Himachal: Students of two state academies shine in JEE (Main) examination

Shimla, February 19

Students of two coaching academies in the state have excelled in the Joint Entrance Examination (Main), the results of which were declared on February 12.

Fifty-three students of Aspire Academy, Shimla, including state topper Amrit Kaushal (99.74), and 38 students of Minerva Academy, Ghumarwin (Bilaspur), have secured more than 90 percentile in the exam.

From Aspire Academy, Vishudha Sood, Siddhant Sharma and Vanshika Sharma scored 99.43, 98.63 and 98.44 percentiles, respectively.

Congratulating the students on their success, Aspire Academy director Yogender Meena said that the credit goes to their hard work and they achieved success under the able guidance of faculty members.

Kshitiz, a student of Minerva, scored 99.20 percentile and was the top scorer in the academy. Four other students — Prasham Kapil (98.94), Parth (98.77), Saksham Sandilya (98.70) and Priyal Guleria (98.12) scored above 98 percentile.

Nineteen students of Minerva Academy secured more than 95 percentile while 19 others scored between 90 and 94.99 percentile. Besidesx, 24 students scored between 85 and 89.99 percentile. Founder and Convener of Minerva Group of Institutions Parvesh Chandel and Rakesh Chandel congratulated the students and their parents on their success.

They asked the students to put all their heart out to prepare for the JEE Advance examination scheduled for May.