Chirag Falor
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| Chirag Falor | |
|---|---|
 Chirag Falor with PM.jpg Falor with Prime Minister Narendra Modi | |
| Born | 26 August 2002 Kolkata, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | 1st rank in JEE Advanced 2020 100 percentile in JEE Main 2020 |
| 🏅 Awards | Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (2020) |
| Twitter= | |
Chirag Falor (born 26 August 2002) is an Indian scholar from Pune, Maharashtra. Falor is known for achieving first rank nationally in JEE Advanced 2020[1][2][3] and winning gold medal in IOAA 2019.[4][5][6] He was conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by the President of India in 2020.[7][8] Falor is currently an undergraduate student pursuing physics and mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[9][10][11]
Early Life[edit]
Falor was born in Kolkata, India on 26 August 2002 and spent his early childhood with his grandparents.[12] His parents are Pawan Kumar Falor, a software development manager, and Pooja Devi Falor.[13] He grew up in Pune, Maharashtra and studied in St. Arnold's Central School till tenth grade.[14] He shifted to Delhi at Pragati Public School to "focus on studies" in 11th and 12th grade.[15][16]
Recognitions and Distinctions[edit]
- 1st Rank with score 352/396 in Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced (JEE Advanced) 2020[17][18][19]
- 100 percentile in JEE Main 2020[20][21][22][23]
- Awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar by President of India in 2020;[7][24][25] honored by Prime Minister of India[26][27]
- Gold Medal in Individual and Team competition and Absolute Winner in Night Observation in International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2019[28][5][29]
- All India Rank 3 in Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) 2019[30][31][32]
- Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme–DHRUV 2019, awarded by the Vice President of India[33][34]
- 2nd runner up in MIT Integration Bee 2022[35]
- Runner up in iQuHack 2022[36]
See also[edit]
- Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
- Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced
- International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics
References[edit]
- ↑ "Topper Chirag Falor To Skip IIT, Says Will 'Go Ahead With MIT'". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "JEE Advanced tougher than MIT exams – Chirag Falor secures admission in MIT, USA after cracking JEE Mains exam". www.timesnownews.com. Times Now News. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "JEE Advanced topper Chirag Falor chooses MIT over IIT". Business Today. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Teen wins gold in astrophysics olympiad". punemirror.com. Pune Mirror. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Pune student bags gold at Olympiad for astronomy | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 18 Aug 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Aakash Institute student Chirag Falor does India proud, bags Gold medal at the 13th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics held in Hungary". NRInews24x7. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "PM gives Bal Shakti Puraskar to 49 children, says they inspire him". Zee News. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Aakash Institute students Chirag Falor and Parikul Bhardwaj conferred with the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020". India Education. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Meet Chirag Falor, the JEE Advanced topper Rank 1 and Bal Shakti award winner studying at MIT". India Today. Education Today. 5 Oct 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "JEE Topper Wants to Skip IIT to Go to MIT, Indian Parents Flood Him With Advice on Twitter". News18. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Chirag Falor". EducationWorld. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Chirag Falor - Life Story". Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Pune teen is all-India JEE-Advanced topper". Hindustan Times. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Chirag Falor - Website - Before 11th". Chirag Falor.
- ↑ "Meet Chirag Falor From Pune Who Secured All India Rank 1 In JEE Advanced 2020". Punekar News. Punekar News. 5 October 2020.
- ↑ "Pragati Public School - Hall of Fame". www.pragatipublicschool.in. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Press Release JEE (Advanced) 2020" (PDF). IIT Delhi. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "JEE Advanced 2020 results out, Pune's Chirag Falor bags AIR 1". Hindustan Times. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ Basu, Sreeradha. "JEE Advanced Result | Chirag Falor: JEE-Advanced results announced; Pune boy Chirag Falor tops exam: IIT officials". The Economic Times. India Times. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "IIT entrance test toughest, says JEE Main topper who has also cleared MIT". The Indian Express. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Pune boy who got admission to MIT says JEE toughest exam ever". ANI News. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "JEE Main 2020 Toppers: Chirag Falor with 100 percentile tops in Delhi, Era Sarda tops among girl candidates". The Indian Wire. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Twenty four candidates score 100 percentile in JEE Mains; one from Maharashtra". The Bridge Chronicle. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Bal Shakti Puraskar 2020: President Felicitates 49 Children At The Ceremony". www.shivalikjournal.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Delhi school events: New Era Public holds honours ceremony". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ Modi, Narendra. "Tweet by Prime Minister of India". Twitter. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "National child award citation booklet" (PDF). Ministry of Women and Child Development. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "India shines at the International Olympiads 2019". HBCSE Olympiads. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Boy from Pune strikes gold in International Olympiad". The Bridge Chronicle. 14 Aug 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Pune student gets third rank in KVPY | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Aakash Institute student Chirag from Pune bags third rank all-India in KVPY national fellowship program". Punekar News. Punekar News. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ Desk, Editorial (29 April 2019). "Aakash Institute student Chirag from Pune bags third rank all-India in KVPY national fellowship program". NRInews24x7. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Aakash Institute students Chirag Falor and Abhinav Baranwal felicitated with Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme –'DHRUV'". India Education. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Aakash Institute students felicitated with DHRUV". EducationWorld. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "MIT Integration Bee". math.mit.edu. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ↑ "Microsoft/IonQ challenge at iQuHACK 2022: Recap". Q# Blog. Microsoft. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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