Y’nagar boy bags second all-India rank in JEE

Tribune News Service

Yamunanagar, June 12

Bhavesh Dhingra has bagged the second all-India rank in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Advanced), results of which were declared today.

A resident of the ITI area in the city, Dhingra has scored 312 marks out of 372 and wants to take admission in IIT-Mumbai.

“I have a keen interest in computer since childhood and want to pursue my career in computer engineering,” said Bhavesh.

He said: “I was confident to be among the top 10 positions, but never thought that I would get the second all-India rank.”

Son of retired bank officer Inderjeet Singh, Bhavesh did his Class X from local Sant Nishchal Singh Public School and Class XII from Vishva Bharti Public School and secured 92.4 percent marks.

He said that he never took his studies as a burden. “I also enjoy listing of music and travelling with friends,” he added.

“My mother, Savita Rani (a housewife) and both my elder sisters always asked me to be dedicated to my studies. I followed their advice which helped me sail through easily,” said Bhavesh.

Advising aspirants of the JEE and other competitive examinations, he said: “One should be driven by quest for knowledge and hunger to learn more but without succumbing to pressure. Target-based methodological approach in planning studies, self-discipline and sincerity are the keys to success.”