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Time of India
a day ago
- General
- Time of India
Ahmedabad shines in JEE Advanced: 4 students in Top 100
1 2 3 4 5 Ahmedabad: Four students from Ahmedabad made it to the Top 100 in All-India Rank (AIR) in the IIT-JEE Advanced result announced on Monday. Mohit Agrawal scored 315 marks and is AIR 12, followed by Mann Patel at AIR 43, Rishabh Iyer at AIR 48, and Shiven Toshniwal at AIR 58. Out of the total, only Shiven was among the Top 10 in IIT-JEE Mains. Ellis Patel at AIR 155 is believed to be the state topper among girls. Mohit had secured AIR 90 in JEE Mains. "I was hoping for even better marks, but I made a few mistakes which cost me. I want to pursue either computer science at IIT Bombay or a mathematics course at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru," said Mohit, son of a chartered accountant father and homemaker mother. A regular at Olympiads, Mohit wishes to pursue a career in research. "Maths has always been my favourite subject that motivated me to take up engineering," he added. Mann Patel scored 299 marks to get AIR 43. He secured AIR 274 in JEE Mains. A student of Utkarsh High School in Bopal, Mann is the son of a scientist at the Institute of Plasma Research (IPR). His father, Hitesh Patel, told TOI that for the past three years, Mann prepared for the exam without any break. "He would not even attend family functions. The hard work paid off. He hopes to get admission in the computer science course at IIT-B," he said. From AIR 165 in JEE Mains, Rishabh Iyer improved to AIR 48 in the Advanced exam. A student of Divya Jyot School, Rishabh was preparing for the exam for the past three years. "My parents are doctors – a paediatrician and a physician – but I always gravitated towards mathematics, which motivated me to take up engineering. My parents have also supported my decision wholeheartedly," said Rishabh, adding that he is hopeful of getting computer science at IIT-B. Shiven Toshniwal at AIR 58 is sure of getting computer science at IIT-B. "The counselling will start soon, and it is a dream come true as I will be pursuing the course with some of my friends from the city," said Toshniwal, who was AIR 9 in JEE Mains. "I shifted base from Anjar in Kutch to Ahmedabad when I was in Class 9. My parents are a paediatrician and an orthopaedic surgeon, but they always helped me pursue my dream to get into IIT. "
Time of India
2 days ago
- General
- Time of India
5 students from T, AP make it to JEE top 20 club
Hyderabad: Five students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh secured a spot in the top-20 rankers list in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2025, the results of which were released on Monday. The IIT-Hyderabad zone, comprising the two Telugu states apart from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, saw 23 candidates figure in the top 100 rank holders bracket. A total of 12,946 students from this zone qualified in the examination. Hyderabad boy Arnav Singh secured an All-India Rank (AIR) 9, while Vadlamudi Lokesh from AP clinched AIR 10. The other three students in the top 20 were: Dharmana Gnana Rutvik Sai (AIR 18), Vangala Ajay Reddy (AIR 19), and Avanaganti Anirudh Reddy (AIR 20). All toppers said they want to pursue B Tech programme in computer sciences from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B). "I have been interested in engineering since I was 12. I always wanted to study computer science, and I am very happy that I can now fulfil my dream," an elated Lokesh told TOI. The teenager, son of an NGO employee from Vijayawada, said he started preparing for the exam from Class 7 and had been staying away from his family — at a residential coaching centre in Hyderabad — for the last six years. The two states also threw up several category toppers. While Ajay emerged as all-India topper in the General-Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category, Rutvik stood at the top of the charts in the OBC-NCL (Other Backward Classes - Non-Creamy Layer) category. Korikana Rasagnya, who secured AIR 78 was the female topper from the state. "I regret making some silly mistakes in the exam. Else, I would have definitely secured a spot in the top 5. However, I am happy that I am the topper in the General-EWS category," said Ajay, a resident of Kurnool, who has been living in Hyderabad since Class 9. Many students who secured ranks from the other zones are also students of the two corporate colleges – Narayana Group and Sri Chaitanya Group — that have their main campuses in the Telugu states. Meanwhile, students from social and tribal welfare and Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Telangana also performed well, especially in the SC and ST categories. While G Soniya from EMRS secured AIR 63 in the ST category, N Shiva from the tribal welfare society clinched the AIR 95 position in the same category.
