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Kendriya Vidyalaya Students Shine In JEE Advanced Results; Over 1,000 All Set To Get Admissions In IITs
Swarajya Staff
Jun 20, 2019, 05:18 PM | Updated 05:18 PM IST
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Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVS) students have shined in the recently released JEE Advanced results, with 1,019 students clearing the examination to get admission in prestigious IITs across India, Indian Express has reported.
A total of 6,094 KVS students has qualified for the examination. Currently there are 1,205 KVs operating in India and abroad. This year Kendriya Vidyalayas also gave their best class XII result till date by ensuring a nationwide passing percentage of 98.54 per cent.
In total, over 1.61 lakh candidates appeared in the JEE Advanced Paper-I and Paper-II out of which 38,705 candidates finally made the cut. The examination was topped by Kartikey Gupta who hails from Ballarpur in Maharashtra.
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