• Bengal boy ranks 17th in JEE Mains 1
    Times of India | 17 February 2026
  • Kolkata: The National Testing Agency on Monday published the JEE Mains Session 1 results. Among the top 43 candidates, Kuntal Choudhury from Bengal secured the 17th position with an NTA score of 99.9984908.

    The Session 1 exam was held from Jan 21 to Jan 24 and Jan 28, when 13,04,653 candidates appeared for the entrance tests to engineering colleges across 326 cities in India and 15 centres abroad. The computer-based tests were held in 13 languages, including Bengali. NTA released the names of 12 candidates who scored a perfect 100 NTA score.

    All exam centres were monitored by AI-based video analysis and virtual observers. The same measures will be followed in Session 2, the dates for which will be declared shortly.
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