“I was determined to break the JEE-Advanced record” says Ved Lahoti
MUMBAI: After scoring the highest marks ever in the JEE (advanced), AIR 1 has challenged the Indian Institutes of Technology with regards to why his two questions were marked incorrect.
Ved said he believes in taking logical answers to everything. In childhood, if he got low marks in any subject in school, he would take his maternal grandfather to school and ask the teachers why he got low marks.This attitude still persists.
He got two questions wrong in JEE-Advanced and for this too Ved has challenged how he got them wrong. In the family, maternal grandfather RC Somani is a retired engineer. His mum Jaya Lahoti is a housewife and father Yogesh Lahoti is a construction manager in a private firm.
“Nothing is impossible. If you are determined, everything is possible. There should be a goal in life and it should be big. After this, the hard work should also be of the same level. Have faith in your hard work. If you have worked according to the target, then you will definitely get success. To learn, it is necessary to practice as much as possible,” said Ved Lahoti who scored all-India rank 1 in JEE Advanced 2024.
Ved was determined to break the record of JEE-Advanced and he accomplished it by scoring the highest marks ever: 355 of 360 marks. Ved, who had set his sights on JEE-Advanced since the past 7 years, has not yet decided which institute and which branch he wants to pursue his career in.
He scored 98.6% in class 10 and 97.6% in class 12. He secured All India Rank 119 with 295 out of 300 marks in JEE-Main 2024. Ved secured international Rank-2 in IMO in class 5th and 6th. He won a gold medal in the International Junior Science Olympiad in class 8.
Ved is a complete studious student. Whether it is while eating or sitting idle, he keeps reading something or the other and is interested in learning about new subjects. Ved Lahoti believes in smart work. He listens to his teachers completely and studies as per their instructions. He studies as much as the teachers tell him to study on a topic. The purpose behind this is to avoid unnecessary hard work. If the teachers ask him to practice, he has to practice.
Maths is his favourite subject
Ved’s favourite subject is Maths and that is why he likes solving questions. He likes solving questions in Maths and that is why he gives full time to Physics questions. After this, he studies other subjects. There is no fixed schedule for studies as of now. The study schedule is fixed as per the classes. Ved never compromises on sleeping for 8 hours. He tries to follow a regular routine. Ved is fond of playing chess and cricket but he never participated in the school or district level team for this. Apart from this, his only hobby is reading. Whenever he gets time, he keeps reading something or the other. Apart from this, Ved does not have any hobby like watching TV or watching movies.
For Ved, his mother and his maternal grandfather are real motivation. Whenever he is in trouble, he talks to them and moves forward by listening to them. While living in his home town Indore, he used to stay with his maternal grandfather for everything, while during his studies in Kota, his mother supported him completely. Even during the exams, his mother was completely with him and kept motivating him.
Ved wanted to study in Kota. He had decided to study from Kota after passing his class 10.
Ved got tough competition in his batch. The level of students studying with him was also of Ved’s level. “In such a situation, there was complete competition from friends for every mark in the test. There were very good discussions in the class regarding doubts. This was the reason that the topics kept getting cleared and the subjects became strong.”
Ved said he believes in taking logical answers to everything. In childhood, if he got low marks in any subject in school, he would take his maternal grandfather to school and ask the teachers why he got low marks.This attitude still persists.
He got two questions wrong in JEE-Advanced and for this too Ved has challenged how he got them wrong. In the family, maternal grandfather RC Somani is a retired engineer. His mum Jaya Lahoti is a housewife and father Yogesh Lahoti is a construction manager in a private firm.
“Nothing is impossible. If you are determined, everything is possible. There should be a goal in life and it should be big. After this, the hard work should also be of the same level. Have faith in your hard work. If you have worked according to the target, then you will definitely get success. To learn, it is necessary to practice as much as possible,” said Ved Lahoti who scored all-India rank 1 in JEE Advanced 2024.
Ved was determined to break the record of JEE-Advanced and he accomplished it by scoring the highest marks ever: 355 of 360 marks. Ved, who had set his sights on JEE-Advanced since the past 7 years, has not yet decided which institute and which branch he wants to pursue his career in.
He scored 98.6% in class 10 and 97.6% in class 12. He secured All India Rank 119 with 295 out of 300 marks in JEE-Main 2024. Ved secured international Rank-2 in IMO in class 5th and 6th. He won a gold medal in the International Junior Science Olympiad in class 8.
Ved is a complete studious student. Whether it is while eating or sitting idle, he keeps reading something or the other and is interested in learning about new subjects. Ved Lahoti believes in smart work. He listens to his teachers completely and studies as per their instructions. He studies as much as the teachers tell him to study on a topic. The purpose behind this is to avoid unnecessary hard work. If the teachers ask him to practice, he has to practice.
Maths is his favourite subject
Ved’s favourite subject is Maths and that is why he likes solving questions. He likes solving questions in Maths and that is why he gives full time to Physics questions. After this, he studies other subjects. There is no fixed schedule for studies as of now. The study schedule is fixed as per the classes. Ved never compromises on sleeping for 8 hours. He tries to follow a regular routine. Ved is fond of playing chess and cricket but he never participated in the school or district level team for this. Apart from this, his only hobby is reading. Whenever he gets time, he keeps reading something or the other. Apart from this, Ved does not have any hobby like watching TV or watching movies.
For Ved, his mother and his maternal grandfather are real motivation. Whenever he is in trouble, he talks to them and moves forward by listening to them. While living in his home town Indore, he used to stay with his maternal grandfather for everything, while during his studies in Kota, his mother supported him completely. Even during the exams, his mother was completely with him and kept motivating him.
Ved wanted to study in Kota. He had decided to study from Kota after passing his class 10.
Ved got tough competition in his batch. The level of students studying with him was also of Ved’s level. “In such a situation, there was complete competition from friends for every mark in the test. There were very good discussions in the class regarding doubts. This was the reason that the topics kept getting cleared and the subjects became strong.”
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