Anu Parthiban | February 24, 2026 | 03:42 PM IST | 2 mins read
70% attendance in JEE Mains BArch paper 2A and 65% in BPlanning 2B; over 66,000 appear in JEE Main session 1 paper 2 exams.
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the Joint Entrance Examination - Mains (JEE Mains) paper 2 results for session 1 exams. Candidates who appeared for JEE Mains paper 2 BArch and BPlanning 2026 will be able to download their JEE Main score card from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. JEE Main 2026 (OUT) LIVE
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According to the JEE Main paper 2 toppers list 2026, Suryathejus S and Gowri Sankar V, both from Kerala, bagged AIR 1 in JEE Mains paper 2A BArch and paper 2B BPlanning respectively. Three students obtained 99.99+ NTA score and two secured 99.98+ in the paper 2 exams.
The NTA conducted JEE paper 2 exams on January 29 in 426 centres in 316 cities, including 12 cities outside India. Of the total 64,786 candidates registered for the BArch paper, 45,452 appeared, recording 70.16% attendance. Out of the 32,366 candidates who applied for the BPlanning paper, a total of 21,067 appeared and recorded 65.09% attendance in paper 2B exam.
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The gender and category-wise distribution of candidates who appeared for JEE Mains paper 2A BArch.
Category | Female | Male | Total |
General | 8,621 | 6,625 | 15,246 |
Gen-EWS | 2,349 | 2,834 | 5,183 |
SC | 2,261 | 2,803 | 5,064 |
ST | 929 | 1,488 | 2,417 |
OBC-NCL | 8,648 | 8,894 | 17,542 |
Total | 22,808 | 22,644 | 45,452 |
PwD | 47 | 111 | 158 |
The gender and category-wise distribution of candidates who appeared for JEE Mains paper 2A BPlanning.
Category | Female | Male | Total |
General | 3,116 | 3,105 | 6,221 |
Gen-EWS | 1,025 | 1,586 | 2,611 |
SC | 1,053 | 1,590 | 2,643 |
ST | 382 | 752 | 1,134 |
OBC-NCL | 3,606 | 4,852 | 8,458 |
Total | 9,182 | 11,885 | 21,067 |
PwD | 17 | 71 | 88 |
Only two candidates have obtained a perfect 100 NTA score in the JEE Mains session 1 paper 2 exams 2026.
JEE Mains BArch toppers list 2026 | |||
JEE Main application number | JEE Main paper 2 toppers name | State | NTA score |
260310534371 | Suryathejus S | Kerala | 100 |
260310310547 | Sushilnarayan S | Tamil Nadu | 99.9977999 |
260310473919 | Sarrah Shakil Akhtar Bohari | Maharashtra | 99.9933996 |
260310212573 | Telluri Shreyas Reddy | Telangana | 99.9911995 |
260310016164 | Aryan Madan | Punjaв | 99.9889994 |
260310025574 | Anshitha Suresh Mallyot | Karnatака | 99.9867993 |
260310685841 | Jahnavi Singhal | Rajasthan | 99.9757986 |
JEE Mains BPlanning toppers list 2026 | |||
260310713616 | Gowri Sankarv | Keralа | 100 |
260310731020 | Arnav Shukla | Rajasthan | 99.9952532 |
260310170743 | Soham Sharmа | Karnataka | 99.9905065 |
260310425648 | Madduri Naga Pradyumna Reddy | Telangana | 99.9905065 |
260310902488 | Yeshwanth Mahendran Priya | Tamil Nadu | 99.9810130 |
260310095949 | Yuvraj Singh Sandhu | Jharkhand | 99.9620259 |
260310959696 | Om Sahebrao Salunke | Maharashtra | 99.9620259 |
260310024787 | Pyla Harshaditya | Andhra Pradesh | 99.9525324 |
260310032843 | Vanapalli Sri Eswar Raj | Andhra Pradesh | 99.9525324 |
260310056709 | Singamsetty Venkata Bheema Tulip | Andhra Pradesh | 99.9525324 |
260310373332 | Divyanshi Singh | Uttar Pradesh | 99.9287986 |
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