Hindustan Times (Delhi)

Kalpit Veerval tops JEE Main

- HT Correspond­ent hteducatio­n@hindustant­imes.com

THE BEST OF

THE LOT Kalpit Veerval, hailing from Udaipur in Rajasthan has topped the

Joint Entrance Exam with a perfect

100% score

Kalpit Veerval, hailing from Udaipur in Rajasthan, has topped the Joint Entrance Examinatio­n (JEE)-Main with a perfect 100% score. The results of the exam conducted for admission to various engineerin­g colleges, including the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), were declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday

Kalpit, who has scored 360 out of 360 in the JEE-Main, had earlier topped the Indian Junior Science Olympiad and the National Talent Search Examinatio­n (NTSE).

Over 10.2 lakh students had appeared for the exam at 1,781 centres across the country.

The examinatio­n was held on 2 April (offline) and 8 and 9 April (online). Candidates clearing the JEE-Main will be eligible to appear in the JEE-Advanced exam, 2017.

The JEE is conducted for admission to B.Tech, BE and B.Arch programmes offered at IITs, NITs, IIITs and other government-approved engineerin­g institutes.

The Central Board of Second- ary Education (CBSE) has declared the results of the Join Entrance Examinatio­n(JEE) (Main) 2017 on Thursday. The examinatio­n was held on 2 April and the results will be available on the Board’s official website.

The results include the JEE (Main) Paper 1 score and rank and also the list of top 2, 20,000 candidates eligible for JEE (Advanced).

Merit among candidates will be decided as per higher marks in mathematic­s and physics and ratio of positive and negative marks. A candidate with a higher absolute value of the ratio will be given better rank.

The 17-year-old girl bagged the All India Rank 1 among girls and wants to get into the prestigiou­s Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Rathi has scored 321—105 in physics, 106 in chemistry and 110 in mathematic­s—out of 360 in the JEE Mains to get an overall India rank of 71d. She added her plan is now to put in more efforts for the JEE Advanced exam on 21 May and maintain her score and rank, HT reports.

KALPIT HAD EARLIER TOPPED THE INDIAN JUNIOR SCIENCE OLYMPIAD AND THE NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATIO­N

Makan scored 330 out of 360 marks in the JEE Main, HT reports. Fond of playing cricket and chess, Makan used to study 12 hours a day and avoided using social media to concentrat­e more on studies. He wants to pursue computer science from

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Over 10.2 lakh students had appeared for the exam at 1,781 centres across the country

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