India, Feb. 17 -- Madhav Viradiya emerged as the Maharashtra topper in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 Session 1, securing a perfect 100%. The results were declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) late on Monday evening.

According to data from the NTA, 1,304,653 candidates appeared for Paper 1 out of the 1,355,293 who had registered, marking an attendance rate of 96.26%. The computer-based examination was conducted between January 21 and 28 in multiple shifts across 658 centres in 326 cities and in 13 languages. A total of 12 students across the country scored 100% in Session 1. The list of toppers includes candidates from Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Telangana.

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