Jamshedpur: The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the results of the first session of JEE Main late Monday evening. According to information available late at night, Vaishnavi Kumari secured 99.977 percentile to become the Jharkhand topper. Meanwhile, Ranchi’s Naitik Sharma scored 99.972 percentile, emerging as the top scorer from the state capital.
From Jamshedpur, Mukul Mahato scored in the 99.96 percentile, Abhinav Aditya secured 99.79, and Ayan Singh also achieved 99.79 percentile. In Dhanbad, Abhinav Kumar scored in the 99.74 percentile while Saurabh obtained 99.76th percentile. Students who have qualified JEE Main are now eligible to appear for the JEE Advanced. Those clearing JEE Advanced will have to go through a multi-stage counselling process before securing admission into premier institutions. Candidates can check their results on the official website.
12 Candidates Score 100 Percentile Nationwide
In Session One, 12 candidates across the country achieved a perfect 100 percentile. These include three from Rajasthan, two from Andhra Pradesh, and one each from Delhi, Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Telangana. All 12 candidates are male, with 11 belonging to the general category. No student from Jharkhand secured 100 percentile in this session.
Naitik Enhances Capital’s Reputation
Naitik Sharma, originally from Simdega, brought pride to Ranchi by scoring 99.972 percentile in the first session of JEE Main. Sharing his success mantra, Naitik said that despite scoring low marks previously, he did not lose hope and chose to take a drop year to prepare again. He studied rigorously for 12 to 13 hours daily, focusing especially on Mathematics and Chemistry. He credited his success to consistent practice and taking 7 to 8 mock tests every month. Naitik attributed his achievement to the constant support and guidance of his family.
It may be noted that Paper 1 (BE/BTech) was conducted on January 21, 22, 23, 24, and 28. Around 10,000 candidates from Jharkhand appeared for the examination. The NTA had earlier announced that the results would be declared on February 16.
