JEE-Advanced: Rajasthan CM congratulates top ranker Mridul Agarwal

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday congratulated Mridul Agarwal from Jaipur for securing top position in IIT-JEE Advanced 2021 entrance exams.

“Heartiest Congratulations to #Jaipur's Mridul Agarwal, the topper of #JEEAdvanced2021! It's a great achievement & a result of his hard work & determination,” he tweeted. “I congratulate Kavya Chopra, the topper among female candidates & all those who have attained success. My best wishes to all,” Gehlot added.

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Heartiest Congratulations to #Jaipur ’s Mridul Agarwal, the topper of #JEEAdvanced2021 ! It’s a great achievement & a result of his hard work & determination.I congratulate Kavya Chopra,the topper among female candidates & all those who have attained success. My best wishes to all.

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) October 15, 2021

Rajasthan education minister, Govind Singh Dotasra also congratulated Agarwal for securing top position in IIT JEE-Advanced exam 2021. "I congratulate Mridul Agarwal of Jaipur for securing top position in JEE- Advanced exam. With hard work and dedication he scored 96.6%, creating history today and making the whole state proud of his achievement,” tweeted the minister. He also congratulated other students who have performed well in the exam.

#JEEAdvanced में प्रथम स्थान प्राप्त करने वाले जयपुर के मृदुल अग्रवाल को बहुत बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं। कड़ी मेहनत एवं लगन से 96.6% अंक अर्जित कर इतिहास बनाकर आपने पूरे प्रदेश को गौरवान्वित किया है।
इस परीक्षा में सफल सभी अभ्यर्थियों को बहुत-बहुत बधाई।

— Govind Singh Dotasra (@GovindDotasra) October 15, 2021

Agarwal scored 348 marks out of 360, the highest-ever percentile in JEE-Advanced. Agarwal had also scored 100 percentile in JEE-Main exam and shared the top rank with 17 others. He is also the first to bag the top rank in both JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced exams. Kavya Chopra, who became the first female to top the JEE-Main exam, has emerged as the topper in JEE-Advanced among females with an overall rank of 98.

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