The IIT Delhi zone claimed all three top ranks in JEE Advanced 2026, with 56,880 candidates clearing the exam out of nearly 1.8 lakh who appeared.
Shubham Kumar from the IIT Delhi zone topped JEE Advanced 2026, securing AIR 1 with a score of 330 out of 360 marks. (Photo: jeeadv.ac.in)
Shubham Kumar did not just top JEE Advanced 2026. He anchored a clean sweep for the IIT Delhi zone, which placed all three candidates at the very top of the national rankings. Kumar scored 330 out of 360, with Kabir Chhillar at 329 and Jatin Chahar at 319 rounding out the podium, all three from the same zone.
Of the 1,79,694 candidates who sat both papers of the exam on May 17, only 56,880 made the cut, roughly one in three. IIT Roorkee, which conducted JEE Advanced 2026, declared the results on Sunday.
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Arohi Deshpande, also from the IIT Delhi zone, was the top-ranked woman candidate this year. She scored 280 out of 360 and secured CRL rank 77, a performance that places her comfortably among the country’s best engineering aspirants.
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A total of 10,107 female candidates qualified this year out of 56,880 who cleared the examination, the results of which were released alongside category-wise merit lists and the Common Rank List.
IIT Roorkee Director Prof Kamal Kishore Pant congratulated all qualified candidates and urged them to register for the JoSAA 2026 counselling and seat-allocation process. “This achievement is a testament to their dedication, perseverance, and academic excellence,” he said, adding that participation in counselling was encouraged “irrespective of Class XII marks,” though final admissions remain subject to eligibility conditions listed in the official brochure.
Candidates can access their scorecards on the official JEE Advanced portal using their roll number, date of birth and registered mobile number. The scorecard carries subject-wise scores, AIR, category rank and cutoff details.
JEE Advanced is the sole gateway to undergraduate seats across all IITs, from Bombay and Delhi to Madras, Kanpur and Roorkee. Candidates who qualified will now move into the JoSAA counselling cycle. Those who did not make the cut still have options. NITs, IIITs and state engineering institutions admit students through JEE Main scores.
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