Well, if you ask me ‘Can I clear the JEE exam without coaching?’ My answer would be ‘Yes’. Having said that, neither self-study nor coaching guarantees you 100% Success in the JEE exam. Actually, whether you should opt for JEE coaching or not, depends a lot on your level of preparedness for the exam. Are you smart enough? To understand the question patterns, solve problems by applying concepts, quick in solving problems with 100% accuracy. If your answer is positive, then probably you have it all that takes to crack the JEE without coaching. But number of such students are be very less. If you don't fall under this small percentage of smart students, here are why you should opt for coaching to reach your desired destination - JEE. Given below are few benefits of coaching for JEE aspirants:
Direction for preparation: Keeping in mind the vast syllabus of JEE, guidance from expert coach gives you a better idea about the exam patterns and how to deal with it. Preparing yourself is a great idea, but you are sure to miss the much need experts' guidance, which if doesn't guarantee you winning a slot in IITs still will help you jump up the rank list. As you know, it's just a matter of 1 mark sometimes that makes or breaks your deal for JEE.
Individual Feedback: When you join JEE coaching classes you are given mock tests on a regular basis, which gives you an idea where you stand and what are your weak areas. In addition, you get your performance feedback from JEE experts helping you to work and improve on those areas.
Exam Tips & Strategies: Joining a JEE coaching program gives you those helpful experts' insights, tips and strategies to improve your chances of ranking higher in the exam. Studying in your own does teach you self-discipline and makes you more self-driven, but it doesn't gives you short-cut methods that can help you rank higher.