IIT prof's advice on making notes to maximize study output

In this video I discuss the biggest mistakes students make with regards to making notes, how they can overcome these mistakes, and use notes to make the best use of the time they spend studying.
I start off by discussing the problems students face in the absence of a note taking habit.
The biggest mistakes students make are:
1. Not making notes at all while reading books or attending lectures
2. Only underlining, highlighting or taking margin notes
3. Relying exclusively on notes from tuition teachers and coaching teachers
4. Borrowing notes from friends
I suggest some ways to overcome these mistakes.
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[@Saycheeezebuddy3579]

I believed on Nishat Jindal on not taking notes and now I am at loss for the chapters I have not made notes of, so my request to all viewers do not follow anyones advise blindly, always try and test whats good and bad for you

[@fiehdhreinrekbffjhbfhevjvj6933]

Lmao fr

[@psychobuddy4122]

us

[@Theloner761]

Nishant Jindal is a hypocrite, don't follow that guy.

[@Saycheeezebuddy3579]

@@Theloner761 yes,right

[@pokelvl_9922]

I think you should make notes but the motive should not be reading those notes again and again ,the real motive for which you should make notes is because it make s your concept strong by writing it in a copy . You can also make notes to test yourself on the topic. But don't read notes again and again

[@souhardosamanta3017]

No AIR 247 is harmed here . A real genius , an IIT professor is advising us to make notes and you guys are relying on a stupid person claiming to have got AIR 247 without notes making . Guys , I would say that always listen to experienced people bcs they know and they have dealt with lots of students . Don't be swayed away by the KZbin sensations like Nishant Jindal and all , suggesting not to make notes . I, myself is a jee aspirant and I look for your guidence for my success . Thank you so much ❤️.

[@shinchan____nohara]

1st line of the comment 😂

[@tab8294]

Hai kya vo Nishant jindal, apne AAP ko bhagwan samjhe laga hai

[@shayanahmad4308]

You are spreading wrong thought about Nishant Jindal. He said "DON'T MAKE NOTES" Ok , But you did not understand the reason behind his words. Nishant is trying to convey the message that to focus more on concept rather than wasting time on making notes because while preparation of JEE notes takes lots of time and aspirant rely on notes rather than building concepts in mind. The PRIMARY MOTO BEHIND NISHANT WORDS IS TO MAKE YOUR CONCEPTS THAT MUCH STRONG THAT THERE IS NO NEED TO LOOK AT THE NOTES AGAIN. AND HE ALSO SAID THAT TO MAKE NOTES BUT NOTES SHOULD BE IN ONE PAGE WHICH IS ONLY FOR RECALL. And the main thing is NISHANT JINDAL ALSO SAID THAT MAKES NOTES OF YOUR OWN AND BUILD CONCEPTS BY BOOKS. AND here Professor JC also trying to spread same message and he stated that this video is FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS AND FOR UNDERGRADUATES whereas NISHANT JINDAL made that video only for JEE aspirants because JEE aspirants have very short period of time so if they INVEST THIER ON MAKING NOTES RATHER THAN BUILDING CONCEPT. & He also stated that to make shorts notes by using only KEYWORDS. PEACE OUT🍃

[@JEE-.2025]

​@@shayanahmad4308well said broo👌👍

[@mayank00005]

You guys really watch stupid videos of Nishant Jindal 😂 Idk how he got this rank. But just watching his single video was enough to make me realise of his immaturity and stupidity. He don't care about learning/gaining knowledge, he just care about getting good ranks/marks.

[@hrishikeshbouri10c21]

00:02 IIT professor shares mistakes in note-taking and how to overcome them 02:14 Taking proper notes is crucial for understanding and retention. 04:23 Simply underlining and relying solely on lecture notes is not sufficient for true knowledge acquisition. 06:46 Taking notes directly from textbooks is essential for developing good study habits. 08:59 Making your own notes is crucial for better understanding and retention. 11:13 Take your own notes as your main anchor for studying. 13:23 Record flashes of insight while studying and solving problems. 15:30 Develop a mental muscle to interpret book material in your own words.

