Rohan Verma: 119/120 in JEE Main Physics 2025

Rohan Verma from Jaipur scored 119 out of 120 in JEE Main Physics (January 2025 session), achieving an All India Rank of 127. A student of Allen Career Institute's classroom programme, Rohan attributes his near-perfect score to a disciplined 14-month preparation, a focused formula revision system, and a strategic mock test analysis routine. In this interview-style account, Rohan shares his exact preparation methodology, the books he used, the chapters he prioritised, and the mindset shifts that made the difference between a 95 and a near-perfect score.

Rohan's Study Schedule and Daily Routine

Rohan followed a strict 10-hour study day from May 2024 onwards, with 4 hours dedicated exclusively to physics. His week was structured as: Monday–Wednesday focused on learning new chapters from his Class 12 syllabus (Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Magnetism, EMI, AC); Thursday–Friday on revisiting Class 11 chapters (Kinematics, Newton's Laws, Energy, Rotation, SHM, Waves); Saturday for full-length mock tests; and Sunday for deep error analysis and formula revision. He maintained a physical error log — a hardbound notebook where he recorded every question he got wrong, the correct approach, and the specific formula or concept he had missed. By January 2025, this notebook had 200+ entries, each reviewed weekly. For the strategies that shaped his chapter prioritisation, he frequently referenced our JEE Main Physics Score 100 Strategy article.

Rohan's biggest insight: "Physics questions in JEE Main are not hard — they are tricky. The difficulty is in recognising which formula applies and avoiding sign errors. I spent 60% of my revision time on formula sheets and 40% on problems. Most of my peers did the reverse and were slower in the exam." He revised his personal formula sheet every Sunday evening without exception — a 45-minute session covering all major chapters, ensuring no formula went stale.

Books and Resources Rohan Used

For theory and concept building: HC Verma Volumes 1 and 2 — every concept section read twice, all in-text exercises solved. For problem practice: DC Pandey's 5-volume series (Mechanics, Electrostatics and Current Electricity, Magnetism, Optics, and Modern Physics). Rohan solved all JEE Main-level exercises from DC Pandey and selectively solved JEE Advanced exercises for chapters where he was already strong. For previous years: Arihant's 41 Years JEE (Main + Advanced) Physics — solved all questions from 2015–2024 under timed conditions. He also used the NTA official practice platform for authentic question formats. "Do not buy more than 3–4 books," Rohan warns. "Depth in fewer resources beats superficial coverage of many." Practice with our JEE Main physics mock tests that simulate the exact NTA interface and difficulty distribution Rohan used to prepare.

Rohan's most-revised chapters: Electrostatics (highest weight in Class 12), Rotational Mechanics (most conceptually rich), and Modern Physics (high questions-to-effort ratio). His weakest chapter initially was Optics — he scored only 1/2 in his first full mock. He fixed this by dedicating 3 full days exclusively to optics: reading HC Verma cover to cover, solving all DC Pandey examples, and doing 5 optics-only topic tests before returning to full mocks.

Mock Test Strategy and Error Analysis

Rohan gave 45 full-length mock tests between September 2024 and January 2025. His mock analysis routine was highly systematic: after every mock, he categorised wrong answers into three bins — "Silly mistake" (correct concept, wrong arithmetic), "Concept gap" (wrong formula or approach), and "Didn't attempt" (ran out of time or was too uncertain). Silly mistakes were fixed by slowing down by 10 seconds per question in the next mock. Concept gaps were fixed by returning to the textbook that evening. Time management issues led him to practice attempting physics in 40 minutes (not the full 60) to build a buffer.

His exam-day strategy: start with Modern Physics and Optics (high formula-to-concept ratio, quick if prepared), then move to Electrostatics and AC, leave Mechanics for last. "I never solved questions in question number order. I sorted them by chapter, solving my strongest chapters first to build confidence and secure marks early. This left me calm and focused for the harder Mechanics multi-concept problems at the end." He finished with 10 minutes spare and used that time to recheck 6 flagged questions, correcting 2 errors.

Rohan's Advice for JEE Main 2026

"Start with fundamentals, not shortcuts. Read HC Verma for every chapter before opening DC Pandey. Your brain needs the conceptual scaffold before it can handle problem variations. Don't skip derivations — JEE Main questions often test the intermediate steps of standard derivations." On mock tests: "Give your first mock at least 6 months before the exam. Your first mock score doesn't matter — what matters is the error analysis system you build from it." On mental health: "Take Sunday evenings completely off. I watched cricket and called friends. Sustainable pace beats sprint-and-crash cycles every time." Register on our platform to follow Rohan's structured chapter-wise physics programme. Our premium subscription includes mock tests modelled on actual JEE Main 2025 papers. For the thermodynamics and kinetic theory chapter Rohan found conceptually satisfying, see our JEE Main Thermodynamics Physics Guide.

Rohan's JEE Advanced 2025 score: 312/360, AIR 89. He is currently enrolled at IIT Bombay (Computer Science Engineering). His parting message: "Physics is beautiful. If you approach it with curiosity and rigour, the marks follow naturally. Treat every chapter as a story, not a formula list, and you will score far beyond what you think is possible."