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  • I want to win a gold medal, says IIT-JEE topper

    HYDERABAD: Immadi Prithvi Tej’s favourite film is the Pawan Kalyan-starrer, Tammudu. The IIT-JEE first rank-holder admitted he identifies with the character ‘Subbu’ played by Pawan Kalyan. Like Subbu, he also bunked classes in school.

    Four years back, 16-year-old Prithvi Tej, a native of Dwaraka Tirumala in West Godavari decided to follow in Subbu’s footprints to bag a gold medal. “My favourite actor Pawan Kalyan achieved a gold medal in boxing, inspired by his brother in reel life. Like him, I want to bag a gold medal, but in the Mathematics and Science Olympiad, which will be held on July 4 in Bangkok. In real life, I am inspired by my maternal uncle T Gopal Krishna efforts to clear the Civil Services in 2007. But I want to go one step further by becoming an IAS officer after completing my IIT studies,” the topper replied.

    Prithvi Tej spent at least eight hours per day at his training institute for his IIT-JEE preparations. Yet, he found time to play badminton, watch IPL matches and movies and chat with friends. He also harboured dreams of becoming a cricketer like his idol Sachin Tendulkar. He is, however, clear at what he wants do at the IIT, pursue Engineering from IIT-Bombay. The next goal is to become an IAS officer to solve problems of people in rural areas.

    He was always good in studies right from school, chemistry being his favourite subject. His father, Immadi Srinivasa Rao is a businessman and mother Rani a housewife. “He secured the top rank due to his intelligence rather than hard work. We never forced him to prepare for IIT-JEE. We encouraged him to follow his interests. He is very keen to prepare for Civil Services and I hope he gets his goal,” says Srinivasa Rao.

    He reads Edex regularly, the education tabloid of the New Indian Express. “I read articles published in the Edex online. It is very helpful for students,” he added.

    Source: IBNLive

  • All five toppers from AP want to join IIT-Bombay.

    HYDERABAD: The IIT toppers from Andhra Pradesh are an unusual bunch. Contrary to the stereotypical image of students burning the midnight oil to make it big in the IIT entrance, the AP boys spoke of their love for all things forbidden Telugu films, IPL matches and outdoor sports.

    The five rank holders from the state do not have stories of spending long hours, devouring books and making personal sacrifices to get the top scores. “Perhaps they want to strike a contrary note. I can’t believe that they did not study long hours,” said a parent of an IIT hopeful.

    In fact, the toppers insisted, that their secret was “keeping it cool” or so they said amidst celebrations by friends and family, not to mention the coaching centres that burst crackers and made them cut cakes.
    Just minutes after the release of results, Tej, the JEE topper, stated that he does not want to pursue a career as an engineer.

    In fact, he thinks that the most prestigious tech college in the country IIT-Bombay is only a pit stop, a place to prepare for UPSC (civil services). He said that since his childhood, he had nursed only one ambition, to become an IAS officer. “I scored well because IIT was not the be-all and end-all of my life,” he said.

    Even a day before the examination, Tej was watching the IPL match. He is a student of Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Vijayawada.

    In fact, Tej had a matter-of-fact way of looking at even his success in JEE. Soon after the release of results, Tej went to the city’s passport office to submit his application for a passport to attend an international Olympiad in Thailand.

    The third rank holder, V Shaimak Reddy, a student from the city, stated that he liked both Tollywood and Hollywood flicks and watched movies even after joining Narayana Junior College, Dilsukhnagar. “Even if you spend 10 hours reading your books in a day, you might not crack IIT. But if you relax and take your examination with a confident cool mind you have a better chance of cracking it,” he said, adding that other social activities are important to keep oneself at peace.

    The fourth rank holder, B Saikiran from Narayana Junior College, stated that he was only an average scorer till class X. “I had done my schooling from my hometown in Nalgonda and scored 91% in SSC, which was not good enough. I did not lose heart and prepared well for the IIT entrance and HSC, where I scored 97%,” he said.

    What all the rank holders have in common is an interest in sports and a liking for healthy living. “I used to play badminton with my mother and then continued to do so to stay fit. It is a matter of personal discipline and it had helped improve my concentration,” said T Bhargava Reddy, the eighth rank holder. J Varun, the ninth rank holder, stated that he was more interested in medical field than engineering. “But later I started liking Maths and then decided to try for IIT admissions,” Varun said.

    All the five rank holders plan to take admissions in IIT-Bombay.

    Source : TOI

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