VITEEE 2018 Topper Sai Anirudh (AIR 4) doesn’t believe in shunning social media to score well

Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam 2027 ( VITEEE )

Updated on Apr 30, 2018 17:26 IST
AIR 4 in VITEEE 2018 has been secured by Sai Anirudh from Karnataka. A regular science student, Sai Anirudh has a keen interest in airplanes and is fond of listening to music and exercising. Get details on Shiksha.

VIT University declared VITEEE 2018 results on April 27. Initially, the results were to be declared on April 25 but was delayed by two days. While the first rank in VITEEE 2018 was secured by Delhi’s Kalash Gupta, the second and third rank was bagged by Sarikonda Ananda Ramarao from Telangana and Anirudh Panigrahi from Odhisha respectively. Check out the list of VITEEE 2018 toppers on Shiksha.

AIR (All India Rank) 4 in VITEEE 2018 has been secured by Sai Anirudh from Karnataka. A regular science student, Sai Anirudh has a keen interest in airplanes and is fond of listening to music and exercising. Talking to Shiksha about emerging as one of the VITEEE 2018 toppers, he said, “ I definitely didn't expect to be one of the toppers for the exam. I feel good. It is a confidence booster for me”. Sai’s next target is JEE Mains and JEE Advanced.

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According to him, he didn’t specifically prepare for VITEEE. VITEEE 2018 prep got covered under his preparations for JEE. JEE Mains being held a few days before his slot for VITEEE 2018 was of great help. He also shared that to crack any exam, you mostly need to just practice questions till you are comfortable with the topic.

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With an aspiration of cracking one of the top IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) to pursue BTech, Sai Anirudh plans to study engineering for it looks like an interesting path to him. Besides VITEEE, this topper has also appeared for KCET and will be appearing for BITSAT as well.

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Sharing his views on the need of coaching institutes to crack major engineering entrances, he said, “ I probably do not think that coaching classes are required. But it definitely makes things easier by compelling you to work more and motivating you”. He further shared that to crack competitive exams like these, one should believe that these exams is taken best without any expectations and tension. In VITEEE, It’s important to not make silly mistakes as it is an otherwise scoring paper.

When asked whether he gave up on social media to fully concentrate on JEE and VITEEE, Sai said, “People think leaving Facebook is the solution to becoming serious in studies. I am here to prove otherwise”.

VITEEE 2018 Counselling for candidates, who obtained ranks upto 8,000 would be held on May 9 and counseling for ranks 8001 to 14,000 would be held on May 10 while for those who secured ranks from 14001 to 20000 will be held on May 11. VITEEE 2018 counselling would be held simultaneously in Vellore, Chennai, Bhopal and Amaravati (AP).  Check VITEEE 2018 important dates here.

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The rank needed for admission at VIT Bhopal would depend on the category and chosen branch. 

For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 50000 to 100000. Hence, the highest rank acceptable was 100000. Please know that other categories, rounds, etc., will have different cutoffs.  

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Answered a week ago

VIT Bhopal VITEEE cutoff 2026 was released for the first round for admission to the BTech course and its various specialisations. 

For the General AI category, the round 1 cutoff ranged from 50000 to 100000, wherein BTech CSE was the most competitive branch for admission. For this branch, the round 1

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Answered 2 weeks ago

VIT-AP University offers scholarships to students based on their VITEEE rank. Students with rank between 51 and 100 get 50% tuition fee waiver for all four-year. The rank should be 1-10 for 100% tuition fee waiver. 

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Nishtha Shukla

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Answered 2 weeks ago

25,000 VITEEE rank is above average. Students with this rank may find it difficult in getting admission in top branches like CSE. In VIT Andhra Pradesh campus, they may in less popular branches like Civil, Electrical, etc. 

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Nishtha Shukla

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Answered 3 weeks ago

In VITEEE, category refers to a rank-based fee tier system. VIT exam has five categories, based on which students rank is segregated. 

  • Category 1 has the lowest tuition fee. It is basically who have secured top rank in VITEEE (Rank 1 to 20000)

  • Category 2 and 3 have moderate tuition fee, specially for

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Piyush Shukla

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Yes, mock test play a very important role in your exam preparation. VIT opens mock test on its official website, so that students can understand the exam pattern. It also helps students to be aware of how the online system works while attempting questions. As VIT does not allow calculator in VITEEE,

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Shiksha Gaurav

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Answered 3 weeks ago

To build time management skills, students must start practicing question sets of VITEEE sample papers, other engineering entrance exams, and full-length mock test daily.

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Sumridhi Sinha

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Answered 3 weeks ago

Since VIT does not release question sets officially, the best way is to keep solving sample papers. VITEEE exam not only tests your knowledge about the subjects but also your accuracy while attempting questions. The smartest way to use sample papers in VITEEE preparation is to practice daily. Here's

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Abhay Choudhury

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Answered 3 weeks ago

No, Vellore Institute of Technology does not release question paper officially. However, students preparing for VIT entrance exam can get free sample papers curated by subject matter experts from our website. The questions are created keeping in mind of the paper difficulty level and VIT official sy

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Bhumika Uniyal

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Answered a month ago

Candidates need to provide their application number and password to check their VITEEE exam result. 

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