JEE Advanced 2026 results: 56,880 qualifiers, top rank

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has announced the results of the JEE Advanced 2026 examination, a crucial gateway for admission to the country's premier engineering institutions. The results were declared online on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in, following the examination held on May 17.

Out of approximately 180,000 candidates who appeared for the two-paper test, a total of 56,880 qualified. Among the successful candidates, 10,107 were female. Shubham Kumar from the IIT Delhi zone secured the top position in the Common Rank List (CRL) with a score of 330 out of 360 marks. Arohi Deshpande, also from the IIT Delhi zone, was the highest-ranked female candidate, achieving CRL 77 with 280 marks. The IIT Delhi zone featured prominently among top performers, with four candidates in the top ten ranks.

Zone-wise, IIT Madras produced the highest number of qualifiers at 14,294, followed by IIT Bombay with 12,389 and IIT Delhi with 10,697. IIT Madras also led in representation within the top 500 ranks. The results also reflect broad participation, with 887 Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates qualifying, alongside a small number of overseas candidates.