Hyderabad student Mohit Shekher Shukla secured All India Rank 4 in JEE Advanced 2026 and emerged as Telangana topper. The IIT Madras zone topper now aims to pursue Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay, following in his elder brother’s footsteps.
Published Date – 1 June 2026, 11:43 AM
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad boy figured among the top five ranks in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026 results declared by the IIT Roorkee on Monday.
Mohit Shekher Shukla has bagged fourth rank and stood topper from Telangana. He has also been adjudged as the topper in the IIT-Madras zone, which covers Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu States.
Speaking to Telangana Today, Mohit, who studied at Sri Chaitanya IIT Academy, said he did expect a good rank after appearing for the examination. “After the test, I expected that I would score about 300 marks and a good rank. I am delighted with my achievement,” he shared.
Mohit is now planning to join his brother who is pursuing the computer science and engineering programme at IIT Bombay. “I want to pursue computer science and engineering at IIT Bombay, which is widely known for courses, campus placements and pay packages. I have not decided anything about the future plans but I intend to take up a job after engineering,” he said.
As for his preparation for one of the toughest examinations in the country, Mohit shared that he studied about eight to 10 hours a day without any distraction from social media or friends. “Except for WhatsApp, I did not use social media. My main focus was on topping the examination and getting into the IIT Bombay,” he said.
Both parents of Mohit are scientists with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). While his mother, a computer science engineer, quit the job to take care of the family, father Manish Shekher Shukla is still with the ISRO.
“Except for using a computer to Google information, we have not provided him with a mobile phone since Mohit’s childhood. He had made a few silly mistakes, otherwise he would have secured the first rank. We are happy with his achievement,” Manish shared. Earlier, Mohith scored 228th rank in the JEE Main.
As per information released by the IIT Roorkee, Shubham Kumar of IIT Delhi zone topped the JEE Advanced 2026, scoring 330 out of 360 marks. Arohi Deshpande of IIT Delhi zone who obtained 280 out of 360 marks and secured all India 77th rank has topped among the females. A total of 1,87,389 students registered from across the country, 1,79,694 appeared and 56,880 qualified.
