Friday 20 June 2014

Bone of Contention IIT Bombay


TOP RANKERS EYE BOMBAY IIT
Mohammed Younus/ Hyderabad : A majority of the top rankers of IIT JEE 2014 expressed their wish to join the IIT Bombay campus and choose the Computer Science stream. All-India second ranker and topper from Telangana state Sai Chetan said that he would be opting for Computer Science at IIT Bombay. He said that he was interested in research. Ravuru Lohit, who secured fourth rank, also said that he would also choose computer science stream in IIT Bombay.

His father R Suresh, a former Air Force employee, said that as there were good opportunities in the corporate sector. Ninth ranker N Pavan Kumar also echoed the thoughts of the aforementioned duo and said that he too would choose IIT Bombay. Another student Rakesh Naik, who secured the second rank in ST category, said that he was also interested in computer science and stated that Bombay as his preferred destination. The son of a farmer from Puttaparthi mandal of Anantapur, he however expressed his desire to become an IAS officer in the future.

On the other hand, Potluri Vachandeep, who secured 129th rank, said that he was very much interested in Mechanical Engineering and would like to join this stream at the IIT Bombay campus. When the students were asked about their future plans with respect to serving the nation, almost all the students said that did not have any idea. However, most of the students said that they would plan for their future so that their talent would be useful for the development of the country.

There are 16 IITs in the country among which Bombay, Roorkee, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras campuses are the most sought after. IIT Bombay is the preferred destination for Computer Science stream.

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