JEE Main 2026 Toppers List: 12 Students Score 100 Percentile

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• Updated on 17 Feb, 2026, 4:29 PM, by Arman Kumar

The JEE Main 2026 Session 1 toppers list features 12 students achieving a perfect 100 percentile. Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh lead state-wise performance. With the April session ahead, students can improve their ranks and prepare for JEE Advanced.

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially declared the JEE Main 2026 result for session 1 on February 16, 2026. Candidates who appeared for Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) can check their NTA scores and percentiles online at jeemain.nta.nic.in. A total of 12 students achieved a perfect 100 percentile, making them the top scorers of JEE Main 2026 Session 1.

Session 1 JEE Main 2026 Toppers List

Rank

Name

State

Percentile

Shreyas Mishra

Delhi (NCT)

100

Narendrababu Gari Mahith

Andhra Pradesh

100

Shubham Kumar

Bihar

100

Kabeer Chhillar

Rajasthan

100

Chiranjib Kar

Rajasthan

100

Bhavesh Patra

Odisha

100

Anay Jain

Haryana

100

Arnav Gautam

Rajasthan

100

Pasala Mohith

Andhra Pradesh

100

Madhav Viradiya

Maharashtra

100

Purohit Nimay

Gujarat

100

Vivan Sharad Mahiswari

Telangana

100

Female Topper:

Ashi Grewal (Haryana) – 99.9969766 percentile

State-Wise Performance Highlights

Rajasthan: Emerged as a top-performing state with three students scoring 100 percentile.
Andhra Pradesh: Produced two toppers: Narendrababu Gari Mahith and Pasala Mohith.
Delhi, Bihar, Odisha, Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana: Represented in the 100 percentile club.

A total of 13,55,293 candidates registered, out of which 13,04,653 appeared for the exam – marking the highest attendance (96.26%) in JEE Main history.

Insights & Expert Advice

Perfect 300/300 marks: According to the final answer key, Arnav Gautam, Pasala Mohith, Kabeer Chhillar, Shubham Kumar, Bhavesh Patra, Anay Jain, Nimy Purohit, and Chiranjib Kar achieved full marks.
Tie-breaking guidelines: NTA uses scores in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and the proportion of incorrect answers to assign ranks when percentiles are the same.
Normalization: Students across different shifts with the same raw marks may have varying percentiles due to paper difficulty adjustments.

Tip from toppers: Pasala Mohith advises future aspirants to focus on error correction, avoid silly mistakes, and manage time effectively during preparation.

What’s Next?

All 100 percentile scorers are now preparing for JEE Advanced 2026, where the competition intensifies. Candidates can also appear for Session 2 of JEE Main (April 2026) to improve their ranks. The registration for session 2 is open until February 25, 2026.

Expected JEE Main 2026 cutoff for JEE Advanced (UR Category): 93.30 percentile