Fourteen candidates scored 100 percentile in JEE-Main 2025 January session, with 95.9% attendance. Rajasthan had the highest number of top scorers, and Andhra Pradesh's Sai Manogna Guthikonda was the sole female topper. Approximately 2.6 lakh candidates will proceed to JEE Advanced based on these results.
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