Cancer survivor’s son stands 94th

Vadodara: Baroda boy Aadit Bhagade, who is the son of a cancer survivor, ranked 94th in India as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur released the results of JEE Advanced 2025 on Monday. Aadit, 17, who scored 281 out of 360, now plans to pursue computer science from a top IIT. Aadit, whose parents are doctors, emerged as a national topper in JEE Main 2025 Session 2, when he was among 24 candidates nationally and amongst two candidates from Gujarat to secure a perfect 100 NTA score. He ranked 14th in the country with an NTA score of 100 in JEE Main Session 2, improving his score from 99.9976 in JEE Main 2025 Session 1. Aadit's father, Dr Prakash Bhagade, is a physician while his mother, Dr Dilita Bhagade, is a gynaecologist. Dilita was diagnosed with cancer just when Aadit was about to take his Class 10 board exams.While Aadit was in the crucial years of Class 11 and 12, his mother was battling cancer. This did not get him down, as he first emerged as a national topper in JEE Main 2025 and now is among the Top 100 in JEE (Advanced). Aadit stayed away from social media and focused on school and study. The only platform that he used was WhatsApp, and only to share school and study assignments. He worked with his friends to solve papers and discuss questions after taking mock papers. During his school days, Aadit spent six hours a day studying at home. During his holidays, he would study for ten hours at home. While studies mainly happened at school, he would revise and practice question papers at home. This lover of maths began preparing for JEE from Class 9.