Madhya Pradesh Cut off list 2006

Cutoff for the All India Quota of MP Engineering Colleges on the basis of AIEEE


AIEEE - 2006
Institute Name Branch Opening Rank Closing Rank
Acropolis(AITR), Ind AEIE 136096 321280
Acropolis(AITR), Ind CSE 41134 69195
Acropolis(AITR), Ind EC 32808 105392
Acropolis(AITR), Ind IT 69409 129785
All Saints,BPL CSE 67861 235614
All Saints,BPL EC 62911 229043
All Saints,BPL ELECT ELEX 164763 291754
All Saints,BPL IT 192538 265242
All Saints,BPL MECH 93405 268935
BUIT,BPL CSE 35766 50637
BUIT,BPL EC 27888 69820
BUIT,BPL IT 55528 84636
BUIT,BPL MECH 89206 152329
Bansal (BIST),BPL CSE 28439 56653
Bansal (BIST),BPL EC 35877 56336
Bansal (BIST),BPL EI 56846 87099
Bansal (BIST),BPL IT 57927 98027
Bansal (BIST),BPL MECH 64897 83356
Bansal,Mandideep CSE 112667 226586
Bansal,Mandideep EC 125667 258657
Bansal,Mandideep ELECT ELEX 258725 311619
Bansal,Mandideep IT 207865 303739
Bansal,Mandideep MECH 165890 300888
Bhabha,BPL CSE 91955 291632
Bhabha,BPL EC 78243 314667
Bhabha,BPL EE 156250 347879
Bhabha,BPL MECH 139172 380129
Bhartiya Vidya Mandir (BVM), GW EC 270964 414313
Bhartiya Vidya Mandir (BVM), GW EE 421389 421389
Bhopal Inst(BITS),BPL CSE 62190 160785
Bhopal Inst(BITS),BPL EC 82744 167903
Bhopal Inst(BITS),BPL ELECT ELEX 113248 257333
Bhopal Inst(BITS),BPL IC 274326 286818
Bhopal Inst(BITS),BPL MECH 119396 249949
Central India (CIIT),IND CSE 202564 366678
Central India (CIIT),IND EC 230460 369115
Central India (CIIT),IND ELECT ELEX 382449 425481
Central India (CIIT),IND IT 285107 375186
Central India (CIIT),IND MECH 421515 422136
GRKIST(Khalsa),JBL CSE 116403 214595
GRKIST(Khalsa),JBL EC 188283 286859
GRKIST(Khalsa),JBL ELECT ELEX 223852 366152
GRKIST(Khalsa),JBL IT 251732 297327
GRKIST(Khalsa),JBL MECH 285176 327849
Globus,Bhopal CSE 160588 226470
Globus,Bhopal EC 122270 245144
Globus,Bhopal EI 274841 351534
Globus,Bhopal MECH 136298 331681
Gwalior Engg. College,GWL CSE 71786 258436
Gwalior Engg. College,GWL EC 41635 242527
Gwalior Engg. College,GWL IT 42725 281046
Gwalior Engg. College,GWL MECH 197796 404341
Gyan Ganga,JBL CSE 44156 154691
Gyan Ganga,JBL EC 24514 166700
Gyan Ganga,JBL EE 198038 322309
Gyan Ganga,JBL IT 154759 190978
Gyan Ganga,JBL MECH 202306 312695
HCET(Hitkarni),JBL CE 265461 401652
HCET(Hitkarni),JBL CSE 35601 60422
HCET(Hitkarni),JBL EC 18230 51919
HCET(Hitkarni),JBL ELECT ELEX 97883 234496
HCET(Hitkarni),JBL IT 66128 110769
HCET(Hitkarni),JBL MECH 129157 206049
IE Jiwaji University,GWL CHEM 95800 285932
IE Jiwaji University,GWL EL 33196 150372
IES IPS Academy,IND CE 112697 252749
IES IPS Academy,IND CHEM 53089 229622
