Arnav Singh is one of the AIR 1 in the JEE Mains 2025 January session exam. He has earned a flawless score of 300 out of 300 in the JEE Main 2025 session 1 scoring 100 percentile. He has been preparing for the JEE Main exam since 2019 under the guidance of Allen Kota Institute. His daily routine would have at least ten to twelve hours of focused preparation. His name is listed in the JEE Main 2025 topper list for session 1 along with 13 others. Arnav reveals his mantra of success, ‘regular hard work’.
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He is currently concentrating on the JEE Advanced exam. Arnav talks about practising several JEE Main mock tests and sample papers. He is looking forward to pursuing higher studies at IIT Bombay.
Q. Tell us something about your current educational background.
Arnav Singh: I am a resident of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. I have been preparing for the JEE Mains 2025 exam since 2019. I had secured 97% marks in class 10th.
Q: Did you take coaching for JEE Main and if yes from where? What are the benefits of coaching according to you?
Arnav Singh: Yes, I took coaching from ALLEN Career Institute. I have been a regular classroom student here since 2019. Speaking of his experience at ALLEN Insitute, Arnav says that the faculties at Allen are experienced and they always motivate you to do your best. He said the teaching methodology was also easy to understand which helped him understand the difficult topics.
Q: When did you start your JEE Main preparation? Tell us something about your preparation strategy and daily routine for JEE Main.
Arnav Singh: I have been enrolled in ALLEN’s regular classroom programme since 2019. Arnav said that he would take his homework very seriously and complete the same after his classes every day. He says with more practice one also gets more doubts, the more doubts one clears, the stronger the understanding becomes. Having more doubts and clarifying the same increases one’s grip on the topic. Further, he says his daily routine involved at least 10-12 hours of study. Arnav’s father himself is a faculty of Mathematics at Allen. “Many times he only clears my doubts and also keeps motivating me.”, says Arnav.
Q: What do you think are the key factors behind your stupendous success in JEE Main?
Arnav Singh: He says his mantra of success is ‘regular hard work’.
Q: What are your college plans ahead?
Arnav Singh: Currently, my focus is on JEE Advanced. IIT Bombay is my dream institution, so I am trying my best to get the top rank so that my dream can come true.
On Question asked by student community
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