The son of a government school teacher emerged as the topper when India Institute of Technology declared the results for its joint entrance examination (advance) on Friday evening.
Hyderabad boy Pallerla Sai Sandeep Reddy, who appeared in the exam from the Madras zone, topped the examination by securing 332 marks out of 360.
While the second and the third slots were booked by two boys from Madras and Indore zones, respectively, the fourth place was claimed by Delhi’s Kartikey Gupta.
Attributing his success to family and teachers, Reddy said, ‘The guidance of my parents and educational institution paved the way for my success and I thank them. My father is a government school teacher and Mother Rajya Lakshmi is a housewife.’
Reddy told Millennium Post that he started preparing for the IIT exam right after the Class XII board exams. Reddy, a student of the science stream, scored 98 per cent in the board exams.
‘One very important factor for achieving success is focus. Now, I think I would specialise in computer science,’ Reddy said.
Elated over his son’s success, Reddy’s father Lakshmi Narasaiah said that Sandeep slept only for three-four hours during his preparations. ‘He brilliantly managed his time and brought happiness in our life,’ said Narasaiah. Meanwhile, H.C. Gupta organising chairman of IIT-JEE (advanced) said, ‘This year 1,15, 971 students had appeared for the entrance exam, which were held at 500 centres across the country for admission to 9,885 undergraduate seats.
According to sources, ‘Of the total candidates, 21,110 have secured ranks in various categories and 14,326 have been shortlisted for counselling for admission to 9,885 seats in the 16 IITs and Indian Institute of Mines, Dhanbaad.’
The number of girls who qualified this year are 2,392 againsr 18,718 men who passed the exam.
Hyderabad boy Pallerla Sai Sandeep Reddy, who appeared in the exam from the Madras zone, topped the examination by securing 332 marks out of 360.
While the second and the third slots were booked by two boys from Madras and Indore zones, respectively, the fourth place was claimed by Delhi’s Kartikey Gupta.
Attributing his success to family and teachers, Reddy said, ‘The guidance of my parents and educational institution paved the way for my success and I thank them. My father is a government school teacher and Mother Rajya Lakshmi is a housewife.’
Reddy told Millennium Post that he started preparing for the IIT exam right after the Class XII board exams. Reddy, a student of the science stream, scored 98 per cent in the board exams.
‘One very important factor for achieving success is focus. Now, I think I would specialise in computer science,’ Reddy said.
Elated over his son’s success, Reddy’s father Lakshmi Narasaiah said that Sandeep slept only for three-four hours during his preparations. ‘He brilliantly managed his time and brought happiness in our life,’ said Narasaiah. Meanwhile, H.C. Gupta organising chairman of IIT-JEE (advanced) said, ‘This year 1,15, 971 students had appeared for the entrance exam, which were held at 500 centres across the country for admission to 9,885 undergraduate seats.
According to sources, ‘Of the total candidates, 21,110 have secured ranks in various categories and 14,326 have been shortlisted for counselling for admission to 9,885 seats in the 16 IITs and Indian Institute of Mines, Dhanbaad.’
The number of girls who qualified this year are 2,392 againsr 18,718 men who passed the exam.