State with Most Number of Candidates in JEE ADVANCED 2014
Andhra Pradesh stayed firmly in pole position this year sending the maximum number of candidates through IIT-JEE to qualify for the advanced exam that will lead them to the portals of the IITs. However, a major push came from Maharashtra, which jumped a spot to fourth place on the list with an almost 47% increase in successful candidates as compared to last year. Uttar Pradesh, with its largest population of class XII passo uts, kept its second position, opening up a fair lead this year over Rajasthan, home to the popular coaching hub of Kota. However, Bihar slipped to f ifth position despite 1,210 more students qualifying than last year. The disparity between the successful and the unsuccessful states in the race to the IITs remains, with the top five states (Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Bihar) contributing more than 80,000 of the 1.54 lakh students (53.3%) who have qualified for the JEE (Advanced) exam, the entrance test for the Indian Institutes o...