SASTRA releases BTech admission ranklist
Trichy: Applicants from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Chennai topped in the rank list released by SASTRA Deemed University on Saturday for admissions to various BTech programmes.
In Stream 1, where 50% of seats is based on JEE Main score and Class XII marks, Akela Meghavan Sarma from Chaitanya Junior College, Karnelampalayam, Andhra Pradesh, came first with a combined score of 99.39. Her Plus Two aggregate was 991/1,000 and her JEE Main score was 99.69. Burra Nishitha from Chaitanya Junior College, Begumpet, Telangana, came second with a combined score of 99.30.
In Stream 2, where seats are based on Class XII aggregate scores, Induri Rashmitha from S R Junior College, Khammam, bagged the first rank with her aggregate 996 /1,000 in Class XII examinations.
Akshaya Sivaguru from Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School, KK Nagar, Chennai, secured the second rank with an aggregate score of 498/500.
About 40,000 students from various states applied for admissions. SASTRA said a 'transparent online counselling' for admissions would be held from June 15. The institute uses JEE-Main scores and +2 aggregate for admission process without conducting its own entrance exams.
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