IES IPS Academy,IND CSE 21888 27370
IES IPS Academy,IND EC 22295 29481
IES IPS Academy,IND ELECT ELEX 29846 39731
IES IPS Academy,IND FIRE 194743 413446
IET DAVV,IND CSE 4880 10614
IET DAVV,IND EC 8541 10916
IET DAVV,IND EI 10870 13439
IET DAVV,IND IT 10906 12277
IET DAVV,IND MECH 10314 15838
IGEC,Sagar CE 68946 98857
IGEC,Sagar EC 31726 31726
IGEC,Sagar EE 45988 54703
IGEC,Sagar IT 28093 39928
IGEC,Sagar MECH 34236 65024
IIST,INDs CSE 35722 67734
IIST,INDs EC 31616 127292
IIST,INDs EI 247227 382316
IIST,INDs MECH 70464 398792
IITM,GWL CSE 51920 96688
IITM,GWL EC 77017 114456
IITM,GWL ELECT ELEX 41545 177099
IITM,GWL IC 313896 366383
IITM,GWL IT 31667 157887
IPST MGVV,Chitrakoot IT 102692 279464
ITM,GWL CHEM 165968 397969
ITM,GWL CSE 29441 65630
ITM,GWL EC 29055 67378
ITM,GWL EI 94528 173286
ITM,GWL IT 67963 89503
ITM,GWL MECH 79627 191154
JEC,Jabalpur CE 30114 30891
JEC,Jabalpur CSE 12737 14701
JEC,Jabalpur EC 12850 14009
JEC,Jabalpur EE 19342 21983
JEC,Jabalpur IP 40239 53092
JEC,Jabalpur IT 15602 17937
JEC,Jabalpur MECH 15751 18338
JIT,Khargone CE 403391 421624
JIT,Khargone CSE 152565 316862
JIT,Khargone EC 33243 317229
JIT,Khargone ELECT ELEX 317980 419182
JIT,Khargone IT 247458 359578
JIT,Khargone MECH 189731 415596
JNCT,BPL CSE 32984 87512
JNCT,BPL EC 38695 100046
JNCT,BPL EI 111826 181523
JNCT,BPL ELECT ELEX 91094 154623
JNCT,BPL IT 59459 122505
JNCT,BPL MECH 124517 194880
LNCT,BPL CE 39621 58347
LNCT,BPL CSE 14723 19869
LNCT,BPL EC 14012 20719
LNCT,BPL ELECT ELEX 21801 26587
LNCT,BPL IT 18016 24485
LNCT,BPL MECH 25045 30939
LNCT,IND CSE 27410 38824
LNCT,IND EC 31704 61661
LNCT,IND ELECT ELEX 40900 169179
LNCT,IND IT 36761 120888
LNCT,IND MECH 92183 208207
MIT,Mandsaur CSE 30340 275820
MIT,Mandsaur EC 69435 383461
MIT,Mandsaur ELECT ELEX 235459 419935
MIT,Mandsaur IT 205724 368511
MIT,Mandsaur MECH 351190 421367
MITS,Gwalior BT 27784 28825
MITS,Gwalior CE 20757 22707
MITS,Gwalior CHEM 18360 21976
MITS,Gwalior CSE 8585 11528
MITS,Gwalior EC 10578 11398
MITS,Gwalior EE 16206 17654
MITS,Gwalior IT 13054 13731
MITS,Gwalior MECH 13880 16886
MPCT,GWL CSE 33668 118675
MPCT,GWL EC 66418 141616
MPCT,GWL EE 100668 242786
MPCT,GWL IT 127573 156940
MPCT,GWL MECH 139736 238927
Mahakal,Ujjain CSE 28079 106529
Mahakal,Ujjain EC 29908 192460
Mahakal,Ujjain ELECT ELEX 204742 253347
Mahakal,Ujjain IT 63742 153326
Mahakal,Ujjain MECH 193396 332222
Malwa Inst,IND CSE 71181 239626
Malwa Inst,IND EC 155308 250642
Malwa Inst,IND ELECT ELEX 284291 388134
Malwa Inst,IND IT 196355 253940
Malwa Inst,IND MECH 281594 414913
Medicaps,IND CSE 14382 23186
Medicaps,IND EC 15902 23548
Medicaps,IND ELECT ELEX 18081 32786
