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India.com
22-05-2025
- General
- India.com
Meet NEET UG 2024 topper Mazin Mansoor, scored perfect 720 out of 720 in exams, his father is...
NEET UG 2024 Topper Mazin Mansoor (File) NEET Success Story: Mazin Mansoor, a young man from Darbhanga, Bihar, has secured the coveted All India Rank (AIR) 1 in the revised in NEET UG 2024 results by scoring a perfect 720 out of 720 marks. 18-year-old Mazin comes from a family of doctors, with his father, grandfather, maternal uncle, aunts, and several other relatives being doctors. Who is NEET Topper Mazin Mansoor? Born in a family of doctors, Mazin Mansoor aspired to follow in the footsteps of his father and other relatives, from an early age. Mazin's father is a pediatrician at a state-run hospital in Saudi Arabia, while his maternal uncle, maternal aunt, maternal grandfather and grandfather are also doctors. Additionally, his brother is pursuing a BDS degree at the Sarjug Dental College Darbhangha and is now in his fourth year. Moved to Bihar Board from CBSE because… After clearing his Class 10th exams, Mazin Mansoor made a bold choice to shift to a school which operated under the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), even as CBSE is generally considered to be a good choice for aspirants who wish to take competitive exams. In an interview, Mazin revealed that idea behind his choice to shift to BSEB was that it would provide him more time to prepare for NEET as the Bihar Board, unlike the CBSE, does not have any practical and assignments for Class 12th final exams. 'I realized that whatever your score is in board exams does not matter in competitive exams. I changed to BSEB so I did not have to stress about submitting assignments and practical tests, which is required for every subject in CBSE class 12th,' he said. Mazin Mansoor passed Bihar Board 2024 Class 12 exams with flying colours, scoring an impressive 87% marks, and later cleared the NEET UG exams in the same year, sharing the AIR 1 with 16 other students by obtaining 99.997129 percentile. Mazin's AIR for counselling in the June 2024 result was 1.05, which has now improved to 1.03 after the results were revised. Mazin Mansoor NEET preparation strategy Talking about his preparation for NEET UG 2024, Mazin Mansoor revealed that after class 10th, he joined a coaching institute in Bihar, and followed coaching modules and NCERT textbooks to augment his studies. 'Coaching classes ended by 1 pm, after that I would go head to my room to revise what I had learnt,' the 18-year-old said. Mazin further revealed that he solved mock tests, prioritizing Biology first, then Chemistry and finally Physics. However, he later realized that his strategy was not working, which made him change his approach by taking on Chemistry first, then Biology and lastly Physics.
News18
20-05-2025
- General
- News18
NEET UG Success Story: Meet Last Year's AIR 1 Mazin Mansoor, Who Shifted From CBSE To BSEB
Last Updated: Mazin's inspiration to do MBBS also came from his family. He also wanted to become a doctor like his family members which is why he decided to apply for NEET UG. Meet Mazin Mansoor who secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 in NEET UG 2024. Mazin scored 720 out of 720 marks in the NEET exam. Last year, the toppers list of NEET UG 2024 was revised, after which his counseling rank improved. Earlier his counseling rank was 1.05, which later became 1.03. Apart from Mazin, names of 16 other students were also included in this list in NEET UG exam. His percentile was 99.997129. A native of Darbhanga, Bihar, 18-year-old Mazin comes from a family of doctors. His father is a pediatrician and works in a government hospital in Saudi Arabia. Similarly, his maternal uncle, maternal aunt, maternal grandfather and grandfather are also doctors. His brother is doing BDS in Sarjug Dental College, Darbhanga and is in the fourth year. Mazin's inspiration to do MBBS also came from his family. He also wanted to become a doctor like his family members which is why he decided to apply for NEET UG. From CBSE to Bihar Board Interestingly, CBSE is considered good for competitive exams, but Mazin left CBSE after 10th and shifted to Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB). The reason behind this was that he had told in an interview that he did not want to take the burden of preparing for the board exam. Mazin told that practicals and assignments have to be submitted for every subject in CBSE, but there are no practicals in the final exam in Bihar Board. He said that I knew that the board marks do not matter much in the long run, so I did not take extra tension of practicals and assignments in 12th. Mazin scored 87 per cent marks in the 12th examination of Bihar Board 2024. After 10th, Mazin took admission in a coaching institute in Bihar. He used to follow the coaching modules and NCERT textbooks. Mazin said that due to coaching, my preparation was going well. I did not have any backlog. Coaching used to end by 1 pm, then I used to go to my room and study biology, chemistry and physics. They did not set a time limit, but tried to complete a topic in the stipulated time. Mazin says that due to coaching he was saved from distractions. During mock tests, Mazin adopted the strategy of solving Biology first, then Chemistry and finally Physics. Later he felt that this method is not correct. Then he changed his approach – first Chemistry, then Biology and finally Physics. He benefited more with this method. First Published: May 20, 2025, 18:28 IST
Indian Express
02-05-2025
- Science
- Indian Express
NEET UG 2025: Last-minute tips from toppers that can make all the difference
With just a couple of days left for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), the spoke to a few mentors and also toppers of last year to find out how candidates can utilise the final hours before the highly competitive medical entrance examination: Mazin Mansoor (Darbhanga, Bihar) Student, AIIMS Delhi Mazin Mansoor achieved a perfect score of 720/720 in NEET UG 2024. The then 18-year-old aced the exam in his first attempt. He hails from a family of doctors. Mazin Mansoor's father is a paediatrician and is currently posted at a government hospital in Saudi Arabia. Several other family members, including his maternal uncle and aunts, as well as both his paternal and maternal grandfathers, are also doctors. Inspired by his family's legacy in medicine, Mazin Mansoor was determined to pursue MBBS and prepared for the NEET UG exam. He told that while attempting mock tests, he first solved biology questions, then chemistry, and, finally, physics. 'However, I later realised that this approach was not fruitful and I changed my approach. I started attempting the chemistry question paper first, biology next, and physics at the end,' said Mansoor. Tathagat Awatar (Madhubani district, Bihar) Student, AIIMS Delhi Tathagat Awatar scored 715 and notched up an impressive 99.9946856 percentile in his third attempt in last year's NEET UG. In his first attempt in 2022, Awatar had scored 526. 'Although I scored above the cut-off in my second attempt (in 2023), I thought I could do better, and, therefore, I dropped out another year,' he said. 'When I sat to take the actual NEET UG exam in 2023, my strategy for section-wise tests had failed as I was unable to solve questions on time. Therefore, in my third attempt, I changed my approach. I solved over 100 full mock tests. I answered the biology paper first, followed by physics and chemistry,' said Awatar. Amina Kadiwal (Mumbai, Maharashtra) After two unsuccessful attempts, Amina Kadiwal cracked NEET UG in her third attempt last year by scoring 715. She shared that in the last few days before the exam, she read the notes she had made and the NCERT books. 'As I prepared during lockdown, my school and its papers never disturbed my preparation. In fact, I was better able to manage,' she said, adding that she used to revise chapters daily. 'I did my paper in two rounds, and after I was sure about the answers, I started to mark them on the OMR sheet,' she added. 'True preparation culminates in confident execution. When well-prepared students enter examination halls, they carry not just knowledge but strategic awareness,' said Singh We also asked NEET mentors for last-minute tips for candidates. Ujjwal Singh, CEO, Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya, said, 'True preparation culminates in confident execution. When well-prepared students enter examination halls, they carry not just knowledge but strategic awareness.'
