Madhav Viradiya is a student from Vadodara, Gujarat, who prepared for engineering entrance examinations in Mumbai. He became known for scoring 100 NTA percentile in JEE Main 2026 Session 1. Official results list Maharashtra as his state of eligibility, while interviews explain his Gujarat background and his decision to study in Mumbai.
Quick profile
| Detail | Verified information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Madhav Viradiya |
| Originally from | Vadodara, Gujarat |
| Education reported in February 2026 | Class 12, CBSE; Narayana Junior College, Andheri, Mumbai |
| JEE Main achievement | 100 NTA percentile in Session 1; also included in the April overall 100-percentile list |
| Reported JEE Main All India Rank | 17, according to The Times of India on 21 April 2026 |
The examination details come from NTA’s 16 February result notice and 20 April overall result notice. The education and rank details are attributed to the interviews below.
Background and education
A 16 February 2026 interview with mid-day described Viradiya as 17 years old. That is his reported age at the time of the interview; an exact date of birth has not been verified.
The Indian Express reported on 17 February that he attended Narayana Junior College in Andheri and was taking his CBSE Class 12 examinations. He said a friend’s positive experience at the institute influenced his choice to move to Mumbai for JEE preparation.
His Gujarat origin and Maharashtra result listing describe different things. NTA defines the state of eligibility by where a candidate passed or appeared for Class 12; it is not a declaration of birthplace.
What he said about preparation
In a Free Press Journal interview updated on 24 February 2026, Viradiya said he had spent two years preparing at Narayana, mainly for JEE Advanced. He described learning concepts during coaching and using time at home for revision and practice.
Before the January Main attempt, he worked through previous years’ papers and practised multiple-choice questions, particularly chemistry. He also described balancing his board examinations with entrance preparation because physics, chemistry and mathematics overlapped.
His interests extended beyond the examination. He told mid-day that cricket and music helped him take breaks, and that studying astronomy and astrophysics for Olympiad examinations had developed into a hobby. That interview does not establish an Olympiad medal or an international team selection.
JEE Main 2026 results and reported rank
NTA’s January-session notice named Viradiya among 12 candidates with a 100 percentile in Paper 1, for B.E. and B.Tech. courses. Its April overall notice also included him among the 100-percentile candidates.
The Times of India’s 21 April report, based on an interview with Viradiya, gave his final JEE Main All India Rank as 17. It reported 291 out of 300 in January and 285 in April, with his better first-session performance used for the combined ranking. Those individual marks and the rank are newspaper-reported details; this profile has not inspected his personal scorecard.
This distinction matters when reading topper lists. NTA arranged its 100-percentile lists by application number. Viradiya’s serial positions of 10 in February and 20 in April therefore do not establish AIR 10 or AIR 20. NTA also explains that a percentile measures relative performance within an examination shift, rather than the percentage of raw marks earned. An overall 100 percentile does not prove a 100 percentile in each separate attempt.
Academic plans and later information
In his February and April interviews, Viradiya expressed a wish to study at IIT Bombay, with computer science identified as his preferred field in April. These were his stated plans during the examination cycle.
The reliable sources cited here do not confirm his eventual university admission or JEE Advanced result. This profile therefore leaves those outcomes unconfirmed and does not predict his future employment, scholarships or earnings.
Editorial review: 2 November 2026. Official NTA records establish the percentile results; interview details and the newspaper-reported rank are identified separately.
Sources
- National Testing Agency: JEE Main Session 1 result notice, 16 February 2026.
- National Testing Agency: JEE Main overall result notice, 20 April 2026.
- The Indian Express: “Madhav Viradiya emerges Maharashtra topper with 100 percentile in JEE Main,” 17 February 2026.
- mid-day: interview with Viradiya about his results, Mumbai and interests, 16 February 2026.
- The Free Press Journal: January-session preparation interview, updated 24 February 2026.
- The Times of India: “2 from Maha among India’s 26 to score perfect 100 in JEE (Main),” 21 April 2026.
