NEET UG 2024: Tanay Jain bagged the 46th all-India rank in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2023 by scoring 710 marks out of 720. Jain is now pursuing his MBBS from AIIMS, New Delhi. 

Eighteen-year-old Jain is from Faridabad, Haryana. He appeared for the Class 10 exam in 2021 and scored an overall pass percentage of 99.6 per cent marks and in Class 12, he scored 96.8 per cent marks. He appeared for Class 10 and Class 12 exams from CBSE board schools.

The NEET UG all-India rank holder wanted to become a doctor since his childhood, however, he got serious towards exam preparation when he saw his sister, a student at Manav Rachna Dental College in Faridabad, getting respect from relatives. Speaking to the indianexpress.com, Jain shares how he prepared for NEET UG. 

My NEET UG preparation started when I was in Class 11 and I enrolled in the offline coaching classes of Aakash Byju’s. I mainly relied on the coaching materials and NCERTs and I also explored the internet to look for things related to the NEET UG syllabus. 

I used to attend the school in the day and the coaching class in the evening. I made sure to revise the topics taught at the coaching daily and read NCERT books related to the topic, especially biology. 

I also appeared for mock tests there and analysed it too. On most days, I appeared for two mock tests – one in the morning and the next in the evening. 

I used to follow the 8+8+8 principle. Eight hours of sleep, eight hours of study and eight hours of other activities including daily chores, entertainment, talking to family and friends, surfing the internet, and maintaining a hobby. In my free time, I sketch.

I think an aspirant should start taking mock tests from the start of their preparation so that the fear and uncertainty around tests and exam patterns are not there. It does not matter at what stage an aspirant’s preparation is, one should appear for a mock test.

After my syllabus was completed, I re-read the NCERTs again. When giving mock tests and analysing their results, I used to check my weak areas and work on them. For doubtful topics,  I used to always connect with my teachers to get them cleared. I made sure that no doubts were left in and around a specific topic. 

– Be consistent in your preparation. It is not that you study for 16 hours today and not study tomorrow at all

– Do not get demotivated. There will be phases of obtaining low marks and feeling low. Read, clear doubts.

– Do not compare yourself to others

– Trust yourself

– Do not read excess, irrelevant books

– Discuss things with parents and teachers

– Keep a hobby

The NEET UG topper is also planning to prepare for the UPSC exams after his MBBS is over. He said he would be interested in using his knowledge of medicine in serving the country. His father is an advocate and his mother is a teacher.