Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- Two roommates, who have shared not just a hostel room but also a study schedule for the past two years, have jointly topped the city in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, scoring an identical 99.99 percentile, matching each other right down to the last decimal.

Aditya Gupta and Kapish Mittal, both 17, moved to Chandigarh during their early high school years to pursue focused preparation. While Aditya shifted from Bathinda, Punjab, Kapish hails from Kurukshetra, Haryana, travelling for coaching in Classes 9 and 10 before relocating to the city.

A student of Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Aditya has an impressive academic record, having qualified multiple national level Olympiads. Son of doctors Saurabh and Alka G...