Balancing Class 12 with an entrance exam can become challenging when school studies, pre-boards, and competitive exam preparation overlap. Abhigyan managed this alongside his JEE Main BArch preparation and secured 98.90+ percentile in the January Session. His preparation focused on understanding the paper pattern, prioritising high-weightage areas, maintaining discipline and practising consistently.
Abhigyan’s preparation required him to divide his limited time between school and entrance-exam preparation. Instead of trying to study for long hours, he focused on cutting down some free time and maintaining a consistent routine.
Abhigyan explained how he managed the competing demands:
“Yes sir. I mean dekhiye thoda sa cut down to karna padta hai. Like baki apna like baki cheezon mein like school and kuch entrance exam saath mein balance mein kuch sacrifice karna padega. To thoda sa free time yahan wahan you know cut down kiya. Like subah mein school shaam tak school ka padhai uske baad iske liye preparation to waise hi manage hua poora saal.”
This routine translated into around three hours of dedicated preparation each day. For Abhigyan, consistency became more important than simply increasing the number of study hours.
Maintaining this schedule while continuing with school helped Abhigyan keep his entrance preparation active throughout the year rather than depending entirely on the final weeks.
Once Abhigyan understood the JEE BArch paper pattern, he used the weightage of different sections to decide where his preparation needed the most attention. Aptitude received the highest priority, while the remaining preparation time was divided between Drawing and Mathematics.
He described the approach he followed:
“Sir first of all maine analyze kiya ki hota kya-kya hai JBR mein to usmein first thing tha ki aptitude ka 200 marks ka hai, and maths and drawing 100 marks ka. To first of all sabse high priority aptitude ka tha. To sabse zyada tayari usi mein kiya, matlab jo facts hote hain the monuments the architects. So I looked into that and the rest of the time I have spent in mainly drawing and maths.”
This approach allowed him to align his preparation with the actual distribution of marks instead of giving equal time to every section. His strategy was therefore based on prioritisation as well as regular practice.
The preparation also reflected an early decision about his career direction. Abhigyan had started considering architecture around the middle of Class 11, after looking into possible career options.
After deciding to pursue architecture, Abhigyan prepared through PW’s Architecture Pro batch and specifically highlighted the practice he received for drawing and fine arts. This became an important part of his preparation, particularly because drawing was one of the three sections of the examination.
Abhigyan shared the role of the batch in improving his preparation:
“Sir, I was following in the Architecture Pro batch Creators Pro, and honestly usmein jo drawing jo fine arts ke sir itna wo practice karwate hain ki drawing theek ho gayi thi like, you know it improved a lot Imran sir.”
The consistent drawing practice helped him improve an area that required application rather than only conceptual understanding. Alongside the academic preparation, this regular practice gave him an opportunity to work specifically on the skills needed for the BArch paper.
Abhigyan’s preparation also involved using lectures and solving questions, particularly for Mathematics, where he identified practice as the key requirement.
“To usi ke liye I followed lectures. I did questions main thing in maths would be to solve questions. Jitna question banao utna achha because usse experience hota hai. Usse time badhta hai. Usse you know time management bhi seekh sakte hain. To for mathematics I would say practice is the best.”
The January Session coincided with his pre-board period, making the final phase of preparation particularly challenging. Abhigyan admitted that he had doubts about his preparation because he was unable to study as consistently as he wanted. However, the work he had completed before the pre-boards helped him during the exam.
He reflected on that phase:
“Doubts the matlab khud mein thoda vishwas kam ho gaya tha us samay kyunki like preparation utna theek se nahi kar pa raha tha, but at the end like jo pehle jo uske preparation kiya tha prebs ke pehle like the work I put in for the JEE BArch usse I guess mera theek ho gaya tha.”
The earlier preparation gave him a base to rely on when his available study time temporarily reduced. This helped him manage the pressure of school examinations and the entrance test without losing sight of his larger goal.
His January result of 98.90+ percentile reflected the benefit of the preparation he had built before the pre-board period. With another attempt still available, he then identified Mathematics as the area he wanted to focus on further.
For Abhigyan, the next stage was therefore not about changing the entire strategy but about identifying a weaker area and giving it more focused attention before the next session.
Abhigyan’s JEE Main 2026 BArch journey highlights the importance of consistent preparation alongside Class 12 studies. His experience of using a structured routine, practising questions and working on drawing skills through PW’s Architecture Pro batch helped him stay focused during his preparation. He secured 98.90+ percentile in the January Session and continued to work on Mathematics for the next stage.