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JEE Advanced 2026: Women Qualifiers Cross 10,000 Mark for First Time in Six Years
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 10:42
JEE Advanced 2026: Women Qualifiers Cross 10,000 Mark for First Time in Six Years
- •A total of 10,107 female candidates qualified for JEE Advanced 2026, marking the first time in six years that the figure has crossed the 10,000 threshold according to the IIT Roorkee report.
- •The qualification rate among registered female candidates rose to 23.4% this year, up from 21.7% in 2025.
- •The top-performing female candidate secured an All India Rank of 77 with a score of 280 marks.
- •Significant increases were recorded among Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe qualifiers, with SC candidates rising to 15,856 and ST candidates reaching 6,379.
- •A total of 56,880 candidates qualified out of 1,79,694 who appeared in both papers of the entrance examination conducted on May 17.
Key Questions Answered
A total of 10,107 female candidates qualified for JEE Advanced 2026, crossing the 10,000 mark for the first time in six years and raising their qualification rate to 23.4% or nearly 24.9% across different reported datasets.
Out of 1,87,389 candidates who registered for JEE Advanced 2026 and 1,79,694 who appeared in both papers, exactly 56,880 candidates successfully qualified for the next stage of the IIT admission process.
Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates recorded substantial increases, with 15,856 SC candidates qualifying compared to 12,499 the previous year, and ST qualifiers rising from 5,008 to 6,379.
