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From Silver to Gold: How Sumant Gupta Mastered Olympiad and JEE Prep
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Moneycontrol•09-10-2026, 12:20
From Silver to Gold: How Sumant Gupta Mastered Olympiad and JEE Prep
- •Class 12 student Sumant Gupta won a Gold Medal at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2026 after securing Silver in 2025.
- •He improved his performance by learning from past mistakes, refining his time management, and tackling easier questions first during the exam.
- •Gupta balanced school academics, JEE preparation, and Olympiad training by dedicating four to five hours daily to self-study without a rigid daily timetable.
- •Christopher Nolan's film Interstellar and early participation in Junior Science Olympiads initially sparked his deep curiosity about astronomy and the universe.
- •While considering a career in physics and research, he remains open to exploring different academic areas before making a final decision after Class 12.
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Sumant Gupta won a Gold Medal at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2026 after previously securing a Silver Medal in the 2025 competition.
To upgrade from silver to gold, Gupta focused heavily on improving his time management based on mistakes made the previous year, choosing to tackle easier questions first before returning to more difficult ones under pressure.
Gupta's interest in astronomy began when he participated in the Junior Science and Astronomy Olympiads in Class 9, which was further deepened by watching Christopher Nolan's science-fiction film Interstellar.
