JEE Advanced 2014: Topper Chitraang Murdia is a foodie and loves cooking

Scoring 334 out of a total of 360, Chitraang Murdia from Udaipur, Rajasthan was declared the JEE Advanced 2014 topper with an AIR 1 on June 19. The son of an IIT Delhi alumnus, Murdia believes that the secret behind his success is having no regrets after taking the exam. He says, “The most important thing is that once you have written the paper, you should not have any regrets of doing better or that you could have done better”.

The love for science subjects made this die hard foodie achieve what he has today. Moreover, consistent studies along with dedication and 15 hours of study a day worked wonders for him.

An avid reader, this 17 year old lad loves cooking whenever he gets free time on hand. In a candid chat with shiksha.com, Chitraang Murdia JEE Advanced 2014 topper talks about his dream institute, his preference of course and his preparation strategy for the exam.

It’s a dream come true for me. I was expecting a good rank but not the first for sure. Actually, the marks were out on June 11 and after receiving those, I knew I will get a good rank but this was unexpected and unimaginable.

I started preparing after Class 10^th. I took my coaching classes from Allen, Kota and got enrolled in the weekend classroom program. They did all the planning from me. So basically, I attended classes from 9 am-12 pm or 2 pm – 5 pm and took tests regularly. To set the biological clock, they put us on three tests which was important and helped me big time.

Also, let me tell you that I attended classes only on weekends or vacations. Else, I used to study at home only.

My score was:

JEE Main: 335/360

JEE Advanced: 334/360

Class XII: 97%

I am aiming to pursue my Bachelors in Computer Science from IIT Bombay. Like, other topper, I also want to pursue CSE because the scope of this branch is very high. Moreover, it’s an every growing field which offers you loads of work. The faculty and exposure too is the best.

My second choice after IIT Bombay is IIT Delhi.

I am from the CBSE board and the syllabus for both – JEE Advanced and CBSE 12^th board is similar. However, the only difference is the difficulty level of both the exams

Besides JEE, I have appeared for NTSE and KVPY. I got an AIR 13 in NTSE and got selected in KVPY. I also got selected for the camps of all the four Olympiads – Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Astronomy.

I will be leaving for Kazhakistan on July 12 for the international Physics Olympiad.

• Study hard. Pay attention. Don’t get distracted
• If possible, join a good coaching institute

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