Twenty-four students scored a perfect 100 in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main for admission into engineering colleges, the results of which were announced by the HRD Ministry's National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday, 29 April.
“For those candidates who appeared in both January and April examinations, their best score of the two attempts, has been accounted for. Out of 6.8 lakh candidates appearing in both the attempts, 2.97 lakh candidates have improved their performance,” a senior official told PTI.
"The ranks of the candidates have also been decided taking into account better of the two NTA scores," the official added.
The following 24 Candidates have received 100 NTA Score in JEE (Main) January 2019 and April 2019 Examination in Paper- 1 for admission to B.E./B.Tech courses.
For the first time, the JEE-Main was conducted two times this year in January and April in online mode.
The first Examination was conducted from 8-12 January 2019 in two shifts, and the second JEE (Main) Examination was conducted on 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 April 2019.
JEE-Main 2019: State Wise Toppers in Paper-1
NTA Score for Paper-II (B.Arch and B. Planning) is expected to be declared on or before 15 May 2019, as per the details available on the website.
The examination is conducted for admission to engineering colleges across the country. Those clearing the JEE-Main are also eligible for appearing for JEE-Advanced Exam held for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
(With inputs from PTI)
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