Mumbai ranks third, as 2,936 JEE candidates qualify for IIT

Anish Kumar Chaurasiya

Even though the number of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced candidates from across the country qualifying for the seats at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) have dipped this year, the Mumbai zone has ranked third in it with 2,936 candidates all set to grab their spots at the premier institute.

With an All India Rank (AIR) of eight, Rishi Agarwal is the only candidate from Mumbai to make it to the top 10. Missula Meghana from Vadodara has topped the girls' category from the Mumbai zone with an AIR of 80.

With the JEE Advanced results declared on Sunday, of the total 1,55,158 candidates who appeared for it, 18,138 have qualified for the 11,279 IIT seats across India. Pranav Goyal from Roorkie zone has topped the merit list, while Meenal Parakh from Delhi zone has ranked first in girls' category.

Meanwhile, experts said that last year 50,455 candidates had qualified for the seats because of the 18 bonus marks that were given for some tricky questions. However, that is not the case this year. Speaking to mid-day, Brajesh Maheshwari, director of Allen Career Institute, said, "No bonus marks were given this year, as according to the IITs, there were no tricky questions. This is why lesser number of candidates have qualified for the seats."