Month: September 2022

The cartographic coordinates of 25.18°N and 75.83°E, mark the existence of the city of Kota. Situated on the banks of river Chambal, Kota enjoys a lush green topography over the rocky and barren terrains of Rajasthan. The history of Kota dates back to 12^th century AD, which gives the city a unique cultural, historical and architectural bliss.

Upon taking a wide tour of the city and it’s outer, we were able to catalogue the top twelve places to visit in Kota.

Garadia Mahadev

At about a distance of 25 Km from Kota main city on NH76, lies a holy shrine of Lord Shiva at the banks of river Chambal. At an elevation of 500 meters above the sea level, Garadia Mahadev offers an incredible view of Chambal taking an ‘S’ shape turn in her way to reach Kota. The untouched beauty of the land and water along with the view of beautiful horizon makes it a picturesque place.

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Gaiparnath Temple

Away from the city lights, lies an old Shiva Temple in a deep gorge known as Gaipernath Mahadev. Situated in a deep trench, Gaipernath is blessed with several waterfalls gushing over the place. An unending path of stairs leads to the shrine of Lord Shiva, resting in the lap of waterfalls, huge boulders, and an ecosystem of its own. The best time to visit is in monsoons when the rain refurbishes the water reserves and greenery.

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Kishore Sagar Talab

Kishore Sagar is an artificial lake with a history dating back to 1346. It was constructed by the Prince of Bundi, Dehra Deh. Boat rides in the lake serve to make the evening more beautiful. Evening lighting of the place makes it more attractive. The reflection of the city, which falls on the water at night, is eye candy for the visitors.

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Jagmandir Palace

In the midst of Kishor Sagar Lake lies the beautiful Jagmandir Palace. It was built by the queens of Kota between 1743 to 1745. This redstone monument between the lake is a unique attraction of the city of Kota. It is built with the combination of Mughal and the Hindu architectural design, which provide it with unique essence. The night is marked by a mesmerising reflection of the lights of Jagmandir Palace forming upon the water of the lake.

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Seven Wonders Park

Along the waters of Kishor Sagar Lake lies the famous seven wonders park. It has the replicas of all the Seven Wonders of the World erected on it. It also houses small and beautiful sheds build in native Rajasthani type of architecture, which makes this place more picturesque. Some Bollywood movies like Badrinath Ki Dulhania  and  the  series  of  Kota Factory have featured this park recently.

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Chambal Garden

Located on the bank of river Chambal, it marks an excellent picnic spot in the city of Kota. The view of the flowing Chambers, the chimneys of the thermal power plant on the other side of the river and a lush green cover and bird diversity in the garden enhance its glory. Toy train rides give a complete tour of the garden. Being a part of National Chambal Ghariyal (Gavial) Sanctuary, it offers boat rides to have a close view of fish-eating reptiles (Ghariyal) in their natural habitat.

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Garh Palace

Also known as City Palace, this palace is a complex representation of the cultural and architectural richness of the Rajput dynasty. It contains the suites and apartments built by different Rajput rulers at different times, therefore giving a vast tour of the past to present of Rajput dynasty in a single visit. Being attached to museums, this palace offers a cultural, historical and an educational tour to the visitors.

 

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Abheda Mahal

Abheda Mahal is a medieval palace which served as a recreational spot to the rulers of Kota. It contains a lake in the middle which harnesses beautiful lotus and turtles. Reflection of Abheda Mahal forming on the lake is worth having eyes on while walking in its beautiful gardens.

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Kota Barrage

Kota Barrage is a dam built on river Chambal and is situated quite close to the city. It is marked for peaceful evenings and offers a thrilling view of water gushing through the barrage gates with a great force and valour. Kota Barrage provides an incredible view of the city and flowing Chambal from the height.

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Khade Ganesh Ji

Khade Ganesh Ji is a 600-year-old temple within city proximity. It holds the fact to be the only temple in India with the standing idol of Lord Ganesh. The occasion of Ganesha Chaturthi marks a very enthusiastic celebration in the temple when the procession is carried out with utmost spirituality and zeal. Temple attends a large number of devotees every year.

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Chattaneshwar Mahadev

Situated in the laps of nature, a beautiful Shiva temple Chattaneshwar Mahadev is a tourist attraction spot known for its scenic beauty. This place holds special religious importance and experiences a crowd of numerous shiva bhakts all throughout the year. With a beautiful waterfall as its source of attraction, this place is a must visit for all specially during the monsoon season.

