NSEC PREPARATION
NSEC - The National Standard Examination for Chemistry is the
first stage in the 3 stage process used to select the team to
represent India in the International Chemistry Olympiad.
It is a very prestigious exam which will give you all an idea of
your performance in chemistry at a national scale.
This blog is intended towards class 11 and 12 students who hope
to perform well in this examination.
The exam is scheduled to be held on 27 November 2016. In this
post, i will be discussing last minute preparation strategies and
give some tips regarding the exam
1. The NSEC exam is a fairly easy and high-scoring . I
attempted NSEC in class 11 and 12 scoring 174/240 and
204/240 respectively.
2. Most questions will be based on the topics covered in NCERT.
The level of the questions will also be similar.
3. Do solve all previous year NSEC papers which you get hold
off.
4. Complete a detailed revision of Class 11 and Class 12 NCERT
textbooks by Nov 27.
5. Questions from biochemistry are a permanent fixture in NSEC.
Expect atleast 7-10 questions from this chapter. A solid
performance in this chapter ( NO NEGATIVES!!!) will ensure
that you perform better than your peers.
6. Concentrate on understanding the structure of the human DNA
and proteins. Linkages, peptide bonds and amino acid synthesis
are important topics for which the NCERT textbook is not
sufficient. Memorize the linkages in carbohydrates as questions
pertaining to these are common.
7. Questions from spectroscopy rarely appear. In case you are
confident regarding your preparation, try to have a look at IR
and NMR spectroscopy.
8. Time shouldn't be a problem in this paper. However, many
students fail to qualify to the next level owing to silly mistakes.
Do try to avoid them.
9. From personal experience, i would suggest that you concentrate
on chemical bonding, colloids, biochemistry, polymer
chemistry and chemistry in everyday life during these last few
days. Note that this is meant for serious aspirants who have
already completed one round of revision.
10. Cutoffs are generally high in most states. Ensure that you do
not lose out due to negative marks.
11. Calculators are allowed. Do take them to the exam and use
them to the fullest.
Class 12 students who aim to perform well in JEE Advanced must strive to clear the first round of this exam. It will be a huge
confidence boost going into the final stretch of your JEE prep.
Class 11 students must try to perform to the best of their abilities.
Any score above 120 would be an encouraging sign.
ALL THE BEST
