National Testing Agency declared the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 results, and this year, 26 students have scored the unattainable 100 percentile. The findings show a good performance trend among various states with some students getting the best honours.
Aarush Singhal of Chandigarh has topped the All India ranks with a Rank 1, becoming the highest achiever in one of the most competitive engineering entrance exams in the country.
26 Candidates Achieve 100 Percentile
There were 26 students with a perfect score of NTA and 12 students had already reached the same score in the January session. This shows that there was a high level of performance throughout the exams.
Interestingly, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have a great number of toppers as well, with five candidates in each state. Yet another eye-catching fact is that the 26 highest scoring players of this year are all men.
List of Students with 100 Percentile
The following is the list of all the candidates with a perfect score in JEE Main 2026 Paper 1 (BE/BTech):
| Name | State |
|---|---|
| Aarush Singhal | Chandigarh |
| Jonnala Roshan Manideep Reddy | Andhra Pradesh |
| Shreyas Mishra | Delhi |
| Mantha Shiva Kamesh | Telangana |
| Siddharth Shrikant Athaley | Maharashtra |
| Narendrababu Gari Mahith | Andhra Pradesh |
| Thunga Durga Suprabhath | Andhra Pradesh |
| Arnav Gandhi | Haryana |
| Shubham Kumar | Bihar |
| Aditya Gupta | Delhi |
| Thammina Girish | Tamil Nadu |
| Kabeer Chhillar | Rajasthan |
| Chiranjib Kar | Rajasthan |
| Bhavesh Patra | Odisha |
| Anay Jain | Haryana |
| Atharva Panjabi | Delhi |
| Arnav Gautam | Rajasthan |
| Doranala Bhavitesh Reddy | Telangana |
| Pasala Mohith | Andhra Pradesh |
| Madhav Viradiya | Maharashtra |
| Purohit Nimay | Gujarat |
| Sai Rithvik Reddy Venkatreddy Valla | Telangana |
| Vivan Sharad Mahiswari | Telangana |
| Bijjam Venkata Chandra Sekhar Reddy | Andhra Pradesh |
| Yashwardhan | Rajasthan |
| Rishi Premnath | Telangana |
The Importance of NTA Score
NTA score is a normalised percentile, which is aimed at being fair in the various exam shifts of different difficulty levels. The maximum mark of the raw score is not 100 but a 100 percentile, which means the candidate has scored higher than the rest in his/her session.
This system of scoring will enable a level playing field among the lakhs of candidates appearing in various dates and time slots.
What Happens Next?
As the JEE Main results are announced now, the successful candidates are progressing towards the next phase JEE Advanced 2026, which is planned to be conducted on May 17.
This test will decide admissions to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and it will form the most important step to the students of the top rank.
An incredibly Competitive Year
The fact that 26 perfect scorers are there shows how competitive and well prepared the aspirants are. On the one hand, the number is close to the previous years, but, on the other hand, it also illustrates the extent to which the margin of the top ranks is now narrow.
To students, a slight variation in percentile may have a big bearing on their ultimate position and college choices, which is why JEE Main is among the toughest entrance tests in India.
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