Nitish Pathak of Latghat Babhanauli, Azamgarh has secured 10th position in the UP Technical University Admission Test. His father Harishankar Pathak lives at Gurgaon and is Master Warrant Officer, at Air Force HQ Delhi. Nitish did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya 2 of Kanpur and currently attending coaching at a institute of Delhi. He has also secured position in IIT and BITS, Pilani.

Nitish wants to take admission in IIT if he succeeds in getting a good course of his choice otherwise opt for BITS, Pilani. Nitish says that he routinely studied for seven hours every day with full concentration on his studies.

Incidentally his elder sister Gitanjali Pathak topped amongst girl candidates in UPCPMT-2007 and is currently doing MBBS from King George Medical College, Lucknow.