Apeejay School Noida’s alumna Vani Gupta has not only cracked the JEE Advanced Exam this year, but has also topped the IIT Delhi Zone, among the female candidates, securing a prestigious seat in IIT, Delhi.
What’s more, among all the successful candidates who have cracked the exam this year, her rank is Second among the women candidates, thereby challenging the gender stereotypes prevalent in the male-dominated field of engineering. With a striking score of 287/360, she has bagged an impressive All India Rank (AIR) – 91.
JEE Advanced Exam Centres are divided into seven zones namely, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bombay, IIT, Kharagpur, IT Roorkee, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Madras. Candidates are asked to choose their zone on the basis of their preference, at the time of filling the JEE Advanced application form.
Vani Gupta attributes her exceptional achievement to years of hard-work and love for the subjects. Vani said, “I started preparing for the said examinations from Class-IX onwards. I never studied for the exams alone; I simply enjoyed the subjects. Besides, I took coaching for it, as well as learnt from my teachers at school.”
Vani credits her family, school teachers, and mentors for her success. She ascribes the contribution of both her parents towards her success as immense and feels that her mother has been a pillar of support all along. Her elder brother Varun Gupta is also an alumnus of Apeejay School Noida who had earlier cracked the examinations. He is currently working at Microsoft. Her father, Mr Brajesh Gupta is also an IITian, who is currently running his own venture. Vani said that she was inspired and motivated by the family and also learnt a lot by observing how her brother had aced the exam.
Sharing her advice for future aspirants, Vani said, “It is important to enjoy what you study. The journey of preparation can be tough, therefore, a genuine interest in the subjects will keep you going”.
Apeejay School, Noida, under the aegis of Apeejay Education, was established in the year 1981 The Co-educational School offers education from Nursery to Class XIl. It is situated in a sprawling campus, set in a lush green environment, most conducive to learning. The school has an excellent track record of outstanding scholastic and co-scholastic achievements.