[@AyushSingh-ib5sg]

Thankyou yr 😅 English language toda km aati hi 😅

[@Happyboii24]

AI at its Finest 🖥️

[@harshithsuda2899]

Thank you for the wonderful tips you have shared sir.I myself was a victim to these cosmetic notetaking techniques like bullet journalling,digital note taking etc. I now realised that the best way of taking notes is just a pen and paper. Thank you sir. I have a immense respect for you and the videos which you are making for young students.😃

[@mukunda9dj]

I totally agreed with you sir I am an Engg grad and this approach is the most efficient one and applicable to all the study irrespective of the branch or stream .Thank You very much sir for illuminating on this important foundation step towards generic learning 🙏🏽.

[@sanchitabiswas3440]

Thanks for this lecture .. you are probably the first one to tell clearly about making own notes and study books .

[@meghakolhekar]

Excellent content. Very crisp. I think my habit of notes making in class (in the late 90s) as well as while reading books has helped me retain most of the fundamental knowledge. It never left me. Besides, it improved my grasping power. As usual I am going to share this too with my UG engg class😊 Thank you professor.

[@ARIDO_]

Thank you for your free and Invaluable guidance 🙏🏻

[@sumanthreddy3154]

Respected sir, I completely agree with your statement regarding undergraduate students why the students were unable to make use of full potentials in the tier-3 college, where the students were just mugging before exams from materials and readymade notes completely do not know the jest from the subject.

[@hi10drakk]

i have personally been an anti note taking person. but your insights make so much sense. thank you for sharing.

[@warriordefenderw_d6614]

Thank you so much sir This is the best worthy video I have ever saw till now

[@amanrawat560]

12:16 It's the most most most important advice shared by the prof and it is something I have personally experienced which has helped me crack gate and land into IIT Kanpur

[@Breeze07]

Thank you so much for such a detailed video on note taking 🙏🏻

[@zrancon]

• self made notes from book>> underlining in book >>school/college notes •make your own notes •attend classes-->read book-->solve problems -->make notes of those things which were common in problems and what yoy were taught They are GOLDEN NUGGETS

[@pranavpradyot]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📝 *Taking your own notes during lectures and readings is crucial for better retention and understanding.* 04:17 📚 *Simply underlining or highlighting text is not sufficient for true comprehension; making your own notes fosters deeper understanding and insight.* 06:04 📝 *Relying solely on lecture notes provided by teachers may hinder real knowledge acquisition and lead to bad study habits.* 08:45 🚫 *Copying notes from peers is a common but detrimental shortcut; creating your own notes fosters genuine understanding.* 10:33 🖋️ *Making notes by hand is beneficial for engagement and retention, supported by scientific studies.* 13:35 🤔 *Solving problems from textbooks can help uncover unique insights and connections, which should be recorded in your notes.* 14:43 📝 *Writing subjective notes in your own words aids in deep comprehension and cultivates essential scientific thinking skills.* 16:29 🎯 *Be practical and focus on what's necessary for your learning journey, rather than following trendy or irrelevant note-taking techniques.* Made with HARPA AI

[@Prof_JC]

Did the AI provide the icons too?

[@pranavpradyot]

yes sir , and i love your content @@Prof_JC

[@akshat2922]

Which app u used

[@imreadytogrind]

@@akshat2922 what extension*

[@uditasingh6240]

Your videos are always such a delight to watch.

[@shobhitverma2478]

What I learnt How do I verify my understanding of concept? What's most efficient way of reading any book? Reading only make me familiar with text but not in-depth understanding of concept. Relying on others notes doesn't give me knowledge but I am only becoming dependent on borrowed knowledge of someone. How to develop understanding of concept via practicing problems?

[@kartikpandey8739]

Making notes is a form of art, because it is a form of imaginative self-expression done to convey some concept. It is like a mirror to the inner-workings of my mind. I always throw away all of the notes I make.

[@AvinashKumarTiwari-db4rj]

No

[@AvinashKumarTiwari-db4rj]

If you do this you can waste your more time in writing notes in the form of art rather than you have to learn the concept clearly and apply in questions ok

[@kartikpandey8739]

@@AvinashKumarTiwari-db4rj I think I have miscommunicated myself here. Let's do what works for us. I wanted to share how much I enjoy "sketching" the concepts in different formats and cannot come to contain them in "the one" absolute way. The art is in thinking the same concept in different ways.