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Chhatra Vilas Garden

Chhatra Vilas garden, popularly known as CV garden is a popular tourist attraction spot in Kota. With lush green grass and natural beauty this place also offers tourists with a treat to to some of the royal cenatophs inside the garden. A perfect place for family picnics and a center of attraction for historians and tourists, CV garden is not only a place for leisure but also historically significant and culturally rich.

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A report by Sumit Yadav 

If the spirits are strong, even the most difficult destination becomes easy. The promising son of a father selling panipuri has proved this to be true. He himself used to clean the plates at his father’s panipuri shop but now he will fulfill his dream of cleaning the blockage from the heart in the human body.

Alpesh Rathod from Meghraj in Aravalli district of Gujarat, who sells panipuri with his father, has taken a giant leap of success in his life.  Alpesh has cleared the NEET exam, he will soon be able to do MBBS from a government college. He has secured 613 marks out of 700 in the NEET exam and dreaming of becoming a cardiologist.

He says that, ‘After making a career in Cardiology, i also wants to move forward in Neurology.’ The great thing is that after getting his MBBS degree, Alpesh will be the first doctor not only from his family but from the entire Kenthwa village. Along with studies, Alpesh has also been sharing his father’s hand in work.

Regarding his daily routine, he says that till class 10th, he used to wake up every morning at 4 am and help in making pani puri and masala with his father Ram Singh. After this, he used to decorate a paani puri cart for his father. In the evening after finishing school, Alpesh used to sell golgappas to the customers as well as wash the leftover utensils of the customers.

Even with this routine, Alpesh was very smart in studies. Along with working at Golgappa shop, he studied and got 93% in 10th standard. These numbers made him realize that he can achieve big goals in life. According to Alpesh, his teacher Raju Patel and his wife guided him about many career options. In those days, Alpesh’s father was suffering from eye problem, and medicine affected him. In such a situation, Alpesh gave all his hard work in the preparation of MBBS entrance exam.

It was not easy for Alpesh’s father, who earned only 15 thousand rupees a month, to accept this decision of Alpesh. His family can hardly survive with this income. In such a situation, it was very difficult to arrange money for the coaching fees of NEET. His parents said on his decision that there is a lot of risk in it, which can ruin him financially, but Alpesh somehow convinced him. He did not allow his decision to be proved wrong and that is why his family is happy with his success today.

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Report by Devesh Kumar Sharma

Kota is a city of dreams, dreams of thousands of students who decide to embark on the Journey of NEET/JEE and choose Kota as their partner. Every year, students get down at Kota Railway station with a bag full of dreams and expectations on their young shoulders. But the question is ‘Has Kota been completely honest to them?’

As soon as one hails an auto from the railway station to their institute/hostel, their attention is caught by ginormous hoardings boasting the faces of toppers of that year. Hoardings of every institute, claiming their right on the topper who won the last race, putting everyone and everything behind. At that moment, one is bedazzled, bewitched, a gush of determination fills their heart. Such is the enthusiasm and magic of this city. Kota finally touches their hearts and sows the seeds of dreams, determination and motivation. It is nothing but truth when I say every student dreams of their face on the posters in that moment. But is it dream or a mere mirage they decide to chase in the moment? Are these posters the only and entire truth of this journey? Is your journey only successful if you reach these posters?

Not only this, as soon as the exam concludes, various institutes start claiming their position on the rank list. They have huge roadshows, posters about it. They felicitate the students even before the results are declared. And this escalates to a whole next level as soon as the results are out. Cash-prizes and expensive gifts and tours are announced for the toppers, there are interviews and exclusive sessions. So, is your journey only successful if it ends here?

No. Absolutely not!! Because what you see on these posters is far from even a portion of the truth of this journey. How come posters of different colours have the same faces? How come a single child enrolled in multiple courses over a course of a single year? Is it possible? NO! The topper that you see today was a student like you in the beginning of his journey, right? They got the same opportunities as you, right? NO!

We will never try and undermine the blood and sweat these students have put in to end up where they are. Of course, they did something extraordinary to end up victorious in this race. They put in hours, sacrifices, sheer hard work and focus. But we’ll also not let rest of you be deluded by a small part of the whole truth and question your capabilities.

