JEE Main 2021 Topper: Know How Siddhant Mukherjee Scored 100 Percentile
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Know how Siddhant Mukherjee scored full percentile in JEE Main 2021 February session.
JEE Main 2021 result for the February session was announced on March 8 by the National Testing Agency. While the scores were declared on the official website, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank announced on Twitter the names of the six JEE Main 2021 toppers who had secured 100 percentile. Among the six students, Siddhant Mukherjee from Maharashtra is looking forward to his next goal – JEE Advanced. Having completed his studies at Disha Delphi Public School, Siddhant is ecstatic about his JEE Main result, but he is also grounded and focused on his upcoming examination. Having already secured offers from world-recognized institutes such as Cambridge, Siddhant wishes to pursue his dreams of creating innovation in the field of Computer Science. Read the full interview to know how Siddhant Mukherjee scored 100 percentile in JEE Main 2021.
Q. First of all, congratulations on your result. What was your reaction when you saw your scores?
Siddhant Mukherjee: My first reaction when the final answer key was released was disbelief. I could not believe that I had scored full marks in the exam. I had expected to do reasonably well but a perfect score was not on my horizon. Then, I waited anxiously for the declaration of results, knowing that I have a high chance of securing the 100 percentile.
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Q. Since when have you started preparing for JEE Main?
Siddhant Mukherjee: I have been preparing for JEE Advanced as a goal since the 11th standard. In the last 2 months before the JEE Main exams, I shifted my focus towards it. Then, I proceeded to curtail mistakes and cover the weak points in my preparation.
Q. What was your preparation strategy for getting good marks in JEE Main?
Siddhant Mukherjee: I solved nearly 30 past papers of JEE Main and identified the topics with higher weightage or the ones that needed more extensive preparation. For Physics and Maths, it was sufficient to focus on minimizing mistakes by analyzing the patterns in them if their conceptual foundations are clear. If not, it is best to focus on that first. For Chemistry, NCERT books are sufficient to cover all the questions in JEE Main. My advice would be to focus on all the fine points in the books such as the trends given or have a general idea of the data in the tables.
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Q. Who has been the driving force behind your success in JEE Main?
Siddhant Mukherjee: My family has been a constant support for me. My parents have always endeavoured to have the best for me and have driven me to do better than I would have otherwise. My grandmother who stayed with me in Kota during my preparation at Allen Career Institute was always there to support me with a smile during rough times.
Q. Describe your daily routine while preparing for JEE Main.
Siddhant Mukherjee: My daily routine looked something like this-
- Classes in the morning
- Past papers in the afternoon (best to take during YOUR shift, mine was in the afternoon)
- Paper analysis/Self-study in the evening
Q. Can you recommend some books that you used for JEE Main preparation?
Siddhant Mukherjee: I personally believe that books do not play that much of a role, but here’s my list (it looks incomplete but this is all I had time for during preparation).
| Subjects |
Books |
|---|---|
| Physics |
HCV (very important for fundamentals. This might be clichéd but please go through the questions for short answer) Irodov (more relevant for JEE Advanced) Coaching sheets |
| Chemistry |
NCERT- the single most important book for JEE. As I said before, it is important to study line by line. My shift had several offbeat questions from obscure/ignored parts of the book (the question on flame test) Coaching sheets |
| Mathematics |
Coaching sheets- Usually sufficient for both JEE Main and Advanced SL Loney Trigonometry and coordinate geometry |
Q. What is your preparation strategy for JEE Advanced?
Siddhant Mukherjee: JEE Advanced is similar but with harder questions and slightly more time. So I will shift my focus to solving harder questions now. JEE past papers is one of my priorities apart from doing the material allotted to me by teachers. My personal advice is for students to ask teachers to filter questions for them.
Q. What are your future goals? Which college and course do you wish to pursue in future?
Siddhant Mukherjee: My future goal is to drive new innovation in the field of computer science. To do this, I will aim to get into the coveted IIT-B CSE program. I have received offers from Cambridge and Imperial College for Computer Science. I will make a final decision after JEE Advanced.
Q. Please relay some words to students who are currently preparing for JEE Main.
Siddhant Mukherjee: My biggest advice to you would be to STAY CALM and CONFIDENT!! The day before the exam I felt like I have forgotten everything. These thoughts/feelings are natural. DO NOT PANIC!! I have faced problems such as low scores on tests or silly mistakes. The answer has always been confidence. Also, avoid comparisons to other students. It completely sucks the energy out of you.
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