Learn from the people
who actually cracked it.
IITMentor is a daily publication by IIT alumni — strategy, problem sets, and honest writing for students preparing for JEE, BITSAT, and the Olympiads.
Fresh from this week
Three of the most-read pieces published over the last few days.
Rotational mechanics, the third time around
Drawing the free-body diagram once, drawing it again, and the third time finally getting it right.
Three months on Inorganic Chemistry is rarely wasted
An argument for slowing down on the subject everyone tries to cram in the last week.
Coordinate geometry, without losing your mind
The handful of substitutions and parameter tricks that save hours every week.
Six places to start
Pick the exam or theme that fits where you are right now.
JEE Advanced
Strategy, problem sets, and the long shadow of the two-day paper.
JEE Main
Two attempts, time-management traps, the mistakes that cost ranks.
BITSAT
The fast paper, the English section, and a different kind of speed.
Olympiads
INPhO, INChO, INMO — the quieter, deeper kind of preparation.
Boards (XI–XII)
NCERT mastery, pacing across two syllabi, and project work.
Life
Sunday blogs on burnout, friendship, hostel rooms, and what comes after.
Written by people who've been there
Every blog is signed. Each author lists the year and rank they cleared.
Notes from the inbox
A selection of messages from students and alumni, lightly edited.
“By March I'd changed how I thought about preparation — not just what to study, but when to stop.”
“The Inorganic Chemistry series is the only thing I've read that made the subject feel less like memorising.”
“It's not motivational fluff. They tell you when you're behind, and what to do about it, in the same paragraph.”
“Reading IITMentor with morning chai became a habit. The writing taught me how to read a problem before I solved it.”
“I never write fan mail. But this is the only website I read every morning, and I read it before the news.”
“The Sunday blogs taught me that the year is also about who I want to become.”
Questions, answered
Yes. Every daily blog is free on the site, with no plans to put it behind a paywall.
Thirty-seven alumni from the IITs, NITs and BITS Pilani. Twelve of us write regularly; the others contribute when they have something to say. Every blog is signed.
One blog every morning at 6 AM IST, seven days a week. Sundays are longer, reflective pieces — on burnout, life after JEE, the year ahead.
Mostly the blogs assume Class XI–XII level. The Sunday blogs on study habits, however, are written for any age, and several class-X readers find them useful.
A few of our mentors take small cohorts each year. We don't advertise widely — write to us if you are interested.
If you are an IIT/NIT alum or a current student with something worth saying, pitch us. We pay a small honorarium for published blogs.
Start with today's blog
Four hundred words to a couple of thousand. Read once a day, take what helps.