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200 JEE toppers, parent to get free flight to IIT Madras for special campus tour
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) has invited the top 200 all-India rankers of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2025 to visit its campus in Chennai -- and is footing the bill for their air travel, along with one parent per move is aimed at giving the country's brightest engineering aspirants a closer look at campus life, academic facilities, and the opportunities that come with being part of one of India's premier institute hopes that the visit will help students make an informed decision before choosing their IIT and course preferences during counselling.
Each year, after the declaration of JEE Advanced results, the top rankers are wooed by several IITs through outreach campaigns, alumni meets, and personal counselling IIT Madras has gone a step further this year by covering the airfares for both the student and one parent. The visit includes guided campus tours, interactions with faculty, lab visits, hostel walkthroughs, and a chance to meet current students and to the media, an IIT Madras official said, 'We want to create a welcoming experience and show students what life here is really like -- not just in terms of academics, but also community, research, and support.'The invited students will also get to explore the institute's recent developments in cutting-edge research, innovation labs, entrepreneurship cells, and global top rankers and their parents welcomed the gesture. 'We had read a lot about IIT Madras, but being here gives us a much clearer picture. It helps to walk through the labs, see the hostels, and speak directly with professors,' said a parent from ADVANCED RESULT 2025The results of JEE Advanced 2025 were declared on June 2 by IIT Kanpur, the organising institute for this year. Out of the 1.8 lakh students who appeared for both Paper 1 and Paper 2, more than 54,000 qualified for Gupta from the IIT Delhi zone secured the All India Rank 1 with a score of 332 out of 360 marks. He had earlier scored full marks in both sessions of JEE him were Saksham Jindal with the same score and Majid Mujahid Husain with a score of 330, securing AIR 2 and 3 respectively. The result announcement was followed by the release of the final answer key and the opening of JoSAA counselling registration from June 3 rising competition among the IITs to attract top talent, this initiative by IIT Madras may set a new trend in student outreach -- one that puts experience and engagement over brochures and Watch
