JAIPUR: Anshul Verma, a resident of Raipur, living in Kota for the past two years have proved that success has no shortcuts. Having scored 99.95 and 99.93 percentile in his first and second attempt of JEE-Main held in February and March, respectively, Verma showed no sign to back off until he scores the centum. He is among the 17 students across the country to have secured 100 percentile.
The official press release of National Testing Agency (NTA) has shown him the topper from Rajasthan.
“Every time I took the examination as a fresh candidate, I considered every chance as the last one,” said elated Verma over the phone from Kota, who is a son of a veterinary doctor Dr Krishna Kumar Verma and mother Damyanti Verma, who is a headmaster of a primary school. He has prepared from Allen Career Institute in Kota.
Sharing his success mantra, Verma said that his entire focus was on NCERT syllabus and JEE Main Special Topics suggested by his teachers.
“I have studied only for 10 hours a day and with a couple of hours of cricket and chess before I could sleep. The games helped in destressing and proper sleep has helped in maintaining my focus,” said Verma.
His elder sister Roopal Verma is pursuing B.Tech from NIT Raipur. “She also had prepared for the competitive examinations from Kota, which inspired me to come to the city to prepare for my dream,” said Verma.
He secured 98.4% in Class 10 and obtained 26th All India Rank in KVPY SX. He scored 99% in Class 12. Presently, he focuses on JEE Advanced and wants to pursue B.Tech in the CS branch from IIT Mumbai.
