Pranav Goyal (Indian Student) Age, Biography, Family

Quick Info

Profession	Student
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	28/03/2001
Age	25 years
Birthplace	Chandigarh

Latest News about Pranav Goyal

17/02/2025

Pranav Goyal, the JEE Advanced 2018 topper who scored 337 out of 360 marks, is now working as a Quantitative Trader at Jane Street in Hong Kong. After securing AIR 1 in JEE Advanced and AIR 4 in JEE Main 2018, he pursued Computer Science Engineering at IIT Bombay and graduated in 2022 before joining the global trading firm that uses quantitative analysis to trade assets.

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Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Pranav Goyal
Famous For	Being the topper of IIT/JEE Advanced Examination of 2018

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm
Weight	65 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula
College/University	IIT Bombay, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	B.Tech (Honours) in Computer Science (2022)

Personal Life

Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Religion	Hinduism
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling

Family

Father	Pankaj Goyal (Businessman)
Mother	Mamta Goyal (Businesswoman)
Siblings	Raghav Goyal (Younger)

Career

Favourite Sport	Cricket
Current Occupation	Quantitative Trader at Jane Street, Hong Kong (Since July 2022)
Internships	Data analyst intern at Vedantu (2019) Application developer intern at Albia Biocare (Chandigarh pharmaceutical company) Research intern at Technical University of Braunschweig (advanced research and data analysis) Trading intern at Jane Street (2021, quantitative trading, market analysis, risk management)
Awards and Achievements	Institute Academic Award, IIT Bombay for exceptional performance (2019, second year) INMO Scholar: Cleared INMO, RMO, attended IMO Training cum Selection Camp at HBCSE, Mumbai (2017) INPhO Scholar: Cleared INPhO, NSEP, attended IPhO Selection Camp at HBCSE, Mumbai (2018) INChO Scholar: Cleared INChO, NSEC, invited to IChO Selection Camp at HBCSE, Mumbai (2018) INAO Scholar: Cleared INAO, NSEA, invited to IOAA Selection Camp at HBCSE, Mumbai (2018) KVPY Scholar: All India Rank 42 in Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (2017) NTSE and STSE Scholar: Cleared STSE and NTSE (2016) All India Rank 7 in VITEEE (2018) Scored 434/450 in BITSAT (2018) High ranks in IIT Bombay courses: Computer Programming and Utilization, Calculus, Quantum Physics, Differential Equations, Basics of Electricity and Magnetism (2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Pranav comes from a lineage of business professionals.
2. His father established 'Albia Biocare,' a PCD Pharma company in Chandigarh.
3. From a young age, he has shown a keen interest in reading and has exceptional learning abilities.
4. He began preparing for the IIT entrance exam in 2016 with the goal of ranking in the top 10.
5. On 10 June 2018, he secured the first position in the JEE Advanced exam, scoring 337 out of 360 (93.6%).
6. His coaching for the JEE Advanced was provided by Sri Chaitanya IIT-JEE Academy in Chandigarh.
7. In his recent CBSE Class 12 exams, he attained a remarkable score of 97.2%.
8. He aims to pursue Computer Science & Engineering at IIT Bombay, followed by an MBA.
9. Pranav looks up to his father as a role model and aspires to emulate his success as a businessman.
10. Secured All India Rank 4 in JEE Main 2018.
11. Topped the CBSE Class 12 non-medical stream in the Tricity area (Chandigarh, Panchkula, Mohali).
12. Scored perfect 10 CGPA in Class 10.

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