JEE Advanced 2025 Topper Interview: AIR 6 Akshat Kumar Chaurasia's Success Story

JEE Advanced Topper 2025 Interview - Akshat Kumar Chaurasia is one of the toppers of JEE Advanced 2025. With a score of 321 out of 360, he has secured AIR 6 in the JEE Adv exam. In a dialogue with Allen, Akshat shares his journey from clearing class 10th with 97% to being the JEE Advanced topper 2025. Aspirants can learn about the topper’s preparation strategy in this article.

Q. How are you feeling about your result? How did your family react to the good news?

I am feeling very happy. Everyone in my family is very happy and excited.

Q. Tell us something about your family.

We are a family of four, including mom, dad and an elder sister. My dad is a government servant. He works as a senior DM at Oriental Insurance Company and my mom is a homemaker. My sister is a software engineer at NVIDIA.

Q. How did you decide to opt for engineering as a career?

I have always liked maths. I like solving maths questions. So I wanted to pursue mathematics further. I have always been a good student. Moreover, guidance from my family, especially my sister, has helped me a lot.

Q. What was your preparation strategy? How did you clear the JEE Advanced exam?

I used to attend my classes regularly. All the classroom discussions proved to be quite helpful. I got to learn from the doubts of other students as well. I used to analyse my mistakes after attempting the test.

Q. What was your daily routine? How did you plan your day with classes and other activities?

I used to wake up at around 6 AM every morning and get ready for classes. After lunch, i used to mainly concentrate on self-study and completing the homework. I usually took a break of around 10 minutes in between. In the evenings, I walked within my room, talked with my family, had dinner and studied some more. I slept for 7 to 8 hours per day.

Q. How many hours per day did you invest in the exam preparation?

Apart from the classes, I used to give 5 to 6 hours to self-study.

Q. What did you like to do, other than studying?

I like chess very much. I used to play in state-level Chess tournaments till class 8th. Thereafter, I chose to concentrate on my academics. I play badminton as well.

Q. What is your favourite subject out of Physics, Chemistry and Maths?

Maths is my favourite subject out of all three.

Q. Most of the students who have cleared JEE seem to like Maths the most. Why do you enjoy maths so much?

I like the fact that one can solve many mathematical questions with fewer concepts. I find maths to be a beautiful subject.

Q. How much time did you allocate for each subject?

My main focus used to be Chemistry. I stuck a lot of images on the wall that were related to chemistry. Our brains store images very well. So, that’s how I memorised the subject. When it comes to physics and maths, I gave equal time for both. I used to practice their questions a lot.

Q. Did you create a positive atmosphere in your room? If so, then what did you do?

Yes, for self-motivation, I put up posters in my room. My favourite quotes were “learn from your mistakes” and “consistency is key to success”.

Q. How did the mock tests help you?

The most important thing is that they build a temperament of how to attempt the exam. One will get panicked during the exam time. One gets to know of any mistakes they make in the exam.

Q. What was the order in which you solved the test?

I attempted the chemistry section first, then physics and maths, in that order.

Q. What was your exam strategy for the JEE Mains session 1 exam?

Since JEE Mains has a higher number of questions, one needs to manage time accordingly. I followed the same order. First, I did chemistry, then physics and then maths.

Q. What was the difficulty level of the paper this time?

This year, the paper difficulty was a bit better than last time

Q. What kind of questions were asked in both JEE Main and JEE Advanced?

The JEE Main questions were mainly based on the NCERT. They are usually very direct questions. But JEE Advanced questions are of a higher difficulty level. Those difficult questions are a mix of concepts from different chapters.

Q. If you want to give a tip for aspirants preparing for JEE Main or JEE Advanced, what would you say?

The most important thing is practice. One should practice as much as they can. It builds confidence. One should not panic during the exam.