Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Bhavesh Patra has achieved a 100 percentile score in JEE Mains-2026 exam, session 1.
As per the results announced by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday, Odisha topper Bhavesh is among 12 students with 100 percentile score.
The others are — Shreyas Mishra (
Delhi), Narendrababu Gari Mahith and Pasala Mohith (Andhra Pradesh), Shubham Kumar (Bihar), Kabeer Chhillar, Chiranjib Kar and Arnav Gautam (Rajasthan), Anay Jain (Haryana), Madhav Viradiya (Maharashtra), Purohit Nimay (Gujarat) and Vivan Sharad Mahiswari (Telangana).
Around 13 lakh students from across the country, comprising 8.55 lakh boys and 4.49 lakh girls, wrote the JEE (Mains) exams which were held on January 21, 22, 23, 24, 28 and 29.
Bhavesh attributed the brilliant result to his parents and teachers.
He said focus-based studies with definite and committed goals never go in vain. Bhavesh also spoke about smart time-management and pursuing curricula according to the exam pattern.