question, you may re-read the relevant section from the NCERT or the "advanced" book. Books: By default, the books mentioned here are "advanced" books. Any books to be used only for practice are otherwise specified. Please note that if I list several books for the same topic(s) then you may do either or both (if you have enough time). Past year IIT-JEE questions are a great way to practice and test your understanding for all topics.

Mathematics: I can not stress this enough -- studying theory in maths is as important as in physics and chemistry. Maths is not only about solving some equations or some problems but also about understanding how theorems were arrived at and the intuition behind several conventions and ideas. So it is very important that you study the theory given in NCERTs and other books that precedes the examples and questions. This would give you a better understanding of the concepts and certainly help you in JEE. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Higher Algebra by Hall and Knight for Algebra Textbook of Co-ordinate Geometry for IIT-JEE by A. Majeed for Co-ordinate geometry Problems in Calculus of One Variable by I. A. Maron for Calculus Calculus and Analytic Geometry by Thomas and Finney for Calculus Vector Algebra by Shanti Narayan A textbook of Matrices by Shanti Narayan [practice] Course in Mathematics for IIT-JEE by Tata McGraw Hill publications. [practice] Problems Plus in IIT Mathematics by A Das Gupta [practice] Trignometry by S L Loney

Let me know if there are any topics that I have missed out on. I know trigonometry is one, but in my opinion the NCERT textbook is enough and all you need to know is how to derive all the formulas from the basic ones given there. There are a couple of more books for vectors and 3-d geometry and theory of matrices that I can't remember right now. (EDIT: names added courtesy Sahil Singla)

Physics: 1. University Physics by Freedman and Young 2. Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick and Walker 3. [practice] Physics for IIT-JEE series by B. M. Sharma. Disclaimer: I was taught Physics by the author. I have not gone through these books but I am basing

this recommendation on the assumption that these would be similar to the questions found in the reading material provided to me as a student. 4. [practice] Concepts of Physics by H. C. Verma 5. [practice] Problems in General Physics by I. E. Irodov This is generally of a level above the general questions asked currently in IIT-JEE and may be considered optional. The books mentioned above can be used for all topics.

Chemistry 1. University Chemistry by Bruce Mahan for Physical Chemistry 2. Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd for Organic Chemistry 3. Organic Chemistry by Solomons and Fryhle for Organic Chemistry 4. A Guidebook to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry by Peter Sykes for Organic Chemistry. This book must be read irrespective of whether you read 2 or 3. But it is suggested that you read this book only after you have covered all or atleast a large part of your organic chemistry syllabus. 5. Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J. D. Lee for Inorganic Chemistry 6. [practice] Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations by RC Mukherjee