GATE 2019 Topper: IIT Dhanbad's Shashank Mangal tops the exam with 989 out of 1000 – wishes to join IES

Bhopal: Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras on Friday released the result for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, GATE 2019. Shashank Mangal, a final year students of IIT Dhanbad has topped the examination ith 989 out of 1000 marks. Shashank hails from Morena in Madhya Pradesh and aspires to join Indian Engineering Services, IES.

Shashank is the son of a businessman in Morena and is studying Electronics Engineering from IIT Dhanbad. He had scored 6214 rank in JEE Advanced examination. In an interview with HT, Shashank says that he is extremely fond of his subject and wishes to make engineering more beneficial for the society.

Speaking to the daily, Shashank says, “I love electronics. I don’t study my subjects to clear the exam but to understand the concept. I never let go any topics which I found difficult without understanding in depth.”

Topping was Shashank’s dream. Already at the helm of his Institute’s Electrnics Engineering branch, Shashank was no stranger to hard work. “I started preparation for GATE one year ago with summer crash course. I practised a lot and tested my preparation with online test series. I used to study 10-12 hours a day but it was never a burden or pressure for me, rather it was more a mind booster for me,” he says.

He gave the credit for his success to his family. His sister is also an engineer and is preparing for GATE as well. When asked if he expected to top he denies the same. “I am surprised, shocked and happy as I always wanted to make my family and city proud but I didn’t expect that it would come true so soon.”