JEE Advanced 2025 Topper Interview Vedansh Garg AIR 13

Vedansh Garg, a true inspiration, topper, and a student of Allen Institute, secured an All India Rank of 13 in the JEE Advanced exam. He also secured the 35th rank in the JEE Main 2025 exam. His story tells us the importance of clear vision, planned preparation, seeking help when needed, and being dedicated. In this article, we have compiled and shared the questions asked during his exclusive interview. Vedansh shared his two-year preparation journey, from a student to a topper of JEE Advanced exam, tips, and much more. Check out now and gain valuable insights now.

Q. You might feel it's all worth it after the results are announced, and now that you have fulfilled your dream. Is that right?

Vedansh: It feels like my two-year preparation for the exam has been successful and worth it, now that the JEE Advanced result have been announced.

Q. What is your family’s reaction to this great achievement of yours? Are they planning a celebration?

Vedansh: Yes. My whole family is very happy and in a celebratory mood. My parents played an important role throughout my entire journey. Soon after the release of the JEE Advanced answer key, we got an idea of the good rank I'm going to achieve.

Q. Can you tell me about your family?

Vedansh: My father is a businessman, and my mother is a homemaker. I have a younger brother and sister in classes 8 and 10.

Q. I have commonly seen that children get into their father’s field. Your father is a businessman. How did you think of proving yourself and pursuing JEE?

Vedansh: My father is also an engineer. We have a business in the educational field itself, so we understand the value of studies. I believe if you go into education, your business will automatically prosper.

Q. How was your experience in Allen and Kota? How did you cope with the competition level amongst your peers?

Vedansh: Luckily, I got a very helpful and healthy peer group in Allen's classroom. In the initial days, it was a little challenging for me. Many students studied lessons beforehand for future classes. However, I focused on being consistent at learning, being in the present, and completing all the homework on the same day. Slowly, this developed into growth.

Q. What motivated you to keep going for two years straight and prepare for the JEE exam, despite the growing competitiveness?

Vedansh: As per my teacher's guidance, studying continuously for long hours doesn't help. I believe in the quality of education and its efficiency. Even if I study one hour less, I make sure to study efficiently and with full dedication to overcome it. I even used to play, walk, and talk with friends, to get rid of the toxins, gain focus, and study effectively.

Q. So you recommend that other aspirants do other activities too, apart from studying?

Vedansh: It should always be a routine to play for one hour. Our body gets irritated and we lose efficiency if we lack other activities and only study.

Q. What kind of environment do you experience in the classroom after students receive their test results? In what ways is the peer group helpful here?

Vedansh: Marks matter a lot. You should solve the question afterwards if you failed to do so during the test. Test analysis is more important than scoring marks in the test.

Q. As a topper, do you recommend giving a mock test or not before the final examination?

Vedansh: You should always appear in the mock tests. If you fear, you should definitely solve the test, as fear will persist even on the day of the final examination. Solving the mock test and test series prepares you for the main day. I have attempted all the tests conducted by Allen before the main exam.

Q. In what order do you solve the paper? What’s your favourite subject?

Vedansh: I appear for chemistry first, then mathematics, and at last physics. My favourite subject is mathematics.

Q. What is the difference between the paper level of JEE Mains and Advanced? What is the paper pattern for both the exams?

Vedansh: In JEE Main, the chemistry paper covers topics solely from the NCERT, whereas studying the NCERT and H.C. Verma for physics is more than sufficient. In maths, you should have analytical skills. Solving previous year questions for maths is very helpful for the JEE Mains exam. I have solved past papers from the previous 4 years for the maths subject.

Q. How did you divide the preparation time between the three subjects?

Vedansh: Chemistry has a lot of theoretical portions and needs to be memorized, hence, I recommend studying it when you’re fresh and awake, as it gets inbuilt in your mind. I solved maths at night, and physics in the remaining time of the day.

Q. What was your daily routine in these two years of preparation?

Vedansh: I used to wake up at 7 in the morning, get freshened up, and then go to class at 8. Then, I used to get free from my class by 1 and then eat lunch. After that, again from 2 to 7 pm, I used to self-study in the classroom itself and solve questions by setting up a timer. Then, I ate dinner and played table tennis, talked with my parents, and at last, if anything was left, I used to cover it up, or else sleep. I slept for 8 hours and stayed away from social media.

Q. How did you manage to stay away from your phone and social media? What in case of any doubts?

Vedansh: I had a keypad phone which I used to talk with my family and friends. However, I also had a tablet which I used only on Sundays, for YouTube and Instagram. I used to keep that tablet at my friend's room to avoid getting distracted during my routine studies.

Q. Did you have any backlogs? What do you recommend to other students for avoiding backlogs?

Vedansh: Yes, one or two rarely. I always tried to complete all the tasks on the same day itself, as i knew i won’t get time tomorrow. I believe that the homework the teacher gave us today is our priority, as the next day, new homework will be assigned. If you don't complete today’s topic, it will get out of your hands. Keep a track of the missed homework and complete it during any free time of the day. I kept an error book, in which I note down all the test analyses, which helps in overcoming silly mistakes.

Q. After the first shift of JEE Advanced is over, do we get an idea of the level of the second shift? Which section was more challenging for you in paper 1?

Vedansh: JEE Advanced paper 1 and 2 are independent from each other. This year, students felt that the JEE Advanced paper 2 was more challenging. For me, the physics section of paper 1 was good, the maths section of paper 2 was a little difficult in paper 2 when compared to paper 1.

Q. What advice do you have for other aspirants?

Vedansh: I always recommend they blindly follow their teachers. Solve the NCERT and as many mock tests and series as possible.