[@monarch6281]

​@@kartikpandey8739😮woahh words

[@artybang484]

Thankyou for your guidance ,Sir!

[@harshsingh-ln5ty]

Thank you so much sir for taking out time for us

[@nimit_gupta]

Thank you for your insights; these advises and suggestions are not only useful for students but also for the professionals; I would suggest you should transform or translate your faculty notes into digital format on iPads, or tablets; Surely adds to your productivity and lessen your time in going through notebooks.

[@user-kx5gn7pt4g]

Thank you so much sir 🙏 for the useful guidance.

[@badribishaldas9627]

Excellent informative video proffessor

[@Yellow_Shorts_11]

I enjoy Sciences and Mathematics, What you have articulated in the video, answers the question 'how I began enjoying Sciences and Mathematics." Your point of "Making personalized notes, well adapted to your own style of thinking." not only promotes an efficient revision when we re-read the notes, But also forces us to ponder upon the Concepts, making us grasp them well. Which is what I have seen as a change in myself, From an average student, To a better scoring one.

[@jefecrx]

This is why people are against AI.

[@peetaabread17]

Lmao, I'm pretty sure you got that from ChatGPT

[@AvinashKumarTiwari-db4rj]

Learn the concept and apply in the question and also most important you have to make short notes

[@zentrox852]

thank you professor this was really needed at the time being will be really helpful : )

[@shrutirasal766]

Sir your guidelines is very-very important for ruler(village)students. Which have poor economy. God bless you. For giving guidelines to poor students. Live long life.Also God give power to you for service poor society students.. ❤❤

[@adityasinha146]

What sir is saying is extremely crucial and true in my 10th i highlighted the important points and read it again and again though I was having a vague thought that my concepts are getting better what actually was happening that I was just mugging up things with a certain level of understanding. Sir 2nd point happened to me during my 11th when I was solving cengage maths regourslessly i developed many new concepts on question solving that was mine and mine alone but since I hadn't note it down it all vanishes. But I will make sure sir that I don't repeat my mistakes. Because someone has well said that "if you made a mistake and don't correct it then it's a mistake".

[@Anurag_30]

Well expressed.

[@DharaniDharan-rj6ps]

can you please tell me what he is coming to say finally?...i'm preparing for neet 2025 by self study and most of the times i have to read from books. what should i do?

[@eastvern5147]

This is made for me. Thanks very much sir.

[@howdadogdoin729]

Great video sir! I will follow your advice...

[@mohammadinamullah9380]

Professor please continue to motivate students.

[@Krishnajihamayenge]

It feels so good and confident that whatever study method you were following from start is now approved by iit prof. But also a pinch of sadness that now its not just exclusive to me rather its available to lakhs of people , Have good ahead,sir

[@bali9107]

Kisi ka bhala ho jayega toh koi burra thodi h

[@dhruvchaturvedi7030]

very well spoken sir. this was eye opening.

[@AyushmanDey-gx8vp]

@Prof_JC Sir I would like to request you to make a video on the best books to follow for actually learning PCM during JEE preparation. If not possible for Chemistry and Maths, your suggestions on Physics book would really help us.

[@Iam__Kaustav]

Thank you for this video, sir.

[@rebelsitoula544]

No 247 is harmed in this video!

[@thenameishitesh]

bro I am watching this video at 2.47 pm😂

[@Light_yagami777]

Sir you are great Nishant jindal is not even feet of you!

[@arnavtrivedi4918]

Thanks a lot sir. This genuinely helped👍

[@jitendramisra722]

You are truly right ❤❤

[@anandolodh2458]

Sir, here I'm from Bangladesh & will try to implement your ideas asap. Take love.

[@VenkatanarasimhaHegde]

Finally !!!! a video

[@sakshamtayal1234]

sir i follow a 3 step mnotes process which is quite lengthy but efficient first of all i take whole class than make notres 2ndly i mark important keywords using highlighter and at last i make summarised short notes of about 1-2 page per chapter and use them for cooaching and highlihted one for school subjective papers

[@shrutirasal766]

You are really God for poor students. Thanks for right guidelines for economical weak students. Because service to man is service to God.