Medicaps,IND IC 42308 75507
Medicaps,IND IT 23355 26392
Medicaps,IND MECH 27605 44900
NITM(Nagaji),GWL CSE 143171 306424
NITM(Nagaji),GWL EC 167949 330751
NITM(Nagaji),GWL EE 334653 422667
NITM(Nagaji),GWL IT 187391 360486
NRI IIST,BPL CSE 59768 135291
NRI IIST,BPL EC 44021 122989
NRI IIST,BPL ELECT ELEX 80217 192329
NRI IIST,BPL IT 104282 155875
NRI IIST,BPL MECH 164035 223169
NRI ITM,GWL CSE 128043 181232
NRI ITM,GWL EC 167853 260431
NRI ITM,GWL EI 247633 366373
NRI ITM,GWL IT 183575 267177
OIST (Oriental),BPL AUTO 47826 116022
OIST (Oriental),BPL CSE 16921 21432
OIST (Oriental),BPL EC 13534 23755
OIST (Oriental),BPL ELECT ELEX 24259 28582
OIST (Oriental),BPL IT 24153 25871
OIST (Oriental),BPL MECH 26353 35880
PCST (PATEL) IND CSE 213229 306586
PCST (PATEL) IND EC 209952 327231
PCST (PATEL) IND IT 182262 335757
PCST (PATEL) IND MECH 328049 425453
PCST(Patel),BPL CSE 115379 221017
PCST(Patel),BPL EC 88213 237222
PCST(Patel),BPL IT 111055 275332
PCST(Patel),BPL MECH 241494 331165
REC,Rewa CE 99986 137604
REC,Rewa EC 22730 31838
REC,Rewa EE 30551 66004
REC,Rewa MECH 50665 55380
RIT(Rishiraj),IND CE 284286 365320
RIT(Rishiraj),IND CSE 36535 126662
RIT(Rishiraj),IND EC 51482 138385
RIT(Rishiraj),IND EI 179495 266589
RIT(Rishiraj),IND IT 33184 177700
RIT(Rishiraj),IND MECH 152593 310549
RIT,Rewa CSE 314822 362912
RIT,Rewa EC 191568 423015
RIT,Rewa ELECT ELEX 331782 331782
RKDF,BPL CSE 56680 113225
RKDF,BPL EC 52193 121499
RKDF,BPL IC 139768 327490
RKDF,BPL IT 54750 129273
RKDF,BPL MECH 73852 219894
Radha Raman,BPL CSE 59990 162131
Radha Raman,BPL EC 67244 148926
Radha Raman,BPL ELECT ELEX 115441 212103
Radha Raman,BPL IT 164465 184730
Radha Raman,BPL MECH 193533 235008
S D Bansal, Ind CSE 45465 170152
S D Bansal, Ind EC 38836 178520
S D Bansal, Ind IT 162924 205462
S D Bansal, Ind MECH 192572 424958
SATI,Vidisha BM 71158 106176
SATI,Vidisha CE 38365 56675
SATI,Vidisha CSE 15808 15808
SATI,Vidisha EC 15859 17564
SATI,Vidisha EE 24073 36764
SATI,Vidisha EI 29330 31082
SATI,Vidisha IT 21364 27367
SATI,Vidisha MECH 22019 32256
SCOPE, BPL CSE 206191 298590
SCOPE, BPL EC 152351 291423
SCOPE, BPL IT 199231 310073
SGSITS,Indore BM 19657 20542
SGSITS,Indore CE 11557 16143
SGSITS,Indore CSE 2720 7086
SGSITS,Indore EC 6345 7579
SGSITS,Indore EE 12275 12507
SGSITS,Indore EI 9680 11712
SGSITS,Indore IP 16535 19406
SGSITS,Indore IT 7412 8419
SGSITS,Indore MECH 8943 9782
SIRT(Sagar),BPL CSE 34969 69358
SIRT(Sagar),BPL EC 37665 69135
SIRT(Sagar),BPL ELECT ELEX 76560 110822
SIRT(Sagar),BPL IT 70346 86082
SIRT(Sagar),BPL MECH 92441 137222
SIST(Shree),BPL CSE 71437 248763
