T.N. government school student clears JEE Advanced, gets into IIT-Madras
R. Muhilraj, a student who has been under the guidance of IGNITTE teaching club of National Institute of Technology – Tiruchi (NIT-T), has gained admission in the Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering course at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.
In April, Mr. Muhilraj, a student of Arignar Anna Government Higher Secondary School at Pachaperumalpatti village, Thuraiyur, had secured admission into NIT Silchar in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (EIE) through JEE Mains 2024, scoring 91.23 percentile.
According to an official release, he was encouraged to attempt the JEE Advanced to try for admission into Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) with extra coaching from IGNITTE.
With the help of IGNITTE mentors and special classes during the vacation, Muhilraj qualified for JEE Advanced by securing 95.88 percentile in this year's JEE Mains and achieved an All India Rank of 1751, earning him a seat in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras.
IGNITTE is a team of NIT-T students who train economically disadvantaged students for competitive entrance exams and help them analyse career opportunities.
Over 400 senior school-goers participate annually in the screening tests organised in collaboration with the district administration of Tiruchi and Tirunelveli. At the end of the two-day process, which includes a written test followed by a personal interview, only 20 students from each district have been selected for the coaching programme.
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