[@meenalbhati3305]

Thank you so much sir..This is a great information and will help a lot

[@manishakumari-if5ip]

Really very useful video... thanks a lot sir for sharing your ideology about note making specially- your own notes acts as intermediary between book and brain ( i.e understanding). I always hesitate to make my own notes and sometimes I feel, it may not be sufficient and may not serve my purpose but your idea made me understand the reality of my thought. Now onwards I will try to make my own notes. And Hopeful for your blessings and the best result .Thanks sir 🙏🏻

[@DharaniDharan-rj6ps]

can you please tell me what he is coming to say finally?...i'm preparing for neet 2025 by self study and most of the times i have to read from books. what should i do?

[@mdebarshi]

I take notes for 2 reasons: 1. Proof of UNDERSTANDING: after going through the material, i create a clear summary of the content in my head and write it down - as a record of my understanding. Making diagrammatic/visual summaries works best for me in many cases, but depends on the nature of the topic mostly. If there is difficulty in summarizing the concept for myself, that means there are gaps in my understanding. (This teaches one to be critical of one's own understanding. The previous record of the understanding can be revisited and updated/corrected at a later time.) 2. Recording SYNTHESIS: when i derive new information/ideas from my existing understanding/knowledge, i write them down.

[@mdebarshi]

Also nowadays, given the scarcity of good teachers, i do not depend on lectures. I rather try to read directly from books written by the pioneers/experts of the field or directly from original research, in order to get the concept right. It happens many a times that a 2nd or 3rd translation of the original concept increases the probability of corrupting the original idea. Unfortunately, i have experienced many lecturers from private schools and collges who are inefficient in transferring concepts in their correct/original form to the students. Nowadays, i rely on video content that cones directly from individuals who are the scientists/experts of the field themselves.

[@PranabXOF]

Thank you professor ❤

[@Saycheeezebuddy3579]

Sir I would highly request to make a video on how to deal with backlogs or weak concepts, please!

[@r.i.pnandy2854]

very insightful video.

[@masterchief-thetechgamer572]

I really enjoyed taking notes in your MOS classes .....Thanks a lot for the Ex Grade Sir! ❤ (Ayan)

[@Prof_JC]

And I really enjoyed teaching you all!

[@rohithrash9053]

Eye opening video

[@aryansangwan1755]

Thank you for this helpful advice to us sir A little bit confused we have to make notes during reading the book or on doing problem and catch that flashes and put down in the notes? And really happy that someone is helping us to really understand the subject not to rote down in notes Thank you sir . Wanna try to get iit Kharagpur and once get a chance to meet you in iit kgp

[@Sonkuki840]

News subscriber sir i have been searching for this kind of lecture by using English 😁😁

[@Ajayykumar2030]

THANK YOU SIR

[@user-mw3ug3cc2r]

Thank you sir. From Dhaka, Bangladesh.

[@deshbhakt101]

Thanks sir

[@Pw_insider07]

thanks sir ...really helpful

[@thoseearthlings]

Sir please elaborate your point on utility of logic over problem solving. Kindly give an analogy. I understand your busy schedule but please try revert to this if possible, I shall be happy. Thank you for guidance sir.

[@flyingcakes85]

Helpful video! Most of the things you said here, I discovered via hit and trial (meaning I've reasonably suffered for most of my academic life due to bad notes). As you said, its important to make notes even when solving science questions. I also never feel satisfied using someone else's notes. My personal addition here: your tip about noting down little concepts applies not just to science, but to humanities too. Self studying humanities since few months now, I'll elaborate it for the (minority) humanities students here: add some analytical notes too. So, make your normal notes writing down facts, but also write down how the specific fact affects other elements. Eg. in History, analyzing long term impact of events help you understand and remember better. In Geography. analyzing the impacts of geographical info on economy or lifestyle helps better remember things. Noting these down help in faster understanding and recall. In the past few months, my (mis)conception that Humanities is "rote memorization" subject has been broken. One final thing - and this is something I falter at till date - REVISION! Notes are useless if not revised. I need to improve upon my revision schedules :)

[@Prof_JC]

Thanks for the pointers to the Humanities students. And your last paragraph is golden!

