In a first, city lad tops country in JEE

In a first for the city, local lad Chandra Maloo has topped the country in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Mains paper. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday evening, Maloo said the All India Rank (AIR) 1 was certainly a surprise for him. "I knew I had done well and would be in the top bracket, but this has come as a surprise to me," said Maloo.
The mains paper's AIR have been prepared after taking into account marks scored by students in their Std XII board exams as well. Maloo's elated parents said their son had put in a lot of effort. His father Ashok said, "Chandra would spend up to 15 hours a day at IIT-Home coaching centre and the place had virtually become a home for him. But all the time he slogged has certainly been worth it because of the rank he got. We are extremely happy with the way IIT-Home coached Chandra for the last two years, as it helped him to approach the exam properly."
Nisha Kothari, the coaching institute's owner, said it was a proud moment for the city. "This is the first time a local institute has claimed the country's top spot, hence it matters a lot," she said.
Speaking to TOI earlier, Maloo expressed interest in taking admission in IIT. "I am hoping to get a seat in Computer Science branch at IIT Powai. Also, I would like to advice anyone who is preparing for JEE that there is no need to start studying from Std VIII itself, but rather be focused whenever you do start preparations," he said.
Maloo had completed his SSC from Saraswati Vidyalaya and scored 97%.

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