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  • Jaipur boy Mridul Agarwal tops IIT entrance with record percentile score

    Express News Service

    JAIPUR:  Jaipur boy Mridul Agarwal has topped the IIT entrance exam — JEE-Advanced. Results were announced on Friday. Agarwal created history by achieving the highest-ever percentile in the test — 96.66%. He is the first in history to top both JEE-Mains and JEE-Advanced. Agarwal scored 348 out of 360 in the JEE-Advanced. A total of 41,862 candidates qualified in JEE-Advanced,  of whom 6,452 are female candidates, according to officials.

    “Self-motivation, hard work, approach towards mistakes, and blessings of all are the factors behind my achievement,” said Agarwal. “Like other successful individuals, I too had put in effort, time and energy. Achieving the goal gives me a feeling of satisfaction,” he told this newspaper.

    Celebrations started at his Jaipur home soon after the results were out. Mridul scored 300 out of 300 in the March attempt, after achieved 100 percentile in the February attempt as well. The topper said he likes to study systematically for 6-8 hours a day other than the coaching hours. “I made good use of my time during lockdown and was constantly getting guidance from teachers. My mother and teachers motivated me a lot,” he said.

    Agarwal did schooling from Jaipur’s St Xavier’s. His next goal is to join B Tech at IIT Bombay and a world-class institute in the future for advanced studies. “I am planning to do B Tech in computer science from IIT Bombay. I want to go to one of the world’s top universities such as MIT,” he said.

    Sharing his long-term plan, the JEE-Advanced topper said he wants to contribute to the tech development and education sector in India so that the potential of future generations can be utilised in India itself.  Kota institutes have once again proved their supremacy. Seven of them made it to the top 15 and 25 in the top 50. Among female candidates, Kavya Chopra from Delhi zone topped with 286 out of 360.

  • JEE-Advanced: Slip in successful girl candidate count

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI:  The big push given by the government to help more girls get into the prestigious IITs may not be yielding much results, at least at the entrance stage. The number of women who have qualified in JEE-Advanced has fallen this year. 

    JEE-Advanced is the entrance test for admission into IITs and NITs. A total of 1,41,699 candidates appeared in both papers. Of the 41,862 who qualified, 6,452 or 15.41% are females. Last year, 6,707 or 15.52% were girls. 

    The government, based on recommendations by an expert panel from the IITs, had decided to raise the percentage of girls in these institutions to 20% by 2020. As in 2017, less than 10% of students in B Tech courses in IITs were girls. 

    For this purpose, for the three consecutive years, around 800-900 supernumerary seats were added in these institutes. As a result, the percentage of girls in IITs had reached 19.90% during the last academic session. Many experts, however, pointed out that while adding supernumerary seats can be a measure to ensure girls’ presence in these institutes, more is required to get them interested in the field of engineering.  

    The results compiled also showed that among those qualified, 7,737 were of the Scheduled Caste category, 2,764 were from the Scheduled Tribes category and 9,150 belong to candidates from Other Backward Classes. In addition, 5,144 candidates categorised as from the economically weaker section from among general candidates were also declared as having qualified the entrance test.  Of the 1,418 persons with disabilities, who had registered for the test, 375 candidates emerged successful.

  • ‘Focus, don’t feel pressure’: Here are the tips of JEE Advanced 2021 topper Mridul Agarwal 

    By Online Desk

    Delhi boy Mridul Agarwal has topped the IIT entrance exam, JEE-Advanced, the results of which were announced on Friday. Agarwal created history by achieving the highest-ever percentile in the IIT entrance test — 96%.

    Agarwal scored 348 out of 360 marks in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Advanced. A total of 41,862 candidates have qualified in JEE-Advanced this year, of whom 6,452 are female candidates, according to officials.

    “Self-motivation, hard work, approach towards mistakes, and blessings of all are the factors behind my achievement,” said Agarwal. “Like other successful individuals, I too had put up the effort, time, and energy. Achieving the goal gives me a feeling of satisfaction,” Agarwal said while talking to The New Indian Express.

    Agarwal’s next goal is to join B Tech in Computer Science Engineering (CSE) at IIT Bombay and a world-class institute in the future for advanced studies. “I am planning to do B Tech and planning to take admission in the computer science department of IIT Bombay. In the future, I want to go to one of the world’s top universities such as MIT,” he said.

    Sharing his long-term plan, the JEE-Advanced topper said he wants to contribute his time and energy to the tech development and education sector in India “so that the potential of future generations can be utilized in India itself.”

