Shreyas Mishra is a student who received national attention after achieving a 100 NTA percentile score in the January session of JEE Main 2026. The National Testing Agency listed him among 12 candidates with that score in Paper 1, the engineering entrance paper, with Delhi (NCT) as his state of eligibility.
Education and early interest in mathematics
A Times of India profile published on 17 February 2026 described Mishra as 17 and a student at Kulachi Hansraj Model School in Delhi. It reported that he began preparing for the examination in 2019, when he was in Class VI, and had an early interest in mathematics. These are details reported at the time of his January-session result, rather than a statement of his present age or enrolment. Source: The Times of India, 17 February 2026.
What the official JEE Main records establish
NTA’s result notice dated 16 February 2026 names Mishra among the candidates who obtained a 100 NTA score in Session 1 Paper 1. His name is the first entry, but the notice explicitly says the list is arranged in ascending application-number order. Its serial numbers are therefore not an All India Rank list. Source: NTA’s Session 1 result notice (PDF).
The agency’s 20 April 2026 Paper 1 result notice also includes his name among candidates with a 100 NTA score. That list is likewise ordered by application number. It should not be read as evidence that he finished AIR 3 merely because his name appears third.
NTA explains that its percentile scores describe relative performance within an examination shift and are normalised across multiple shifts. A 100 percentile is not the same as 100 per cent of the available marks. It also does not, by itself, establish one candidate’s final All India Rank. Source: NTA’s April result notice and scoring explanation (PDF).
Results and later reporting
| Date | Record or report | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| 16 February 2026 | NTA: JEE Main Session 1 | 100 NTA percentile |
| 20 April 2026 | NTA: JEE Main Paper 1 result release | Included in the 100 NTA score list |
| 21 April 2026 | Jagran: JEE Main reporting | Reported All India Rank 23 |
| 4 June 2026 | Vidyamandir Classes: JEE Advanced video | Reported All India Rank 119 |
Jagran’s 21 April report identifies the same Delhi-school student and reports AIR 23 in JEE Main. The figure is attributed to that report, rather than inferred from the ordering of NTA’s percentile tables. Source: Jagran, 21 April 2026.
In June, Vidyamandir Classes published a video identifying Mishra as having achieved AIR 119 in JEE Advanced 2026. This is a coaching-provider report about a separate examination. It is not an NTA-issued JEE Main rank. Source: VMC JEE – Vidyamandir Classes, 4 June 2026.
His reported approach to preparation
In an Education Times interview on 17 February 2026, Mishra described measuring preparation by what he understood and completed, rather than maintaining an identical number of study hours every day. He said some days involved five or six hours of concentrated work and others around ten.
For difficult mathematics and physics topics, he described first understanding the concepts and then solving many problems. His account also stressed giving more attention to weaker areas instead of rigidly allocating equal time to everything.
The same interview reported a raw score of 291 in the January examination. This illustrates why the phrase “100 percentile” should not be rewritten as “full marks”. Source: Education Times, 17 February 2026.
Academic interests and the limits of the public profile
Speaking to Education Times after the January result, Mishra expressed interest in electrical engineering, computer science and research. Those were his stated interests at that point, rather than evidence of an eventual degree, job or earnings.
This profile does not assign him a net worth or speculate about scholarships, commercial partnerships or a future career. It documents published examination records and attributed accounts of his education and preparation.
Correction and review, 1 November 2026: This article replaces the unsupported AIR 1 label and inferred preparation story with official percentile records, clearly attributed later rank reports and an account of preparation drawn from published interviews.