SIST(Shree),BPL EC 53629 247584
SIST(Shree),BPL IT 231289 279377
SIST(Shree),BPL MECH 227051 316099
SRCEM(Shri Ram),Morena CSE 150561 230313
SRCEM(Shri Ram),Morena EC 27763 249942
SRCEM(Shri Ram),Morena EI 250170 295027
SRCEM(Shri Ram),Morena IP 320161 381765
SRCEM(Shri Ram),Morena MECH 214385 361721
SRIT(Shri Ram),JBL CSE 64456 173833
SRIT(Shri Ram),JBL EC 44303 153892
SRIT(Shri Ram),JBL ELECT ELEX 193192 250592
SRIT(Shri Ram),JBL IT 147201 193002
SRIT(Shri Ram),JBL MECH 191362 273821
SRSITS,Datia BT 254088 417236
SRSITS,Datia CSE 106236 364864
SRSITS,Datia EC 118501 380778
SRSITS,Datia IT 277109 410246
SRSITS,Datia MECH 92088 416409
SSSIST(Satya Sai),Sehore CSE 215463 388766
SSSIST(Satya Sai),Sehore EC 124386 392325
SSSIST(Satya Sai),Sehore IT 340549 408631
SSSIST(Satya Sai),Sehore MECH 55550 417786
SVITS(Vaishanav),IND CSE 12639 14329
SVITS(Vaishanav),IND EC 12635 17984
SVITS(Vaishanav),IND EE 19564 31344
SVITS(Vaishanav),IND IC 32705 40857
SVITS(Vaishanav),IND IT 12795 19067
SVITS(Vaishanav),IND TX 49810 184109
Shri Dadaji Inst,Khandawa CSE 110251 383189
Shri Dadaji Inst,Khandawa EC 149584 415641
Shri Dadaji Inst,Khandawa ELECT ELEX 338046 338046
Swami Vivekanand,IND BM 267781 392349
Swami Vivekanand,IND CSE 42734 111717
Swami Vivekanand,IND EC 44438 145601
Swami Vivekanand,IND MECH 218404 414578
TCT(Thakral),BPL CSE 28656 46711
TCT(Thakral),BPL EC 31397 47020
TCT(Thakral),BPL ELECT ELEX 51137 53919
TCT(Thakral),BPL IT 31552 53626
TCT(Thakral),BPL MECH 54422 65180
TIT(Technocrats ),BPL CSE 14948 40036
TIT(Technocrats ),BPL EC 26975 40635
TIT(Technocrats ),BPL ELECT ELEX 40936 48845
TIT(Technocrats ),BPL IT 37415 62576
TIT(Technocrats ),BPL MECH 51439 63636
Takshila,JBL CSE 173911 258030
Takshila,JBL EC 149770 267215
Takshila,JBL ELECT ELEX 247091 332943
Takshila,JBL MECH 269169 337376
Truba, IND CSE 75516 192922
Truba, IND EC 144589 235457
Truba, IND IT 159722 237525
Truba, IND MECH 241314 403960
Truba,BPL CSE 47363 95934
Truba,BPL EC 36332 85191
Truba,BPL EI 116691 154645
Truba,BPL ELECT ELEX 89744 110797
Truba,BPL IT 96522 109702
Truba,BPL MECH 21617 194751
UEC,Ujjain CE 74637 74637
UEC,Ujjain CHEM 43323 70897
UEC,Ujjain CSE 17846 20506
UEC,Ujjain EC 15655 18944
UEC,Ujjain EE 41259 45859
UEC,Ujjain MECH 22117 42860
UIT RGPV,BPL CE 29540 87857
UIT RGPV,BPL CSE 11069 19934
UIT RGPV,BPL EC 12544 20289
UIT RGPV,BPL ELECT ELEX 20685 26976
UIT RGPV,BPL IP 27444 56007
UIT RGPV,BPL IT 21150 25130
VITS(Vindhya),Satna CSE 50341 298439
VITS(Vindhya),Satna EC 66154 370606
VITS(Vindhya),Satna EE 320102 404698
VITS(Vindhya),Satna IT 173963 399668
VITS(Vindhya),Satna MECH 310100 423441

