Book and Study Material - Physics

Physics.........................the supposedly most dreaded,feared,cursed and what not said about subject of PCB students and NEET/AIIMS exam seeking students.Students and even sometimes teachers often mislead you about how to do Physics and even exaggerate the subject that needs a simple,methodical and dedication having approach.If you have decided that-"I will study,learn,understand Physics no matter how I fear it or what problems come!", nothing can stop you.For books and study materials,stick to few books,do hardwork and have the patience.

Coming to the topic,today I will be telling about the books I followed for NEET/AIIMS Physics, that were recommended to me by my teachers and ex-NEET/AIIMS high rankers.

Again all the students are divided into 3 categories - Beginner,Semi-pro and Pros.

• Beginners-Those who have just began NEET/AIIMS preparation and don't have much clue about the pattern and syllabus of NEET/AIIMS. They are just learning the basics and fundamentals of Physics,theory being first then numericals.
• Semi-pro -Those who have already began their preparation and have undergone 2-3 months of coaching and studying.They are aware of Physics as a subject and can solve most basic problems of NEET/AIIMS pattern.Although they maybe still have doubts in certain topics and may not have learnt the approach to solve some tricky problems.
• Pro - These are the people who have already mastered NCERT,coaching study materials and good Physics problem books.They are well versed with both theory and question-solving approach and can easily solve complete previous years questions,even the trickiest ones from JEE Main and JEE Advanced.

Core books - Recommended for Beginners,Semi-pros and Pros alike.

• NCERT Physics Class 11&12

Repeating the same thing I said in my Chemistry Study Material post,it is believed by many students that they need to do high level books of JEE type and NCERTs are "sarkari" ones and useless but the case is actually "the opposite". Actually NCERTs are great books on theory and even questions,its just that the arrangement and the depth of topics make them only a bit inconvenient.For beginners,you must start from NCERT and then move to coaching materials(they are also VERY important for NEET/AIIMS Physics).You should once or twice study theory and then solve questions from NCERT which will make you get a firm grip at the basics.Then you should study Coaching notes and study material and finally go for NEET/AIIMS pattern questions.Don't touch JEE books until you are very thorough with questions of NEET/AIIMS Physics syllabus and level.

• A good NEET/AIIMS DLP or Booklet package from a reputed coaching institute - Again comes the difference between Bio and Phy/Chem in study materials.In Bio its still possible to score 75-80% with only NCERT,but here to even read and solve the questions properly you need coaching materials.Many formulas,theories and a good question bank are missing from NCERT Physics books so you definitely need something extra.

I myself have used Resonance, Aakash DLP and Allen DLP and can tell that the Resonance one is the best for NEET/AIIMS Physics as they contain the correct pattern and level that is needed today in NEET/AIIMS. Theory is easy to read and is up-to the mark.They have previous year questions from JEE-Main and Advanced,aside from NEET and AIIMS too which help a lot since in past 2 years NEET/AIIMS are coming quite increased in difficulty(as compared to pre-2015 papers) and thus you need that extra edge. Aakash ones(as I have seen) give way too much theory and lack on questions and tricks.Allen ones are second behind Resonance as the theory though good isn't the easiest to self-read and understand.Plus,most questions are from like from like 1990-2005 and state PMTs. But,they may get updated in future(like this year or next year).So they may become a good choice,although I can't comment much on that.


Auxiliary books - These can be used once you are a semi-pro and need to become a pro.You have got broadly understood the basics of Physics by NCERT and coaching materials and want to go to the next level .You are passionate about achieving something in NEET/AIIMS and not just sitting there scared of Physics.Recommended for Semi Pros and Pros.

• Concepts of Physics by HC Verma(Part 1 and Part 2): ONLY FOR THEORY

Two great books by a very great Physics professor at IIT Kanpur,these books actually teach you the substance of each topic in Physics.Read them after studying NCERT and Coaching stuff.You will feel that your understanding of Physics has grown.For taking your Physics to the next level,this is the stair you need to climb upon.Do the questions only when you are super confident about your topics and are scoring good in coaching tests.Otherwise stick to other books for questions.

• Understanding Physics for JEE Main and Advanced by DC Pandey

Its a series of 5 books separated by topics as Mechanics-1, Mechanics-2,Wave and Thermodynamics,Electromagnetism and Optics&Modern Physics.According to me if your coaching teacher notes does not provide good theory or you feel it a bit incomplete as compared to what comes in tests.Do go for it as DC Pandey himself being a Physics teacher in a coaching institute has made superb theory points.Also he has given a 'typed problem section' in the 2016 editions,which contains several classical examples of questions which come in JEE,NEET and AIIMS and the method recommended to solve them.He has also pointed out some conceptual mistakes that we students do while solving problems.For NEET and AIIMS students,use this book for theory and do questions only upto JEE-Main level.That will be more than sufficient for building strong concepts for NEET/AIIMS.

For the confusion which to choose between DC Pandey and HC Verma,I san say that DC Pandey is more exam oriented while HC Verma is more subject oriented.Two points will clear the choice-

• If your coaching notes are good enough to help you solve your coaching material and understand Physics easily,prefer delaying DC Pandey books for revision time(maybe end of Class 11 or in Class 12) and pick HC Verma instead.
• But if your coaching notes are not sufficient and you are struggling with different types of questions of study material and tests,pick DC Pandey books instantly and avoid HC Verma.

Books for Pros - There are as such no pro specific books for Physics Pros in PCB stream but you can solve previous year Physics Olympiad aka NSEP papers if you want to.But beware the level will be way too high.Even PCM guys struggle there.

That's all with this post.My last words remain the same as in the Biology and Chemistry books post.

"Actually the main thing behind this post is informing students that they should focus on few selected,well recommended books rather than again and again changing them and ending up with a pile of books and no knowledge still.Also don't pay heed to X student or Y Bhaiya and Z Didi for book recommendations unless they have themselves completely studied from that book and are benefiting from it.I have seen many people get "out of course" and quite thick books which they never studied again after few days or weeks of purchasing them.Simply because these didn't help for NEET/AIIMS. 

Please stick to your coaching teacher(not school teacher) and ex-NEET/AIIMS high rankers only for book recommendations.Once you have chosen few books,stick to them for a good period and many coaching tests until you feel that's not helping.Do learn patiently and steadily as only what you have extracted from these books will help you finally,not having these books themselves."
Will update list if find other good books too! 

Till next time 

Bye!

Edit:Do post your queries in comments section.I will try my best to answer them.