JEE Main Mock Test – How many JEE Main mock tests to take before the JEE Main exam is one of the most frequently asked questions which nobody has a concrete answer to. In general, the amount of practice needed by any student depends on a number of factors like IQ of the student, willingness to work hard, the current level of understanding of concepts and much more.

There is one thing that can be generalized for all the students,

Give enough mock tests so that you reach your marks goal consistently for atleast 3 tests

Which means that if you have a goal of scoring 200 in JEE Main exam, you should keep giving the mock tests until you achieve that goal consistently. Continue reading for more detailed discussion.

How many JEE Main mock test to take?

1. You can take 6-12 tests depending on the time you have before the exam. Apart from the syllabus tests, you should make sure that you take at least one full syllabus test every weekend. You should ideally take the JEE Main mock test between 10 AM -1 PM as that is when actual JEE Main exam is conducted.
2. Start with a full syllabus test and analyze it: If you are done with your syllabus, make sure you take a full syllabus JEE Main mock test and analyze your performance. You can read more about how to score 300 in JEE Main by thorough analysis here.
3. Choose your most comfortable subject: You are strongly advised to begin your mocks with different subjects. As you analyze your mocks, you will get an idea about your most comfortable subject, which can attempt the fastest with a higher accuracy. You can also begin with the subject which you find the easiest to solve, thus keeping more time for the difficult subjects.
4. Quantity doesn’t matter: Most of the students make a mistake of taking a lot of mocks or taking one mock every day. Rather than focusing on giving a lot of JEE Main mock tests, you should give a lesser number of tests and properly analyze your mistakes in those, to actually improve your performance. Make sure you don’t overload yourself with tests.