JEE Main topper with AIR 1 looks up to Elon Musk and wants to start his own company – India Today

The JEE Main 2021 result was released late on September 14 and 44 students scored 100 percentile marks, out of whom 18 were given All India Rank (AIR) 1 based on the combined results of the four JEE Main sessions held this year.

JEE Main topper Amaiya Singhal, a student of Apeejay School, Noida, was one of those 18. We got talking to him to know more about his preparation strategy and future plans.

Amaiya appeared for JEE Main three times this year. This was the first time that JEE Mian was held four times to allow students to reappear in order to boost their scores.

I was satisfied with my percentile in the first attempt but gave the next two as well to help reduce exam fear and make me more comfortable with the exam environment for JEE Advanced, he says.

Amaiya had secured 96.8% in his Class 10 boards and 98.8% and his Class 12 board exam. He was also among the top 60 students across India selected for the orientation camps for both the Physics and the Chemistry Olympiads.

Amaiya lives in Ghaziabad with his parents and grandfather. He comes from a family for IIT-ians.

His father works as an engineer while his mother is a homemaker.

Amaiyas plan for offline coaching after Class 11 went to the dogs when Covid-19 hit India. Online classes became the new normal.

It did take me some time to get used to it but over time, I found it better as less time was spent on travelling and I could devote more time to my studies. Also, the ability to re-watch the lectures helped me a lot in revision, he says.

He usually studied for around 11-12 hours a day, including classes.

In April 2021, he and his family both got infected with the virus and his father also had to be hospitalised for three weeks.

It was a very difficult time for my family, but I tried to keep myself focussed on my studies as much as I could, says the JEE Main topper.

To take his mind off studies, the JEE Main topper watched YouTube videos or browsed through social media.

Because of focusing on studies or the past 2-3 years, I have not really tried to participate in many co-curricular activities. However, I have a lot of interest in computer science, he says.

Amaiya thanked his school teachers of Apeejay Noida, where he has studied for 14 years, for building the foundation to his success. He also extended special thanks to Unacademy and all its educators for their guidance in his preparation.

It goes without saying that my parents were the biggest support and helped me a lot mentally during this preparation, says the JEE Main topper.

For now, Amaiya Singhal wants to get a seat in a good IIT and pursue Computer Science.

I dont have any particular long-term goal in mind, but I really look up to Elon Musk and would like to hopefully start my own company in the future, says the JEE Main topper.

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