Nine candidates score perfect 100 in JEE Mains

Nine candidates have scored a perfect 100 in Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) - Mains, results of which were anunced on Friday by HRD Ministry's National Testing ncy.

toppers for engineering entrance exam include Delhi boy Nishant Agarwal, Nisarg Chadha from Gujarat, Haryana's Divyanshu Agarwal, Landa Jitendra and Thadavarthi Vishnu Sri Sai Sankar from Andhra Pradesh, Akhil Jain and Parth Dwivedi from Rajasthan, Rongala Arun Siddardha and Chagari Koushal Kumar Reddy from Telangana.

A total of 8.69 lakh students, including 6.04 lakh male and 2.64 lakh female and three transs, had appeared for exam conducted in six shifts from January 7-9, a senior official said.

While JEE-Mains is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across country, JEE-Advanced is for ones seeking admission to IITs. It is mandatory to clear JEE-Mains to be eligible to appear for JEE-Advanced. PTI GJS KJ