Archive · 8 Oct 2026
CSE Leads Top JEE Advanced Choices; IIT Bombay Attracts Most
Many students took the JEE Advanced exam in 2026 to compete for places at Indian Institutes of Technology.
Among the 500 highest-ranked students, most chose Computer Science Engineering.
IIT Bombay was the most popular institute among those students, followed by IIT Delhi.
Of the top 100 students who got IIT seats, 68 went to IIT Bombay.
Very few of the top 500 chose Civil Engineering, and none chose Aerospace Engineering.
The exam took place on May 17, and its results came out on June 1.
More than 56,000 candidates qualified.
The report also said that more than 10,000 women qualified, the highest number in six years.
Of the top 500 JEE Advanced 2026 rankers, 365 chose Computer Science Engineering (CSE).
IIT Bombay admitted 183 candidates from the top 500, followed by IIT Delhi with 115.
Among the top 100 who secured IIT seats, 68 went to IIT Bombay, 18 to IIT Delhi, 11 to IIT Madras and one to IIT Kanpur.
Only two of the top 500 chose Civil Engineering, none chose Aerospace Engineering, and 17 chose AI and Data Analytics programmes.
The exam was held May 17; 179,694 candidates appeared in both papers and 56,880 qualified, with women qualifiers exceeding 10,000.
- Who
- JEE Advanced 2026 candidates, including the top 500 rankers; IIT Roorkee compiled the Joint Implementation Committee report.
- What
- The report outlined institute and branch choices among top rankers, exam participation and qualification figures.
- When
- The exam was held May 17, 2026; results were declared June 1.
- Where
- At Indian Institutes of Technology across India.
- Why
- The Joint Implementation Committee report provides data on admissions, branch choices and candidate performance.
Report's stated rationale
Other perspective
Qualification criteria
Report's stated rationale
The report said criteria were relaxed to ensure at least twice as many candidates qualified as there were available seats in each category.
Other perspective
The article reports no opposing view or criticism of this decision.
- Top 500 choosing CSE
- 365
- Top 500 admitted to IIT Bombay
- 183
- Top 500 admitted to IIT Delhi
- 115
- Candidates who appeared in both papers
- 179,694
- Candidates who qualified
- 56,880
- Women candidates qualifying
- More than 10,000, the highest number in six years
- Top 500 choosing AI and Data Analytics
- 17