Bhavesh Patra is a student from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, known for his results in India’s engineering entrance examinations. He scored 100 NTA percentile in JEE Main 2026 Session 1 and later secured position 29 in the JEE Advanced Common Rank List. The official Advanced result also named him the highest-ranked candidate in the IIT Bhubaneswar examination zone.
Education and background
An Education Times interview published on 18 February 2026 described Patra as a 17-year-old student at Cohen International School. It reported his preparation at ALLEN Career Institute and a Class 10 score of 97.6 per cent.
In that February interview, he said he began concentrating seriously on JEE preparation in Class 11. Mathematics was his favourite subject, and his early plans were to explore engineering before choosing a specialisation.
JEE results at a glance
| Result | What is documented |
|---|---|
| JEE Main Session 1 | 100 NTA percentile; named in NTA’s 16 February 2026 result notice, with Odisha as his state of eligibility |
| JEE Main overall results | Included in NTA’s 20 April 2026 list of 100-percentile candidates |
| Reported JEE Main rank | AIR 13, reported by The New Indian Express on 2 June 2026 |
| JEE Advanced | Common Rank List position 29; IIT Bhubaneswar zone topper, confirmed in the official 1 June 2026 press release |
JEE Main: percentile and rank
NTA’s January-session result notice named Patra among 12 candidates who obtained 100 percentile in Paper 1, for B.E. and B.Tech. courses. Its April overall result notice also included his name.
These lists are ordered by application number. His sixth position in February’s list and fourteenth position in April’s list are serial numbers, rather than proof of AIR 6 or AIR 14. The Main AIR 13 in the table is attributed to a later newspaper report; this profile has not inspected his individual scorecard.
The Indian Express reported on 22 April 2026 that Patra scored 100 percentile in Session 1 and 99.99 percentile in Session 2. His presence in the overall 100-percentile list therefore should not be described as 100 in both separate attempts.
NTA explains that percentile measures relative performance among candidates in the same examination shift. A 100 percentile is different from obtaining every available raw mark.
JEE Advanced 2026 achievement
The official JEE Advanced result press release, dated 1 June 2026, identifies Bhavesh Patra as the IIT Bhubaneswar zone topper with CRL 29. This provides direct official evidence of his Advanced rank.
The zone label concerns the examination results. It does not establish that he enrolled at IIT Bhubaneswar. His JEE Advanced rank and his JEE Main result are separate achievements in different examinations.
How he described his preparation
In the February Education Times interview, Patra described reviewing mock-test errors to distinguish gaps in understanding from calculation mistakes and time-management problems. He revisited difficult topics, completed assignments and valued accuracy in answering questions.
He also said he played cricket and chess with friends and practised the keyboard.
Academic plans after the results
In a New Indian Express report dated 2 June 2026, Patra said he planned to pursue Computer Science and Engineering. That is a dated statement of his intended field.
His eventual university admission and current course were not confirmed by the sources reviewed for this profile.
Editorial review: 2 November 2026. Official examination records are distinguished from interview statements and newspaper-reported results.
Sources
- National Testing Agency: JEE Main Session 1 result notice, 16 February 2026.
- National Testing Agency: JEE Main overall result notice, 20 April 2026.
- JEE Advanced: official results press release, 1 June 2026.
- Education Times: interview with Bhavesh Patra about education and preparation, 18 February 2026.
- The Indian Express: Bhavesh Patra’s January and April percentile results, 22 April 2026.
- The New Indian Express: “Bhavesh Patra state topper in IIT-BBS zone,” 2 June 2026.
