Mangaluru: Expert PU College students shine in JEE Main 2026; 15 score above 99 percentile

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Feb 18, 2026: Students of Expert PU College have delivered an outstanding performance in the first session of the national-level JEE (Main) 2026, with 15 students securing scores above the 99 percentile.

The first session of JEE (Main) was conducted in January this year. Across Expert College Kodialbail and Expert College Valachil, a total of 36 students scored above the 98 percentile. Additionally, 72 students crossed the 97 percentile mark, 104 students scored above 96 percentile, 135 students exceeded 95 percentile, and 342 students achieved more than 90 percentile.

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The top scorers include Krutika Mallikarjun Patil (99.6272345), Uddandi Laxmi Meghana (99.5991624), Suhas Basanagouda Balanagoudra (99.5885872), Ankit Ashok Dodawad (99.5854733), Samay A S (99.5031775), Ujwal Shivanand Boodihal (99.4178338), Abhishek R Hanamantagoudar (99.4130510), Sai Shobith S. (99.4130510), Arale Virupakshi (99.3650938), Naren V (99.3416964), Nithish Gopal (99.3347760), Yashas N M (99.3303251), Samarth Gowda R. (99.2905252), Chandan H R (99.1793285) and Nandan Nayak (99.1756042).

The second session of JEE (Main) will be held in April, after which ranks will be announced based on the best performance across the two sessions.

JEE (Main) is a national-level examination conducted for admission to IITs, NITs and other premier engineering institutions.

Congratulating the achievers, college chairman Narendra L Nayak lauded the students for their exceptional results and wished them continued success.

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