So, here’s the thing, what you see is actually marketing and not the truth. It’s a way to ensure that the class rooms are filled in the following year. Institutes know completely well how to leave an imprint of young malleable minds. You will be told of success stories, glamourised struggles, spicy personal life titbits. What you will not be told of is the real truth. Truth about how the toppers had a slightly different path than you.

Every batch starts with a few students that have been part of coaching institutes as early as 8^th or 9^th class. In the first month, things are normal. But after the first test the dynamics start changing. The focus now revolves around the toppers of these tests. A few institutes take it up a notch and have special groups for rankers where they have exclusive tests and classes for them. Is it fair? We don’t know. We won’t be talking about that here, because life isn’t fair. We will only put the truth in front of you. However, this kind of distinctions remain in practice till the end of session.

A lot of these students sign up for DLP or change institutes and this is marketed by both the institutes to their profits when the results are out. This is you’ll see various institutes advertising their claim on the same student.

So, is the journey already meaningless before it even starts? No! What we don’t realise or acknowledge is the growth one underwent over the course of this journey. If you secured a college that is as good victory as anybody else, if you didn’t then you realise a new journey of self-retrospection. You either realise, your heart lies somewhere else, or you have a checklist of what not to do the next time. And its not all about whether or not you land up a college, it is also about the basic life skills you learnt, all the new things you discovered in yourself.

Another question that comes is, “So, Will we never make it to  posters?”. Well, we don’t know, neither does anybody else. All that is in your hand is being honest. Honest to yourself and your goals and your dreams.   Once you are honest to yourself, you get focussed. Know that there is no shortcut, there is no alternative to practice and persistence. With a lot of hard work, you never know!

 

 

 

 

Kota is not so very mysterious place, but is it a simple city? No. Kota is full of surprises and hence you should be prepared for what is coming unto your life when you first step here. Kota as most of you know is the study hub but it is just not limited to that. As a student you should expect myriad number of vibrant opportunities.

This article will tell you the Dos N Don’ts once you’re in Kota. Now this is not a hard layout but just a general guideline of what have been observed in the past few years. It is not targeted to devoid you of any experiences that you might want to have as a student coming to Kota, but in fact it will suggest you have the better form of the same experience so that it doesn’t affect your goal as a student in the long run.

Let’s kickstart with one of the most brutal foes of a student in Kota. Distraction. It is not a word but a sentence. Distraction may take various forms and depending on how invested you are in it; its affect can vary severely in magnitude.

The first thing that you would love to do in Kota when you come is to find the most optimal route from your place of stay to you coaching class. Now, to put emphasize on improving social skills it is heavily suggested to find seniors who go to same coaching classes and ask them the route they take. Google maps not always tell you the most optimal path of commute. Secondly, you must always have a backup route, public transport, that is. There will be times where you just didn’t make it on time for your class. You must know where you could find the nearest Auto-rickshaw (one of the most lament modes) to get you to your classes.

Next, work on your concentration skills. Sometimes people misunderstand it for long hours of study which is solely false. Concentration leads you to ‘active studying’. For some of you this might be a new term; active studying means the phase of your study time where your soul and shivers are invested in what you are doing. For people who have played some sport, might know it as the ‘Zone’. It is when you are at your peak efficiency and your learning abilities enhance multifold times. This zone is a bit strenuous on your body and you might want to start with as less as one minute for each session you plan for your studies. Remember, the goal is to reach 3 hours in a stretch because that is how long generally the competitive exams are.

Upcoming are right habits. There will be not much emphasis this as no habit is right or wrong. It is just the time that defines your act as correct or incorrect. For students, up to some context, right habits could be that of making a schedule and most important of all, be truthful to oneself. If you are unsure about what bad habits are, just ask yourself a question whether you would suggest yourself doing any specific activity if you were assigned as an advisor or counselor to yourself. This all roots from the step one of being true to your own self.

Let’s conclude this with one of the 2 most overlooked parts of a student life. They are sleep and food. According to a Harvard study, “high school students (ages 14-17) need about eight to 10 hours of sleep each night. For young adults (ages 18 to 25), the range is need between seven and nine hours” (Harvard). The key aspect that a lot of students miss here is the right time to have these hours of sleep. The 7 hours of sleep mentioned here is the nighttime of your sleep and is continuous rather than in parts. Some signs of chronic sleep deprivation include:

• Daytime sleepiness and fatigue

• Irritability and short temper

• Mood changes

• Trouble coping with stress

• Difficulty focusing, concentrating, and remembering

• Brain fog

 

The last thing to include here is the right nutrition. Healthy body directly corelates to a healthy mind. Some foods to avoid –

• Added Sugars
• Fried Foods
• High-glycemic-load carbohydrates
• Alcohol
• Nitrates (Preservative found in packed foods)

Sorry to put it in words, but cup noodles or any sort of noodles are not a good meal for any student. They can be used as a backup when you have run out of all options, but if they are a part of your diet, it is going to hinder your development in numerous ways.

