Meet All India Rank(AIR) 1 Chitraang Murdia, who after securing the All India Rank(AIR) 1 in the JEE Advanced 2014, went to IIT Bombay, and after a year left the institute to pursue his passion.
New Delhi: The Joint Entrance Examination(JEE) is one of the most difficult exams to crack. Students who wish to become the top engineering colleges such as IITs, and NITs usually start preparing for the competitive exam from Class 10. Speaking of the same, meet All India Rank(AIR) 1 Chitraang Murdia, who after securing the All India Rank(AIR) 1 in the JEE Advanced 2014, went to IIT Bombay, and after a year left the institute to pursue his passion. Read the detailed story below…
Meet IIT-JEE Advanced topper, AIR 1 holder, scored 334 marks out of 360, went to study at IIT Bombay but left after a year because…
In an official post shared by Humans of India on Facebook, Chitraang Murdia revealed his journey to All India Rank-1 in the 2014 IIT-JEE examination. Chitraang Murdia obtained 334 out of 360 marks in the IIT JEE Advanced 2014 examination. He initially enrolled at IIT Bombay with the goal of becoming a Computer Engineer. However, after starting his studies, he realized that while computer science intrigued him, his true passion lay in physics—particularly in pursuing research, perhaps in quantum theory. After a year at IIT Bombay, Murdia left the institute and got admission in one of the world most prestigious institution Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and that too with scholarship.
Chitraang Murdia said, “I have secured All India Rank -1 in IIT-JEE examination 2014. I took admission in IIT Bombay and was all set to become a Computer Engineer. But soon after getting the admission I realized that “Computer science is interesting to me, but my passion lies in physics. I wanted to do research, probably in quantum theory”. Don’t know how, but I developed my keen interest in Physics and decided to quit IIT.”
Murdia stated, “Everybody was shocked by this decision and that included even my friends. People used to say that you are a kid and don’t know how to take important decisions of your life and you will be earning in lakhs after receiving the Engineering degree from IIT. But as always, I followed my inner soul and not what others said.
“Finally, I got admission in one of the world most prestigious institution Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and that too with scholarship. I have seen the students who are good in physics and maths are following the herd to seek admission to courses such as computer science and electrical engineering. It will definitely boost up the moral of those students who wish to pursue their interest in pure science but couldn’t do that because of the family pressure or money,” the post further reads.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Chitraang Murdia works as a Postdoctoral Researcher from