There are two parts to your question. Ideally, students should start preparing from class IX itself. Not that you should be thinking of IIT itself, but you should try to go deeper into whatever subject you are studying at that point of time. In class X one tends to think of scoring marks. But in class IX, that’s not the case. So you could devote time at that stage to gain a deeper understanding of the subjects. Some help from the teachers may be required, say in answering questions like ‘Why am I learning what I am learning’. Can I go beyond that? But if even if you hadn’t started the preparations in class IX, don’t think that your purpose is defeated. The moment you finish class X examinations get started with the preparations for JEE.
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