[@chiragsharma5050]

​@@Prof_JC overhyped iit people are making millions without degree

[@AyushmanDey-gx8vp]

​@@Prof_JCSir I would like to request you to make a video on the best books to follow for actually learning PCM during JEE preparation. If not possible for Chemistry and Maths, your suggestions on Physics book would really help us.

[@Prof_JC]

@@AyushmanDey-gx8vp A long time ago I had written an answer on quora. www.quora.com/What-are-the-best-physics-chemistry-and-math-books-for-IIT-JEE/answer/Jeevanjyoti-Chakraborty?ch=15&oid=3364904&share=18fd8345&srid=XRfx&target_type=answer But please look for a more up to date answer from someone who has graduated recently because the patterns are completely different now.

[@AyushmanDey-gx8vp]

@@Prof_JC Really appreciate your valuable insights.If possible, I would like to know your thoughts on Cengage publication books on maths and physics.

[@wonderboygaming5105]

Thank you sir

[@boora789]

Sir see u soon in iit campus ❤😊

[@sangkritimajumder3936]

Give your blessings sir that we become capable to solve the OTBT questions in JEE(Advanced)-2024 prepared by the respected professors like you.🙏

[@thenameishitesh]

though I'm jee25 aspirant , but wishing you the best 👍👍 you have worked hard and be confident 💪 ....stay positive bhaiya 😊

[@ujjwalrao6832]

thanks a lot sir

[@Deactivated_account2025]

I rely on my lecture notes and read the books too..if i find anything which is not in my notes..I add it to my notes!

[@CharlieJunes]

This is even true for PG level.

[@aakarsh8920]

The gems of India ❤

[@Deactivated_account2025]

Air 247 didnt make notes because he had left very few months for jee..so the idea helped him... Butbwe shouldn't commit this mistake!

[@disa464]

Thankyou Sir👍🏻

[@illussionerstryder7179]

Better idea is writing down heading or title in the notebook to recall Thank you sir Anyway 😊

[@Rajdeep_]

Thank you

[@krox477]

Best tutorial ever

[@ShubhTheOcean]

Thank you so much sir. What's your opinion on short notes?

[@MrLaggert]

Sir is trending after Tharun Speaks Just irony

[@user-rr3vb6qh8p]

Nope I think that 'iit prof' tag is making the videos viral

[@Learning-ej3mr]

Sir can you make a video on what IIT professors expect in students while preparing the questions paper..which kind of learning and approach of students will help them to get a very good score in JEE advanced

[@nhikiya5967]

very helpful. tq

[@jeffrey-antony]

Thank you for the great video. Can you please make a video about how to make notes for graduate level or undergraduate level ? It was mentioned that this video is for school level note taking. Maybe, what is different in graduate level note taking?

[@sandhya5236]

Amazing video Sir. Very useful for students. I think, if students borrow notes from others , they may get hold of key points, but I believe knowledge gaining would a bit far in it

[@Prof_JC]

Many students don't realize this drawback of borrowing notes from others. That's why I particularly mentioned it.

[@sandhya5236]

@@Prof_JC so true Sir. Kids borrow notes, assignments, record notebook. They don’t understand the purpose behind all these works

[@Devil-qn4gm]

​@@sandhya5236True

[@pariharbiceps9827]

Precious Video, Thank you sir

[@Og_rocker_]

Sir plz make a video on :- How the Qs are framed in JEE ADVANCE by using fundamental concepts! So in that way we can prepare our concept! 😊

[@mohammadinamullah9380]

The easiest way to design conceptual question including mathematical complexity specially definite integration.

[@vidhantiwari3314]

For me everything looks important in books...then how can I make notes as it seems a tedious and too much time taking task to me to replica the complete book as notes...Can you please enlighten about the process of making notes?

[@Lovejindagi-sl9bx]

Sir can you please tell us about the things we should do during our jee preparation to study efficiently

[@maths4you405]

Very informative video

[@sudjitnaskar]

Now it the best for me coz I will be in 11 , thanks

[@allukumar9473]

Sir while going through the faculty pages, i noticed that some of them have no journal publications from the past few years. Does it mean they have stopped publishing and they won't take in any research interns?

