Boys outshone girls in the engineering entrance examination yet again by securing the top 9 ranks and 83 out of the top-100 ranks in the KEAM 2023 examination.
The results of the examination, which were declared by Higher Education Minister R. Bindu here on Monday, also saw a slight dip in the number of students who have secured eligibility for admissions. A total of 49,671 students have qualified for admissions after being included on the rank list, marking a decrease of 1,187 compared to last year.
Sanjay P. Mallar of Kannur bagged the top position by securing a score of 583.6440 (out of 600). Ashik Stenny and Fredie George Robin of Kottayam came second and third respectively. Chethana S.J. of Pathanamthitta and Athen Vinu John of Ernakulam topped the rankings in the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe categories respectively.