JEE Mains results: Tirunelveli student scores 100 percentile

CHENNAI: In a boost to the students in tier-2 cities in Tamil Nadu, Mukunth Prathish S from Tirunelveli scored 100 percentile in JEE (Main) exam and has emerged as one of the 23 national level toppers.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday declared the first session of the JEE (Main) 2024 exam that was held from January 27 to February 1. Of 11,70,048 students who have appeared for the exam, 23 students have got 100 percentile.

“I am happy to get 100 percentile in the exam. The feeling is yet to sink in. Now I will focus on my boards and JEE (Advanced) exam,” Mukunth Prathish told TOI.

He said he aims to study electrical engineering at IIT-Bombay.

He is studying in Class XII at Pushpalata Vidya Mandir School in Tirunelveli.

His father B Srikanth is working in All India Radio in Tuticorin and his mother Ram Chithra M is housewife.

Pushpaveni Ayyappan, principal of the school, said Prathish’s achievement would be a motivation to students studying in schools outside of Chennai.