Harsh Rawat is a top scorer in the JEE Mains 2025 January session exam. Harsh has obtained a percentile of 99.85. In a conversation with Careers360, Harsh Rawat shared insights about his JEE Main 2025 preparation journey. A day in the life of JEE Main 2025 topper, Harsh included 12-13 hours of study. He is the eldest of the two sons and an inspiration to his brother much like other JEE Mains exam aspirants. Through this article, candidates can find the JEE Mains 2025 topper tips and strategy towards acing the exam.
NTA will conduct JEE Mains 2026 session 2 exams from April 2 to 9 in two shifts.
Harsh aspires to pursue Computer Science programme at IIT Delhi. He has been preparing for the JEE Main 2025 exam since class 11th and is a student of Allen online coaching. Read more to find the JEE Main topper interview 2025 for session 1 of Harsh Rawat.
Careers360: Congratulations on your performance in the JEE Main 2025 session 1 exam! What is your percentile in the JEE Mains exam and what was your exam date?
Harsh Rawat: Thank you! I have an overall percentile of 99.85. I took the JEE Mains Jan session exam on January 24 in shift 2.
Careers360: Where do you come from Harsh? And how long have you been preparing for the JEE Mains exam?
Harsh Rawat: I come from the Datia district in Madhya Pradesh. My preparation for the JEE Mains exam started when I was in my class 11th.
Careers360: Did you take coaching for JEE Main and if yes from where? What are the benefits of coaching according to you?
Harsh Rawat: Yes, I took online coaching from ALLEN Institute. The institute provided me with all the study resources for JEE Mains. The teachers in the institute helped me a lot. Their guidance has helped me improve my performance tremendously in the exam.
Careers360: Tell us something about your preparation strategy and daily routine for JEE Main.
Harsh Rawat: I started my preparation for the JEE Mains exam in class 11th. I was enrolled in the online coaching programme of Allen institute. I would study for 12-13 hours daily. My preparation strategy included practising multiple JEE Main mock tests and sample papers. As the exam came near I started tackling the previous year questions of JEE Mains. I would also do revision regularly to make sure I don't forget all that I have studied.
Careers360: What do you think are the key factors behind your stupendous success in JEE Main? Any tips you would like to share with other JEE Mains exam aspirants to ace the exam?
Harsh Rawat: Regular revision, practising mock test and PYQs. I would follow everything my teachers say. Their guidance has helped me crack this exam with a high score. I would say everyone should trust themselves and believe in their preparation.
Careers360: How did you de-stress yourself during the preparation?
Harsh Rawat: I would practice yoga for 15-20 minutes daily.
Careers360: What are your college plans ahead?
Harsh Rawat: Currently, my focus is on JEE Advanced. IIT Delhi 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
decent chances actually as home state quota seats are 50%. allotments will depend on the JEE rank and not percentile though. in 2025, for female supernumerary it closed at 9286 rank while for open gen it closed at 5573.
So, would advise to use this tool to check the probable
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Slim chances as in 2025 the closing rank was 118 for SPA Delhi for B.Arch. You will need to wait for the rank list to come in April before getting a better picture. Please check https://engineering.careers360.com/jee-main-college-predictor for the predictions.
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Hey Abhinav!
You can start your JEE Preparation with ICSE. You can check How to Prepare for JEE Main 2026?- Study Plan and start you preparation.
An 87.12% in JEE is good. To get admission to VIT, you'll need to take the VITEEE. You can apply for VITEEE if you meet the eligibility criteria for class 12. Your JEE score is not required for this process. Admission to VIT will be based on your VITEEE score.
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