Over 56,000 qualify JEE (Advanced) 2026; Shubham Kumar secures AIR 1

Students walk out of the examination centre after appearing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026. | A total of 56,880 candidates passed the entrance, considered one of the country's toughest. Of the total, 10,107 were female.Read here for resultsShubham Kumar of the IIT Delhi zone secured the top rank in the Common Rank List (CRL), scoring 330 out of 360 marks.Arohi Deshpande of the IIT Delhi zone emerged as the highest-ranked female candidate with an All India Rank (CRL) of 77. She scored 280 out of 360 marks.A total of 1,79,694 candidates appeared in both papers 1 and 2 in JEE (Advanced) 2026, held on 17 May 2026.Kabeer Chhillar scored 329 marks to secure the second rank. Jatin Chahar came third with 319 marks.Shubham Kumar said he was delighted to secure the top rank."I had been preparing for JEE Advanced for the past two years, and I was hopeful that my hard work would help me secure a good rank. Now that I have secured All India Rank 1, I feel very happy," Shubham told PTI Videos. Published - June 01, 2026 11:29 am IST