Mridul Agarwal from the Delhi zone has topped the IIT entrance exam, JEE-Advanced, the results of which were announced on Friday.
Agarwal scored 348 out of 360 marks in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Advanced. The 17-year-old Agarwal, who plans to pursue B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Bombay, has scored 348 out of 360 marks in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)-Advanced.
Agarwal, who hails from Rajasthan, had also scored 100 percentile in JEE-Main exam and shared the top rank with 17 others.
A total of 41,862 candidates have qualified in JEE-Advanced this year, of whom 6,452 are female candidates, according to officials.
Among the female candidates, Kavya Chopra from the Delhi zone is the topper with 286 marks out of 360.
A total number of 141699 candidates appeared in both papers 1 and 2 in JEE (Advanced) 2021 and 41862 candidates qualified JEE (Advanced) 2021.
This year, IIT-Kharagpur conducted the exam, which is the qualifying test for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
While the JEE-Mains is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across the country, it is considered as a qualifying test for JEE-Advanced.
Starting this year, JEE-Main was conducted four times a year to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores. The first phase was held in February and the second in March.
The next phases were scheduled for April and May but those were postponed in view of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that raged through the country affecting lakhs. The third edition was held from July 20-25, while the fourth edition was conducted from August 26 to September 2.
The ranks of the candidates were released taking into consideration the best of the four NTA scores in accordance with the policy already made.
How to check the JEE advanced 2021 result:
Candidates can check the result on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in. The result can be obtained using the exam roll number, registration number and date of birth of the candidate.
Qualified candidates can fill their choices on the JoSAA website starting October 16, 10:00 IST. Qualified candidates can register for AAT starting October 15, 10:00 IST on the Candidate Portal.
