JEE (Advanced) 2026 Results: 56 Meritorious CMS Students Qualify for India’s Premier Engineering Institutions
City Montessori School (CMS) has once again achieved a record-breaking success in the JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination, with 56 meritorious students qualifying in one of India’s most challenging engineering entrance examinations. By securing All India Ranks within the top 31,000, these students have paved the way for admission to some of the country’s most prestigious engineering institutions, including the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
These outstanding results reflect our students’ dedication, perseverance and academic excellence, as well as the unwavering support and guidance provided by their teachers, mentors and parents.
We extend our congratulations to all JEE (Advanced) 2026 qualifiers and wish them success in their future academic and professional endeavours.
Top CMS Performers in JEE (Advanced) 2026 Examination
Among this year’s cohort, Sakshya Vansh (Rajendra Nagar Campus I), Ashutosh Pratap Singh (CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I), Bhanu Prakash Verma (Aliganj Campus I), and Nitant Tripathi (Rajendra Nagar Campus I) secured within the top 5000 All India Rankings, emerging as the top performers.
- 11 CMS students secured ranks within the Top 5,000, including reserved category candidates.
- 26 CMS students secured ranks within the Top 10,000, including reserved category candidates.
- 45 CMS students secured ranks within the Top 25,000, including reserved category candidates.
Our students’ strong performance in JEE (Advanced) 2026 reflects the strong academic foundation and competitive examination preparedness fostered across CMS campuses.
Last year, a total of 43 students qualified for the JEE (Advanced) Exam. Out of these, 34 CMS students secured ranks within the top 25,000, while 15 ranked within the top 10,000. Notably, 8 students achieved All India Ranks below 5,000.
JEE (Advanced) 2026: National Overview
The JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination was conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. According to the official data released by the institute, out of 1,87,389 registered candidates, 1,79,694 aspirants appeared for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 examinations conducted on May 17, 2026 (The Hindu, 1 June 2026).
The minimum qualifying cut-offs announced for various categories were as follows (JEE Advanced 2026):
| Sl. | Rank List | Minimum Percentage in Each Subject | Minimum Aggregate Percentage |
| 1) | Common Rank List (CRL) | 7.30% | 25.26% |
| 2) | OBC-NCL Rank List | 6.51% | 22.78% |
| 3) | GEN-EWS Rank List | 6.51% | 22.78% |
| 4) | SC Rank List | 3.65% | 12.78% |
| 5) | ST Rank List | 3.65% | 12.78% |
Many CMS students surpassed these national benchmarks by a substantial margin, demonstrating not only academic rigour but also consistent commitment towards excellence.
CMS Exemplars who Shone in the JEE (Advanced) 2026 Examination
| S.No | Name of the student | Campus | Rank |
| 1 | Sakshya Vansh | Rajendra Nagar Campus I | 2916 |
| 2 | Ashutosh Pratap Singh | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 2927 |
| 3 | Bhanu Prakash Verma | Aliganj Campus I | 2948 (Category Rank: 583) |
| 4 | Nitant Tripathi | Rajendra Nagar Campus I | 4876 |
| 5 | Aarush Kumar | Kanpur Road Campus | 5160 (Category Rank: 1123) |
| 6 | Rishith Raizada | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 5670 |
| 7 | Abhyudaya Sarthak | Aliganj Campus I | 6143 |
| 8 | Abhinav Singh | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 6146 (Category Rank: 1375) |
| 9 | Aditya Singh | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 6698 |
| 10 | Anuj Jain | Rajendra Nagar Campus I | 6968 |
| 11 | Tejas Rai | Kanpur Road Campus | 7093 (Category Rank: 1610) |
| 12 | Shikhar Kumar Singh | Gomti Nagar Extension | 7361 (Category Rank: 174) |
| 13 | Divyansh Mahajan | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 7692 |
| 14 | Pranav Upadhyay | Rajajipuram Campus I | 7854 |
| 15 | Mohd. Saim Sultan | Chowk Campus | 8788 (Category Rank: 2089) |
| 16 | Siddhima Shukla | Kanpur Road Campus | 8968 |
| 17 | Arnav Singh | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 9771 |
| 18 | Tanya Gaur | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 10097 |
| 19 | Deepak Singh | Kanpur Road Campus | 10672 (Category Rank: 283) |
