7 From T Secure 100 Percentile In JEE (Main), Two Secure AIR-1

Over Nine Lakh Aspirants Appeared In Examination Conducted In Four Sessions

- Nirupa Vatyam

Hyderabad: Seven candidates from Telangana have secured 100 percentile in the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2021, results of which were released in the wee hours of Wednesday. A total of 44 students secured 100 percentile marks from across the country. Eighteen students, including two from Telangana — Komma Sharanya and Madur Adarsh Reddy — secured all India first rank in the examination.

Apart from Sharanya, who was all India second ranker among female toppers in April session, and Madur Adarsh, the others from state who secured 100 percentile (National Testing Agency score) are Josyula Venkata Aditya, Polu Lakshmi Sai Lokesh Reddy, Katikela Puneeth Kumar, Bannuru Rohit Kumar Reddy and Velavali Venkata Karthikeya Sai Vydhik. Last year, eight students from Telangana secured 100 percentile marks.

“In the last three sessions, I made some silly mistakes. But this time, especially after checking the key, I was certain that I would get 100 percentile,” Sharanya told TOI, adding that her preparation for the advanced exam was on course and she wanted to secure a seat in computer science engineering at IIT, Bombay.

While Adarsh, whose parents are both doctors, said he was more confident in the third and fourth session as he had managed to delete Covid fear out of exam equation as he had already tested positive earlier. “I was confident that I would not contract the virus at the exam centre as I had just recovered from Covid-19. It helped me,” he said.