By reben10.ramjit@gmail.com 
For the first time, more than 10,000 women have qualified for admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), with nearly one in four female candidates clearing JEE-Advance 2026— their highest pass rate on record.
The data shows that the number of women qualifying for IITs has jumped nearly 89 per cent, from 5,356 to 10,107, since 2019 — after a supernumerary seats scheme to improve their representation in IITs took effect. Over the same period, the number of women appearing for the exam rose by about 22 per cent, from 33,249 to 40,562.
As the results of JEE Advanced 2026 were declared Monday, 24.9 per cent of the 40,562 women candidates, who appeared, cleared the exam. Overall, around 56,000 candidates qualified and made it to the common rank list.
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