JEE Advanced Topper Interview 2021: Mridul Agarwal AIR I

JEE Advanced Topper Interview 2021: Mridul Agarwal AIR I

Joint Entrance Examination or JEE Advanced 2021 has been released on -October 15, 2021. This year, 141699 students appeared for both papers in the exam. Out of this, 41862 students qualified JEE Advanced 2021.

Mridul Agarwal has created a history of sorts by not only topping but also scoring the highest ever percentage in the IIT-JEE entrance examination. Mridul topped the chart by scoring 348 out of 360 marks with 96.66 per cent in the JEE-Advanced 2021.

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Here are the excerpts from the Interview:

Harshita: Congratulations Mridul on achieving this huge feat. How did you react to being AIR 1 for JEE Advanced 2021?

Mridul: I was very excited, felt a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, since achieved the best place in the thing, I was preparing for.

Harshita: You scored 348 marks in the JEE Advanced Paper, Highest Ever percentage in JEE exam. What was your preparation strategy?

Mridul: I focused on giving many mock tests, made short notes, made mistakes copy.

Harshita: You excelled in both JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. What was the difference between your approaches for both these exams?

Mridul: For jee mains, accuracy was very important, which helped in advanced as well. For mains learning each and every memory based part helped gain a perfect score, for advanced analysis of concepts and practice helped me ace it.

Harshita: In the JEE Advanced Paper, which sections were easy or difficult for you? How did you overcome what you found difficult?

Mridul: Maths was difficult. I was able to do only 3-4 questions in first 20 minutes, then I quickly skipped all difficult questions for the end, First did easy questions, which boosted my confidence, and helped me in difficult ones as well.

Harshita: What is the ideal time to start taking mock Tests & What role do mock tests play in JEE Advanced Preparation? What was your strategies in particular towards mock tests?

Mridul: mock tests are very important. During core prepration one test in 2-3 weeks is enough, after complete syllabus atleast one test a week is must, when exam comes closer giving 2-3 tests a week. Tests should not be given on consecutive days. Giving tests helps eliminates silly mistakes.

Harshita: You are a huge inspiration to JEE Main and Advanced aspirants. Would you like to give some useful tips or advice?

Mridul: My main message is that self motivation is key to success. For future aspirants I would say that don't lose patience, and don't take any pressure. Adapt a positive attitude towards studies, i.e. learn from mistakes. Study specific, I realised that making short notes and test analysis, realy gave a boost to my preperation.

Mridul obtained AIR-1 in JEE-Main 2021. He scored 300 out of 300 marks and a 100 percentile in the March attempt, while he achieved 100 percentile in the February attempt.

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