Time of India
2 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Five students from Telangana, AP make it to JEE top 20 list
Hyderabad: Five students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh secured a spot on the top 20 rank holders list in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2025, the results of which were released on Monday. The IIT-Hyderabad zone, comprising the two Telugu states apart from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, saw 23 candidates feature in the top 100. A total of 12,946 students from this zone qualified in the examination. Hyderabad boy Arnav Singh secured an All-India Rank (AIR) 9, while Vadlamudi Lokesh from AP clinched AIR 10. The other three students in the top 20 were: Dharmana Gnana Rutvik Sai (AIR 18), Vangala Ajay Reddy (AIR 19), and Avanaganti Anirudh Reddy (AIR 20). All toppers said they want to pursue a B Tech in computer sciences from the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B). "I have been interested in engineering since I was 12. I always wanted to study computer science, and I am very happy that I can now fulfil my dream," an elated Lokesh told TOI. The teenager, son of an NGO employee from Vijayawada, said he started preparing for the exam in class 7 and had been staying away from his family — at a residential coaching centre in Hyderabad — for the last six years for this. The two states also threw up several category toppers. While Ajay emerged as all-India topper in the General-Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category, Rutvik stood at the top of the charts in the OBC-NCL (Other Backward Classes - Non-Creamy Layer) category. Korikana Rasagnya, who secured AIR 78 was the female topper from the state. "I regret making some silly mistakes in the exam. Else, I would have definitely secured a spot in the top 5. However, I am happy that I am the topper in the General-EWS category," said Ajay, a resident of Kurnool, who has been living in Hyderabad since class 9. Many students who secured ranks from the other zones are also students of the two corporate colleges – Narayana Group and Sri Chaitanya Group — that have their main campuses in the Telugu states. Meanwhile, students from social and tribal welfare and Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Telangana also scored well, especially in the SC and ST categories. While G Soniya from EMRS secured AIR 63 in the ST category, N Shiva from the tribal welfare society clinched the AIR 95 position in the same category.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Kota lad Rajit AIR 1, 3 more in Top 10
Jaipur: With an unmatched 42 ranks in the Top 100, Kota reaffirmed its status as the nation's popular coaching hub when the JEE-Advanced 2025 results were announced on Monday. This was the best performance since the exam adopted its current format in 2013. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The city boasts of four students in the Top 10, led by top ranked Rajit Gupta (AIR 1), a local lad who brought unprecedented glory to his hometown. The others in the Top 10 — Saksham Jindal (AIR 2, Haryana), Akshat Kumar Chaurasia (AIR 6, Uttar Pradesh), and Devesh Pankaj Bhaiya (AIR 8, Maharashtra) — all studied at Allen Career Institute and shared the same classroom for two years. "Our friendship was forged in the classroom in Kota, and we're excited to continue that at IIT-Bombay. Three of us are opting for computer science at IIT-B and we're confident our scores will secure us a place," said Rajit Gupta, who is eagerly looking forward to experiencing Mumbai's monsoon. Echoing this bond, Akshat Chaurasia added, "The healthy competition among us helped us to push boundaries. We often discussed difficult topics and supported each other's learning. That camaraderie made a big difference." While Chaurasia says he'll miss the famous 'Kota kachori', he's equally thrilled to be having 'dabeli' and 'vada pav' in Mumbai. The trio will miss Devesh Pankaj Bhaiya at IIT-Bombay, as he is heading to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States for his engineering studies. The celebration in Kota this year was not just about individual brilliance but also about the city reclaiming its academic dominance, especially after a relatively quiet year in 2024. Students who succeeded from Kota this year hail from across all states and Union Territories — from Kashmir to Kerala, and from Assam to Puducherry — making Kota a truly pan-India success story. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Allen Career Institute, the training ground for all four Top 10 achievers, marked a second consecutive year of producing AIR 1 through its classroom program. "We are proud that 46 of our students made it to the Top 100, including 21 in the Top 50," said Nitin Kukreja, CEO, Allen Career Institute Pvt Ltd. "This marks the sixth time a student from our institute topped JEE Advanced." Past Allen toppers include Chitrang Murdia (2014), Aman Bansal (2016), Kartikeya Gupta (2019), Mridul Agarwal (2021), and Ved Lahoti (2024). Resonance Eduventures Pvt Ltd also celebrated a solid performance. "This year, 88% of our qualified students came from our classroom programs," said R K Verma, founder and MD of Resonance. "It validates our strong academic ecosystem and consistent focus on excellence." Nitin Vijay, founder and CEO of Motion Education, revealed that out of the 6,332 students from the institute who appeared for JEE-Advanced this year, 3,180 were repeat students, and of these, 1,921 qualified, achieving an impressive qualifying of 60.40% — well above the national average for repeaters. Kota erupted in celebrations as coaching centres marked the success with drumbeats and dancing, while toppers gave interviews to the national media. Festivities lit up areas like Kunadi, Mahaveer Nagar, Keshavpura, and Talwandi, with the city hopeful of a surge in student enrolments. Kota's coaching ecosystem is once again set to energise allied sectors — hostels, transport, catering, lifestyle, real estate, and stationery. Stakeholders anticipate student numbers to touch 2 lakh this season, generating direct employment for over 1.25 lakh people and supporting nearly 3 lakh more indirectly, reinforcing the city's stature as India's leading academic and coaching destination.
India Today
7 days ago
- Science
- India Today
IIT-Bombay astronomers hunt for light from biggest explosions in space
A team of scientists at IIT-Bombay is searching the skies for a rare cosmic phenomenon — flashes of light that might come from the collision of black holes and neutron explosions are among the most violent events in the universe, and the team hopes to find clues that could change how we understand project is led by Professor Varun Bhalerao from the Physics Department at IIT-B. His team is exploring whether black holes, which are known for pulling in everything around them including light, can also emit light when they collide — a mystery yet to be When massive objects like black holes or neutron stars crash into each other, they create gravitational waves — ripples in space and time, first predicted by Albert Einstein. While detectors like LIGO in the US, Virgo in Europe, and KAGRA in Japan can pick up these waves, spotting light from such events is far 2017, scientists have only seen light and gravitational waves together from one kind of event: the merger of two neutron stars. No light has yet been seen from crashes involving black holes investigate further, IIT-B's researchers used India's space telescope AstroSat. Its CZTI instrument looked for X-rays that might have flashed within seconds of about 70 known gravitational wave events. These included black hole collisions up to 32 billion light-years far, the team hasn't spotted any flashes. But even these 'misses' help — they allow scientists to set limits on how bright such explosions might be, which sharpens future universe is the most extreme physics laboratory,' said Prof. Bhalerao. 'Looking for light from black hole collisions challenges what we think we know — and could lead to surprises.'With the upcoming LIGO India facility and India's proposed Daksha mission, designed to scan the whole sky for such flashes, scientists are the current global gravitational wave search continues until late 2025, more data may finally shed light on these dark cosmic events.
