Prepare as it’s your first chance,’: Here’s how Riya Agrawal cracked NEET UG

Hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, Riya Agrawal wanted to become a gynecologist since childhood. It was after her two unsuccessful attempts of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG), that she cleared the medical exam in 2024 with 682 scores. To her gynaecology as a subject, empowers her to treat women and make them more informed about their health, which is often neglected.

She is currently pursuing an MBBS degree from Sarojini Naidu Medical College. It was during her third attempt that she cleared the NEET UG. “My determination and consistency motivated me to do better and better. Even after being unsuccessful in two attempts, I did not worry much and concentrated on my studies to pursue MBBS one day,” said Riya.

She told indianexpress.com that she was affected when her batchmates cracked NEET UG in the first and second attempts, while she was still struggling. But then to motivate herself, she used to manifest her dreams, thinking that one day, her dreams would come to life.

NEET UG 2025: Exam preparation

Rather than opting for physical coaching classes, she chose Allen Online. It was after her coaching classes that she focused on self-study. “My day started at 7 am and after breakfast, I used to study till noon and then had my lunch. My coaching started at 2:30 pm and ended at 8 pm. After a two-hour break, it was at 10 pm when I revised what was taught in the class. I believed in completing the topics then and there and kept a comprehensive revision for the morning. I left my school, St Conrad’s Inter College to prepare for the NEET UG and was enrolled in a dummy school.” said Riya who scored 88 percent in Class 10.

After completing the topics taught in the coaching, Riya used to revise some portions from NCERT and solved related previous year questions. To her solving, mock tests and questions gave her confidence. She focussed on making self-notes and kept coaching resources as supplementary.

“To learn the formulas, I wrote them on paper and pasted them on the walls of my room. This method worked very well for me in Physics, while in Biology and Chemistry, I used to revise self-made notes and pointers almost regularly so that I do not forget them, ” said the girl.

“When I did not score well, I used to stress. Then my teachers and parents guided me to analyse my mistakes and read and revise more. This step helped me a lot in the exam preparation. I found myself better prepared before the exam with this habit of mine. I also credit this habit as my success mantra for NEET UG,” said the girl who restricted the use of phone and social media for her preparation.

While concluding Riya said, revision, flexible timetable, time management, short breaks, previous year questions and a positive attitude helped her to ace NEET UG in 2024.

More News
GATE 2025 Topper List: IIT Roorkee announces subject-wise AIR 1 list
GATE 2025 Subject-Wise AIR Toppers List: The all India rank (AIR) list indicating the toppers in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 has been released. Candidates can now check the subject-wise top rank holders in GATE 2025 at ...
JEE Advanced 2025: SC asks Centre, JAB, others to respond to plea
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking a direction to allow students, who had passed Class 12 exams in 2023, to participate in JEE Advanced 2025 for securing admissions in the Indian Institutes of ...
Rajasthan REET 2024 answer key out at reet2024.co.in
REET Answer Key 2025 Released at reet2024.co.in: The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has released the Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test (REET) answer key 2025 on March 25. Candidates who had appeared in the exam can now download t...
GATE 2025 Topper List: IIT Delhi announces subject-wise AIR toppers list
GATE 2025 Subject-Wise AIR Toppers List: The all India rank (AIR) list indicating the toppers in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025 has been released. Candidates can now check the subject-wise top rank holders in GATE 2025 at ...
MAH CET 2025: Normalistion process for MBA, MCA scores | Explained
MAH CET 2025 Normalisation: The Common Entrance Test (CET) cell, Maharashtra, has released the normalisation method for MAH CET 2025 for MBA and MCA programmes to ensure fairness in score calculation, as the exams are conducted in multiple shift...
Bihar Board 12th Result 2025 (Out) Direct Link: Check roll-number wise result on education.indianexpress.com
BSEB Inter Result 2025: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) released the Class 12 intermediate results today, March 25. The BSEB official websites—interresult2025.com and https://www.vidyavision.com/—will make th...
APSC CCE 2025 Notification Released: Applications to start from March 28 - Eligibility, fees, exam process
APSC CCE Prelims 2025 Notification Released: The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has released the notification for the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination 2025. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official website,...
Bihar Board 12th Result 2025: BSEB Inter scorecards expected date and time
Bihar Board Class 12th Result 2025 Date: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), Patna, has completed the Class 10 and 12 examinations. The results for the BSEB Class 12 (Intermediate) exams will likely be released on March 27, as reported by...
GATE 2025 ECE (AIR 1): ‘I prepared during my 3-hour commute to Jadavpur University
Swarnava Biswas from West Bengal has achieved a score of 82.67 out of 100 in Electronics and Communication Engineering in the GATE 2025 exam. Coming from a unique background, his father is a chess coach, while his mother is a professional photographe...
Assam Board Paper Leak: Class 11th Maths exam cancelled, new date later
The Class 11 Mathematics paper of the Assam state board was allegedly leaked, forcing the authorities to cancel the examinations on Thursday and lodge police complaints, officials said. The new date and further updates will be notified soon, the mini...