Kavya Chopra first female to score perfect 300 in JEE Main

New Delhi : Kavya Chopra from Delhi has created history by scoring a perfect 300 score in the Engineering Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Exam. She has got 99.9 percentile in her February attempt, results for which were announced yesterday.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) had yesterday announced the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains March result on its official NTA website – jeemain.nta.nic.in. Despite her 99.9 percentile, Kavya had appeared for the March exam.

She was always a bright student and wanted admission in IIT Delhi/Bombay with computer science branch. “I love mathematics and computer science is the application of mathematics and is a financially stable career too,” Kavya told a leading portal.

Speaking to News18 on why she decided to appear for the second JEE Mains attempt in March after getting a 99.9 percentile score in the February session, she said, "I was not satisfied with it and I knew I could do better."

She also thanked her parents for continuous support and no discrimination between her and her brother.

“My parents always treated me and my brother equally. I was never discriminated against personally based on my gender but I am aware that not many girls in India are not as privileged. Even though I have never been discriminated against myself, I am aware of what other girls go through. I might not be able to understand the gravitas of my feat now but I am grateful,” Kavya told News18.

All those students who have appeared for the examination can check their results on the official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in. The students can login to the portal with their credentials to check the results. A total of 13 candidates scored a perfect 100 in March session of JEE Mains, the National Testing Agency announced.

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