Expert PU College students excel in JEE Advanced, secure top ranks

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Jun 2, 2026: Students of Expert Pre-University College, Mangaluru, have delivered an impressive performance in the JEE Advanced examination, securing excellent ranks and earning eligibility for admission to some of the country’s most prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Leading the college’s performance was Suhas Basanagouda Balanagoudra, who secured All India Rank (AIR) 2593 in the General Merit category.

Other students who secured notable ranks are:

Arale Virupakshi – AIR 7885

Nikhil Bhushan Srinivas – AIR 9150

Prakhyat Tirupatiraddi Neelannavar – AIR 9806

T Sri Sai Karthik – AIR 318

Guru Subramanya P – AIR 323

Rajeev Lochan Reddy T – AIR 1446

Sudhanva – AIR 1558

Prajwal Pyati – AIR 2461

Yashas N M – AIR 2747

Harshith Gowda M Y – AIR 4285

The successful candidates are now eligible to pursue engineering programmes at premier IITs across the country, including IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IIT Ropar, IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Jodhpur, IIT Patna, IIT Indore, IIT Mandi, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, IIT Palakkad, IIT Tirupati, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, IIT Bhilai, IIT Goa, IIT Jammu and IIT Dharwad.

Congratulating the achievers, Expert Educational Institutions Chairman Prof. Narendra L. Nayak praised the students for their hard work and dedication and wished them success in their future academic pursuits.