18-year-old boy from Odisha's slum area cracks JEE Advanced 2021

P Manoj Kumar from the southern Odisha town has successfully cleared the JEE Advanced Result 2021 with 367th rank in the Economical Weaker Section (EWS) category.

IIT Kharagpur on Friday declared the JEE Advanced Result 2021. This year, a student from a slum in the southern Odisha town cleared the exam by securing 367th rank in the Economical Weaker Section (EWS) category, making an 18-year-old eligible for a seat in one of the IITs in the country.

In the general category of students, P Manoj Kumar's position is 3,899.