This is why IIT-JEE topper Chirag Falor, who secured 100 percentile, didn't take admission in IIT

The IIT-JEE entrance exam is known as one of India's toughest exams which is taken by lakhs of aspirants each year who aim to secure admission to the prestigious Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs). However, Pune's Chirag Falor, who topped the JEE Advanced exam in 2020, decided against joining the IITs because he had already been accepted into the esteemed Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States.

Chirag Falor's academic credentials are impressive, including achieving the top rank in the JEE Advanced and scoring a perfect 100 percentile in the JEE Mains. He gained admission to MIT in March 2020 but was unable to travel to the US due to the COVID-19 lockdown, so he began his studies online from India.

"I have secured admission to MIT and am proceeding with it. Classes have already started, and I am attending them online. I had prepared for these exams over four years, so I didn't want to skip taking the exam," Falor told PTI.

Chirag Falor scored 352 out of 396 marks in the JEE Advanced. "The JEE exam was more challenging than the MIT exam. It has given me a whole new level of confidence. I attended MIT classes online at night and prepared for the IIT exams during the day," Falor explained.

In 2019, Falor won a gold medal at the 13th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) and secured the top position in the American Mathematics competition.