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Guwahati, June 3 : Till yesterday, Assam boy Avradeep Bhowmik’s only Bengal connection was an uncle in Alipurduar.

Today, most of Bengal learnt his name — he has just secured the sixth position in the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination.

He used the Alipurduar uncle’s address to appear for the Bengal exam.

The soft-spoken, versatile Avradeep attributed his success in the joint entrance examination to the support of his teachers in Cotton College, family and friends.

For the Bhowmiks, the result of the examination came as the icing on the cake, as Avradeep has also secured the 34th position in the IIT entrance, the results of which was announced last month.

“I want to study electrical engineering as I like the subject,” Avradeep said, taking a break from playing his Hawaiian guitar at his Srinagar residence in Guwahati.

Music and painting are his two passions.

“He even played the guitar at a programme for the All India Radio, Guwahati. But after the HSLC examinations, he had to put his two passions in the back seat to concentrate more on studies,” said mother Dipanwita.

She said Avradeep’s art teacher had suggested he could make it big even if he pursued art. “Whatever he does, he does it passionately,” said Dipanwita.

The wall paintings adorning Bhowmik’s apartment only proves the art teacher’s observation.

“I paint or play the guitar to relax,” Avradeep said.

Like any teenager, computer games are another obsession.

But unlike most, Avradeep does not follow cricket. He prefers tennis.

Avradeep’s father Anjan Kumar, who works with the Reserve Bank of India in Guwahati, thanked all the well-wishers and teachers for their guidance and support.

Indra Kumar Bhattacharyya, principal of Cotton College, said Avradeep’s success in the exam held in the neighbouring state was a proud moment for the institution.

The teenager’s Bengal connection, uncle Santanu Bhowmik, said: “Avradeep has always been the best in the family in studies. We are very proud of him”.

“They have always been in Assam. Avradeep, incidentally, is the third generation in the state,” he added.