RESULT STATUS — Declared Today

AIR 1 — Shubham Kumar: The Complete Story

Shubham Kumar from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 by scoring 330 out of 360 marks. He is from the IIT Delhi zone.

Shubham Kumar is also the JEE Main 2026 Session 1 topper with a 100 percentile — scoring 295 out of 300. He is one of only 12 candidates to achieve 100th percentile in JEE Main 2026 Session 1.

This makes Shubham Kumar one of the rarest achievers in JEE history — topping both JEE Main (100 percentile, 295/300) AND JEE Advanced (330/360) in the same year.

On his success, Shubham said: “I credit my success to the guidance of my faculty and the support of my family, apart from regular practice.” His family is from Gaya, Bihar — his father Shivkumar is a businessman and his mother Kanchan Devi is a homemaker.

AIR 2 & AIR 3 — IIT Delhi Zone’s Historic Triple

Kabir Chhillar from the IIT Delhi Zone secured the second rank with 329 marks, while Jatin Chahar finished third with 319 marks.

Candidates from the IIT Delhi zone swept the top three positions in the Common Rank List this year.

This is an unprecedented clean sweep — all three top positions in the CRL going to candidates from the same IIT zone. For Delhi-NCR’s coaching and school ecosystem, this is a landmark moment of recognition.

Female Topper — Arohi Deshpande (CRL 77)

Arohi Deshpande from the IIT Delhi zone is the all-India topper among girls with her CRL rank of 77, earning 280 marks out of a total of 360 marks.

Arohi’s CRL 77 is an outstanding achievement — placing her firmly among India’s top 100 JEE Advanced performers, which virtually guarantees admission to Computer Science at a top IIT.

Complete Topper List — Zone-wise Female Toppers

The zone-wise female topper list will be released on jeeadv.ac.in. IIT Roorkee released the list of top performers alongside the declaration of results.

How to Check Your JEE Advanced 2026 Result & Download Scorecard

Step 1 → Visit the official portal: jeeadv.ac.in

Step 2 → Click on “JEE Advanced 2026 Result” link on the homepage

Step 3 → Enter your login credentials:

• JEE Advanced 2026 Application Number
• Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY format)

Step 4 → Click “Submit”

Step 5 → Your result and scorecard appear — showing:

• Paper 1 and Paper 2 marks (subject-wise)
• Total marks
• Common Rank List (CRL) rank
• Category Rank (OBC-NCL/SC/ST/EWS/PwD as applicable)
• Qualified / Not Qualified status

Step 6 → Click “Download Scorecard” → save the PDF

Save multiple copies of your scorecard — you will need it for JoSAA counselling registration, document verification at your allotted IIT and future applications.

Minimum Qualifying Marks (Cutoff) — JEE Advanced 2026

To qualify for IIT admission through JEE Advanced 2026, candidates must meet minimum marks in each subject AND aggregate:

Official cutoff marks for 2026 will be published on jeeadv.ac.in. The above are indicative based on past years’ patterns. Qualifying the cutoff only means you are eligible for JoSAA — your actual IIT and branch depend on your CRL rank.

JEE Advanced Topper Score — Year by Year Comparison

Shubham Kumar’s 330/360 (91.67%) is lower than the past two years’ toppers — suggesting the 2026 paper was somewhat harder than 2024 and 2025. This is expected to result in lower qualifying cutoffs across categories compared to recent years — potentially good news for borderline qualifiers.

Who Qualifies for IITs? — Categories and Seats

56,880 candidates have qualified for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology and other participating institutions.

JEE Advanced 2026 qualification — historic comparison:

This is the highest ever number of JEE Advanced qualifiers — a reflection of both increased IIT seat capacity (new IITs added in recent years) and the relatively accessible cutoff this year.

What Is JoSAA Counselling — Your IIT Seat Depends on It

Those who didn’t qualify for JEE Advanced can still register for JoSAA using their JEE Main scores to seek admission in NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs.

JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) is the centralised counselling platform through which ALL JEE Main + JEE Advanced qualified candidates get IIT/NIT/IIIT/GFTI seats:

JoSAA 2026 — What to Expect:

Act immediately — JoSAA registration typically opens within 2–3 days of JEE Advanced result. Missing the JoSAA window means losing your IIT/NIT opportunity entirely.

IIT Delhi Zone — What the Sweep Means

The IIT Delhi zone covers Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and parts of Rajasthan. Candidates from this zone appear at examination centres in Delhi and surrounding areas.

The zone’s sweep of all three top CRL ranks reflects:

• The density of high-quality coaching infrastructure in Delhi-NCR (Allen Kota Delhi, FIITJEE, Resonance, Narayana, Akash’s Delhi centres)
• The concentration of India’s most motivated and competitive JEE aspirants in the National Capital Region
• Strong school-level mathematics and science education in Delhi’s CBSE schools

For Students Who Didn’t Qualify — JAC Delhi Is Open

Students who appeared for JEE Main 2026 but did not qualify JEE Advanced can still aim for excellent engineering seats through JAC Delhi Counselling 2026:

• DTU (Delhi Technological University) — One of India’s top engineering colleges
• NSUT (Netaji Subhas University of Technology) — Premier Delhi state university
• IIIT-Delhi — Elite IT-focused institution with bonus points system
• IGDTUW — Delhi’s women-only technical university
• Registration open until June 9, 2026 at jacdelhi.admissions.nic.in