The results of JEE Main 2026 have been declared, with 26 candidates securing a perfect 100 percentile, according to the National Testing Agency (NTA). This marks a slight increase from last year, when 24 students achieved the top score.
Participation and session details
Out of 2,338,983 total aspirants, 1,304,653 appeared in Session 1 held between January 21 and 29, while 1,034,330 candidates took Session 2 conducted from April 2 to 8. A total of 8,00,516 students appeared in both sessions.
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All 12 candidates who scored 100 percentile in Session 1 retained their perfect scores in the combined results across both sessions.
"For those candidates who appeared in both the Sessions of the JEE (Main), their better score from the two sessions has been declared. There are 26 combined toppers from all the 19 shifts of Session 1 and Session 2 of JEE Main 2026," a senior NTA official was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
State-wise distribution of toppers
Among the 26 perfect scorers, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh account for five candidates each. Rajasthan follows with four, while Delhi (NCT) and Haryana have three each. Maharashtra has two candidates, and one candidate each is from Bihar, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Chandigarh.
Results, cut-offs and disqualifications
The results are based on percentile scores derived after normalisation of raw marks. Meanwhile, results of 57 candidates have been withheld due to the use of unfair means or discrepancies in identity verification.
A total of 2,50,182 candidates have qualified for the next stage.
The qualifying percentile for JEE Advanced has seen a marginal rise across categories. For the unreserved category, it increased to 93.4 from 93.1 last year. Cut-offs for OBC-NCL, EWS, SC and ST categories have also gone up.
Toppers aim for IITs
Among the high scorers is Delhi's Shreyas Mishra, who secured a perfect score in both sessions. He is aiming to crack JEE Advanced and gain admission to IIT Bombay.
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"In my mock papers, my scores ranged between 260 and 280 out of 300 and never reached a perfect score. So, when I scored 300 in the first session, I was surprised, and to ensure it wasn't a fluke, I reappeared for the test in April," 17-year-old Mishra said, per HT.
"But my ultimate goal is to crack JEE Advanced, and to ensure I stay on track, apart from regular mock tests, the best option was to reappear for the Session 2 JEE Main paper," he added.
