15-year-old from Firozabad cracks IIT-JEE exam

A 15-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad has cleared IIT-JEE (Advanced) examination and secured admission in mechanical engineering. Abhay Agrawal has been allotted a seat at IIT, BHU after scoring 2467 All India Rank. “I took admission in a coaching class in my city. Some people discouraged me but that motivated me to study harder,” Abhay said. The teenager said he stayed away from social media while preparing for the competition. Abhay had scored 87.2% in class XII and 85.63% in his class X examinations respectively.