Burhanpur boy Majid secures AIR 3 in JEE Advanced, breaks myths around big city coaching

Time of India

2 days ago

Indore: Breaking long-held notions that success in competitive exams requires expensive coaching in metro cities, 17-year-old Majid Mujahid Hussain from Burhanpur achieved an extraordinary feat by securing All India Rank (AIR) 3 in the JEE Advanced 2025.
The results were declared early Monday morning.
Majid, a student at Macro Vision Academy, residential school in Burhanpur, was asleep in his hostel room when the results were announced at 6 am. His aunt, Navid Ali, who teaches at the same school, was with him when he received a call from his parents in Jalgaon, urging him to check his result. "When I saw AIR 3 on the screen, I couldn't believe my eyes. I rubbed them and checked again—it was true," Majid told TOI.
Additionally, chief minister Mohan Yadav took to X on Monday to congratulate Majid for securing All India Rank 3 in the JEE Advanced 2025 examination. He wrote, "Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Shri Majid Hussain ji from Burhanpur for bringing glory to Madhya Pradesh by achieving AIR-3 in JEE Advanced 2025. It is a matter of immense joy and pride that young talents from even the smaller districts of Madhya Pradesh are making their mark at the national level.
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Originally from Jalgaon, Majid moved to Burhanpur in 2023 after completing Class 10. He chose the school based on the strong reputation of its faculty—his aunt has been teaching there for the past 25 years. "I was confident about the teaching here. That's why I shifted," he said.
Majid is the son of academicians—his father, Mujahid Hussain, is a civil engineering professor, and his mother, Sakina Hussain, is an MBA professor at a private college in Jalgaon.
The values of discipline and dedication were instilled in him early on, and despite limited weekly phone calls from the hostel, his parents continued to be his emotional pillars throughout the demanding preparation period. "I used to study from 3 pm to 9 pm in the hostel after school, including doubt-solving sessions with our teachers," he said.
Majid's family kept his father's serious health condition hidden from him during the preparation period.
Mujahid Hussain was battling paralysis and was wheelchair-bound for the past six months. "I only discovered the extent of his illness after the exam. It was heartbreaking, but later I understood their decision—it was to keep me focused," Majid said, emotionally.
His father, he added, laid the foundation of his understanding in Mathematics and Physics. Staying away from mobile phones and social media for two years, Majid maintained a laser-sharp focus on his goal.
Majid scored a perfect 100 in two subjects in JEE Advanced and earlier secured a 99.992 percentile in JEE Mains. His twin brother, Sajid, who is a minute elder, also cleared JEE Advanced with an AIR 1625.
Looking ahead, Majid aspires to pursue Computer Science at IIT Bombay and dreams of becoming a successful software engineer. Praising the young achiever, his school principal J.S. Parmar said, "Majid's determination sets him apart. He has made his family, his school, and all of us immensely proud."
Following his success, he was weighed in laddoos and received several gifts from local leaders and school.