JEE Main 2026 Result: Category-Wise Top Scorers and Percentile Highlights
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially declared the results for the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 on 16th February 2026. This session was conducted in January 2026 for Paper 1 (B.E. / B. Tech.). The examination took place across 658 centres in 326 cities worldwide.
The Paper 1 exam was held on January 21, 22, 23, 24, and 28, 2026. It was conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode in 13 different languages. Out of 13,55,293 registered candidates, a total of 13,04,653 students appeared for the exam. This represents a high attendance rate of 96.26%,
JEE Top Scorers with 100 Percentile
In this session, 12 candidates achieved a perfect NTA score of 100 percentile. These top performers represent various states across India:
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Shreyas Mishra: Delhi (NCT)
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Narendrababu Gari Mahith: Andhra Pradesh
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Shubham Kumar: Bihar
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Kabeer Chhillar: Rajasthan
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Chiranjib Kar: Rajasthan
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Bhavesh Patra: Odisha
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Anay Jain: Haryana
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Arnav Gautam: Rajasthan
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Pasala Mohith: Andhra Pradesh
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Madhav Viradiya: Maharashtra
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Purohit Nimay: Gujarat
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Vivan Sharad Mahiswari: Telangana
Also Check: JEE Mains 2026 AIR 1
JEE Mains 2026 Session 1 Category-Wise Toppers
The NTA also released the list of toppers across different categories for Paper 1:
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JEE Mains 2026 Session 1 Category-Wise Toppers |
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Sl. No |
Category |
Name of Candidate |
State of Eligibility |
NTA Score |
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1 |
General |
Shreyas Mishra |
Delhi (NCT) |
100.000000 |
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2 |
General |
Shubham Kumar |
Bihar |
100.000000 |
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3 |
General |
Kabeer Chilllar |
Rajasthan |
100.000000 |
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4 |
General |
Chiranjib Kar |
Rajasthan |
100.000000 |
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5 |
General |
Bhavesh Patra |
Odisha |
100.000000 |
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6 |
General |
Anay Jain |
Haryana |
100.000000 |
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7 |
General |
Arnav Gautam |
Rajasthan |
100.000000 |
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8 |
General |
Pasala Mohith |
Andhra Pradesh |
100.000000 |
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9 |
General |
Madhav Viradiya |
Maharashtra |
100.000000 |
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10 |
General |
Purohit Nimay |
Gujarat |
100.000000 |
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11 |
General |
Vivan Sharad Mahiswari |
Telangana |
100.000000 |
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12 |
Gen-EWS |
Shresth Jasoria |
Rajasthan |
99.999244 |
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13 |
OBC-NCL |
Narendrababu Gari Mahith |
Andhra Pradesh |
100.000000 |
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14 |
SC |
Deva Srivedh |
Andhra Pradesh |
99.999227 |
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15 |
ST |
Daksh Sehra |
Rajasthan |
99.993620 |
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16 |
PwBD |
Arsh Jain |
Madhya Pradesh |
99.910084 |
The NTA Score is a normalized score based on relative performance in a single shift. It transforms raw marks into a scale from 100 to 0. This score is not the same as a percentage. Final ranks will be calculated after Session 2 by taking the best of the two NTA Scores.