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Rajit Gupta topped JEE Advanced with 332 marks, impressed by previous achievers, whereas Devdutta Majhi excelled amongst women, scoring 312.
Rajit Gupta (ANI)
A resident of Kota, thought of India’s teaching capital, Gupta bagged the highest rank in JEE superior, the qualifying paper for admission to premier IITs, outcomes of which have been introduced on Monday. Gupta, an IIT Delhi zone candidate, scored 332 out of 360 marks within the entrance examination.
“My seniors and teachers played a huge role in inspiring me to do well in the exam,” Gupta informed HT, including that watching the faces and names of earlier years’ toppers additionally “truly inspired” him.
Having scored an ideal 100 percentile (AIR16) in JEE mains, he was assured about JEE superior. “I’m very happy with my result,” stated the 18-year-old, whose father Deepak Gupta is a sub-divisional engineer with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and mom Shruti Agrawal teaches dwelling science at a Kota faculty.
“I have been preparing for this exam for the last three years,” Gupta stated, including he plans to pursue BTech in Computer Science from IIT-Bombay. “My parents have really helped me throughout the process.”
Apart from faculty hours, he studied 5-6 hours day by day, with out stressing concerning the outcomes. “I play cricket and badminton whenever I get time from my studies,” he added.
On his speedy plans, Gupta stated he’s concentrating on the upcoming worldwide Physics Olympiad. “I’m going to France and will be representing India on July 18 in the Olympiad,” the JEE topper from Rajasthan stated.
On the alternative spectrum geographically, Devdutta Majhi of Katwa in West Bengal’s East Burdwan district centered solely on the examined mixture of “hard work, dedication, and discipline” to realize success.
A candidate from IIT Kharagpur zone, Majhi topped amongst feminine candidates in JEE Advanced, scoring 312 (she was sixteenth on the widespread rank listing or CRL).
“I studied for 10-12 hours every day and followed a daily routine. Sometimes my mother scolded me when I used to study too much. She cares for my health. Excellence doesn’t come overnight. A lot of hard work, dedication and discipline go behind it,” Majhi stated.
She had topped the Madhyamik examination (Class X board) in West Bengal in 2023 and earlier this yr, Majhi hit the headlines together with Archisman Nandy, one other scholar from the jap state, for scoring good 100 within the JEE Mains.
“The only challenge I faced was the dearth of good teachers in the district. For that I had to depend on online classes with teachers from both Kolkata and Delhi,” she stated, including that she desires to pursue analysis after securing a seat on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
An animal lover, Majhi can also be recognized in her locality because the one who cares for the strays. “I love to read story books, particularly detective stories. I also play violin,” she added.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated Majhi for making the state proud.
“…Today’s JEE Advanced 2025 examination results show that you have been topper among all girls in the entire country, and the highest rank holder in the IIT Kharagpur zone. You achieved top ranks in our Secondary and Higher Secondary examinations earlier, and now you are the topper girl of India! Wish you the very best, and congratulations to your parents and teachers too!” Banerjee stated in a submit on X.
