On January 17, 2020, as the JEE Main 2020 for January session results were declared, Akhil Jain, a student from Kota, scored 100 percentile in the exam and secured his place in the list of top 9 scorers.
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2020 results have been announced by the exam conducting body National Testing Agency (NTA) on the official website 'jeemain.nta.nic.in' on January 17. Over nine lakh students from across the country appeared for JEE Main conducted on January 6-9, 2020.
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As per the JEE Main results 2020, nine students got the perfect 100 NTA score. Out of these nine JEE Main 2020 toppers, Akhil Jain and Parth Dwivedi belong to Kota, Rajasthan. Last year also, 4 students were among toppers from this state.
In this article, Shiksha brings to you the suggestions from Rajasthan topper Akhil Jain, who is the son of a businessman and a homemaker from Kota. Akhil will be the first one from his family to join any engineering college after clearing the JEE Main 2020 exam with 100 percentile. Jain is now focusing on preparing for JEE Advanced which is the entrance exam for IITs.
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According to Akhil Jain, students must thoroughly read NCERT books. He also added that JEE Main preparation demands more in-depth reading and analysis. Currently, he is studying for good results in the CBSE board exams. He also said that he devoted 3-4 hours in self-study daily while preparing for JEE Main.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 7 hours ago
The JEE Mains cutoff of 2026 has not been released yet. However, in 2025 the closing rank for the general category for BTech in AI and ML was 1843344. In 2024 the closing rank for SDEC BTech AI and ML was 737084.
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Answered 9 hours ago
No, Cluster Innovation Centre does not accept JEE Mains for BTech admissions. Students must appear for the CUET exam and participate in CSAS counselling. No other admission tests including JEE are considered by the college.
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Yes, students can get admission in DIT University Admission Office BTech without appearing for JEE Main. The univeristy offers direct admissions to top 10% of Class 12 board toppers. Students can connect with the university to know more.
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If you qualified for JEE Advanced, then study for it; otherwise, look for the best college at your rank.
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The cutoff for of OBC category students for admission to I2IT Pune is approximately 95 percentile.
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No, JEE Main is not compulsory for taking admission in BTech at ICFAI University Jharkhand. The college offer admission based on screening of application and interview. The college offer merit-based admission based on past academic performance. For final selection, weightage is given to their academ
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Yes, candidates must appear for JEE Mains to qualify for Poornima Institute of Engineering and Technology BTech course. The institute folllows REAP guidelines to select candidates for BTech admissions. Only if some seats are left vacant after admission process can candidates be chosen without JEE Ma
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Answered 2 days ago
No, VIT Vellore BTech admission is not decided through JEE Mains scores. Candidates who wish to apply for BTech must appear in VITEEE only in order to qualify for VIT Vellore admission. No other entrance exams have been mentioned as alternatives to VITEEE.
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Answered 3 days ago
NMIT Bangalore reserves 2% seats for candidates with JEE Main score of at least 75. JEE category aspirants are eigible for Merit Scholarship seats, provided they score a minimum of 85 NTA score and not less than 80% aggregate in PCM in Class 12. The ranking is based on JEE Main NTA score.
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No, JEE Main is not compulsory for taking admission in the BTech programme at JECRC University. Candidates can get admission based on their merit in Class 12 exam. However, students with JEE Main score are preferred more for admission.
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