Piyush Srivasthava: Class XII topper, state engineering examination topper and now, IIT-JEE-2005 topper. And Piyush isnt done yet. The Allahabad boy is now in Mumbai, going through grueling 15-day training for the Physics International Olympiad at Spain, where he takes on the best brains in the world. No ones going to be surprised if he tops here too. By cracking the elite engineering entrance examination, Piyush, a student of Boys High School and College, Allahabad, has perhaps created history by topping almost all competitive examinations this year. This is how his Class XII report card reads: Physics: 100, Mathematics: 99, Computer Science: 99, English: 94, Chemistry: 90. For someone who doesnt believe in coaching classes, those are terrific scores. With coaching classes making a killing out of luring IIT-JEE aspirants, it is surprising that Piyush decided to go on his own. All he had to back him when he took up the entrance exam was his Class XII books. In Mumbai, where he is attending the 11-hour-long training for the Olympiad, Piyush said his hobby was to study. My favourite subject is mathematics and I love solving mathematics problems. he says. He thanked his teachers. My schoolteachers have been my guiding light and I am indebted to them. he said. Piyush says his results havent sunk in yet- he has been too busy. Piyush returns from Spain on June 28. The next morning he heads straight for the counselling at IIT Kanpur.