JEE Mains 2025 session 1 topper Saksham Jindal says ‘work hard, focus’; PYQs, coaching helped

NEW DELHI: Saksham Jindal who secured 100 percentile in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) 2025 session 1 believes that hard work and focus are the keys to success and finds his inspiration in cricketer Jasprit Bumrah. He is among the 14 JEE Main 2025 toppers who have got 100 NTA score. The National Testing Agency (NTA) declared the JEE Mains session 1 results 2025 on February 11 on jeemain.nta.nic.in. JEE Main result 2025 live updates.

An interest in mathematics and coding led Saksham to choose the path of engineering, as he started preparing for JEE Mains 2025 from Class 10 itself. Studying in a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) school in Hisar, he took JEE Main coaching from Allen Career Institute in Hisar and later Kota.

JEE Main 2025 topper’s tips and strategies

In the last 15 days of his JEE Main 2025 preparation, Saksham Jindal spent his entire day solving JEE Main previous years’ question papers. He relied heavily on JEE Main 2025 mock tests and JEE Main PYQs for his preparation. Moreover, he studied from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) books as they are useful for both the engineering entrance exam and board exams 2025.

Taking benefits from the coaching, Saksham Jindal tried to follow the schedule provided by the faculty ‘as strictly as he could’. His daily routine included studying, taking seven hours of sleep, walking, and spending time with family and friends. According to the JEE Main 2025 topper, coaching provides the best JEE Mains 2025 preparation strategy based on previous years’ trends.

JEE Main 2025 topper’s exam day, inspiration

Sharing his JEE Main 2025 session 1 exam-day experience, Saksham Jindal said that he didn’t face any difficulties with the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode the exam was held in, as he attempted several tests in the coaching in that very mode. Contrary to the candidates’ reactions on JEE Mains 2025 session 1 difficulty-level, he found mathematics and physics easier in comparison to chemistry. The JEE Main topper 2025 finds time management as the most crucial part of preparation.

While Bumrah helped Saksham learn concentration and focus on his goals and ignite a sense of passion, he de-stressed himself by playing cricket with friends and having a heart-to-heart with his sister and other family members. The student enjoys playing cricket and used to play every weekend.

Giving out a message to the BTech aspirants, Saksham Jindal asked to ‘keep working hard’ and to learn to handle the three hours of exam. He will be appearing for JEE Mains 2025 session 2 scheduled to take place in April to improve his performance.