18 students of naxal- affected Dantewada clear JEE Main

ANI  |  Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India] 

18 students hailing from the naxal-affected district of cleared (JEE) Main 2018.

"It's our dream to get into IITs or NITs. We feel very happy. We are preparing for Advanced and are determined to perform well," a student said.

Saurabh Kumar said, "18 children cleared the examination of Mains. It's a moment of great happiness for us. Efforts are that children sit for Advance with full preparations."

On April 30, the (CBSE) on its official results portal declared the (JEE) Mains result of Paper I and formerly All Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE).

Out of 11, 35,084 students who registered this year for the examination, a total of 2, 31,024 have qualified.

The offline paper was conducted on April 8, while the was conducted on April 15 and 16.

Bhogi Suraj Krishna from was declared the topper, KVR Hemant Kumar Chodipilli, also from the same state, bagged the second position while the third rank was secured by Rajasthan's Parth Laturia.

Advanced exam will be held on May 20.

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First Published: Thu, May 03 2018. 07:00 IST