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Several Grandmasters have come out of Velammal Institutions since 2005.
The Chennai-based teen bettered Gary Kasparov's record by quite a distance.
Last year, he won a silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
The 17-year-old from Chennai is on the cusp of becoming the youngest ever World Championship contender.
Praggnanandhaa is still fifth with six points with Gujrathi following him on five points.
R Praggnanandhaa and Vidit Gujrathi lost their way against American Hikaru Nakamura and Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi respectively.
The 17-year-old Gukesh is in joint lead with Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi.
The news was revealed by the 'Justice League' star himself at the New York City premiere of 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare', according to reports from People magazine.
Gukesh and Nepomniachtchi have six points each with Praggnanandhaa, Caruana and Nakamura close on their heels half a point behind.
Nakamura, Gujrathi and Caruana share the fourth spot on 4.5 points.