Four from IIT-Kharagpur zone in top JEE 50

KOLKATA: Four students from IIT-Kharagpur zone have made it to the top 50 ranks in JEE (advanced). While Gudipaty Aniket secured the 29th rank — highest from the zone — Ankit Kumar Jain was ranked 30th. Both of them are from Jharkhand. The ranks of Koustav Sen and Soham Mistry are 42 and 48 respectively. They are from Durgapur where they had studied in Hem Sheela Model School. All these toppers from the IIT-Kharagpur zone are gearing up to study computer science in IIT-Bombay.
“A total number of 1,61,319 candidates appeared in JEE (Advanced) papers I and II. Around 38,705 candidates had qualified the exam and of them, 5,356 were females,” said an IIT-JEE official. Gupta Kartikey Chandresh of Ballarpur, who is the top ranker in common rank list (CRL), obtained 346 out of 372 marks while the top female ranker, Shabnam Sahay of Madhapur, scored 308.
The top ranker from the zone, Aniket is far from the social media as his parents did not give him a cellphone with the internet access.
“From Class IX onwards Aniket had kept his fingers crossed to crack the examination. Though he used to play table tennis, he chose to keep himself aloof from all distractions for the last four years,” said his father from Singhbhum.
Jain, a student of Delhi Public School, Ranchi, had scored 92.8% in the CBSE Class XII examination.
“I was not expecting such a great result but was confident that my rank would remain within the top 100. I have been thrilled with my result and will study harder in the future,” he said.
His tips for cracking the engineering competitive examination is to be focussed on studies and do more practice.
“It is important to write mock tests continuously after completion of the syllabus. Clarifying doubts is necessary. Texts and reference books have to be followed thoroughly,” added Jain.
For a year he also kept himself away from social media, but he said that talking to friends was his stress-buster.
From Bengal, the topper Koustav Sen’s rank is 42. “I have always dreamt of studying computer science in IIT-Bombay and now it is coming true,” said Sen who secured 97.4% in plus-two examination from Hem Sheela Model School in Durgapur. Physics is his favourite subject. “The infrastructure of IITs is better and they offer more diversification,” he added.
His success mantra is fixing an aim and then working hard to achieve it. “I would suggest students to make a time-table and then work hard. Self-study is important and focus is a must,” he said.
His batchmate Mistry has drawn inspiration from the books by former President APJ Abdul Kalam and Swami Vivekananda for his success.
“A lot of stress can be demotivating often. To overcome any kind of negative thoughts, these books kept me going. Watching movies is also my favourite pastime. I love watching sci-fi movies,” said Mistry who had scored 98% in the CBSE Class XII examination.
However, Mistry gave simple tips to the IIT aspirants, saying, “Keep yourself motivated with high confidence. Regular doubts have to be cleared and practice is essential. Mock tests hold the key to success because it is the only way that a student can improve their weaknesses and monitor improvements,” said the 48th rank holder whose favourite subjects are physics and chemistry. “Research is my aim in future,” he said.