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IIT-JEE 2012: Bihar's Super 30 rules again

Last updated on: May 18, 2012 10:43 IST

Setting up a record once again, twenty-seven students from the Super30, a free coaching centre for underprivileged students in Patna, cleared the 2012 entrance examination of the coveted Indian Institute of Technology.

The coaching institute's founder-director Anand Kumar gave credit to the hardworking students and his team of teachers for the success. Happiness and satisfaction was visible on the face of the excited students, who said that the result was like a 'dream come true'.

More than 5.6 lakh students appeared for the Joint Entrance Exam for admission to the coveted Indian Institutes of Technology held on April 8, 2012. Faridabad's Arpit Agarwal has claimed the top spot this year.

Arpit is a student of Modern Vidya Niketan School, Sector 17, Faridabad. Education Minister Kapil Sibal met elated Aggarwal and congratulated him for his success and hard work.

Bijoy Kochar from Chandigarh and Nishant Kaushik from Bhilai grabbed the second and third rank respectively.

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Source: ANI