‘I didn’t study half as much’: IIT-JEE topper after aspirant’s gruelling schedule goes viral

The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for admission into IITs and other engineering institutes is one of India’s most competitive entrance tests. Each year, lakhs of students appear for JEE, and only a handful make it to the top institutes. The life of an IIT-JEE aspirant is undeniably tough, but a picture that is currently going viral – showing the rigorous daily schedule of a JEE aspirant – has raised eyebrows on social media.

According to the schedule, the 17-year-old aspirant devotes much of his day to studying. He wakes up at 4.30 in the morning and goes to sleep at midnight, getting less than five hours of sleep every night. During the day, revision, class work and notes take up a large chunk of his time, leaving him with only enough time for meals and two short naps.

The timetable of the JEE aspirant was shared on X, where it has been viewed over 1 million times. While many were surprised by the amount of studying the aspirant does, others called it “normal” and even praised the aspirant for his dedication. However, one former JEE topper waded into the discussion with a counterpoint.

Kalpit Veerwal, who scored full marks in the first part of the entrance test (JEE Main) in 2017, said he did not study half as much as the aspirant in question. Veerwal got All India Rank 1 for JEE Main in 2017 by scoring 360 out of 360. He went on to study at the prestigious IIT-Bombay.

“I literally scored full marks in JEE Main 2017 (AIR 1) and didn’t study half as much,” Veerwal shared on Instagram while responding to the viral timetable tweet.
The JEE Main topper said that students who put so much pressure on themselves usually end up feeling burnt out.