Hyderabad has emerged as the new hub for JEE (Joint Engineering Entrance)coaching replacing Kota in Rajasthan, producing thousands of candidates every year who embark on one of the most sought after journey in the country.
The number of students who come to the southern city has shoot up from a few thousands in the early 2000s to 20,000 currently. Almost 50 percent of the top 10 rankers for the past several years have pursued their coaching in Hyderabad, reported The Times of India.
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Six out of top 10 rankers were from Hyderabad in JEE (advanced) 2016.
However, the contest is pretty close between the two cities– Hyderabad and Kota.
Dheeraj Kumar Misra, regional director, operations, south zone at Aakash…