JEE (Main): Delhi’s Daksh, Harsh score perfect 100

Daksh and Harsh Jha from Delhi are among 24 candidates who secured a perfect 100 in the JEE (Main), the results of which were declared on Saturday.

Jha (17), who originally hails from Begusarai in Bihar, aims to become a computer engineer. He secured All-India Rank 23 and made a place among the top-scoring candidates across the country.

While interacting with the media, Jha credited his success to his parents and teacher, who supported him during the difficult times. “I used to study for about five to six hours daily with no inconsistency. I didn’t even expect that such a good result would come. My preparations were good, so my result also come out well,” Jha said.

He has started preparing for JEE (Advanced), which is a gateway to the IITs. Daksh, who is also 17, studied at Rosary Senior Secondary School in Class X and scored approximately 98 per cent marks.

Daksh started taking JEE (Main) syllabus tests in November last year to familiarise with the examination pattern. He also used to take mock tests and solve previous years JEE papers.

JEE (Advanced) will be held in May and the results will be declared in June.

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