Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Jyotiranjan Barik has emerged as the All India topper in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), the results of which were announced by Indian Institute of Technology on Sunday.
Barik, a student of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), clinched the top rank by securing an overall score of 959 in agricultural engineering paper in the examination.
Delighted to learn that Odia student from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) Jyotiranjan Barik has topped the all India Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering #GATEExam2018. Many congratulations to him and wishing him all success in his career
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) March 18, 2018
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan congratulated Barik and wished him all the best for his success through their twitter handles.
ଓଡିଶା କୃଷି ଓ ବୈଷୟିକ ବିଶ୍ଵବିଦ୍ୟାଳୟର ଛାତ୍ର ଜ୍ୟୋତିରଞ୍ଜନ ବାରିକ ଗେଟ୍ ପରୀକ୍ଷାରେ ସାରା ଭାରତରେ ଟପ୍ପର ହୋଇଥିବାରୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ । ଏହା ଓଡିଆଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଗର୍ବ ଓ ଗୌରବ। ଜ୍ୟୋତିରଞ୍ଜନ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଯୁବପୀଢ଼ିଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରେରଣା ହେବେ। https://t.co/8peNlqpBhu
— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) March 18, 2018
Aiming to become a scientist, Barik, a resident of Phulnakhara in Cuttack district, hopes to pursue M.Tech in soil and water conservation engineering from IIT, Kharagpur and then study PhD.
Similarly, Prashant Gupta of Lucknow and Namita Kalra from Uttarkhand are All India topper in Chemistry and Computer Science Engineering respectively.
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