City’s Jitesh Mittal gets 100 percentile in CAT

Jaipur: City youth Jitesh Mittal has scored 100 percentile in the Common Admission Test (CAT), the results of which were announced on Saturday.

He is among the nine candidates out of 1.9 lakh to have scored centum. He is the second youth from Pink City to achieve this feat – Ashish Gupta was the first to score centum in 2011.

A resident of Mahesh Nagar in Gopalpura Bypass, he graduated in civil engineering from IIT-Gandhinagar last year and now plans to pursue MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. Since he graduated in the year of a pandemic, few companies came forward for campus placements, which ultimately proved to be a blessing in disguise. “Had I got the job, I wouldn’t have given my best shot in the exam,” said elated Mittal.

Jitesh studied in India International School till Class 10 before moving to Jayshree Periwal High School for Class 12.

He has been a meritorious student throughout his academics with an unbeatable track record in maths and science. He has the badge of NTSE and KVPY with his name.

He strongly feels the Indian economy will recover faster than developed nations due to its human resource and reforms introduced by the consecutive governments in the economy. “Other than reforms, the traditional approach of Indian society towards ‘saving and spending’ according to earning makes them the most adjustable consumer. This is the reason why the economy surpassed the worst of pandemic better than several developed countries,” said Jitesh.

An avid reader, he holds the view that three farm laws, which are facing opposition by a section of farmers, are radical in nature. “Apprehension on the implementation of these farm laws are justifiable given the track record of our execution of schemes and policies. The rest I feel will have an impact,” he said.

His father Yogesh Mittal is an engineer at the water resources department, mother Savita Mittal is a school teacher in a private school and his sister studies in IIS. The topper lives with his grandparents who guide him with their life experiences which he finds relevant.