Narayana students secure six top 20 ranks in JEE Advanced 2026

Narayana Educational Institutions delivered an impressive performance in JEE Advanced 2026, with six students securing top 20 All India ranks and 35 entering the top 100. AIR 5 holder Kuchi Sandeep will also represent India at the International Chemistry Olympiad

Hyderabad: Narayana Educational Institutions students demonstrated exceptional academic excellence, securing six of the top 20 All India open category ranks and 35 among the top 100 ranks in the country in the JEE Advanced 2026 results.

Kuchi Sandeep secured All India Rank (AIR) 5 in the open category. A Narayana Schools student in Class 10 and a Narayana Junior College student in Intermediate from Hyderabad, Sandeep is also an Olympiad gold medallist. He will now represent India at the International Chemistry Olympiad 2026 in Uzbekistan.

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Manu Parameshwaran (AIR 13), a student of Narayana Schools, achieved the top rank in Karnataka, while Prince Choudhary (AIR 14 – nPrep) from West Bengal, Veldurthi Harshith (AIR 15) from Tirupati, Tanay Agarwal (AIR 16) from Karnataka and Anish Muppalla (AIR 20) from Hyderabad are also Narayana students.

Congratulating the achievers, Narayana Educational Institutions Director Dr P Sindhura said the success of their students stems from Narayana’s robust learning ecosystem, which emphasises conceptual mastery, continuous practice and technology-driven education. “Through our Disha mental wellness programme, supported by a team of over 130 psychologists, we nurture students not only academically but also emotionally, ensuring their overall well-being throughout the demanding journey of competitive exam preparation,” she said.

Narayana Educational Institutions Director Sharani Ponguru attributed the phenomenal results to the strong collaboration between students, parents and teachers, as well as the effective integration of technology into the learning process.