(Success Story) First Indian girl to win a gold medal at the International Physics Olympiad

Submitted by IITguru on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 12:08

There's no formula to crack JEE

Akanksha Sarda, the all-India female topper of the this year's IIT-JEE exam, has yet another laurel to add to her list — she is now the first Indian girl to win a gold medal at the International Physics Olympiad (IphO). The announcement was made on Saturday afternoon in Zagreb, Croatia, where the 41st IphO 2010 was held from July 17 to 25.

"I never timed my study sessions," she says. "There were days when I studied for half an hour and other times when I studied for over ten. I never followed a timetable. The only time I'd stop is when I would feel exhausted.

"You have to love what you study. If you don't, no matter how much time you spend with your books, you will not get the desired results. (Many of the toppers) are where we are because we study for the love of it and not because we have an examination ahead of us. That is what makes the difference."

 

 

Eighteen-year-old Sarda, part of a team of five Indian contestants at the Olympiad, was also the second Indian girl to qualify at the international level. She received her medal on Sunday afternoon.

India has been faring well at the IphO for the last couple of years, winning four golds and a silver. This year, the national team stood sixth overall, with three silvers and a bronze in its basket. "The Olympiad was very challenging with 400 contestants from countries all over the world. I did not expect to win," said an elated Sarda, speaking to Hindustan Times from Zagreb on Sunday. "It's an amazing feeling." A student of coaching class IITian Pace, Sarda underwent training for the Olympiads.

"She is an exceptionally bright student. For a month before the Olympiad finals, she watched every movie and went out every day" said Praveen Tyagi, who coached her for the Olympiad.

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Courtesy: Hindustantimes.com

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* Don't make IIT the be all and end all of your existence.
* There is no point in studying day and night for it because it doesn't help.
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