Vangala Ajay Reddy and Bani Brata Majee share all India first rank in common ranking list; Harssh A Gupta bags 15th rank in paper – I (BE/BTech) results that were declared by NTA
Updated On – 19 April 2025, 08:05 PM
Hyderabad: Telangana students have once again made their mark in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025 with three not just scoring a perfect 100 percentile but also securing top ranks in one of the toughest examinations.
Both Vangala Ajay Reddy and Bani Brata Majee shared the all India first rank in common ranking list, while Harssh A Gupta bagged 15th rank in the JEE Main paper – I (BE/BTech) results declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday night.
Speaking to ‘Telangana Today’ Ajay Reddy said he is gearing up to crack the JEE Advanced. “In the first session I scored 99.996 percentile. I am ecstatic about bagging first rank now. At present, I am preparing for the JEE Advanced and I want to pursue CSE at IIT-Bombay,” he said.
Harssh A Gupta
On his preparation strategy, Ajay Reddy said he studied about 10 hours daily and took weekly and monthly tests conducted at his Sri Chaitanya Junior College.
“Weekly and monthly tests helped me better prepare for the examination. Teachers have really been helpful in my preparation,” Ajay Reddy said, adding that his brother, a student at IIT-Kharagpur, gave tips to crack the exam.
With focus on cracking one of the toughest exams, Ajay Reddy stayed away from social media. “Although I am on social media, I used it only when I went home for holidays like thrice in a year. My focus was only on cracking the JEE Main,” he said.
Asking him about his success mantra, a Narayana Junior College student, Majee revealed that he dedicated around 12-14 hours for preparation. To relieve the stress and pressure, Majee engaged in chess, table tennis and badminton. “I will appear for the JEE Advanced and pursue the Computer Science and Engineering programme from an IIT,” he said.
Gupta, who is set to take the JEE Advanced scheduled for May 18, is planning to pursue engineering from IIT-Bombay.
Overall, 24 students from across the country secured 100 percentile in the JEE Main paper – I (BE/BTech). A total 15,39,848 unique candidates registered in both sessions of the entrance exam and 14,75,103 appeared.