chandigarhUpdated: Sep 12, 2020 18:07 ISTSecuring a 99.97 percentile in the JEE-Main examination, the results of which were declared on Friday night, Shimla’s Sarthak Diwan emerged as the state topper while Vanshita of Solan stood second with a 99.83 percentile. In order to focus Sarthak gave up all social media platforms for two years and studied for around six to seven hours a day. Both his parents - Dr Yogesh Diwan and Dr Deepa Diwan - are doctors at the Indira Gandhi Medical College. Sarthak wants to be a computer engineer and wants to study at an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Her father Rakesh Thakur works at the Solan State Electricity Board while her mother is a teacher.

Source: Hindustan Times September 12, 2020 12:35 UTC