JEE-Advanced 2023: Ved Lahoti Tops with 355 Marks, Female Topper Dwija Patel Scores 332

The JEE-Advanced results announced Sunday saw Ved Lahoti from IIT Delhi zone securing the top rank with 355 marks. Dwija Dharmeshkumar Patel from IIT Bombay zone emerged as the top female candidate with 332 marks, securing the 7th rank nationally. IIT Madras zone dominated the top 10 rankings with four candidates.

The JEE-Advanced results were unveiled on Sunday morning, with Ved Lahoti from the IIT Delhi zone clinching the top spot by amassing 355 out of 360 marks.

IIT Madras, the exam's conducting body this year, reported that Dwija Dharmeshkumar Patel from the IIT Bombay zone is the leading female candidate, scoring 332 marks and securing the 7th all-India rank.

Notably, four out of the top 10 rank-holders hail from IIT Madras. The second rank was secured by Aditya (Delhi zone), followed by Bhogalpalli Sandesh (Madras zone) at third place. Rhythm Kedia (IIT Roorkee zone), Putti Kushal Kumar (IIT Madras), Rajdeep Mishra (IIT Bombay zone), Koduri Tejeswar (IIT Madras zone), Dhruvi Hemant Doshi (IIT Bombay zone), and Alladabona SSDB Sidhvik Suhas (IIT Madras zone) follow in the subsequent ranks.

The IIT Madras zone saw the highest number of qualified candidates, followed by IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay zones. Among the top 500 candidates, IIT Madras boasts 145, IIT Bombay 136, and IIT Delhi 122. Additionally, seven foreign candidates and 179 Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) passed the exam.

A senior IIT Madras official explained that the aggregate marks are calculated as the sum of scores in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. Candidates must meet both subject-wise and aggregate qualifying marks to be included in the ranking. This year, 1,80,200 candidates appeared in both papers, with 48,248 qualifying, including 7964 female candidates.

The JEE-Main exam, conducted on May 26, serves as a qualifier for JEE-Advanced, the admission test for engineering colleges across India. The Joint Seat Allocation (JoSAA) counselling will commence on Monday.

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