India, June 3 -- Students from Pune achieved significant success in the JEE Advanced 2025 examination, as announced by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Monday, June 2.

Among the top performers from the city is Kushal Tharani, a student of Bakliwal Tutorials (BT), who secured an impressive All India Rank (AIR) of 149. Another student from BT, Sohan Chilekar, earned AIR 276. According to BT's director Vaibhav Bakliwal, a total of 16 students from the institute ranked within the top 1,000, while 49 students made it to the top 3,000 ranks.

Reflecting on his achievement, Chilekar said, "Taking regular mock tests helped me build confidence to handle the actual paper. After studying for two hours daily, I would play the guita...