If you are looking for what to add into your schedule, nuts, beans, green and colorful vegetables, dark chocolate, fermented food, spices, and herbs is the answer. They can enhance hair, skin, eyes, brain functioning capabilities, overall growth and many more.

The last thing that can be put in the list would be making memories, more good than bad and with the right people. These will be the days to look back and be proud throughout your life. It doesn’t matter if you performed a bit bad on this test or maybe your roommate isn’t good, or maybe even your parents put constant pressure on you, with right people around you everything will gradually be better. As one of the most hardworking athlete Cristiano Ronaldo said, “I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well” we must always stride towards better and not directly aim for best because in marathons people tend to take small steps and run rather than make huge leaps and injure themselves in short terms.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay today released the results of JEE Advanced, 2022.

A total of 155538 students appeared in this exam (both paper 1 and 2), out of which 40712 have qualified.

The institute also released the list of toppers. R. K Shishir of IIT Bombay zone topped the examination, scoring 314 out of 360, while Tanishka Kabra of IIT Delhi zone was the female topper with a common rank list of 16. She scored 277 out of 360.

As per Respective rank list, a total of 10 students have secured AIR 1:

R K Shishir

Vangapalli Sai Siddhartha

Polisetty Karthikeya

Dyyala John Joseph

Lovesh Mahar

Ojas Maheshwari

Gaikoti Vignesh

Omkar Ramesh Shirpure

Prakash S Rathod

Tadar Simi

 

The result can be checked by all candidates on the official website, along with Final answer key. The exam was conducted on August 28^th, 2022. Students can check their results at https://result.jeeadv.ac.in/

Successful Candidates can appear for JoSSA . The process is scheduled to start on 12^th September. Students are advised to check the official website for any further updates.

On this Auspicious day of 5^th September, let’s commemorate our beloved teachers who have put every pinch of sweat and blood into moulding the futures of the nation. Let’s bow down to those who have bestowed unconditional and unrivaled effort for us students’ wellbeing through most of their lives. They have bigger issues in their daily lives and yet they show up to the class right on time with the exact same energy that they had on the first day of classes. We often take them for granted but it is only when we move further ahead in life we acknowledge how they have bolstered our future with their own hard work. Let us immortalize and salute some of the infinitely many teachers from Kota who have always looked up to Kota as an education hub and not some factory and have founded the most prominent institutes in Kota.

 

 Bansal Classes

• • Shri V K Bansal

We will start with the Stephen Hawkins of Kota, Vinod Kumar Bansal. Born on October 26, 1949, in Jhansi, he was a bright student – winning scholarships throughout his education – Bansal completed his mechanical engineering from Banaras Hindu University (now IIT BHU) in 1971. When VK Bansal was diagnosed with a rare ailment of muscular dystrophy in his mid-20s, was worried about not being able to lead a professional life so early on in his career. Why not start teaching at home, asked a family friend, a doctor.  Bansal thought about it and was immediately on board. Between 1983 and 1985, he started teaching students at his home. He would teach Mathematics and tips and tricks on how to crack the engineering entrance examinations. His passion for teaching and ability to keep students engaged in his classroom by his songs and inspirational stories is what pass-outs from Bansal Classes recount.

 

Motion Career Institute

• • Shri Nitin Vijay

Next is our very own celebrity Nitin Vijay. He also is IIT BHU alumni who has devoted his life to the students and their wellbeing. Nitin Vijay is founder of one of the leading career institutes in Kota, Motion Career Institute. Nitin Vijay founded Motion Education in December 2007. Nitin Vijay started his entrepreneurial journey with only 10, 000 rupees when he was just 23-year-old. “When Netflix wanted to spin off Nitin sir’s character, they decided to keep it as ‘bhaiya,’ because students told them that he’s like an elder brother to them,” said a close confidante of Vijay. He is the heart of Physics in Kota. He more than teacher to students. From his examples of ‘Sundar kanya’ to his austere focus and concentration in his seminars, he is a full pack superhero who represents finesse of Kota teaching.

