JEE Mains Result 2026 highlights: NTA releases Session 1 results, 12 students score 100 percentile

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: The National Testing Agency (NTA) declared the JEE Main Results on February 16. 12 candidates secured 100 percentile, with male candidates dominating the list.

Candidates who have appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination can check their results on the official website of NTA JEE at jeemain.nta.nic.in.

The Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) examination was conducted on 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 January 2026. A total of 13,55,293 candidates registered for the exam, out of which 13,04,653 candidates appeared for the examination.

NTA also released the final answer key earlier in the day, which had dropped 9 questions.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: A total of 12 students secured 100 percentile this year, with male candidates dominating the list.

1. Shreyas Mishra - Delhi (NCR)
2. Narendrababu Gari Mahith - Andhra Pradesh
3. Shubham Kumar - Bihar
4. Kabeer Chhillar — Rajasthan
5. Chiranjib Kar — Rajasthan
6. Bhavesh Patra — Odisha
7. Anay Jain — Haryana
8. Arnav Gautam — Rajasthan
9. Pasala Mohith — Andhra Pradesh
10. Madhav Viradiya — Maharashtra
11. Purohit Nimay — Gujarat
12. Vivan Sharad Mahiswari — Telangana

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: The state wise toppers declared by NTA are as follows:

Shreyas Mishra – Delhi (NCT)

Narendrababu Gari Mahith – Andhra Pradesh

Shubham Kumar – Bihar

Kabeer Chhillar – Rajasthan

Chiranjib Kar – Rajasthan

Bhavesh Patra – Odisha

Anay Jain – Haryana

Arnav Gautam – Rajasthan

Pasala Mohith – Andhra Pradesh

Madhav Viradiya – Maharashtra

Purohit Nimay – Gujarat

Vivan Sharad Mahiswari – Telangana

Utkarsh – Uttar Pradesh

A Vishnu Sai Theja – Karnataka

Ajay P – Tamil Nadu

Riddhesh Anant Bendale – Madhya Pradesh

Kuntal Choudhury – West Bengal

Bharat Bansal – Punjab

Kapish Mittal – Chandigarh

Aditya Gupta – Chandigarh

Yug Maheshwari – Chhattisgarh

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: The marking scheme this year was:

1. Correct Answer: Four marks (+4)

2. Incorrect Answer: Minus one mark (-1)

3. Unanswered/Marked for Review (without filling any Numerical value): No mark (0).

4. If a question is found to be incorrect or the Question is dropped then Four marks (+4) will be

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: National Testing Agency said that final ranks will be prepared after considering the best of the two NTA scores across both JEE Main 2026 sessions, in line with the existing policy.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: 12 candidates obtained NTA Score (percentile) of 100 in Paper 1, with most being from Rajasthan. NTA also released the category-wise list of toppers, which includes SC, ST, General, OBC and other.

Among the SC category, the topper is Deva Srivedh from Andhra Pradesh, which score of 99.99. Meanwhile, from the ST category, the topper is Daksh Sehra from Rajasthan with 99.99.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: JEE Mains results are used for admission to engineering colleges across India, including NITs, IIITs and GFTIs, and for determining eligibility for JEE Advanced for IIT admissions. Many private universities and several state counselling processes also consider JEE Main scores.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: The Examination was conducted in 15 cities outside India in Manama, Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore, Kuwait City, Kuala Lumpur, Lagos, West Java, Washington, Munich and Abu Dhabi.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: The state-wise topper from Delhi was Shreyas Mishra, who secured 100 percentile.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: According to the NTA officials, a Central Control Room was opened to monitor and facilitate the smooth conduct of the examination on the ground. The agency had made elaborate arrangements at various levels and taken help from state and district authorities for the smooth conduct of the examination.

The OTP-based Aadhaar E-KYC was introduced for the first time as a key method for authenticating candidates during the registration process.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: 12 candidates obtained 100 percentile, most from Rajasthan. Of the 12 candidates obtaining a perfect 100 NTA score, the highest number are from Rajasthan. Three of them are from Rajasthan — Kabeer Chhillar, Chiranjib Kar and Arnav Gautam.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: The NTA in the press release said that score of 68 candidates has not been declared as they were found indulging in Unfair Means practices/ discrepancies in the identity verification etc.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: NTA Scores are normalized scores across multi-shift papers and are based on the relative performance of all those who appeared for the examination in one shift. The marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each shift of examinees.

NTA score is not the same as the percentage of marks obtained. The NTA Score of a Candidate has been calculated as follows:

100 x Number of candidates appeared in the 'Shift' with raw score EQUAL TO OR LESS than the score of the candidate in the Shift, divided by total number of candidates who appeared in the 'Shift

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: Here is a list of state-wise toppers:

• Shreyas Mishra - Delhi (NCR)
• Narendrababu Gari Mahith - Andhra Pradesh
• Shubham Kumar - Bihar
• Kabeer Chhillar — Rajasthan
• Chiranjib Kar — Rajasthan
• Bhavesh Patra — Odisha
• Anay Jain — Haryana
• Arnav Gautam — Rajasthan
• Pasala Mohith — Andhra Pradesh
• Madhav Viradiya — Maharashtra
• Purohit Nimay — Gujarat
• Vivan Sharad Mahiswari — Telangana

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: According to officials, the NTA score is not the same as the percentage of marks obtained but normalised scores.

"NTA scores are normalised scores across multi-shift papers and are based on the relative performance of all those who appeared for the examination in one shift. The marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each shift of examinees. The NTA score is not the same as the percentage of marks obtained," a senior official explained.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: Gender-wise topper in JEE Mains 2026 is a candidate from Haryana, named Ashi Grewal. Her score is 99.9969766.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: NTA has also published category-wise toppers for Paper 1 along with their NTA scores and state of eligibility. The toppers for General-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC and ST are:

• Gen-EWS Topper: Shresth Jasoria (Rajasthan) 99.9992442
• OBC-NCL Topper: Narendrababu Gari Mahith (Andhra Pradesh) 100.0000000
• SC Topper: Deva Srivedh (Andhra Pradesh) 99.9992271
• ST Topper: Daksh Sehra (Rajasthan) 99.9938620
• PwBD Topper: Arsh Jain (Madhya Pradesh) 99.9100843

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: The overall percentage of candidates who appeared for the exam was 96.26%. The Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) examination was conducted on 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 January 2026. A total of 13,55,293 candidates registered for the exam, including candidates who registered from cities outside India.

Out of these, 13,04,653 candidates appeared for the examination, including those who appeared from centres outside India.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: The overall 100 percentile list this session is dominated by male candidates, with the official release separately highlighting the top-performing female candidate.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: 12 candidates who have obtained NTA Score (percentile) of 100 in Paper 1 are:

Shreyas Mishra

Narendrababu Gari Mahith

Shubham Kumar

Kabeer Chhillar

Chiranjib Kar

Bhavesh Patra

Anay Jain

Arnav Gautam

Pasala Mohith

Madhav Viradiya

Purohit Nimay

Vivan Sharad Mahiswari

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: Candidates need to follow these steps to check their scorecards-

• Visit jeemain.nta.nic.in.
• Open the scorecard link for session 1.
• A login window will be displayed. Enter your information.
• Submit and check the JEE Mains scorecard.

JEE Mains Result 2026 Live: Session 1 JEE results are out now, scorecard will be available on the official website of NTA JEE at jeemain.nta.nic.in.

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