Ananye Agarwal will represent the country at the International Physics Olympiad, to be held in Indonesia next month
Delhi’s Ananye Agarwal made the city proud after scoring 331 out of 366 marks to grab the All-India rank third in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced examination. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, declared the results on Sunday.
In a rare coincidence, Agarwal also ranked third in the JEE Main examination last month. “I had not expected the third rank. This has come as a great surprise,” Agarwal, 18, said. He studies in the Hope Hall Foundation School in RK Puram and passed Class XII with 97.8 per cent.
“I could not believe it when I saw my result today. My hard work has finally paid off. I used to study at least eight hours a day, ” he said.
Based on JEE Main 2017 rankings, nearly 2.20 lakh top scorers were given a chance to appear for JEE Advanced 2017 on May 21. Only 1.7 lakh aspirants, however, registered for the exam.
Though Agarwal belongs to a family of doctors, he wants to pursue Computer Science at either IIT-Delhi or Bombay. “I have great interest in physics so engineering was my first choice,” he said, adding that he will represent the country at the International Physics Olympiad, 2017, which will be held in Indonesia next month.
On being queried whether his parents were satisfied with his choice, he said: “My family has been really supportive. They allowed me join the stream of my interest and choice.”
Beside physics, Agarwal also has keen interest in sports and music. “I love to play guitar and lawn tennis. I represented my school in the sport at various tournaments,” he added.
Agarwal, who is also the Delhi topper, was a student of FIITJEE. “The second, third and fourth ranks in Delhi were also secured by students from the institute. Kushagra Juneja with AIR 11 got the second position, Kushal Patil with an AIR of 14 stood third, and Shubham Atri secured the fourth rank with AIR 18,” the coaching institute’s statement read.
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