Among those lucky ones to have gained access to the result today is the family of Sector 16 student Amit Aggarwal, who has ranked second in the country. There are at least a dozen others in the city who have come to know of their success from various sources and the numbers are expected to swell on Monday.

Amit Aggarwal has done the city proud by securing the second rank in the IIT Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for admission to various IITs in the country.

Interestingly enough, while Amit's overjoyed father, S.C. Aggarwal received a call from the Entrance Exam coordinator in IIT Delhi this morning, the boy is in Mumbai undergoing training for the International Physics Olympiad after he was short listed for the Indian team. "I got a call from the IIT-JEE chairman this morning and after confirming Amit's roll number, he congratulated me and asked me to inform Amit. He put in about five hours of focussed study. Obviously Amit was only too happy,'' Aggarwal said.

Vikas Bansal, a student of the Government High School, Sector 46, whose rank is eighth, is in Mumbai too. He has been short listed for the International Chemistry Olympiad. Says paternal uncle J.K. Bansal: "Vikas put in continuous 12 hours of study each day."

Sumit Nain is one person who is not willing to settle down for anything less than what he wants. Probably that's why this ex-student of DAV College, Sector 10, appeared again for the test to get the rank of 74 even while he was in the first year of Mechanical Engineering at IIT, Kharagpur. A product of Mayo School, Ajmer, Sumit says: "Earlier my rank was 768 but I wanted to specialise in computers and appeared again. I had to miss some classes and could afford only 5 to 6 hours for preparation."

Kinshuk Jerath, a product of S.D. Public School, Sector 32, is another satisfied student. Securing 97th rank in his first attempt, Kinshuk is desirous of computers as his branch. An ex-student of St. John's High School, Sector 26, Kinshuk says: "I hoped to do better and my success is because of support of teachers, parents and a lot of hard work." Varun Swara, another ex-student of DAV College, secured 232nd rank at all-India level. "I didn't expect such a good rank. Self study with a little bit of extra help is all that is essential," says Varun. Unlike others, Varun is more interested in Electrical branch than computers and electronics. "I love electrical gadgets and am glad I'll finally be able to make a career out of it," he says.

Ankush Goyal is a delighted ex-student of S.D. School, who has got 367th rank in his first attempt. "My grandfather was the first person I told the result to," says Ankush. With initial input of 8 hours per day and later on 14 hours everyday, Ankush desires to get computer branch or electronics. "My success is a result of family support, blessings, teachers' help and of course perseverance," says Ankush, who scored 84 per cent in Class XII.

Deepak Aiyar is all smiles after he tied up at 396th rank. "I was expecting a rank near 500 especially since I had met with an accident in the beginning of the session and was bedridden for a month. Initially, I could give only 6 hours, including tuitions, but later on increased the number of hours to 11," says he. This pass-out of DAV College attributes his success to support of parents, teachers and self study.

Paman Gujral ranked 585th in the test and will try for a seat in electronics at the IIT, Delhi. "I didn't study for the Class XII exams, concentrating only on the entrance tests. My brother called up from California at 7.30 in the morning to tell me the result. doing For two years, I totally focussed on the IIT. My teachers put in equal hard work and I expected a rank of about 800."

Ajay Anand, ranked 711th, is hopeful of getting a seat in mechanical engineering. The boy, ranked second in the UT in Class VIII and an NTSE scholar, attributes his success to focussed coaching and planning with about five hours of study each day.

Rahul Garg, got a call from his brother, also an ex-IITan, from Washington early this morning about his success. He has secured 743rd rank and is hopeful of securing a seat in mechanical engineering in IIT, Powai. He took one year preparing for the exam. "My brother, doing his MS in Electrical Engineering from Seattle, remains my inspiration," Rahul says. Rahul, a student of the local DAV College, scored a little over 70 per cent in the board exams. "I was focussed on the entrance tests," he admits.