jee-rankers-survey
The first open, crowd-sourced dataset mapping real JEE preparation trends — built directly from students who have been through it.
Overview
| Field |
Details |
| Domain |
Indian Competitive Examinations |
| Exam |
JEE Mains & JEE Advanced |
| Collection Method |
Anonymous Google Forms survey |
| Respondents |
JEE qualifiers — all ranks, all attempts |
| Questions |
49 across 8 sections |
| Identifiers |
None — fully anonymous |
| License |
CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| Status |
🟡 Data collection in progress |
| Maintainer |
madhurmishra |
Why This Dataset Exists
Every JEE aspirant prepares in an information vacuum. Coaching centres have agendas. Online content is optimized for views. No clean, unbiased, open dataset exists that maps what JEE preparation actually looks like in numbers.
This dataset is an attempt to fix that — collecting authentic data directly from students who have appeared in JEE Mains and/or Advanced, across all rank ranges, categories, cities, and attempt types.
Dataset Structure
Section 1 — Profile & Results
| Column |
Type |
Description |
air_advanced |
categorical |
AIR range in JEE Advanced |
air_mains |
categorical |
AIR range in JEE Mains |
year |
categorical |
Year of attempt |
category |
categorical |
Reservation category |
gender |
categorical |
Gender |
city_type |
categorical |
Type of city prepared from |
institute |
categorical |
Institute joined after JEE |
attempt_number |
categorical |
Which attempt |
attempt_type |
categorical |
Genuine or dummy |
drop_year_worth |
categorical |
Drop year experience |
olympiad |
categorical |
Olympiad participation |
Section 2 — Coaching & Mode of Preparation
| Column |
Type |
Description |
prep_mode |
categorical |
Primary mode of preparation |
coaching_contribution |
categorical |
Coaching vs self-study impact |
offline_coaching |
categorical |
Offline institute(s) attended |
online_platforms |
categorical |
Online platforms used |
test_series |
categorical |
Test series used |
Section 3 — Class 11, Syllabus & School
| Column |
Type |
Description |
school_board |
categorical |
School board |
class11_prep |
categorical |
Class 11 preparation quality |
syllabus_completion |
categorical |
Month of syllabus completion |
boards_seriousness |
categorical |
Board exam priority |
school_attendance |
categorical |
School attendance level |
strongest_subject |
categorical |
Strongest subject |
weakest_subject |
categorical |
Weakest subject |
target_strategy |
categorical |
Subject-wise target strategy |
Section 4 — Resources & Study Strategy
| Column |
Type |
Description |
books |
categorical |
Books that helped |
pyq_usage |
categorical |
PYQ usage style |
ncert_revisions |
categorical |
NCERT Chemistry revision count |
chapter_priority |
categorical |
Chapter prioritization |
note_making |
categorical |
Note-making style |
error_log |
categorical |
Error log maintenance |
revision_strategy |
categorical |
Revision strategy |
doubt_resolution |
categorical |
Doubt resolution method |
Section 5 — Mock Test Trends
| Column |
Type |
Description |
first_mock_score |
categorical |
First mock score range |
final_mock_avg |
categorical |
Final 3 months average |
peak_mock_score |
categorical |
Peak mock score |
actual_vs_mock |
categorical |
Actual JEE vs mock average |
total_mocks |
categorical |
Total mocks solved |
advanced_prep |
categorical |
Advanced vs Mains prep |
Section 6 — Daily Volume & Discipline
| Column |
Type |
Description |
daily_hours |
categorical |
Daily self-study hours |
routine_consistency |
categorical |
Routine consistency |
sleep_hours |
categorical |
Average sleep hours |
study_schedule |
categorical |
Early bird or night owl |
peer_group |
categorical |
Peer group quality |
Section 7 — Exam Day & Strategy
| Column |
Type |
Description |
negative_marking |
categorical |
Negative marking strategy |
subject_attempt |
categorical |
Subject attempt strategy |
time_pressure |
categorical |
Time pressure felt |
exam_day_lessons |
text |
Exam day lessons (optional) |
Section 8 — One Honest Thing
| Column |
Type |
Description |
class11_advice |
text |
What they wish they knew in Class 11 |
hidden_insights |
text |
Non-obvious prep insights |
Intended Use
- Academic research on Indian competitive exam preparation
- EdTech product development and aspirant guidance
- Data journalism covering JEE trends
- Open analysis by students, educators, and researchers
Out of Scope
- Commercial resale or packaging of this dataset
- Any use that attempts to re-identify respondents
Citation
@dataset{madhurmishra2025jee,
title = {jee-rankers-survey},
author = {Mishra, Madhur},
year = {2025},
publisher = {HuggingFace},
url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/madhurmishra/jee-rankers-survey},
license = {CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
License
CC BY-NC 4.0 — Free for research and education. Commercial use prohibited.
