The result of at least 15 candidates has been withheld on account of usage of unfair means. The 43 toppers include 32 from the general category, seven from the OBC category and three from gen-EWS and one SC category.
Last year, the qualifying percentile at JEE Main to be eligible for JEE Advanced, the entrance test for admission to IITs, has registered a four-year-low for all the reserved categories and a three-year low for the unreserved category.The examination was conducted at 457 unique examination centres in 325 cities including 23 cities outside India in Manama, Brasilia, Toronto, Beijing, Paris, Berlin, Doha, Dubai, Sharjah, Kathmandu, Muscat, Oslo, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore, Kuwait City, Kuala Lumpur, LagosAbuja, Colombo, Jakarta, Vienna, Moscow, Port LouisReduit, and Bangkok.