Updated: September 15, 2020 5:36:37 pm
Chirag is awarded Bal Shakti Puraskar, the highest award for an Indian civilian under the age of 18
Securing admission to IITs is the hardest, believes Chirag Falor from Pune, who not only ranked 12th in the recently announced Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main Results, but he has also managed to get into one of the best universities in the world: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.
Despite having a seat at MIT, Falor ran for the JEE because of its “experience.” “I have been preparing for the IIT entrance exams for four years and so I wanted to introduce myself. I can safely say that the entrance to the IIT is the most difficult entrance exam. While MIT evaluates each individual based on their personalities and how much they have taken advantage of the opportunities offered to them, the parameters for IIT admissions are completely different. MIT needs a long application process, which includes essays, details of one’s personality and background, entry to IIT requires a long preparation to pass, “he said.
At the JEE held in January, Falor had obtained a percentile of 99.9897. It appeared again in September and was ranked 100th and 12th.
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Falor has yet to obtain a US visa as embassies are closed due to the pandemic. In the meantime, attend classes online. As of now, she’s taking evening online classes for MIT that end at 3am. He sleeps all day and prepares for JEE Advanced, which is scheduled for September 27.
He has also been awarded the Bal Shakti Puraskar, formerly known as the National Children’s Award for Outstanding Achievement, for representing India at International Olympics.
Falor wants to pursue research in astrophysics. The stars have always interested him. Speaking to indianexpress.com, his mother said: “He has always been in love with studies and enjoyed taking exams. Aside from his schools, he used to sit a series of additional exams each year, from Olympics to other entrances. Despite belonging to a middle class family we have tried to support him in the realization of all his dreams. We were proud when the Prime Minister himself called him a friend and tweeted about him. “
Meet my friend Chirag Falor, winner of Bal Puraskar. Winner of national and international mathematics and science competitions, he represented India in the International Olympiad Award for Astronomy and Astrophysics. Chirag has a bright future ahead of him and I wish him success. pic.twitter.com/B2YPdIsWb3
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) Jan 24, 2020
In recounting an incident from Chirag’s childhood, his mother said: “At an age when other children played with remote-controlled cars, Chirag had demanded a telescope to see the stars. After saving for about four years, we finally bought him a telescope when he was in class 8. In our culture, it is believed that one should not look at eclipses, but Chirag used to not only look at all heavenly moments himself, but also used to watch. explain to all of us what it means. The entire colony used to come to our roof to see such events. “
On his CBSE class 12 results, Chirag scored 98.4 percent. For his JEE Main preparation, he had also taken Aakash’s test series of workouts. Chirag’s father is a software engineer. He also has a sister who is in class 7.
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