Shiksha spoke to Arun from Telangana, a JEE Main 2020 January Topper with 100 percentile. Read below to know his success story and preparation strategy for JEE Main 2020 .
Getting a perfect 100 is everyone's dream but if you get it in an entrance exam like JEE Main, it certainly gives the confidence taht brings you one step closer to your dreams. The feeling of getting 100 percentile is beyond one's explanations. As per the official notification released by the NTA, there are a total of nine toppers in JEE Main 2020 January session.
In this article, Shiksha brings to you the suggestions from Telangana topper of JEE Main 2020, Rongala Arun Siddardha who scored 100 percentile in JEE Main 2020. This was his first attempt to the exam. In this interview, he shared the plans ahead for JEE advanced, further studies and life goals.
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Reaction after JEE Main Result
Arun told us that the JEE Main 2020 result was unexpected for him. He is preparing for JEE Main exam since 8th standard and the result made him happy.
Preparation strategy for JEE Main
Arun started studying for the JEE Main 2020 exam from 8th standard onwards. He spent almost 13-14 hours for JEE Main 2020 preparation. He studied through study material provided by the coaching institute. The coaching made sure that he has clear concepts in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
Next step after clearing JEE Main
Currently he is on a break for 10-15 days but he will start preparing for the his +2 boards along with the JEE Advanced 2020.
Life Goals after JEE Advanced
Arun's foremost goal is to take admission in IIT Bombay and pursue undergarduate engineering degrre in Computer Science. He has always been intrested in Information Technology (IT) and wants to become the CEO of a leading IT company such as Google or Microsoft.
Message to future aspirants
Anyone who is preparing for JEE Main make sure that they are well versed with the basic concepts of each subject and practice the level of problems relevant to JEE Main.
JEE Main 2020 Topper Interviews
Know the preparation strategy of JEE Main 2020 toppers who scored 100 percentile in the exam below:
| JEE Main 2020 Toppers |
JEE Main 2020 Percentiles and preparation Strategy |
|---|---|
| Chagari Koushal Kumar Reddy |
JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 PercentilePrep Strategy: Clear your basics in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics by following NCERT along with other books for solving higher-level problems.Click here to read the full interview |
| Landa Jitendra |
JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 PercentilePrep Strategy: I referred to the study material provided by the coaching and the NCERT books. The school and coaching helped me to manage well between board exams and JEE Main 2020 preparations.Click here to read the full interview |
| Divyanshu Agarwal |
JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 PercentilePrep Strategy: 8-9 hours of self-study in a day helped him in scoring the highest marksClick here to read the full interview |
| Nishant Agarwal |
JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 PercentilePrep Strategy: I am preparing from the beginning to get very good score in JEE Main. My mentors helped me in clearing all the doubts and motivated me to do well in the exam.Click here to read the full interview |
| Kunwar Preet Singh |
JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 99.9972380 PercentilePrep Strategy: Regular studies and revision will help you score well in JEE Main. Appearing in computer-based mock tests will also help you to perform well in the exam.Click here to read the full interview |
| Akhil Jain |
JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 PercentilePrep Strategy: Studying through NCERT books. He also added that JEE Main preparation demands more in-depth reading and analysis.Click here to read the full interview |
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