HOW TO PREPARE IIT JEE 2008

HOW TO PREPARE FOR IIT-JEE-2008?

St.Francic of Assisi said once, ‘start by doing what is required, then do what is possible and you will realise that you have done the impossible.’

This philosophy works well for the preparation of IIT-JEE, one of the toughest examinations conducted at the plus two level. It is the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted by the Indian Institutes Of Technology (IITs) to admit students into engineering and science courses they offer.

The exam will be held on 13th April 2008 and is going to be totally objective type. There will be one question paper of two hours duration in each of the subjects Physics Math, & Chemistry. There will be short write-ups followed by objective type questions to test the analytical ability of students. Those who get a rank in this exam will be offered admission into IITs or BHU through a counseling session, which is typically held at Chennai for the south zone students.

To be successful in the JEE, a student should first master the fundamentals of Intermediate (or 11th and 12th) syllabus, followed by attempts to get into the depth of the subject by solving relevant short but twisted problems from various text books. Potentially, attending a good coaching centre could boost an individual’s rank or help get a rank in the first place. Parents and students have to realise, though, that a coaching center can never be a substitute for intelligence and hard work.

Though, the model of IIT-JEE 2008 is going to be almost same as that of AIEEE, EAMCET etc., the method of questioning will be completely different. To get through AIEEE, EAMCET, it is enough for the student to know which answer, among the four choices, is correct. To get through the IIT JEE, the student should know why the remaining three choices are incorrect. Though seemingly obvious, mastering this subtle difference can help the students go a long way. The comprehension type questions which are going to be introduced from JEE-2008, demand a much thorough understanding of the questions compared to AIEEE and EAMCET. To be successful in the JEE, a student should develop basic aptitude towards mathematics and physical sciences. This aptitude is best developed among children at the High School level, but most schools prefer the “cramming stuff into the head” approach to the “conceptual understanding” approach. Good coaching centers start to instill the basic understanding approach back into the students, thus providing what the high schools (and many times Junior Colleges) have been unable to. The mad rush to get into these coaching centers is thus an obvious phenomenon.

Thanks to some of these good coaching centers, the number of students appearing for and qualifying through JEE, from Hyderabad, has been regularly increasing. With the crop of these good coaching centeres come the weeds that have brought a bad name to the industry. Taking advantage of the desperate students and parents, they work on the principle of instilling fear of JEE into the hearts of parents and students. The result of this misguidance leads the innocent customers to believe that students need to learn a lot more subject matter and spend a lot more time than they actually have to. The obvious side effects of this have been the decrease in student efficiency (utility or knowledge gained per unit time spent on academics) and a drastic decrease in the amount of time and effort spent on the absolutely necessary, basic intermediate education.

This trend, off late, has lead to unhealthy, cut-throat competetion among students. Camaraderie has long been invisible among the students and the overall development of the child (stressing the extracurricular development) has become lowest among the priorities, for parents, teachers and hence students alike.

A lure of this better higher education has had a blinding effect on our society. The hands-off approach adopted by the parents who strongly believe that these coaching centers are the final authority on their kid’s welfare has given additional leeway for the some of the coaching centers to abuse this power. Portraying the intermediate education as a necessary hurdle, rather than a more accurate stepping stone towards success has benefited the wrong parties, leaving the ill-effects to be borne by the products of our society, namely the students graduating.

This has little effect on the students who lie on either extremes of the brightness scale. The worst effect of this bad trend is clearly visible on students who are moderately intelligent and stand a chance to succeed in this competitive environment only when they get the maximum benefit from every minute they put into their academics. A majority of students fall in this middle belt and are ending up spending their time and money on the incorrect priorities, thus leading to failure, while the coaching centers benefit from the success of the few extremely bright ones who are destined to success any way.

In my years of experience as a lecturer, perfection in the intermediate syllabus, followed by practicing complicated problems based on the simple basics is the correct modus operandi for achieving success in the JEE. Solving a problem is important and more important is doing it within the set time limit. This comes only by practice, not by reading alone.

Depending on the grasping power of an individual, he/she can achieve this either by sitting at home or by attending effective coaching classes. Neglecting intermediate syllabus, attending coaching centres which dump inappropriate educational material (of very high standered) on students, mostly to overwhelm them and adopt scary tactics on the innocent parent community have always been and will continue to be, recepies for disaster. Ignorance can no more be an excuse for parents or students. It is time for us, as a society to wake up and do what we think is best for our children.

