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8 SourcesNew Delhi, India
thebalanced.news26 Candidates Achieve Perfect 100 Percentile in JEE Main 2026; No Female Topper
The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced that 26 candidates achieved a perfect 100 percentile score in the JEE Main 2026 exam, up from 24 in 2025. All top scorers are male, with five each from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Female participation has increased, but no female candidate scored a perfect 100 percentile this year; Telangana's Mallavarapu Aasna was the highest-scoring female. The exam saw over 13 lakh candidates in January and over 10 lakh in April, with normalized scores used for ranking.
Political Bias
0%100%0%
Sentiment
65%
AI Analysis
Political bias across 8 sources
● Left 0%● Center 100%● Right 0%
The articles primarily present factual information from official sources like the NTA without political framing. They include data on gender representation and regional distribution of top scorers, reflecting educational and social perspectives rather than political viewpoints. Coverage is consistent across sources, focusing on exam results and participation statistics without partisan commentary.
Sentiment — Neutral (65/100)
The overall tone is neutral and informative, emphasizing achievement statistics and participation trends. While noting the absence of female perfect scorers, the coverage remains factual without emotive language. The sentiment is balanced, highlighting both the increase in female participation and the continued male dominance among top scorers, without expressing judgment or celebration.
How 6 sources covered this story
Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.
| Source | Their headline | Bias | Sentiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| thetelegraph | 26 candidates secure perfect 100 in JEE-Main: NTA | Center | Neutral |
| theprint | 26 candidates score perfect 100 NTA score in engineering entrance JEE-MAIN | Center | Neutral |
| news18 | 26 candidates score perfect 100 NTA score in engineering entrance JEE-MAIN | Center | Neutral |
| news18 | 26 candidates bag perfect 100 NTA score in JEE-Main | Center | Neutral |
| timesnow | Who is Mallavarapu Aasna, Female Topper of JEE Main 2026? | Center | Positive |
| indianexpress | JEE Main Results 2026 Soon: In the last 7 years, 10 girls have scored 100 percentile | Center | Neutral |
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 20 Apr, 09:53 am. Other outlets followed.
- 1indianexpress20 Apr, 09:53 amJEE Main Results 2026 Soon: In the last 7 years, 10 girls have scored 100 percentile
- 2timesnow20 Apr, 03:21 pmWho is Mallavarapu Aasna, Female Topper of JEE Main 2026?
- 3news1820 Apr, 04:05 pm26 candidates bag perfect 100 NTA score in JEE-Main
- 4news1820 Apr, 06:28 pm26 candidates score perfect 100 NTA score in engineering entrance JEE-MAIN
- 5theprint20 Apr, 06:28 pm26 candidates score perfect 100 NTA score in engineering entrance JEE-MAIN
- 6thetelegraph20 Apr, 06:58 pm26 candidates secure perfect 100 in JEE-Main: NTA
Lens Score breakdown
28/100
Public interest0/100
Coverage gap90%
Well-covered story — coverage matches public importance.
Who's involved
Institutions and figures named across source coverage.
Government
National Testing Agency
Story context
- Category
- Education
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Sources analysed
- 8
- Last analysed
- 20 Apr 2026
- Key entities
- National Testing AgencyHaryanaTelanganaAndhra PradeshDelhiMaharashtraRajasthanOdishaBiharChandigarhGujaratTamil Nadu
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