Three Telugu boys bag top ranks in JEE; AP topper took classes from 6 standard
Hyderabad / Vijayawada: K.V.R. Hemant Kumar Chodipilli from Visakha-patnam, who secured All India Rank (AIR) 7, topped the Telugu states in the JEE Advanced. He topped the IIT-Kharagpur region.
Mavuri Siva Krishna Manohar from Vijayawada topped the OBC-non-creamy layer (NCL) category. Jatoth Shiva Tarun from Hyderabad secured AIR 1 in the ST category.
The results were declared on Sunday, and a total of 16,062 boys and 2,078 girls cracked the exam.
Hemant, 17, had secured the second rank in TS Eamcet and eighth in AP Eamcet. With a score of 350/360 in JEE Mains, he stood second in the open category and first in the OBC group. He studied at Sri Chaitanya Techno Schools from Classes VI to X and completed his Intermediate from Sri Chaitanya Junior College in Visakhapatnam. He said he was aiming for the JEE from Class VIII, and worked tirelessly to make his dream come true. He told this newspaper, “I was given IIT coaching from Class VI but I took JEE seriously from Class VIII. I was confident that I would do well in JEE Advanced and my dream has turned into reality.” He said his favourite subjects are mathematics, physics and computers. “I want to study computer science and engineering (CSE) at IIT Mumbai and then pursue research,” he said. Hemant said he was inspired by the discoveries of great scientists “which have changed our lives tremendously”.
“I studied nearly 7 to 10 hours a day to prepare for JEE,” he said, explaining how he cracked the exam. “I solved old question papers and took some mock tests. My patience and hard work and guidance and motivation of my teachers and parents helped me in fulfilling my dream.” He said he used to listen to music and watch TV during his free time adding, “I also like to play computer games and watch cricket.
His father, C. Nagaraju, a government employee, beaming with happiness, said, “I wish to see him as an IAS officer. But first he should finish his BTech. He really likes maths and was inspired by his maths teacher Parthasarthy.”
26 students from remote areas clear JEE
Twenty-six out of 30 students from Bihar’s ‘Super 30’ academy has cracked IIT-JEE (Advanced) this year.
The institute, founded by math wizard Anand Kumar in 2002, trains 30 meritorious students from underprivileged sections of the society for JEE exams.
“It is immensely satisfying to see students from the remotest corners, where winds of development have not reached yet and life continues to be a struggle, competing with the best and the privileged lot,” Kumar said.
Onirjit Goswami, Suraj Kumar, Yash Kumar and Suryakant Das - all from extremely humble backgrounds - are among those who have cleared the JEE test from the institute this year. Goswami, son of a small factory worker in Kanpur, said he always wanted to do well in life but cracking IIT was a distant dream.