 

Allen Career Institute

• • Shri Govind Maheshwari

  • Shri Rajesh Maheshwari

  • Shri Naveen Maheshwari

  • Shri Brajesh Maheshwari

Founded on April 18, 1988 and named in the loving memory of Late Laxmi Narayan Maheshwari (L.N. Sir), father of four brothers Govind,  Rajesh, Naveen & Brajesh Maheshwari, Allen is one of the most famous coaching centers in Kota and moreover throughout India. How did this name came to be found? There are a few speculations which are listed, rest is up to you to see which one seems more viable to you – First, it was meant to be All Engineers so they took ‘All’ and ‘En’ from engineers to name it ‘ALLEN’. Second, It was metamorphosed from the acronym for L.N. sir or L.N. sahib to Allen. From being on Forbes India to almost all the posters and hoarding in Kota, Allen has traveled a long way since 1988 when it was established.

 

Resonance 

• • Shri Ram Kishan Verma

Ram Kishan Verma, an educational entrepreneur synonymous with success in cracking IIT-JEE, was born in a small village in the Kota district in the state of Rajasthan. He excelled throughout his schooling, in himself clearing the IIT-JEE and as an Electrical & Electronics Engineering student at IIT-Madras. He started the Resonance coaching institute with the motto of ‘No Pain No gain’ and a goal to sail his own ship in this sea of education. He stepped off from then trending Bansal Coaching classes as he believed in his own methodology of teaching. The dream of becoming an entrepreneur resulted in the genesis of Resonance, founded in 2001 at Kota. Since then, Resonance has taken leaps and bounds forward under his leadership and his persistent quest to take it to the pinnacle of success & excellence.

 

Vibrant Academy

• • Shri Nitin Jain

  • Shri Narendra Avasthi

  • Shri Neel kamal Sethia

  • Shri Vikas Gupta

  • Shri Pankaj Joshi

  • Shri MS Chauhan

  • Shri VK Jaiswal

Vibrant Academy was founded in 2009 by 7 HODs of Bansal Classes. Nitin Jain (BITS Pilani), Narendra Avasthi (NIT Jaipur),  Neel kamal Sethia (IIT Kahargpur hons.), Vikas Gupta (IIT Guwahati),  Pankaj Joshi (NIT Jamshedpur),  MS Chauhan (UOB), VK Jaiswal (LU). Vibrant as the name says is combination of the various colors which unite to form the most vivid image of the good education in Kota. Vibrant has been one of the leading coaching institutes in Kota since its establishment and it has proven itself time and again by giving profound results. These 7 teachers of Vibrant academy have published numerous books from University Physics to Physical Chemistry to Organic Chemistry to Inorganic and to the very famous, Black book, Yellow book and Pink book of mathematics. They are no less than gems for anyone preparing for JEE.

 

Career Point

• • Shri Parmod Maheshwari

We have Parmod Maheshwari from Career Point. He is an IIT – Delhi alumnus and a physics teacher. His father worked as a Grain Trader in Kota. Pramod has many calls from a renowned company. He was in a dilemma that either he takes a job in an MNC Company or go Abroad for further studies. Pramod Maheshwari was too much attached to his family and do not want to leave his place for Job. While he was puzzled about his future criteria. A student from a neighbor came to him regularly to ask for tips on how to clear JEE.

As many students came for tips with Pramod, an idea generated in his mind that he can also coach the student that How students can crack different competitive exams with few expert tips? Career Point has expanded well over from just coaching institute to university and much more in just this short amount of time and is continuing well to do so even more.

 

 

We thank all these teachers for putting such extravagant efforts into making kota a much more amicable and amiable place for students. They reform, reinforce and fortify the future of the students and make sure that they are always on their 200% even when we may or may not feel like our best. They are the reason behind the phrase “Kota Mahol deta hai”. So, let’s endow all our thanks to them because

                                    “गुरुर्ब्रह्मा ग्रुरुर्विष्णुः गुरुर्देवो महेश्वरः । गुरुः साक्षात् परं ब्रह्म तस्मै श्री गुरवे नमः ॥”

which means

The guru is Brahmā, the guru is Vishņu, the guru is Maheshvara (Śiva), the guru is the absolute. Salutations to that revered guru