GATE 2020 topper – Kalpit Agrawal secured AIR 1 in Electronic & Communication (EC)

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Updated on Mar 13, 2020 19:12 IST
Kalpit Agarwal from Delhi emerged as one of the GATE 2020 toppers with 82 marks. IIT Delhi has declared the exam results on March 13 for Paper-1. Read his success story here.

On March 13, 2020, as the GATE 2020 results were declared, Kapit Agarwal, secured AIR 1 in Electronics and Communication (EC) branch and emerged as one of the top scorer of GATE 2020.

Kalpit Agarwal -- GATE Topper EC

Kalpit Agarwal is the topper of GATE 2020 for the Electronics and Communications (EC) branch. He is among the 29 toppers of different subjects for the GATE exam conducted on February 1, 2, 8, and 9. He scored 82 marks out of 100 in the GATE exam.

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Kalpit stated that his family especially the parents are the reason behind his performance in the exam. He shared that the parents helped him in the studies and also kept him motivated during the preparation.

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He also said that the teachers were very helpful when it comes to doubt clearing or any other study-related assistance.

Kalpit Agarwal -- GATE Topper EC

He revealed to sources that it is always good to start your preparation early. It gives a student enough time to prepare, revise, and appear in mock tests/online tests. Moreover, it also reduces the pressure generated due to the lesser time.

GATE 2020 result announced – Click here to check

GATE 2020 result has been declared by the IIT Delhi on March 13. Candidates who appeared in the exam can click on the link above to check the result.

Out of 8,59,048 registered candidates, 6,84,903 (79.73%) candidates appeared for the GATE 2020 in eight sessions at 566 centres across 199 cities. The exam was conducted for 25 subjects/papers on aforesaid dates. The list of subject-wise toppers is given below along with their role numbers.

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