GAYAJI, June 1 -- Shubham Kumar, a student from Bihar's Gaya Ji and son of a humble hardware shop owner, topped the prestigious JEE Advanced 2026, securing All India Rank (AIR) 1 with an impressive score of 330 out of total 360 marks. He anchored a clean sweep for the IIT Delhi zone, which took all top three ranks this year.

Kumar's friend Kabir Chhillar scored 329 out of 360 marks in the exam, securing second place (AIR 2) in the country. Jatin Chahar secured All India Rank 3 with 319 marks. All three of them are from the IIT Delhi Zone.

A total of 1,87,389 candidates were registered for JEE Advanced 2026, of which 1,79,694 appeared for the exam. A total of 56,880 candidates have been successful and will now appear for counselling.

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