Eyes set on IISc, city student tops IISER test
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Kolkata: Dishaanth Basu, a student of DPS Ruby Park, emerged as the national topper in the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT), the all-India test for admission to the seven IISERs,
IISc
Bangalore and IIT Madras.
Son of paediatrician Anirban Basu and interior designer Bidisha Basu, Dishaant had sat for IAT to be able to study at IISc Bengaluru so that he can pursue research in quantum physics in future. In fact, he has also cleared JEE-Advanced, which already helped me secure admission to IISc Bengaluru.
"IISc is my dream institute, for which I worked hard to get a chance to study there. I appeared for both the entrance tests, the results of which are taken into consideration for admission to IISc.
The IAT result was published after JEE Advanced result, and my IISc admission is underway," said Dishaanth. "The all-India top rank gave me a huge satisfaction though the main purpose of sitting for it had already been achieved.
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Drishaant said he would study for 16-17 hours a day. Unlike many of his generation, he is not on social media. He would instead read books and sketch in his leisure time. Drishaant's mother, Bidisha Basu, said, "He is very focused on his studies. When he was in Class VII, he did have a few games on his mobile, but gradually he set his goal of studying at IISc Bengaluru and started preparing. We never had to worry about his social media or online game habits as he knew what he had to do.
We live in a 16-member joint family and every member supported him in chasing his goal. Dishaanth loves books."
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