Hyderabad:
Students from Andhra Pradesh have yet again excelled in the Indian Institutes of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), with the top spot going to Immadi Purudhavi Tej from the state.
Also, Shyamak Reddy and Burle Sai Kiran from Madras zone have grabbed the third and fourth ranks respectively.
Purudhavi Tej, who hails from Dwarka Tirumala in West Godavari district of Andhra, said he wanted to become an IAS officer.
"I'm feeling just happy and (there is) no other feeling right now. It was not that easy and that difficult to crack the exams. I am getting admission into Electrical group in IIT Mumbai," Purudhavi, who could not hide his emotions after the results announcement, told reporters here.
The 16-year-old, who stopped watching movies during his preparations for the exam, said, "I hope to become an IAS officer and serve in the rural parts of the country."
Purudhavi, who is still preparing for some other exams, had secured 970 marks out 1,000 in the 12th standard examinations this year.
Sai Kiran said he would like to do the course in Civil or Mechanical stream at the IIT Mumbai.
During the IIT-JEE 2010 exams, seven students from Andhra Pradesh had grabbed the ranks amongst the top-10 with Anumula Jithendar Reddy topping the list.