"I wished to study school final year Arts subjects and wanted to do UPSC. But my life has changed now after I took biology as advised by my sister," said Mahesh Kumar (18), from Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district, who topped the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) this year.
Mahesh, a student of a prominent coaching academy in Sikar, secured the first rank in the test with 99.99% on Saturday. "It was my first attempt. I started preparing for the test in 2022 but was too young to attempt it. Though I had expected something nice, never did I imagine myself topping the nation," Mahesh responded.
Mahesh would study 6 to 7 hours daily. "I would study 6 to 7 hours daily. I also cut it short to 4 to 5 hours a month before the exam so that I was tension-free."
Mahesh's parents are government school teachers. "They never put any pressure on me. A week earlier, my mother also visited Sikar and started living with me. I had some problem with Biology in the early days of my coaching. But I improved gradually. Questions were spontaneous this year too. I never imagined that I would be able to top," told Mahesh in a grand-celebration of his coaching academy in Sikar.
Apart from Mahesh, a maximum of three other Rajasthan students - Tany, Soumya Sharma, and Manavendra Rajpurohit also made it to the top 15, as per the NTA website.
Wished to study Arts and do UPSC": Rajasthan boy Mahesh Kumar comes out topper in NEET 2025
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