UCEED 2026 Topper Aditya Secures AIR 124 and SC Rank 5: His Creative Journey with PW

For Aditya, creativity was never limited to solving drawing questions for an entrance exam. He reads graphic novels, studies how stories create emotion, enjoys analysing visual scenes, and is even working on his own comic project. Over time, this interest in storytelling and design became an important part of how he approached his UCEED preparation.

That creative curiosity, combined with consistent preparation, led Aditya to secure AIR 124 in the Open Category and Rank 5 in the SC Category in UCEED 2026. The category rank was especially unexpected, as he had estimated that he might finish somewhere around Rank 20–30. For his friends, however, the result was less surprising; they had already seen the effort and potential behind his preparation.

How Aditya Approached UCEED Part A

Aditya understood that Part A and Part B demanded different skills, so he did not try to prepare for both in the same way.

For Part A, previous-year questions remained one of his most important resources.

“Part A ke liye toh sabse important PYQs hain.”

Mathematics was another area that gave him an advantage. During his preparation, he went back through Maths concepts up to Class 10, which helped him become faster while solving the NAT section.

“Maine apne preparation ke time par 10th tak ki Maths poori kar li thi. All of the concepts, I touched upon them.”

Aditya was equally aware of where he struggled. MSQ was his weakest section before the exam, particularly because of the risk involved in attempting questions. Instead of copying somebody else's strategy, he adjusted his approach according to his own performance.

“Mere liye jo sahi tha, woh ye tha ki I had to take a little bit less risk in MSQ.”

His larger point was that aspirants need to use mocks to discover what works for them. He solved the previous-year papers three times, rather than treating PYQs as a one-time exercise.

Turning Movie Scenes into Part B Drawing Practice

One of the most personal parts of Aditya's preparation came from something many students normally do during a break: watching movies.

But he did not always watch them passively. Aditya began taking screenshots of interesting shots from Bollywood and Hollywood films and studying how those scenes had been composed.

“I used to watch movies, Bollywood, Hollywood, all different types of movies, and I would take screenshots of different shots from them.”

He would then break those shots down and try drawing them himself. The exercise helped him think about focus, composition and the way a scene directs the viewer's attention.

“I would break them down and draw those scenes. And I think that really helped me think more cinematically in my approach to drawing scenes.”

It was an unusual preparation method, but one closely connected to Aditya's existing interests. Instead of separating creativity from exam preparation, he found ways to bring the two together.

His interest in graphic novels worked similarly. He recommended Blue Period, explaining that what matters most to him in a story is its ability to evoke genuine emotion.

How Aditya Planned His Part B Attempt Before the Exam

Aditya's approach to Part B was not based only on drawing better. He also thought carefully about where his exam time would go.

Scene drawing was already one of his strengths. However, he believed the product-design question could be approached more systematically, especially when only about an hour was available for Part B.

“Product wala question woh hota hai jisme aap kam time mein zyada score bana sakte ho.”

To avoid wasting precious minutes deciding how his answer sheet should look, he planned the basic layout beforehand.

“Maine pehle decide kar liya tha ki main yahan beech mein apna main image rakhunga product ka, right side par exploded view...”

He also decided where elements such as the title and text would go.

“Ye sab pehle maine plan kar liya tha. Wahan par mujhe jaake sochna nahi pada.”

That preparation gave him one less decision to make under exam pressure. It is also a good example of how Aditya approached UCEED: creativity mattered, but so did planning how that creativity would be presented within a limited time.

How PW Became More Than Just Classes During Aditya's Preparation

When Aditya was asked how PW contributed to his UCEED journey, he first spoke about the guidance he received from his teacher. 

But another part of the PW experience stood out just as strongly: the people he met while preparing.

“Jab maine Telegram group join kiya tha Physics Wallah ka... wahan mujhe ek community mil gayi, toh woh kaafi zyada helpful tha.”

That community gave Aditya people with whom he could discuss preparation, compare work and continue working towards the same exam. Some of those peers gradually became close friends.

“Wahin se mere kaafi dost bhi bane aage jaake, who helped me in preparation and who supported me.”

For Aditya, this peer circle became one of the most valuable parts of his journey. His experience with PW was therefore not limited to consuming lectures or solving material. It also gave him a space where preparation could be shared with people facing similar challenges.

Aditya's Message to Future UCEED Aspirants

Like most serious preparation journeys, Aditya's was not a continuous run of confidence. He had friends who became demotivated when marks went negative, or drawing did not improve as quickly as they hoped.

His advice is to continue putting in the effort long enough for confidence to follow.

“Umeed nahi haarni chahiye. Koshish karte rahein. That's the best thing.”

He believes that once regular effort becomes a habit, the feeling of being capable begins to grow naturally.

“Jitna aap usse ek aadat bana loge, effort maarte rahoge... eventually that confidence is bound to come in you.”

And when confidence is still difficult to find, Aditya has a more unconventional suggestion:

“Kabhi-kabhi khud se jhooth bolna bhi kaafi achha hota hai. Khud ko bolna ki haan, mera toh ho hi jayega.”

That confidence stayed with him during preparation. His teacher even remembered seeing his comments saying, “Mera toh nikal jayega.” Eventually, that belief was backed by a result: AIR 124 in UCEED 2026.

Aditya's journey with PW is not simply a story of solving more questions. It combines Maths with drawing, movies with composition practice, teachers with peer feedback and ambition with genuine curiosity about art. Even after the result, his immediate plan was not an elaborate celebration. He wanted to finish his comic project. Perhaps that says the most about his journey: UCEED was an important destination, but his interest in creating was there before the rank and continues beyond it.