| 20 | Chandransh Rai | Mahanagar Campus | 11393 |
| 21 | Sandarbh Mishra | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 12040 |
| 22 | Bhavya Gupta | Rajajipuram Campus I | 12445 |
| 23 | Atharva Singh Bhadauria | Rajajipuram Campus I | 13511 |
| 24 | Aditya Rajput | Mahanagar Campus | 13663 (Category Rank: 3482) |
| 25 | Nidaan Agarwal | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 15618 |
| 26 | Kopal Saxena | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 15990 |
| 27 | Vansh Mishra | Kanpur Road Campus | 16757 |
| 28 | Akarsh Chaurasia | Kanpur Road Campus | 17575 |
| 29 | Utsav Yadav | Gomti Nagar Extension | 18325 (Category Rank: 4924) |
| 30 | Arya Dwivedi | Aliganj Campus I | 18355 |
| 31 | Yash Yadav | RDSO Campus | 18747 (Category Rank: 5051) |
| 32 | Amritansh Pandey | Aliganj Campus I | 23054 |
| 33 | Hashir Sheikh | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 23232 |
| 34 | Sankalp Mishra | Kanpur Road Campus | 23408 |
| 35 | Anya Saxena | Kanpur Road Campus | 24268 |
| 36 | Aryansh Pratap Singh | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 25086 |
| 37 | Yash Raj Gupta | Mahanagar Campus | 25901 |
| 38 | Sarthak Khandelwal | Mahanagar Campus | 25960 |
| 39 | Vihaan Agarwal | Aliganj Campus I | 27172 |
| 40 | Shaurya Mani Choudhary | Kanpur Road Campus | 27404 (Category Rank: 929) |
| 41 | Mohd. Faraz | Rajajipuram Campus I | 27745 (Category Rank: 7938) |
| 42 | Rohi Sachan | Kanpur Road Campus | 27779 (Category Rank: 8651) |
| 43 | Amarjot Singh | RDSO Campus | 29861 |
| 44 | Ahsan Siraj Khan | Chowk Campus | 30027 |
| 45 | Aditya Agarwal | Mahanagar Campus | 30076 |
| 46 | Yash Gupta | Gomti Nagar Campus I | 30094 |
| 47 | Suyash Gautam | Rajajipuram Campus I | Category Rank: 3906 |
| 48 | Abhigyan Chaudhary | Rajajipuram Campus I | Category Rank: 6421 |
| 49 | Aryan Azad | Kanpur Road Campus | Category Rank: 2252 |
| 50 | Kushagra Singh | Kanpur Road Campus | Category Rank: 1890 |
| 51 | Aryan Chaudhary | Mahanagar Campus | Category Rank: 3552 |
| 52 | Siddhant Singh | Mahanagar Campus | Category Rank: 6900 |
| 53 | Ayush Verma | Rajajipuram Campus I | Category Rank: 2517 |
| 54 | Abhay Yadav | Rajendra Nagar Campus I | Category Rank: 10255 |
| 55 | Kartikey Dhiman | Rajendra Nagar Campus I | Category Rank: 4545 |
| 56 | Aadi Singh | Mahanagar Campus | Category Rank: 7165 |
CMS Founder-Director Dr Bharti Gandhi congratulated the JEE (Advanced) 2026 exemplars and extended her best wishes for their bright future. She also appreciated the dedicated efforts of the principals and teachers whose constant guidance, mentoring and encouragement played a significant role in the students’ success.
CMS Manager Prof. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon also congratulated the students and described the results as a reflection of the effectiveness of CMS’s modern and progressive educational approach. She highlighted that all CMS campuses run a specialised Jai Jagat (JJ) Section, which provides focused academic preparation for highly competitive examinations such as JEE and NEET while nurturing confidence, discipline and a spirit of excellence among students, and this year 15 CMS students who underwent the JJ Section training qualified for the JEE Advanced 2026.
Academic Support Systems that Deliver Results
Structured guidance and sustained mentoring play a crucial role in students’ success. The CMS Career Counselling Cell provides personalised counselling, career awareness programmes and strategic support to help students prepare effectively for national-level competitive examinations.
Further, the CMS Jai Jagat Section strengthens this ecosystem through:
- Regular mock tests
- Guided practice sessions
- Focused academic mentoring
- Continuous performance monitoring
- Strategic examination preparation
As a result, CMS students develop confidence and resilience, improve accuracy and cultivate the resilience required to excel in competitive examinations.
The outstanding JEE (Advanced) 2026 results delivered by our students reflect these qualities and serve as an inspiration for future aspirants. As our achievers take their next step towards becoming engineers, innovators and problem-solvers, they embody the CMS spirit of striving for academic excellence while growing into confident, capable and responsible global citizens, contributing positively to make a meaningful change in our society.
