JEE Advanced 2026 Sees Rise in SC, ST, and Women Qualification Rates
JEE Advanced 2026 results show significant increases in qualification rates for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, with SC qualifiers crossing 50% and ST qualifiers reaching 42.14%. Women candidates achieved their highest success rate in six years, with 23.4% qualifying and over 10,000 women clearing the exam for the first time. Meanwhile, qualification rates for the General and OBC-NCL categories declined slightly. A total of 56,880 candidates qualified out of 179,694 who appeared for the exam.
First-hand measurement across 15 sources
We measured how 15 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is positive (62/100). Lens Score 47/100.
Outlets measured: moneycontrol, hindustantimes, timesnow, indiatvnews, indianexpress, english, freepressjournal, news18, and 7 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 0 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (48–70/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 5 Oct, 03:19 am. Other outlets followed.