SURAT: Overcoming all odds posed by the pandemic, Tanay Tayal, an 18-year-old student did himself and the city proud by securing 59th rank in aggregate result of four JEE main exams. With 99.997 percentile in JEE mains exam, Tanay will now appear for JEE advance to be held in October.
“It was challenging for me to manage studies during the pandemic as initially I found it difficult to study online. But gradually things improved and I could focus properly,” said Tanay, a student of R M G Maheshwari English School.
Son of Vineet Tayal, a coal businessman and Anita, a home-maker, Tanay scored 95.6 percent in class XII exam held recently. His younger sister Tanisha, a student of class IX, is preparing for competitive exams too.
Tanay took over 250 mock tests before appearing in the JEE mains, which he claims had helped him immensely during preparations. “I look forward to admission in IIT, which is my dream institute,” he said. “Tanay is a brilliant student and has scored above 99 percentile marks in all four JEE Main tests.
He secured 59th rank in the country in the aggregate result announced on Wednesday,” said Nehchal Singh Hanspal, centre head, Allen Career Institute, Surat.
