JEE Main Topper 2022 Interview with Himavamsi (AIR 7) and Koyyan Suhas (AIR 22)

The National Testing Agency (NTA)  will conduct the JEE Main 2023 Session 1 exam from Jan 24 to 31, 2023, and JEE Main Session 2 exams will be held from Apr 6 to 12, 2022.

JEE Main Admit Card 2023 and JEE Main City Intimation Slip 2023 will be released soon on the NTA official website- jeemain.nta.ac.in.

JEE Main 2023 Preparation Tips by Toppers

The smartest way to prepare for JEE Main is by following the JEE Main 2023 preparation tips shared by the students who have already aced it. Find out what made them JEE Main topper 2022 and check the JEE Main topper 2023 preparation tips.

Cracking JEE Main requires hard work, consistency, and also experts’ advice. Here’s what the JEE Main 2022 toppers Himavamsi and Koyyan Suhas have to say about their experience of cracking JEE Main last year.

Q1. Please give a short introduction about yourselves.

Himavamsi: My name is Himavamsi (AIR 7, 100 Percentile, 295 Marks), I am from Andhra Pradesh.My parents are schools teachers in government schools.I studied in Sri Chaitanya Institute, Vijayawada for my entire JEE Main preparation journey. 

Koyyan Suhas: My name is Koyyan Suhas (AIR 22, 100 Percentile, 290 Marks), and I hail from  Andhra Pradesh and I prepared for JEE Main & Advanced as well as board exam through Sri Chaitanya Institute, Vijayawada.

Q2: So how long were you preparing for JEE Main? When did you start?

Himavamsi: I prepared for 5 years before taking the exam in 2022. I was in 8th grade when I first joined the coaching institute toI start preparation. 

Koyyan Suhas: I too started preparing in class 8th and stayed in a residential institute for the entire duration of the preparation. 

Q3:  Did you go to any particular coaching institute or did you just self study?

Himavamsi: I studied in Sri Chaitanya Institute, Vijayawada, which is a residential campus. Hence, we were not allowed to enrol in any other coaching institute.

Koyyan Suhas: I too studied in the same institute and they provided self-study hours after the regular classes.

Q4: What study material/books/resources did you find the most helpful during your preparation?

Himavamsi: I referred to the NCERT books for Chemistry, Concepts of Physics by HC Verma for Physics. Additionally, I solved previous year question papers and took up our Institute’s assignments and tests.

Koyyan Suhas: I mainly referred to the coaching’s study material and notes. I referred to Concepts of Physics by HC Verma for Physics, JEE Trainer by Ativeer for Mathematics. The NCERT books are very important for Physics and Chemistry.

The topics I studied from NCERT books were- 

Physics- Mechanics and Magnetism

Mathematics- Calculus, Integration, Differentiation, and Geometry

Chemistry- Organic Chemistry, Reactions, Mechanisms, and Alkyl Halides

Q5: How helpful are previous years’ papers and mock tests for JEE Main preparation?

Himavamsi: They are absolutely crucial to the preparation. I mainly solved Mathematics papers to learn how to manage time and complex calculations. It gave me a good understanding of what type of questions were going to be asked in the exam. Apart from that, weekly exams were conducted in our Institute which helped me to prepare well.

Koyyan Suhas: Solving the previous papers and taking up the mock tests are very important. Two months before the exam, I aggresively solved previous papers and it helped me abundantly.

Q6: What was your daily timetable/routine to study?

Himavamsi: Both Suhas and I had classes starting at 7 AM. We had lectures for three hours for each subject, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. We had a break for 15 minutes between each class. The classes used to get over by 5 PM and later we had self study classes till 10:30 at night.

Q7: Which area(s) of the syllabus did you struggle with the most and which area(s) of the syllabus were your strength?

Himavamsi: I mostly struggled with Chemistry because there was a lot of content to memorise. For me, Inorganic Chemistry was most difficult and Complex Compounds was the hardest topic. Mathematics was the easiest as my accuracy and time management were better.

Koyyan Suhas: I struggled with Biomolecules in Chemistry and Organic Reactions as it was difficult to mug up. Mathematics was the easiest along with Physics.

Q8: How were you able to manage board exam preparation along with JEE Main preparation? What difficulties did you face?

Himavamsi: Due to lockdown, my class 10 board exams were cancelled and I had no idea about the board exams structure. We only got two weeks to prepare for board exams. As we were given enough coaching for Mains, I did not focus much on board exams.

Koyyan Suhas: I did not take the State board exam too seriously. I just worked on previous year papers mostly. My main concentration was on JEE Main.

Q9: When you took the exam in 2022, which subjects were the easiest and toughest according to you?

Himavamsi: For me Chemistry was the toughest and Mathematics was the easiest.

Koyyan Suhas: For me Chemistry was the toughest, as well, and Physics was the easiest.

Q10: What was your study plan for the last 2 weeks?

Himavamsi: In the last 2 weeks, I only practised previous years’ question papers. Each exam shift has 30 questions and I got 300 questions in just 1 year's papers. This also allowed to learn how to manage time well.

Koyyan Suhas: I concentrated on the main topics. I worked on at least 1 previous paper daily and took up more mock tests.

Q11: What are you currently doing in regards to your education/career?

Himavamsi: I am studying Computer Science Engineering in IIT Bombay.

Koyyan Suhas:  I am studying Computer Science Engineering in IIT Bombay as well.

Q12: What plans do you have after graduating from IIT Bombay?

Himavamsi: I am waiting for the final year once I can identify my strengths and line them with my interests. 

Koyyan Suhas: I am not sure as of now. I am still learning and exploring.

Q13: What advice would you give to the students taking the JEE Main exam in the next 15 days?

Himavamsi: I would suggest students to not try and learn new things and just take the exam with what you already know. Make sure you are perfect in the topics you have already covered well. If you don't know something, skip it. Additionally, do not be scared as this is not the end, you have many other attempts. 

Koyyan Suhas: Meditate and do not panic. Practise regularly to be perfect. Strengthen your basics.