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Consistency, perseverance and an unwavering resolve formed the bulwark of those who secured a perfect 100 NTA score in the JEE (Main) results announced Saturday.
Among the 24, including two female candidates, who achieved the perfect score, the highest was from Rajasthan at seven, followed by Maharashtra, Telangana, and UP with three each. Two each are from Delhi, Gujarat and West Bengal, and one each from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh with a perfect score. However, the number has seen a drop from last year, when 56 candidates scored 100.
With the first big hurdle behind them, toppers now have their eyes set on preparing for JEE (Advanced) and their choice of IITs, while some are still weighing their options.
Devdutta Majhi from West Bengal, who wants to pursue research, is one of the female candidates who scored a perfect 100.
Though she said she studies around 10-12 hours every day, she also enjoys playing chess and is an animal and nature lover. Her goal is to get into IISc Bangalore.
Archisman Nandy, who is from a remote village of Changual in West Bengal’s Kharagpur, also hit the perfect mark. In January 2025, while travelling to appear for the first session of JEE, Nandy and his family met with an accident. With the support of his parents, Nandy sat for the exam.
After scoring 100, Aadit Bhagade from Gujarat’s Vadodara has now shifted his focus on JEE (Advanced) and get into IIT Bombay. Bhagade told The Indian Express, “I spent the last two years preparing for JEE (Mains) and JEE (Advanced). I used to discuss mock papers with my friends and we would solve them together.”
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His mental toughness is reflected in the fact that he stayed away from social media, and restricted the use of phone to communicating with his family.
Kushagra Gupta from Bengaluru studied for around 12-13 hours a day. His choices are either IIT Bombay or IIT Madras.
Vishad Jain from Mumbai’s Kandivali aspires to enrol into IIT Bombay to study computer science. If making an early start was advised in all coachings, Jain made sure that he did — he began preparing from Class 4.
Sanidhya Saraf from Maharashtra is still weighing his options.
With both his parents practising medicine, Shiven Vikas Toshniwal from Kutch in Gujarat said that his love for maths drove him towards engineering. There was no pressure from his parents, said Shiven, who began preparing from Class 9.
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“The toughness and time per question in both Mains and Advanced are different but if you prepare well for Advanced, it automatically covers Mains too. Solving previous year question papers helped a lot,” he said.
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