NEET Topper Interview 2025- AIR 8 Bhavya Chirag Jha

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the NEET 2025 result on June 14, 2025. Among the NEET 2025 toppers, Bhavya Chirag Jha from Gujarat has secured an All India Rank 8 in the NEET 2025 exam.

Bhavya Chirag Jha hails from Gujarat. He scored 90.9996379 percentile in the NEET 2025 exam. From over 12 lakh candidates who have qualified the NEET exam this year, Bhavya has secured AIR 8 rank. In conversation with Careers360, Bhavya said that ‘Consistency is the only key to crack the NEET exam’. Read the full article to find how Bhavya feels about his success.

Careers360: Congratulations on your NEET 2025 results Bhavya! How are your feelings about this achievement?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: I am very happy about my NEET result. All my hard work paid off finally.

Careers360: Tell us something about yourself. Where did you complete your schooling and what about your family?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: I live in Ahmedabad and have completed my schooling from A G High School, Ahmedabad. In my family it's me, my elder brother, father and mother. My father works in the IT sector while my mother is a homemaker. My brother is a doctor and currently completing his last year internship.

Careers360: What motivated you to choose medicine as a career? When did you decide to become a doctor?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: My motivation was always my elder brother. When he was preparing for his entrance exam, that’s when I decided to become a doctor.

Careers360: Is this your first attempt? When did you start your preparations for the NEET exam?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: Yes, this is my first attempt. I started my NEET preparations when I was in class 11.

Careers360: How much time did you devote to self-study? What do you think is better, coaching or self-study?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: As I was a regular student in my school, I devoted around 3 to 4 hours daily for self study. I joined Allen to prepare for the NEET exam. In my opinion, coaching and self study both are required. NEET coaching gives you a proper guidance path and self study is necessary to imprint concepts in your mind.

Careers360: Which subject is your weakest, and which is your strongest?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: My strongest subject was Chemistry but I never gave a thought about the weakest one. I used to study all the subjects equally as I was very clear on if I have to secure a good AIR, I have to read everything.

Careers360: How was the NEET UG preparation different from the early days to just a month before the exam?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: Well, there was no such strategy. I used to do regular revision so I never faced any problem.

Careers360: What was your exam day strategy? What was the roughest and the easiest section, according to you?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: On the exam day, I kept my mind cool and gave my best. I started with Biology and then answered Chemistry and Physics. Chemistry felt easy to me while Physics was the toughest section.

Careers360: Which college is your dream college for studying medicine? What is your aspiration in the field of medicine, and which specialization would you be interested in?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: AIIMS Delhi is my dream college. Till now I have not thought about any specialization further. I want to complete my MBBS course with full efforts and then will think about this too.

Careers360: To whom do you attribute your successful NEET topper journey?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: I would attribute this success to my elder brother who always motivated me and was there to solve my questions. I would also like to thank the wonderful mentors of Allen for my achievement.

Careers360: What would you suggest to future NEET aspirants in terms of preparation, attitude, etc?

Bhavya Chirag Jha: All I want to say is ‘stay consistent as there is no substitute for hard work’.