JEE Advanced results announced; Panchkula boy Pranav Goyal tops

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) on Sunday announced results for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced, with Panchkula boy Pranav Goyal bagging the first rank scoring 337 marks out of 360.

Kota's Sahil Jain has secured the second position while Delhi's Kailash Gupta got the third spot.

Kota's Meenal Parekh has emerged as topper among girls with 318 marks.

Around, 1.55 lakh students appeared for the JEE Advanced examination this year that was conducted on May 20 out of which 18,138 have qualified.

With results out now, seat allocation will commence from June 15. For the first time, JEE Advanced was held entirely in the online mode.

Selected ones will obtain admission into undergraduate courses, which will help in obtaining a bachelor's, integrated masters or bachelor-master dual degree in engineering, sciences or architecture.