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M P Birla School Makes Foray Into JEE Topper List

Monday morning was special for M P Birla Foundation Higher Secondary School in Kolkata with one of its students ranking high in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations for the first time in history. Abhinav Gupta, who passed out this year from the school managed to fit himself in the elite group of ten in this year’s JEE with a ranking of eight.

After the spotting his own name in the list, a jubilant Abhinav told Newsline, “I was expecting to be in the top 50 but this is just amazing. I want to go to IIT Kharagpur.” Abhinav had expected to get a ranking within 300 in the IIT examinations. And the feeling was pretty normal when he secured a ranking of 292.

However, this lad, who has a penchant for chess, is still undecided about his career. “After my engineering degree, I will either pursue an MBA or a M.Sc from a university in the States,” said Abhinav.

“Till the tenth standard I participated in all extra curricular activities but in plus two I had to leave all for the sake of studies,” quipped Abhinav.

His teachers, too, showered their intelligent student with accolades. “Abhinav had always been a bright student in school, his performance in the classes was excellent. He always managed to be the cynosure of all eyes. But Abhinav was never a book worm, he was an all-rounder participating full-flegedly in quiz and debates,” said Herbert George, principal of the school.

He had even won a scholarship worth Rs 10,000 in a quiz contest while he was in the tenth standard, George added. Abhinav secured a 94.5 per cent in his ISC examinations. He has ranked 414 in AIEEE. Abhinav swears by Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. He said, “I used to devote six to eight hours to my studies earlier but after December I started studying for 12-13 hours daily.”

It’s celebration time for the Gupta family, too. “I am overjoyed with the performance of my son. I was sure that he would succeed with flying colours. His effort has borne the fruit,” said a beaming Vandana Gupta, Abhinav’s mother.

Source : http://cities.expressindia.com/

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