VIEWS OF AIEEE TOPPERS

According to experts the paper was easy and meant for average students. Some of the questions were from the NCERT Books which let the students to be a bit relaxed. Barring a few questions on maths, BE/BTech aspirants found the three-hour multiple choice-type paper easy. Even the aspiring architects were a bit stumped by maths but they did fairly well in the drawing paper. The paper comprised 40 questions from each subject — maths, physics and chemistry. For each correct answer, one would be awarded three marks while there is a negative marking of one third of the total marks of the question for each wrong answer. There has been a change in the question pattern since last year. Earlier, the paper used to have 75 questions. As questions were mostly from the NCERT textbooks, students found it easy to crack the paper.Out of 6,45,000, there are around 45,000 aspirants who sat for the second paper for the B Arch course in centrally-funded institutions like SPA, IITs and NITs. The 340-mark paper had 93 questions.for AIR 1000 : 250+ may required.for NIIT above 10,000 ranking required.The cut-offs this year would be about 55-60/120 for Mathematics, 55-60/120 for Physics and 60-65/120 for Chemistry.You might be knowing that you need an AIEEE AIR of 12000 to qualify for a seat.So,to put it in a nutshell a score 175-180 marks will be enough to get an AIR of 10000 which is enough to qualify for a seat in a decent college.

Views
Sri Kumaran Public School topper for Class X (ICSE), Shruthi Srinath is on cloud nine. But celebrations are muted at her residence in Shanti Park, Jayanagar, for she's already focused on the next destination - IIT. Maybe, she had an inkling of her results, for she was already "celebrating" her success even before the results were announced, when she was holidaying in Madikeri with her parents. For a few moments, she felt tense, waiting anxiously for the SMS from her friends in Bangalore. Eventually, the beep of her cellphone spelt music to her ears. The SMS read: 96.29% average, with centum in Maths. For her proud parents, Srinath and Vanitha, it was their Moment of Wow.

Like Shruthi, Supriya Suresh of Vijaya High School, Jayanagar, is another distinction student (96%) in the State syllabus stream. Both believe that there is no substitute to hard work, and are totally focused on what they set out to achieve. While her parents, HV Suresh, a bank officer and Sandhya, a teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya are thrilled, they expect more from their daughter in college.

What drives students to excel? What does it take to score upwards of 95-plus marks? Is TV harmful to young minds? Shruthi and Supriya tell us what makes these special talents tick and share with our readers the secret of their success, while reliving the indescribable joy of their experiences, in this interview with TWB:

• To what or whom do you credit your success?

Shruthi: I credit my success to my teachers, parents and hard work.
Supriya: I owe my success more than everything else to my parents who were more hardworking than me.

• Tell us about how you prepared for the exams. Did you start studying from Day One onwards?

Shruthi: Yeah, I started preparing for the exam from April 2006.
Supriya: I didn't do that well in the first term and preparatory exams. So I put in extra hard efforts for the final exam. On an average I used to study for about 5 hours per day.

• What are your plans for the future?

Shruthi: I have joined IIT coaching in BASE and I intend to join IIT.
Supriya: To become an engineer and pursue higher studies in Australia.

• What are your hobbies, if any? Did they come in the way of your studies?

Shruthi: I like painting. But I stopped attending painting classes to ensure it didn't come in the way of my studies.
Supriya: Watching TV, listening to music, singing.

• A lot of people believe watching TV is injurious to studying. Do you agree?

Shruthi: Yes, it's true. It's true. It's true!
Supriya: My father was very strict and totally restricted my watching TV. But I don't agree that watching TV is injurious to studies. If you have to study, you have to study.

• The secret of excelling in studies, according to you, is —?

Shruthi: Being attentive in the classroom and having confidence in yourself.
Supriya: It's all about focusing fully on what you want to do, about how use your intelligence.

• Many students say tuitions are more important than regular classes at school/college, to excel in studies.

Shruthi: According to me tuitions are only to supplement the regular classes.
Supriya: Tuitions are of tremendous use as they help you in many ways.

• Nowadays, there is a great pressure on students to score very high marks. Do you feel all this very

stressful and if so, how do you cope with it?
Shruthi: It is stressful and is a part of a student's life. We have to live with it and have confidence in ourselves.
Supriya: Stress is very much there. I used to console myself saying I had no other choice than to study!



