JEE Main 2017 Topper Interview: Akshat Chugh AIR 7
JEE Main 2017 Topper Akshat Chugh
Akshat Chugh bagged an AIR (All India Rank) 7 with a score of 345/360 in JEE Main 2017 which was held on April. The exam results got declared on April 27.A student of Delhi Public School, this topper from Pune secured 98.2 % in his Class 10 board exams.
Besides reading books and playing games, Akshat loves spending time on Quora, a question and answer website. However, in the last few years, he had to give up his favourite hobbies so that he could devote as much time as possible on studying. According to Akshat, all his sacrifices have paid off, and how.
In an interview with Shiksha, Akshat Chugh, JEE Main 2017 Topper - AIR 7, talks about his preparation strategies, future plans, tips for JEE Main 2018 aspirants. Read the full interview below.
Q. Congratulations on your achievement. How do you feel being one of the JEE Main 2017 toppers? Did you expect it?
Thank you so much. Yes, I was expecting a rank in the top 20. However, it came as a pleasant surprise to see my rank in the top 10.
Q. How long did you prepare for?
I joined the coaching institute Bakliwal Tutorials in Class 9 grade but I only started studying properly for JEE since Class 11.
Q. What was your preparation strategy for the exam? What is the minimum time frame needed to prepare for JEE Main?
I was focusing on memorizing important formulas and reactions because direct questions are often asked in JEE Mains. I could only afford to do that because I had studied for it diligently for the past 2 years. I would estimate that at least 1 year of proper preparation is needed to clear Mains as questions are asked from a variety of topics.
Q. What’s was your strategy for JEE Advanced?
For JEE Advanced, I focused on concepts as questions are mainly conceptual and do not require a lot of memorization.
Q. What did you do to improve your weak areas?
When I felt I was weak at a topic, I solved multiple questions of that topic to try and clear the concepts. I also took help from the teachers at BT.
Q. Which institute are you vying for and which is the course you aim to pursue?
I am hoping to get Computer Science Engineering at IIT Bombay.
Q. Have you take any other exam/s besides JEE Main and Advanced? What was your score and rank in those exams?
I only gave BITSAT apart from JEE. My score in BITSAT was 446.
Q. Do you think coaching is required to crack JEE?
I believe coaching is not required as plenty of people each year clear the exam without coaching. However, coaching does give you an edge as the guidance from teachers is invaluable.
Q. Any tips for aspirants taking JEE Main next year?
I would say study hard and smart and not get distracted. Due to the paper being easy to moderate this time, next year paper will probably be difficult.
Q. What plans for the future? What do you want to become?
I hope to go into computer science stream. After BTech I am not sure but I might pursue MSc or MTech.
Q. Tell us about yourself and your hobbies?
I like to read books and play video games. I enjoy spending time on Quora.
With JEE Main 2017 results, the cut-off scores to appear for JEE Advanced too were released. Kalpit Veerwal from Udaipur topped JEE Main 2017. Take a look at the JEE Main 2017 topper list here.
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