    When asked about his message for the future aspirants, Agarwal said they should always stay focused. “Be focussed, don’t feel any kind of pressure, and have a learning attitude.”

    Among the female candidates, Kavya Chopra from the Delhi zone is the topper with 286 marks out of 360.

    This year, IIT-Kharagpur conducted the exam, which is the qualifying test for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

    While the JEE-Mains is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across the country, it is considered as a qualifying test for JEE-Advanced.

  • Mridul Agarwal: Meet the JEE-Advanced 2021 topper who created history 

    By Online Desk

    Delhi boy Mridul Agarwal has topped the IIT entrance exam, JEE-Advanced, the results of which were announced on Friday. Agarwal created history by achieving the highest-ever percentile in the IIT entrance test — 96%. He is also the first in the history of JEE to top both the JEE-Mains and JEE-Advanced.

    Agarwal scored 348 out of 360 marks in the JEE-Advanced. A total of 41,862 candidates have qualified in JEE-Advanced this year, of whom 6,452 are female candidates, according to officials.

    “Self-motivation, hard work, approach towards mistakes, and blessings of all are the factors behind my achievement,” said Agarwal. “Like other successful individuals, I too had put in the effort, time, and energy. Achieving the goal gives me a feeling of satisfaction,” Agarwal said while talking to The New Indian Express.

    Agarwal’s next goal is to join B Tech at IIT Bombay and a world-class institute in the future for advanced studies. “I am planning to do B Tech in the computer science department of IIT Bombay. In the future, I want to go to one of the world’s top universities such as MIT,” he said.

    Sharing his long-term plan, the JEE-Advanced topper said he wants to contribute his time and energy to the tech development and education sector in India “so that the potential of future generations can be utilized in India itself.”

    When asked about his message for future aspirants, Agarwal said they should always stay focused. “Be focused, don’t feel any kind of pressure, and have a learning attitude.”

    Among the female candidates, Kavya Chopra from the Delhi zone is the topper with 286 marks out of 360.

    This year, IIT-Kharagpur conducted the exam, which is the qualifying test for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

    While the JEE-Mains is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across the country, it is considered as a qualifying test for JEE-Advanced.

  • JEE-Advanced registrations deferred again due to delay in JEE-Mains results

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The registrations for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced for admission to IITs were on Monday deferred again due to delay in announcement of JEE-Main results.

    The registration process was to begin last week but was deferred till Monday due to the delay in result.

    However, the registration did not begin on Monday as well.

    Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, which is conducting JEE-Advanced this year, has not announced a new date for registration and has asked candidates to wait for an update.

    JEE-Advanced is scheduled to be conducted on October 3.

    “The result for JEE-Mains will be announced either tomorrow or latest by Wednesday,” a senior official said.

    The official did not comment on the reason behind the delay in announcement of result.

    Starting this year, JEE-Mains was conducted four times a year to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores.

    The first phase was held in February and the second in March.

    The next phases were scheduled for April and May but those were postponed in view of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that raged through the country affecting lakhs.

    The third edition was held from July 20-25 while the fourth edition was conducted from August 26 to September 2.

    The ranks of the candidates will be released taking into consideration the best of the four NTA scores in accordance with the policy already made.

    According to the officials, NTA scores are normalised across multi-session papers and are based on the relative performance of all those who appeared for the examination in one session.

    “The marks obtained are converted into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of examinees.

    NTA score is not the same as the percentage of marks obtained,” a senior official said.

    While the JEE-Mains is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across the country, it is considered as a qualifying test for the JEE-Advanced.

  • JEE Advanced 2021 on July 3, 75% eligibility criteria scrapped: Pokhriyal

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI: Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced), the test for admissions into Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) will be held on July 3 this year.

    The eligibility criteria of scoring a minimum of 75% aggregate marks in the Class 12 board exam have also been scrapped for the second consecutive year, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal announced on Thursday.

    The minister, during an online address, said the decision to scrap the eligibility criteria has been taken keeping in mind the Covid-19-related stress on students.

    IIT Kanpur is the organising institute for the test this year, Pokhriyal added.

    The government had earlier decided that four sessions of JEE (Main), which is also a qualifying examination for JEE (Advanced), will be held in 2021, beginning February. The first edition of this test will be held from February 23 to February 26, followed by rounds in March, April, and May. 

    Students can choose to appear in either one or higher number of these tests and the best of their scores will be taken into account for their rankings.