17-06-2025
‘Solving old JEE Advanced papers helped in preparation for NEET'
Solving the old JEE Advanced papers and attending mock tests conducted by the college greatly helped in preparing for NEET, said Expert PU College students Nikhil Sonnad and K.G. Nidhi, who secured All India Ranking (AIR) of 17 and 84, respectively, in NEET 2025.
Talking to reporters here, Ms. Nidhi, a native of Kodagu, said: 'I regularly interacted with my teachers and got my doubts clarified. I also interacted with my juniors, and it helped me revise the first-year PU portion.'
Mr. Sonnad said he concentrated on basic concepts in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology. 'We solved many old JEE Advanced question papers,' he said.
Shreyas M. Mahalingappa, with an AIR of 214, set a target to solve the maximum number of questions within a given time, which helped him perform well in NEET.
Subramanya Udupa, the academic vice-principal of the college, said that they had students solve a large number of mock papers with a high level of difficulty. 'The scores that our students made are close to what they got in the mock tests,' said the chairman of the Expert Group of Institutions, Narendra L. Nayak.
Ten students from the college scored ranks in the top 500, while 15 students scored in the top 1,000 and 24 students scored in the top 2,000. Seven students scored more than 625 marks, 19 students scored above 600, and 57 scored above 575 marks. In total, 233 students scored more than 500 marks. Almost all students who wrote NEET were qualified for admission to the MBBS course, he said.
Of students who took NEET long-term coaching from the college, nine scored more than 525 marks, 18 scored above 500 and 54 scored above 450 marks, Mr. Nayak said.
