IIT-Bombay, not IIT-Delhi is JEE toppers’ first choice

Getting into IITs isn’t easy, but students who crack it prefer IIT-Bombay over IIT-Delhi. As per a Times of India report, 65 of the top 100 JEE (Advanced) rankers this year chose IIT Bombay. IIT-Delhi came second with 30 students opting for it.

IIT-Madras and IIT-Kanpur, however, attracted three and two students with standing on third and fourth place respectively.

The first allotment list, that was released on Tuesday showed an increase from last year’s 58 among 100 opting for the Powai Institute. It was for the first time that it showed a drop below 60 in recent years.

Among the top 1000 rankers, one out of four students chose IIT-Bombay for their education.

Another reason that led to IIT-B’s grand achievement is the region. Out of top 100 JEE (Advanced) rankers, 34 belonged to the IIT-Bombay zone. What added much to our surprise is the fact that many of the 28 rankers from the IIT-Madras zone seem to have opted for IIT-B as only three chose the former.

Devang Khakhar, IIT-B director said, "A majority of students perceive it as the top institute. At 18 years, most students make their choices based on what their friends and family would recommend. Computer science and engineering (CSE) and electrical engineering (EE) were the popular choices for students in the top ranks."

With a majority of students picking CSE stream, the opening and closing ranks were 1 and 59. While at IIT-Delhi, it opened at 31 and closed at 102. The top ranker at Kanpur campus managed to secure 26th place and at Chennai it was 61. Admission to the electrical engineering program in IIT-B opened at rank 9 and closed at 240.

This year, neither the old favorites not the newer ones managed to attract the students. Madras and Kharagpur campuses dropped in rankings while Roorkee and Guwahati could not manage to get even a single topper. IIT officials attributed this to the low representation of students from the North-East.
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