Debaditya Pramanik on Sunday became Bengal topper and the zonal topper in the Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced) 2017.
"It has been a dream to make it to the IIT since childhood," said an elated Debaditya, a student of Birla High School.
Capping off a great year where he secured the first position in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination while also becoming the topper from Bengal in the Central Board of Secondary Education's Class 12 exam, Debaditya notched up 315 out of 366 marks, bagging the All India Rank of 38 in the JEE Advanced 2017.
The topper thanked his parents, grandparents and teachers. He said his father is his mentor and he was guided by him.
"My father encouraged me and helped me to study in a more organised manner," the topper said. Debaditya studied for four hours on an average. But he always believes that quality study is very important along with hard work which is also very important, but in a systematic way.
"I have given equal importance to Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. That was also a secret of my success," Debaditya said adding that he will prefer to pursue research in future.
Panchkula's Sarvesh Mehtani secured the All India Rank of 1 in the JEE (Advanced), held for admission to all the 23 IITs and the Indian School of Mines (ISM).