MUMBAI: Son of a soybean farmer from Belkhedh Village in Washim district, Neelkrishna Gajare, secured the top rank in the JEE (Mains) results announced late on Wednesday night. Though 55 other students also scored the perfect score – 100 percentile – in the exam held over two sessions, Gajare claimed the top spot due to the tie-breaking methods followed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for BE/B Tech.Born into a humble family, where his parents have studied only till class XII, Gajare now dreams of entering one of the premier engineering institutes in the country – IIT-Bombay.
From his childhood, Gajare has maintained a strong academic track record, excelling in scholarship exams and science events. “After his class X, he wanted to prepare for JEE and chose to join a coaching institute in Nagpur (Allen), as recommended by his seniors. He managed to crack their entrance exam with good scores, securing around 75% scholarship for the coaching fees. It would have been difficult for us to manage the fees, if not for the scholarship,” said Gajare’s mother, Yogita. The family hails from the Karanja district in Washim and owns about 15-acre farmland.
Gajare, 18, appeared for both sessions of JEE (Main) but achieved a better score in the first one held in January. NTA utilized the best of the two scores while compiling the rank list, merging the scores from both sessions. Navi Mumbai boy Dakshesh Mishra, 18, also scored a 100 percentile in the first test and opted not to attempt the second time. Mishra, originally from Seawoods in Navi Mumbai, moved to a hostel in Andheri for his JEE (Mains) preparation at Allen. A physics enthusiast, Mishra will represent the country in the Asian Physics Olympiad in Malaysia in June. Both his parents work in the service sector, and he aims to pursue computer science and engineering at IIT-Bombay.
For the past two years, 17-year-old Aryan Prakash (AIR 10) has pursued his dream of joining IIT-Bombay and once again secured a perfect 100 percentile in his second attempt of the 2024 JEE Main examination. A local from Andheri, Aryan’s parents are income tax officers, but he is passionate about physics and maths, naturally leading him towards engineering.
While most toppers, especially the 100 percentilers, do not take the test in the second session, Aryan decided to take it as a practice exam, “to understand the pressures of the exam.” “The key to cracking the main exam is to study from NCERT books. My schedule for the past two years was to wake up at 7 am, start studying at 8.30 am, and continue till 12.30 at night. I take short 15-minute breaks every few hours,” Aryan, who aims for IIT Bombay’s computer science department, told ToI. Pranav Patil (AIR 51), who scored 99.91 in the first session of the JEE (Main), opted to sit for the second session to better his score. “I am happy to have scored 100 percentile this time, and I think what helped me was my preparation for the advanced,” said Patil of IITian’s Pace Academy.
While 56 students achieved 100 percentiles, the NTA utilized different tie-breaking methods to compile the merit list, starting with the score in mathematics, followed by physics, and then chemistry. If the tie persists, the candidate with the lower proportion of incorrect and correct answers in all subjects receives the higher rank, followed by a lower proportion of incorrect and correct answers in individual subjects. Further, age and the ascending order of application number are also considered.
From his childhood, Gajare has maintained a strong academic track record, excelling in scholarship exams and science events. “After his class X, he wanted to prepare for JEE and chose to join a coaching institute in Nagpur (Allen), as recommended by his seniors. He managed to crack their entrance exam with good scores, securing around 75% scholarship for the coaching fees. It would have been difficult for us to manage the fees, if not for the scholarship,” said Gajare’s mother, Yogita. The family hails from the Karanja district in Washim and owns about 15-acre farmland.
Gajare, 18, appeared for both sessions of JEE (Main) but achieved a better score in the first one held in January. NTA utilized the best of the two scores while compiling the rank list, merging the scores from both sessions. Navi Mumbai boy Dakshesh Mishra, 18, also scored a 100 percentile in the first test and opted not to attempt the second time. Mishra, originally from Seawoods in Navi Mumbai, moved to a hostel in Andheri for his JEE (Mains) preparation at Allen. A physics enthusiast, Mishra will represent the country in the Asian Physics Olympiad in Malaysia in June. Both his parents work in the service sector, and he aims to pursue computer science and engineering at IIT-Bombay.
For the past two years, 17-year-old Aryan Prakash (AIR 10) has pursued his dream of joining IIT-Bombay and once again secured a perfect 100 percentile in his second attempt of the 2024 JEE Main examination. A local from Andheri, Aryan’s parents are income tax officers, but he is passionate about physics and maths, naturally leading him towards engineering.
While most toppers, especially the 100 percentilers, do not take the test in the second session, Aryan decided to take it as a practice exam, “to understand the pressures of the exam.” “The key to cracking the main exam is to study from NCERT books. My schedule for the past two years was to wake up at 7 am, start studying at 8.30 am, and continue till 12.30 at night. I take short 15-minute breaks every few hours,” Aryan, who aims for IIT Bombay’s computer science department, told ToI. Pranav Patil (AIR 51), who scored 99.91 in the first session of the JEE (Main), opted to sit for the second session to better his score. “I am happy to have scored 100 percentile this time, and I think what helped me was my preparation for the advanced,” said Patil of IITian’s Pace Academy.
While 56 students achieved 100 percentiles, the NTA utilized different tie-breaking methods to compile the merit list, starting with the score in mathematics, followed by physics, and then chemistry. If the tie persists, the candidate with the lower proportion of incorrect and correct answers in all subjects receives the higher rank, followed by a lower proportion of incorrect and correct answers in individual subjects. Further, age and the ascending order of application number are also considered.
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