JEE Main topper 2020; Divyanshu Agarwal from Hisar secured 100 percentile (Exclusive)

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Divyanshu Agarwal from Hisar emerged as one of the JEE Main 2020 toppers with 100 percentile. NTA declared the exam results on January 17 for Paper 1. Read his success story and preparation strategy here.

On January 17, 2020, as the JEE Main 2020 results were declared, Divyanshu Agarwal, student of Hisar's Shree Ram Ideal School, scored 100 percentile in the exam and secured his place in the list of top 9 scorers.

Hisar's Divyanshu Agarwal fared a perfect score on his first attempt in the JEE Mains examination 2020. Agarwal is one of the JEE Main toppers with 100 percentile score in January session and also the topper of Haryana. National Testing Agency or NTA declared the JEE Main 2020 results on January 17 (Friday) for Paper 1 conducted between January 6-9 on their official website at jeemain.nic.in.

The other JEE Main toppers are Nishant Agarwal from Delhi, Nisarg Chadha from Gujarat, Jitendra Landa & Vishnu Sri Sai Shankar Thadavarthy from Andhra Pradesh, Akhil Jain & Parth Dwivedi from Rajasthan and Rongala Arun Siddardha and Chagari Koushal Kumar Reddy from Telangana.

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 Percentile

Prep Strategy: Clear your basics in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics by following NCERT along with other books for solving higher-level problems.

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Landa Jitendra

JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile

Prep 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.

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Divyanshu Agarwal

JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile

Prep Strategy: 8-9 hours of self-study in a day helped him in scoring the highest marks

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Nishant Agarwal

JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 100 Percentile

Prep 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.

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Kunwar Preet Singh

JEE Main 2020 NTA Score: 99.9972380 Percentile

Prep 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.

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In an exclusive conversation with Shiksha, Agarwal said that he was initially very shocked and surprised to see his JEE Main result that he was expecting good marks as he had been preparing for it but didnot expected full marks. Adding to his statement he told us that, “My goal was to clear JEE Main with good marks and score well. Divyanshu, a student from the Shree Ram Ideal School in Hisar is currently busy in studying for his upcoming CBSE board exam for +2.

Divyanshu cleared that he will not appear for JEE Main 2020 April attempt as he is happy with his performance and his next goal is to prepare for the JEE Advanced in May, which is conducted by the IITs under the Joint Admission Board (JAB) and is the basis of admission to IITs. 

Strategy To Appear For JEE Main 2020

  • A typical day in Divyanshu's life involved studying for 8-9 hours a day
  • He has always believed in self-study which helped him in scoring the highest marks
The JEE Main 2020 Entrance Examination is conducted twice a a year for admission BE/ BTech undergraduate courses offered by the  NITsIIITs and CFTIs in India. A total number of 9,21,261 candidates were registered for BE/BTech in this examination.
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