CUET Topper 2023 Devansh Shukla, 100%iler, shares CUET-UG preparation tips, career plans & more

Shiksha.com got in touch with CUET-UG Topper 2023 Devansh Shukla to know about his CUET-UG 2023 preparation strategy, exam experience, plans on higher studies, targetted colleges and more. Talking about his preparation routine, he said that CUET syllabus 2023 was quite similar to the board exam syllabus and hence, he didn't face any difficulty during his CUET 2023 exam preparation journey.

CUET Topper 2023 Devansh Shukla

CUET Topper 2023 Devansh Shukla started his CUET exam 2023 preparation after the board exams. With a normalised score of 780 marks, Devansh scored 100 percentile in CUET-UG 2023. Talking about his preparation routine, he said that CUET-UG syllabus 2023 was quite similar to the board exam syllabus and hence, he didn't face any difficulty during his CUET 2023 exam preparation journey. With dreams to pursue BCom (Hons) from Delhi University's one of the top college, SRCC, Devansh says that aspirants must keep a positive outlook while starting their CUET preparation journey. 

Shiksha.com got in touch with CUET-UG Topper 2023 Devansh Shukla to know about his CUET-UG 2023 preparation strategy, exam experience, plans on higher studies, targetted colleges and more. Talking about his subject-wise marks break-up, Shukla told that he scored 200 marks in English and Business Studies subjects, 194 marks in Economics and 194 marks in Accountancy. Check out some informative excerpts from the interview below:

Q: You have scored more than 780 marks out of 800. Was this CUET result expected? Yes, actually my exam went well. Please tell us about your first reaction.

A: Initially, when the answer key came, my actual raw score came to be 788 but got normalized to 780, anyways I am happy with my score.

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Q: Tell us about your family and educational background?

My father is a professional stock market trader and my mother is a homemaker. I am from commerce stream and the school from which I passed is "Saraswati Vidya Mandir, Rambagh, Basti"

Q: How was your board result?

A: I got 98% in my board exams. 

Q: When did you start preparing for CUET Exam? What all books did you refer to?

A: Since the syllabus of the CUET Exam is quite similar to our board's syllabus, I didn't give any dedicated time for CUET until my board exams were over. After my boards got over, I started my cuet preparation. I prepared from the NCERT textbooks and MCQ question bank of Arihant publication (Commerce domain).

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Q: How much time did you devote to self-study? What do you feel is better, coaching or self-study?

A: Approx 6-7 hours of regular self-study is enough for a better score. Coaching plays an important role in keeping our preparation on track. So, I would say one should always have a mix of this.

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Q: Which subject is your strong one and which is the weakest? Are NCERT books sufficient for preparations?

A: I think accountancy is my strongest subject as I have scored 100/100 in my boards. And I don't think that I am weak in any of the subjects that I have studied. Yes, for theoretical subjects ncert textbooks are enough and important but for calculative subjects like accountancy or mathematics, some sidebooks can be more helpful.

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Q: What was your exam day strategy?

A: On the exam day, I revisited all those questions which I made incorrect while my preparation. I revised all the important factual data which had a high probability of coming into the exam. Just this much was enough for the exam day.

Q: According to you, what was the toughest and easiest section?

A: None of the sections was so easy or so difficult, it was of moderate level.

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Q: Which all universities did you apply for? What was your dream college?

A: I have applied for Delhi University for BCom (Hons). However, my dream college is Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC)

Q: What are the courses you are looking forward to?

A: I am looking forward to pursuing BCom (Hons).

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Q: To whom do you attribute your successful CUET journey? What would you suggest to future CUET aspirants in terms of preparation, attitude, etc.?

A: I contribute this to my parents and my teachers who were supportive during the whole journey and kept me motivated to continuously work hard and the Toprankers platform as their integrated teaching, video solutions, and study materials were best suited to my preparation.

For future aspirants, I would just suggest that they start the preparation as soon as possible as the exam is highly competitive. Just preparation is not important but your positive attitude towards it also plays an important role in your success.

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