I agree with ur point ki bss upr ke bacche competition me hote hai, but can't agree with ur number, I don't have any idea about neet, but in case of JEE mains upr ke 1lkh students are serious and in case of jew adv, since only qualified students gets to sit fot adv, chalo assume it to be 20k. Still how does it a matter of hours one put in? Like as you said 8-9hrs me ho jate hai, wo kisne define Kara? I knew Aniket ganapathy (AIR 22) Closely (IIT B), Harsh (AIR 500) classmate (IIT B), Jyotiraditya (AIR 1K) classmate (IIT Kgp), Aman (AIR 1.5K) Classmate (IIT BHU), aur bhi kayi.....(LOL mere school se kafi rankers nikalte hai) but kisika bhi time ek jaisa nahi tha, some needed 10hrs, some needed 5. Mera hi classmate Yuvraj (allen test series me AIR 6 ya 7 rehta tha) most hardworking guy in the class, but couldn't get into IIT, not even Top NIT. So you can't say anything about how much time who had put in. That too like completely neglecting the fact ki jisne kara, usne kara hai. People are atleast itna sensible ki agar kaam nhi kara hoga to atleast royega to nai ki hua nhi. [PS currently meri CGPA>9.5 (CSE)] hai..... Mehnt kaam aati hai, aadmi mehnati hona chahiye bss