Jun 20 2014 : The Times of India (Delhi)
18-yr-old from Udaipur tops IIT-JEE
Ashish Mehta
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Sai Chetan From Telangana Comes Second
Chitraang Murdia had never faced TV cameras and journalists before Thursday, but by the end of the day the 18-year-old from Udaipur had held a presser and given several interviews to the media. Murdia had topped the IIT-JEE (Advanced) exams by scoring 334 out of 360 marks. Chitraang and his parents Manish and Sonali Murdia were having breakfast in a hotel room at 9.30am when a call broke the news of the teenager’s feat.“Yes, we were awaiting the results and getting ourselves ready for it,” said Sonali. “He
(Chitraang) got a call from the director of IIT Kharagpur and was told he had secured the first position. Upon getting the news he was mum for a few seconds and I started crying in joy . I hugged him and his father congratulated him.“Soon, as the news spread, the family started getting congratulatory messages and phone calls from relatives, friends and teachers. The directors and teachers of Allen Career Institute, where Chitraang did his IIT preparation, told him he would have to attend a press conference and also meet Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje.
“We met the CM and came for the press conference,” Sonali said. “For the first time, my son faced TV cameras and journalists, and I could see he was quite confident.” Chitraang was followed by Sai Chetan from Telangana who bagged the second spot in the prestigious exam.
Coaching hub Kota lives up to its name Kota known for coaching hubs has lived up to its name as three students including national topper Chitraang Murdia making it to the first 10 the just announced IIT-JEE results. Apart from Murdia (Udaipur), Govind Lahoti and Amey Gupta bagged second and eight positions. Kota city has produced a national topper after a gap of five years. The multi-million dollar coaching industry in Kota is a performance based sector and flow of students depends upon the overall success stories from here. So far, reports from different coaching centres in Kota said the city has a lion share in the number of successful students.
(Chitraang) got a call from the director of IIT Kharagpur and was told he had secured the first position. Upon getting the news he was mum for a few seconds and I started crying in joy . I hugged him and his father congratulated him.“Soon, as the news spread, the family started getting congratulatory messages and phone calls from relatives, friends and teachers. The directors and teachers of Allen Career Institute, where Chitraang did his IIT preparation, told him he would have to attend a press conference and also meet Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje.
“We met the CM and came for the press conference,” Sonali said. “For the first time, my son faced TV cameras and journalists, and I could see he was quite confident.” Chitraang was followed by Sai Chetan from Telangana who bagged the second spot in the prestigious exam.
Coaching hub Kota lives up to its name Kota known for coaching hubs has lived up to its name as three students including national topper Chitraang Murdia making it to the first 10 the just announced IIT-JEE results. Apart from Murdia (Udaipur), Govind Lahoti and Amey Gupta bagged second and eight positions. Kota city has produced a national topper after a gap of five years. The multi-million dollar coaching industry in Kota is a performance based sector and flow of students depends upon the overall success stories from here. So far, reports from different coaching centres in Kota said the city has a lion share in the number of successful students.
