The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras announced the results for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2024 on Sunday. This year, 48,248 candidates, including 7,964 female candidates, successfully cleared the exam, which was held on May 26.
Out of the 180,200 candidates who appeared for both Paper 1 and Paper 2, Ved Lahoti from the IIT Delhi zone topped the exam with an impressive score of 355 out of 360 marks. Dwija Dharmeshkumar Patel from the IIT Bombay zone is the top-ranked female candidate, securing an All India Rank of 7 with 332 marks.
Speaking to NDTV about his achievement, Ved Lahoti expressed his surprise at securing the top rank in his first attempt. "I was hoping for a good result, good marks, but didn't expect All India Rank 1," he said.