Updated On: 16 February, 2026 11:29 PM IST | Mumbai | Aditi Alurkar
17-year-old Madhav Viradiya, originally from Gujarat, moved the city to pursue his engineering dream and has now emerged as one of the country’s top scorers

Madhav Viradiya is among the 12 candidates who secured a perfect 100 percentile. Pic/Special Arrangement
Madhav Viradiya from Mumbai is among the 12 candidates who secured a perfect 100 percentile in the first session of JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.).
The 17-year-old student, originally from Gujarat, moved the city to pursue his engineering dream and has now emerged as one of the country’s top scorers.