• If you had to describe your achievement/yourself, how would you do it?

Shruthi: I am disciplined, hardworking and focused on the job on hand.
Supriya: To excel in studies, you cannot do without hard work and luck.

• Do you read any books? If so, what kind and who are your favorite authors?

Shruthi: Yes, I like to read fiction. My favorite authors are Dan Brown and J.K. Rowling.
Supriya: My favorite authors are Charles Dickens, Enid Blyton, William Shakespeare, and I enjoyed reading A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations.

INTERVIEW WITH IIT TOPPER

He has trounced the myth that an urban environment is mandatory for cracking the toughest exam of the country. He has been a merit holder in the eighth, tenth and the twelfth Punjab Board exams. From the classroom of Sadaram Bansal Memorial Senior Secondary School in Kotkapura, a small town in Punjab to the erudite corridors of IIT, the journey has been blended with hope, confidence and an elephantine will power.
In an exclusive interview with 2007 IIT topper, Achin Bansal tells Vikas his mantra for success, his recipe for academic acumen, his intellectual trajectory and much more.
What are the factors that have made you notch the highest rank in the JEE exam?
Regular hard work, determination and confidence. After I entered my eleventh grade, I would put in regular 8-10 hours for IIT preparations. Whenever I would study, it would be with full concentration. Concentration is a vital key to success. One can study for 16 hours minus concentration. This will not fructify any positive results.
When did you seriously started thinking on writing the JEE exam?
I had always been standing first in my class from the sixth standard. My father is a doctor but I wanted to become an engineer. I wanted to inhale the aroma of the best engineering institute of the country. The initial desire to study in IIT filtered into me when I entered the ninth standard. Till the tenth one can do well through rote learning. But IIT exam requires a different set of knowledge. The fundas have to be cleared and you should have a good analytical capacity.
How did you prepare for the exams?
I use to solve all the problems of different books. And yes, I attended the Bansal classes in Kota during my summer vacations and whenever I felt the need to be guided. The lectures and assignments of Bansal classes have groomed me a lot for the exam. Then I used to always participate in the various competitions that were held in the Bansal classes. I was mostly ranked between one to ten in these competitions. This bolstered my confidence a lot.
Where would you like to join? What do you intend doing after your BTech?
I am planning to join Computer Science in IIT Mumbai. Mumbai offers a plethora of co-curricular activities. There are many options after engineering. I can do MBA, MS or M Tech. Frankly speaking I have not yet decided anything firmly.
Did anyone motivate you to study?
Yes, my parents, my teachers. But success comes only if the motivation is from within. I was never under any duress to study. It was my own will power and desire to excel. Without these two factors any amount of coaching will not reap any results.
In your dictionary, what is more important hard work or intelligence?
It is 80 percent hard work, five percent intelligence and the rest is what we say fate or destiny.
Do small cities have disadvantage as far as coaching is concerned?
Yes, certainly. Good coaching and proper guidance are the two vital ingredients for cracking the exam
Any advice you would like to prescribe for the aspirants?
Work very hard. There is no other prescription but hard work. But when you inch close to your exam, be relaxed. Stress can sometimes hamper results. Quality of study is important. Quantity is not important. Your target should be clear. Work hard and leave the rest to God.
How did you react when you saw your result?
I was confident on getting a rank amongst the first ten. My parents were busy ringing up to find out about the results as the web line traffic was intense. Finally when I got my roll no on the computer screen with ranking as 1, my first reaction was that it was an error. ?There should have one more figure after one.? So I kept checking the results again and again till finally the verdict was clear.
Was it all books and tutorials or you took out time for recreation?
I used to watch a movie once a month. I am also very fond of sports. But then academics was my sole priority.
How are you celebrating your success?
I have thrown a party for my friends in Kota. There are some more parties on the sleeve. Then there were a lot of media interviews. I am doing a lot of net surfing these days. And yes, I just watched Chini Kum movie.
And lastly what helped you in your moments of stress?
My Dadaji always used to say believe in God. He gave me the Hanuman Chalisa and that is the best gift that I have I ever got. This transmits strength and gives me power to weather any vicissitude.