Twin brothers Mahroof and Masroor Ahmed Khan from Bhubaneswar achieved identical scores in the JEE Mains 2026 Session 1 examination. They prepared for the engineering entrance test in Kota, which the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted.
Twin Brothers score same in JEE Mains, above 99%
Speaking to ANI, one brother mentioned, “Luckily, there weren’t too many difficulties. It was quite smooth sailing. All the teachers helped a lot. I just did whatever the teachers told me to do, followed up, and did all the work. Nothing else, nothing special.” He added, “I’ve devoted a lot of time to preparation. I’ve been preparing for JEE on my own for 5 years. A lot of hard work has gone into it, and Kota has definitely helped a lot.”
The other brother said, “I had difficulty; sometimes I got low marks because of silly mistakes. I talked to the teacher about it.” He continued, “Studying NCERT is good for JEE. I would like to give credit to Allen, my parents, my family, and my hard work as well.”
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The top scorers include Shreyas Mishra from Delhi-NCT, Narendrababu Gari Mahith and Pasala Mohith from Andhra Pradesh, and Shubham Kumar from Bihar, among others. The list of top scorers featured 11 candidates from the General Category and 1 from the OBC-NCL category. The exam took place on January 21, 22, 23, 24, and 28.
A total of 1,355,293 candidates registered for JEE Mains 2026 exam, including those from cities outside India. Of these, 1,304,653 candidates appeared for the test, including those at international centres. This resulted in a high overall attendance rate, with 96.26% of registered candidates participating in the examination.
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