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21-04-2025
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JEE Mains 2025: Over 40 Students From Bihar's ‘IIT Factory' Patwa Toli Clear Session 2 Exam
Last Updated: Patwa Toli was known as the Manchester of Bihar before it became a village of IITians. More than 40 students from Patwa Toli have cleared the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains Session 2 in 2025, garnering attention for their outstanding scholastic performance. Patwa Toli is known as the 'village of IITians" in the Gaya region of Bihar. The results were released on April 19. These candidates are now eligible to take the May 18 JEE Advanced exam. 28 of the 40 students this year are from Vriksha Sansthan. Vriksha Sansthan is a free tutoring institution for low-income families and children of weavers, founded by former IITians, and has been offering free test preparation to students since 2013. With a score of 94.8, village student Sagar Kumar secured a spot selection in JEE Mains. He received support from Vriksha Sansthan after losing his father in early childhood. Speaking with ETV Bharat, Kumar said that he found support from Vriksha Sansthan after losing his father at birth. 'I want to serve the country by becoming an engineer. I got support from Vriksha Sansthan, which works for the children of weavers in Patwa Toli. I studied there and achieved success," Kumar told the outlet. Villager Pratik, whose father works as a gatekeeper at IIM Bodh Gaya, has scored 96.35 percentile. Asmita Kumari, who achieved the 91.82 percentile, is also from a low-income household. Jamui native Shubham Kumar said that he came to Patwa Toli to study for the exam and managed to succeed in it through perseverance and hard work. The top JEE Main scorers in 2025 from Patwa Toli village are: Ketan: 96.00 percentile Nivas: 95.7 percentile Gaurika Yadav: 95.1 percentile Sagar Kumar: 94.8 percentile History of Patwa Toli's engineer Patwa Toli, which was once mostly known for its handloom sector, is now a centre for aspiring engineers. The area is often referred to as Bihar's 'IIT factory" because it has generated dozens of IITians over the last 25 years. Jitendra Patwa was the first villager to enrol at IIT in 1991, marking the beginning of Patwa Toli's transformation into a centre for engineers. Mr Patwa now resides in the United States and uses his non-profit organisation, Vriksh We The Change, to help youngsters from his community. The IIT dream has since spread throughout Patwa Toli. His success inspired many others to follow suit. Nearly every home in Patwa Toli is claimed to have at least one engineer these days. The village, with a population of around 20,000, was once dubbed the 'Manchester of Bihar" due to its textile industry, which now generates dozens of engineers every year. First Published:
India Today
21-04-2025
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- India Today
40 students from Bihar's 'IIT village' clear JEE Main 2025
Over 40 students from Patwa Toli, a village in Bihar's Gaya district known as the 'village of IITians', have cracked this year's JEE Main exam. This includes 28 students from Vriksha Sansthan, a free coaching centre run by former IITians to help children of weavers and low-income Toli's journey to becoming a hub for engineers began back in 1991 when Jitendra Patwa became the first person from the village to get into IIT. Today, he lives in the US and supports students from his village through his NGO, 'Vriksh We The Change'. Since then, the IIT dream has become a household goal in Patwa village, home to about 20,000 people and known earlier as the 'Manchester of Bihar' for its textile industry, now produces dozens of engineers every year. Most families are still dependent on weaving, but their children are reaching new heights through WHO MADE IT THIS YEAR Among this year's top JEE Main scorers from the village are:Sharanya: 99.64 percentileAlok: 97.7 percentileShaurya: 97.53 percentileYash Raj: 97.38 percentileShubham: 96.7 percentilePratik: 96.35 percentileKetan: 96.00 percentileNivas: 95.7 percentileGaurika Yadav: 95.1 percentileSagar Kumar: 94.8 percentileMost of them studied at Vriksha Sansthan, which has been offering free coaching and study materials funded by IIT graduates since 2013. Classes are conducted online by IIT graduates living in cities like Delhi and VRIKSHA IS CHANGING LIVES"There are some families who cannot send their children out of the village for studies. They are not financially capable. That is why we started Vriksh Veda Chain and created a library model, in which financially weaker children are taught," Dubeshwar Prasad, President Vriksh Veda Chain, told ANI in an interview last classes are run in our library. Our seniors who teach in Delhi, and Mumbai teach our children (students) free of cost. This village was earlier called the city of weavers, but today every year students qualify in IIT, so it is called the village of IItians," he after Class 10 used to be tough for children from this village but the scene changed after Vriksha Sansthan started to provide free education for students there. Students could study to become engineers for free which resulted in every other house in the village getting an engineer or an students from this village also prepare for NEET. The overall change in the higher education opportunities has opened the doors for girls working on a better future for themselves and being allowed to step outside the by IIT alumni, Vriksha Sansthan provides free JEE coaching, books, and access to expert teachers through a unique library model. Its mission is to make quality education accessible to students who can't afford private coaching or move to cities.
