IIT JAM 2026 AIR 39 Chemistry Topper Anshu: Preparation Strategy and Success Story

Anshu first heard about IIT JAM through her college teachers and students who had come from IIT Delhi to spread awareness about the exam. Once she decided to appear for JAM, however, preparation had to fit around semester exams, college activities, and days when studying simply did not feel easy.

Instead of trying to follow an unusually demanding routine, Anshu focused on something more sustainable: studying consistently, keeping her sources limited, making her own notes and revising repeatedly. From PW batch lectures and chapter-wise PYQs to Score Booster sessions and final marathons, she gradually refined her preparation and secured AIR 39 in IIT JAM 2026 Chemistry.

Anshu First Heard About IIT JAM Through Her College

Unlike aspirants who begin planning for IIT JAM years in advance, Anshu first became familiar with the examination through her college environment.

“IIT JAM exam ke baare mein college se hi pata chal gaya tha. Hamare teachers humein batate the ki ye exam hai, iske liye prepare karna.”

Students from IIT Delhi had also visited her college and spoken about the examination, which helped her understand that JAM was an option she wanted to pursue.

“Wahan se pata chal gaya tha ki haan, main dene wali hoon.”

Once the decision was made, the next challenge was figuring out how to prepare alongside everything already happening in college.

College Exams Meant Her Preparation Could Not Always Move at the Same Pace

Anshu knew about the PW Saakaar batch and eventually began her preparation through it. But college activities and semester examinations meant that she could not immediately give IIT JAM her complete attention.

“Us waqt baaki cheezein, college ki activities bhi thi aur semester exams bhi jaldi aa jaate hain.”

She therefore balanced both priorities rather than completely ignoring one for the other.

“Us waqt thoda zyada achhe se nahi ho pa raha tha, toh semester exam pe focus kari thi aur JAM par bhi.”

After her exams, she began preparing more seriously from around May. Later, another semester examination in December required a short 15–20 day break before she could return her full attention to JAM.

PW Lectures and Her Own Notes Built the Base

Once Anshu settled into preparation, she developed a lecture routine that worked according to her understanding rather than following one fixed playback speed.

“Main pehle video dekhti thi apni speed pe, kabhi 2x pe kar liya, kabhi thoda samajh nahi aa raha toh speed kam kar li.”

After watching lectures, she made her own notes using the provided material.

“Uske baad note PDF se apne notes banati thi achhe se.”

If a particular concept was still unclear, she would check it separately through Google or another source, but she made sure the doubt was resolved before moving ahead.

The main preparation, however, continued to stay centred around the batch content.

Anshu Preferred Fewer Sources Instead of Constantly Switching

Anshu had referred to book PDFs before joining the batch. Once she started studying through PW, she deliberately reduced the number of sources she was following.

“Batch lene ke baad toh focus kiya ki batch ko hi follow karun.”

She felt that constantly moving between different teachers and materials could make it difficult to understand exactly how much needed to be studied.

“Achhe result ke liye source kam hone chahiye, bas revision uska multiple hona chahiye.”

Rather than repeatedly searching for new content, she concentrated on studying the material she already had as thoroughly as possible.

Studying Every Day Mattered More Than Studying All Day

Anshu’s preparation was not built around studying continuously from morning to night. There were days when motivation was naturally lower.

“Kabhi-kabhi toh mann nahi karta padhne ka, par phir bhi main continuously chalti rahi.”

One piece of advice from her teacher remained with her throughout the preparation.

“Har roz chahe ek ghanta padho, lekin padhna zaroor hai. Wahi aapko result dega.”

This idea of consistency helped her continue IIT JAM preparation alongside college rather than waiting for the perfect day or an uninterrupted study schedule.

PYQs and PW Score Booster Helped Give Chapters a Finishing Touch

Once revision became the focus, Anshu worked with chapter-wise PYQs and other practice material to revisit what she had studied.

PW’s Score Booster Series became particularly useful during this stage.

“Jo aapki Score Booster Series thi, usne bahut help ki.”

She connected its usefulness with something she had heard from the faculty about giving a chapter its final polish.

“Jaise Hitesh Sir bhi kehte hain, finishing aa jaati hai usse chapter ki achhe se.”

Instead of treating revision as only rereading notes, Anshu combined it with questions so that she could check whether the concepts were still usable during problem-solving.

She Revised the Entire Syllabus Again Before the Exam

Anshu’s final phase involved another complete revision of the syllabus. Between roughly February 1 and February 10, she went through it once more.

“First Feb se 10 Feb ke beech mein maine dobara se ek baar syllabus complete kar liya tha poora achhe se.”

She had originally hoped to finish it faster, but the revision eventually took around ten days.

After that, she turned towards PW marathon sessions to maintain question-solving flow before the examination.

“Uske baad aapke marathon the, unko follow kiya achhe se, toh usse thoda flow aa gaya question karne ka.”

This gave her final preparation a clear progression: revision, PYQs, Score Booster and then marathons closer to exam day.

AIR 39 Has Put Anshu at the Beginning of Her Next Academic Phase

After securing AIR 39 in IIT JAM 2026 Chemistry, Anshu is considering IIT Delhi and IIT Roorkee, partly because both are relatively closer to her home in Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh.

But she does not see the JAM result as the end of her academic journey. Her advice to other aspirants reflects the same mindset that helped her through preparation.

“Shant raho, matlab ghabrao mat. Ghabrane se kuch nahi hoga.”

She also cautioned students against allowing overthinking to consume the time that could instead go into preparation.

“Jitna zyada overthinking karoge, woh utni zyada hogi. Bas at the moment cheezein karo.”

Once preparation becomes disciplined, she believes studying regularly becomes much easier and eventually starts feeling like a habit.

Anshu’s AIR 39 came from that kind of preparation, not an extraordinary daily routine, but a year of returning to the same fundamentals: limited sources, consistent study, repeated revision, PYQs, PW sessions and a calm approach when the exam finally arrived.