JEE Main January 2026 Results: 12 students get 100 percentile, Paper 2 result to be out later
Kartavya Desk Staff
JEE Main 2026 January Results Out: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the results for JEE Main 2026 Session 1 on February 16. Candidates who appeared in the January session can check and download their individual scorecards from the official NTA portal using their application number and password or date of birth, as required by the login interface at nta.ac.in or jeemain.nta.nic.in. JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 (BArch/ BPlanning) will be declared later, NTA said while announcing the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 result for paper 1 on Monday, February 16. JEE Main 2026 Topper | Meet Arnav Gautam, 100 percentile scorer from Rajasthan A total of 13,55,293 candidates registered for the examination, including those from centres outside India. Of them, 13,04,653 candidates appeared. The overall attendance stood at 96.26 per cent. As many as 12 candidates secured a 100 NTA score (percentile) in Paper 1 (BE/BTech). Among female candidates, Ashi Grewal from Haryana emerged as the highest scorer in Paper 1 (BE/BTech). She secured an NTA Score of 99.9969766. ## JEE Main 2026 Session 1: Who are this year’s toppers? A total of 12 candidates secured a 100 NTA score (percentile) in Paper 1 (BE/BTech). Notably, this year there have been no female candidates among the toppers. Here’s the complete list of JEE Main 2026 toppers: Name | State of Eligibility 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 Nirmay | Gujarat Vivan Sharad Mahiswari | Telangana LIVE Updates: JEE Mains 2026 January Results: Check latest updates This year, NTA conducted the pan-India examinations between January 21 and January 29, 2026. Earlier on February 16, the NTA issued the final answer keys, which included nine dropped questions and four questions had multiple answers across papers. For the dropped questions, four marks (+4) were awarded to all candidates who appeared in that particular shift. For questions with multiple answers, four marks (+4) were awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options in the JEE Main 2026 paper 1. ## Participation pattern from last year Looking at last year’s JEE Main Session 1 data for context, 12,58,136 candidates appeared for the January session in 2025, out of a registration of 13,11,544 candidates. The distribution showed a significant male majority, with 8,67,920 male candidates and 4,43,622 female candidates taking the exam. Among these, students from the OBC category formed the largest group, followed by general and then EWS, SC, and ST categories. A small number of candidates were recorded under third gender in the appearance statistics. Last year, 14 students achieved a perfect 100 percentile score in Session 1 and many of them also repeated that score in Session 2 when they re-appeared, illustrating both competitive performance and strategic use of the two-session format. ## Scorecards and qualifying status: What and where to check? The JEE Main scorecards lists subject-wise marks, overall percentile, and qualifying status. Percentile scores are computed using NTA’s normalisation method to ensure fairness across multiple shifts. Top-performing candidates with percentiles high enough to meet eligibility criteria will be able to qualify for JEE Advanced 2026, the next stage for admission to premier engineering institutions, and others can consider admission options across NITs, IIITs, and other participating institutes based on rank and cut-off. ## What next after JEE Mains 2026 January results? With Session 1 results now out, candidates who are not satisfied with their score or percentile have the option to re-appear in JEE Main Session 2, for which registration is currently ongoing. Aspirants can log in using their Session 1 credentials, pay the examination fee, and complete the process to improve their scores in the April 2026 attempt.