City’s Tarush bags AIR 16 in JEE (Adv)

Naina Mishra

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Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 10

Tarush Goyal of BCM Arya Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, is 16th on the Common Rank List (CRL) of Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced) 2018 and Rank 3 in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee zone, the result of which was announced on Sunday. He has secured 306 marks out of a total of 360 marks.

Goyal, who has secured 96.4% marks in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class XII exam and a perfect 100 in chemistry, aspires to become a software engineer. His favourite subject is mathematics. He says one should keep the fundamentals and theorems clear while studying the subject.

While sharing his preparation strategy, Goyal said: “One is required to understand all concepts thoroughly and practise regularly during the JEE preparation. One should take tests every weekend or fortnight. Last month, I took tests daily. After the mains result, I moved to Chandigarh and prepared for the advanced exam.”

He started preparing for JEE four years ago when he was in Class IX. His father, Dr Sunil Goyal, is a rural medical officer and mother, Dr Rinkal Goyal, a Health Department official. His mother said: “I am feeling very proud. He started his journey from Class IX. He started reading Class XI material in Class IX itself. This has been a journey of four years of hard work and persistence.”

Goyal also represented India along with others at International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) held last year in Brazil. His preparation for JEE suffered due to participation in the Olympiad. His father said: “At times, he felt depressed and anxious. We told him to keep moving and supported him in every way possible.”

Message for students

"Do lots of hard work and keep your concepts clear. Do not take preparations for granted and avoid rote learning. You cannot clear the exam by mugging up answers. Enjoy the journey of two years preparation and leave all addictions. I gave up online games and social media completely."

Stress buster: He used to watch television late night and play cricket for half an hour in the noon
Study: He studied for nine or 10 hours daily.

Other achievers

Name                  Rank Marks
Sushant Sondhi    II9   269
Palashdeep Singh    476   235 
Sehaj Agrawal    573   229

Students who have secured rank up to 10,000 include Nikhil Patni, Rohit Makkar, Gowreesh Mago, Karan Sharma, Ish Chaudhary, Vastav Ratra, Fateh Singh, Dev Pardesi, Hardya Grover, Manav Singla, Rahul, Nandini, Shubham Chugh, Hardik Kathuria, Anirudh Sood, Javteshwar Singh Gill, Mitesh Madaan, Priyank Jain and Sargunpreet Kaur Kohli.