New Delhi, April 20 -- Twenty-four students got the highest national rank in the second edition of the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main for admissions to B.Tech and Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses in engineering colleges by scoring in the 100th percentile, the National Testing Agency said on Saturday.
Seven of the toppers are from Rajasthan- the state's Kota district has the reputation of being a hub for private institutes that coach students for such examinations. Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh had three toppers each, while West Bengal, Delhi, and Gujarat had two each and Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, one each. Two of the toppers are girls.
According to the NTA, 992,350 candidates, 68.7% male and 31.3% female, wrote the JEE ...