JEE main results: Vadodara boy only one from Gujarat to score 100 percentile
Nisarg Chadha, an 18-year-old student of Navrachana school in Sama of Vadodara, emerged as the only candidate from Gujarat – among 24 students across the country – to secure 100 percentile in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains result declared late Friday night. He ranked second in the All India Ranking (AIR) and the first in Gujarat. With preparations in swing for the JEE Advanced exam scheduled on September 27, Nisarg said that he wants to pursue research in physics from the Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore. He switched off his mobile phone on Saturday morning and explained, “I do not want this euphoric feeling to get the better of me. I know things will settle down in a day or two.” Since he had already scored 100 percentile in JEE Mains held in January this year, Nisarg did not appear for the exams held this month. “He has been preparing for JEE since he was in class 10,” his mother, Dr Amola, said. Nisarg’s parents are doctors. While his mother is a faculty member at Shree Mahalaxmi Homeopathy Medical College and Hospital in Vadodara, his father, Amit Amola, is a urologist. “The lockdown acted as a boon as he got the time to re-revise. At times, he would get a little uncertain, but didn’t lose his focus and patience,” his mother added. Thrilled with the results, his school’s principal, Suprabha Menon, said, “Nisarg has been a bright student right from his kindergarten years. Read the full article