Kanav Singla secures AIR 42 in JEE-Mains

Ludhiana: Three candidates from the city have secured ranks in top-1,000 in the engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains, the result of which was announced on Wednesday morning by the National Testing Agency.
The agency had conducted the August session examination August 26 onwards. In Ludhiana district, over 3,000 students took JEE-Mains in each attempt.
Student of BCM Arya Model Senior Secondary School, Shastri Nagar, Model Town, Kanav Singla has scored AIR 42.Keshav Gupta of Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, has secured AIR 723 and Aksh Goyal of Ryan International School, Chandigarh Road, Jamalpur, AIR 794.
Kanav has scored 99.99. It was his first attempt. He had secured 97% in Class XII (non-medical) and 97% in Class X. He wants to follow in the footsteps of his brother, Shrey Singla, who had topped the city with an all-India rank of 49 in 2019 (JEE-Mains). Like his brother, he aspires to pursue computer science from IIT-Bombay.
Kanav, a resident of Sector 39, Chandigarh Road, Jamalpur, is now preparing for JEE-Advanced, which will be held on October 3. His mother Dr Anju Singla is an anaesthesiologist and father Dr Ravikant Singla is a physician. His hobbies are playing cricket and badminton.
About his success mantra, Kanav said, “Follow the class teachings, attempt maximum assignments and complete homework in time. My brother is my biggest motivation and role model.”
This was Keshav’s fourth and best attempt in which he scored 99.946. He had scored 99.89 in the first attempt, 99.88 in the second and 99.940 in the third. The student of Guru Nanak Public School, Sarabha Nagar, Keshav scored 97.4% in Class XII (non-medical) and 94% in Class X. He, too, wants to pursue computer science from IIT-Bombay.
His mother, Sapna Dev Gupta, is a computer engineer. “She left her government job to look after her family. My father, Kapil Dev Gupta, is a captain in Navy. My sister, Mehar Gupta, is a computer engineer and my mentor,” he said.
“We should attempt as many mock tests as we can, be regular with them and clear concepts. Coaching institute, too, helped me prepare. I practice yoga to remain calm and stress-free,” he added.
This was the fourth and best attempt of Aksh, too, in which he has scored 99.94. He had scored 99.66 in the first attempt, 99.74 in the second and 99.53 in the third. Increased study hours and regular classes helped him improve the score. He had scored 96.6 % in Class XII (non-medical) and 96.5% in Class X. Aksh, a resident of Ansal Colony, Chandigarh Road, wants to pursue textile engineering from IIT-Delhi.
His mother, Meena Goyal, is a homemaker and his father, Amandeep Goyal, is a businessman.
“I studied for seven hours daily. There were tough times, too, but I remained focused,” he said. In his leisure time, Aksh likes to play football and listen to music.
Keshav and Aksh are also preparing for JEE-Advanced.
Besides, Rishi has bagged AIR 1,276, Karan Raj Mehta AIR 2,263, Manas AIR 2,329, Ishaan Bajaj AIR 2,582 and Vanshika AIR 2,805.
JEE-Mains 2021 was planned to be conducted in four phases: February, March, April and May. However, after first two phases, third and fourth ones got delayed due to the second wave of coronavirus. It was finally conducted in July and August. As many as 9.34 lakh candidates had appeared in the exam.
JEE-Mains result is used for admission to NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and other top private and government engineering colleges across the country. It also acts as screening for JEE-Advanced, where top-2.5 lakh candidates from JEE-Mains are eligible to apply. JEE-Advanced merit-lists are used to get admission to IITs. Registration for same started Wednesday after the JEE-Mains result. Last date to apply is September 20 and the exam will be held on October 3.