Ashtik Mahapatra's Messageboard.

If any one wants to tell me anything plz feel free to post here.

#CosinesGroup #Calvin #Finn #Daniel #Peter

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Comments

Why do you tag everything you post with #Calvin, #Finn, #Daniel, #Peter, #Michael? It is kind of pointless, isn't it?

Mursalin Habib - 7 years, 1 month ago

I didn't tag with Michael now did I? Dude it's just for fun.

Ashtik Mahapatra - 7 years, 1 month ago

Hi. Its nice to see you are a level 5 on all topics and yet 15. Are you in grade-11 now? Could you elaborate on your achievements?

Krishna Ar - 7 years, 1 month ago

I really don't have much achievements. Only a few like National Science Olympiad and International Maths Olympiad both of SOF. Also AITS which on elaboration stands for All India Test Series.

Ashtik Mahapatra - 7 years, 1 month ago

And you also have a hell lot of achievements I would give my life for. Like RMO, Aqua Regia etc

Ashtik Mahapatra - 7 years, 1 month ago

Qualifying RMO in my viewpoint is not an achievement at all and I'm sure you would too agree. You are a level- 5 and now I can't even think of level-5 problems let alone solving them. How did you achieve such proficiency? What is/was your best rank at SOF olympiads?

Krishna Ar - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Krishna Ar – 5 in NSO and 4 in IMO

Ashtik Mahapatra - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Ashtik Mahapatra – Awesome! :)

Krishna Ar - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Ashtik Mahapatra – In which class did you get these ranks?

Krishna Ar - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Krishna Ar – 5th rank in class 8th and 4th rank in class 9 th

Ashtik Mahapatra - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Ashtik Mahapatra – Do you know 11th and 12th standard stuff? Did you know them earlier?

Krishna Ar - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Ashtik Mahapatra – Both are national ranks

Ashtik Mahapatra - 7 years, 1 month ago

@Ashtik Mahapatra – Awesome!! 4th and 5th is huge achievement!! My bests are 35th in NCO, and 39th in IMO! Though I am also an NTSE and KVPY scholar, but I am just focussing on JEE 2015 right now! What about you @Krishna Ar @Ashtik Mahapatra

Pranjal Jain - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Pranjal Jain – Hi @Pranjal Jain . First of all, congrats! Being both an NTSE+KVPY scholar is a huge achievemt(Plus it gives you over 6-7 lacs monetary net benefit :D) Right now, I'm also focussing on these scholarship tests. NTSE level 1 went very well. Hope level 2 goes in the same way :D. I'd like to know how you tackled KVPY and If I m right you got rank -453 ? Please tell me more about this :) ....(And about NTSE stage-2)...W.R.T KVPY, tell me about the second stage(interview) and also whether 1st stage marks are taken for final rank..etc :P

Krishna Ar - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Krishna Ar – Thanks @Krishna Ar ! Congrats for clearing RMO.

Actually for getting kvpy scholarship you need to get admission in basic sciences (B.Sc. etc) which almost no one prefers! (I just got Rs 11000 from resonance for clearing kvpy)

And yeah I got KVPY AIR 453. I think there are some recent changes in NTSE so can't say anything about it. Still it will be easy if you are cool at MAT.

For KVPY, I got ≈60% in stage one. You might get more if you a know a little bit of biology and electrodynamics (Basics which you learnt in class 9 and 10). In SA stream, number theory occupies much of maths. These are worth level 3 on brilliant. For the interview, I would just advise to look confident! Thats it! No "tough" questions in interview! You might be asked to solve maths during interview. So method matters!

Pranjal Jain - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Pranjal Jain – LOL There's been a misunderstanding! I was selected for RMO ...I am yet to give it ANyway its a great job on your part. BTW, Any idea if medical students will get KVPY fellowship? (IIT students don't I think)

Krishna Ar - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Krishna Ar – Yeah! Thats exactly what I meant!! IIT students don't get kvpy scholarship!! I don't know about medical ones but I suppose they get it! Lucky ones!

Pranjal Jain - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Pranjal Jain – even i am focusing on IIT 16

Ashtik Mahapatra - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Ashtik Mahapatra – Its not much tough! If you study at Kota with sincere efforts no one can stop you from getting Top 100 rank. The thing is to work constantly for two years!

Pranjal Jain - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Pranjal Jain – Yup. Right. Did you also relocate to Kota in your 11th?

Krishna Ar - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Krishna Ar – i am at PACE, one of the top integrated institutes in Mumbai, and i have solved previous iit papers i know how tough or easy it is.

Ashtik Mahapatra - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Krishna Ar – Nope! I was already in kota only

Pranjal Jain - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Pranjal Jain – Oh...

Krishna Ar - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Pranjal Jain – Oh I see.. So, you'll pursue what course in IIT?

Krishna Ar - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Krishna Ar – i dont know, whatever i get, most probably i wont get into iit its damn difficult the papers

Ashtik Mahapatra - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Ashtik Mahapatra – Hey! 8 level 5's and apart from that you've lot of achievements, stop Joking!

Krishna Ar - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Krishna Ar – I would like to pursue CS either in IITB or IITD or IITK

Pranjal Jain - 6 years, 7 months ago

@Pranjal Jain – CS again! XD

Krishna Ar - 6 years, 7 months ago

Another thing, Isn't Kedargouri in Odisha? Then why does it show you as in Mumbai? And being a level 5, i presume you must be way ahead, ( finished atleast class-12 portions). Right? How did you manage to achieve this?

Krishna Ar - 7 years, 1 month ago

Dude I have passed out of tenth and now I am in mumbai for my 11th & 12th studies

Ashtik Mahapatra - 7 years, 1 month ago

I was taking IIT coaching in FIITJEE from my 8th class and now I am studying in pace which is Mumbai's best institute. I just had the best of teachers.

Ashtik Mahapatra - 7 years, 1 month ago

Math	Appears as
Remember to wrap math in `\(` ... `\)` or `\[` ... `\]` to ensure proper formatting.
`2 \times 3`	$2 \times 3$
`2^{34}`	$2^{34}$
`a_{i-1}`	$a_{i-1}$
`\frac{2}{3}`	$\frac{2}{3}$
`\sqrt{2}`	$\sqrt{2}$
`\sum_{i=1}^3`	$\sum_{i=1}^3$
`\sin \theta`	$\sin \theta$
`\boxed{123}`	$\boxed{123}$