[@Defenseaffairs814]

Thanks sir I was in the same dilemma

[@jitendramisra722]

I am agree with you

[@anikapatel4566]

Sir please make videos jee related

[@manan025]

He already made so many. And This was also one of them. It wasn't only for UG students. Unless, you're asking him to take JEE related lectures.

[@abhishekkumarverma2031]

Sir, please make a vedio how actually study

[@phenomenal4647]

আপনার অনেক বড় ভক্ত.......

[@mohhomad]

Hey Professor JC, I wanted to discuss something with you. What if a student has their own aspirations of getting into IITs and already has some ideas about their plans post admission? Looking forward to your response

[@Cypherx444]

Sir I forgot everything after revision of notes just in 2 days😢

[@yyuss]

Sir currently I am in std. X , I can relate with your video as my notes also flows to 10-15 students, friends and many more , I have to scan everytime or click photos to send them. Therefore I have make a separate drive of my notes if anybody asks I send them the link. 😅 I make notes from the teacher's lecture in the school when they are explaining the topics (included ideas of books and many extra topics)as I was regular in attending the school. There were some extremely skilled teachers like my chemistry sir-(he taught many topis something more outside the syllabus also like sp,hybridizationm, ligarithm part of pH which were removed from the syllabus that was very interesting and his sense of humour was also very good) and maths mam(she was one of the best teachers that I have got the chance to study , the way she explains every concept without using any particular book , I mean she takes any random book and gives different types of questions and explains each type very good , she was the teacher whom I met this year and whenever she explains she tells to not write ,first listen and then gives us more extra time to write, she was the only teacher who gives questions and tells not to jump on solving fast and she solves the question and then she gives more different types of question mostly MCQ and also gives more time in explaining basic concepts like the number system [this was very unique as in earlier classes the teachers will give the questions and we have to solve fast] she also encourages us many times as I was that type of student who knows maths well but everytime I ended by only 1 mark to get full because of my silly mistakes in basic things, always tells me to be the best version of yourself as there is always someone better).

[@dhruvii111]

Hey! Fellow 10th grader here...just wanna know whether you met these teachers via school or coaching

[@yyuss]

@@dhruvii111 school

[@parie-_-12]

@@yyuss Hi Rishabh are you a jee aspirant?

[@RISHABHMAURYA-hb4cb]

Jeevan sir i am class 12 student rn i had not given the jee exam which was held recently i had decided to give jee 2025 after one year preparation i am going for studying from online resources What should I can do for concrete preparation ?

[@ParitoshTripathiOfficial]

Sir, but I don't like to take notes when taught in class by a teacher rather i like to take notes by reading books on the topic the teacher had taught. Is that any better?

[@abhishekjain194]

Sir just a thought why don't you join Tharun Speaks CoHort for Editing?

[@abhishekjain194]

W sir!

[@nithingovindaraj7394]

Hello sir, Iam a first year ECE student in my first sem, I just failed in my jee exams and I got a seat in a tier 5 college, I really feel demotivated and doubtful about my future, can u please give me suggestions that I can do as a college student for my future

[@shubhangi36]

Good evening sir, I am a Btech Graduate and have started with a KZbin channel to teach the concepts of Mathematics and Physics. I am just observing that students are just mugging up the formulae rather than conceptualizing the topics. I remember the days of my study days and I was also not satisfied with the short notes and used to study thoroughly from the text books But sometimes we cannot miss anything in a technical topic from the book,, so can you help us with a video on how to make the notes from books as book reading is time consuming especially as thought by today's generation since a lot of content is available on different social media which definitely seems more lucrative than books.

[@aniketpaul3308]

Sir, what mindset should i go in a tier3/4 college with. I had given my jan attenpt of jee mains 2024 and scored poorly, decided to continue my preparation for april attempt after boards, but i am not quite confident about it(though i will try my best). And i do not think i will take a drop. Thanks... Edit : Nvm sir, I actually found a video where you expressed your opinion on this topic, thanks Edit 2 : I am actually taking a drop 💀

[@beingnatural7425]

Great discussion.. Sir do you have any email through which queries can be asked?

[@rakshitbalaji9155]

sir I don't like math but with extra effort I can solve math. My ither batch mate able to solve same math in 15min it take 35min to do so. Should I still take pcm and prepare for jee? pls tell sir

[@TVfan3264]

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