Mangaluru: 19 Expert PU College students score above 99 percentile in JEE Main 2026

Mangaluru: 19 Expert PU College students score above 99 percentile in JEE Main 2026

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Apr 22, 2026: In the recently held national-level Joint Engineering Examination (JEE) Main 2026, 19 students from Expert PU College, Mangaluru, secured above the 99 percentile. Among them, Ankit Ashok Dodawad achieved a perfect 100 percentile in Physics.

A total of 57 students scored above the 98 percentile, while 93 students secured more than 97 percentile. Additionally, 130 students scored above 96 percentile, 166 crossed the 95 percentile mark, and 377 students scored above 90 percentile in the aptitude test conducted in March 2026.

Top performers

Suhas Basanagouda Balanagoudra secured 99.70 percentile (All India Rank 4758), followed by Ankit Ashok Dodawad with 99.70 percentile (AIR 4773). Krutika Mallikarjun Patil scored 99.62 percentile (AIR 6076), while Uddandi Laxmi Meghana achieved 99.59 percentile (AIR 6508).

Other top scorers include Samay A S (99.50), Milan Madesh S (99.49), Ujwal Shivanand Boodihal (99.42), Deepak Gowda M (99.42), D Navaneeth N Pai (99.41), Sai Shobith S (99.41), and Abhishek R Hanamantagoudar (99.41).

Other high achievers are Arale Virupakshi (99.36), Naren V (99.34), Nithish Gopal (99.33), Yashas N M (99.33), Samarth Gowda R (99.29), Rishika K S (99.25), Chandan H R (99.17), and Nandan Nayak (99.17).

The first session of JEE Main was held in January, followed by the second session in March 2026. Final ranks were determined based on candidates’ best performance across both sessions. The exam serves as a gateway for admission to premier institutions, including IITs and NITs.

Prof Narendra L Nayak, Chairman of the Expert Group of Institutions, congratulated the students for their dedication and achievement on behalf of the management.