South zone candidates have done better in the Joint Engineering Examination this year. Candidates not only got higher ranks but also more candidates made it to the top 400 ranks, indicating that they would get an institute of their choice.
Also, of the 4,852 candidates who registered from Tamil Nadu as many as 1,030 had qualified.
This year candidates with All India Rank 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8, took the exams from south zone, which falls under the purview of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, said JEE South Zone chairman A.V. Jayanth. Last year, the top five ranks were AIR 4, 5, 10, 11, and 17.
