JEE Advanced topper Ved Lahoti opens up about his inspiring journey: ‘Never slept without completing my day goal’

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras declared the JEE Advanced results 2024 on Sunday. Ved Lohati from the IIT Delhi zone emerged as the topper, scoring 355 marks out of 360. After the results announcement, Lahoti opened up about his journey during an interview with Allen, the coaching institute he took classes with.

Speaking to Allen, Lahoti said he did not do anything “special” but never went to bed without completing his goals for the day. “Maine aisa kuch special nahi kiya. Mera padhne mein interest tha toh jitna ho sake main utna padhta tha. JEE ka syllabus waise hi itna bada hai toh main roz goals select karta tha ki aaj itna padhna hai or ussi ke baad sona hai (I did not do anything special. I had an interest in my studies and planned accordingly. JEE’s syllabus is vast so I fixed goals for each day and never slept without completing them),” he said.

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“Your hard work should be of the same level. Have faith in your hard work. If you have worked hard according to your target, then you will definitely get success. It is important to practice as much as possible to learn,” Lahoti said in the interview.

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Dwija Dharmeshkumar Patel is the topper among women, with Common Rank List (CRL) 7. She scored 332 out of 360 marks. A total of 180,200 candidates participated in the exam across Paper 1 and Paper 2. Out of these, 48,248 candidates qualified for the next stage.

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The topper of JEE Advanced 2023, Vavilala Chidvilas Reddy, scored 341 out of 360 marks. He scored 114 marks in mathematics, 110 marks in physics and 117 marks in chemistry.