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The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) remains the most preferred institute for JEE Advanced toppers, while IIT Delhi remains second in attracting a significant share of top 100 rankers this year. However, IIT-Madras, which is the top-ranking engineering institute in the country as per the NIRF, has only six students under the top 100 belt.
According to counselling data released by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), 73 of the top 100 JEE Advanced 2025 rankers opted for IIT Bombay, marking a consistent upward trend from 67 in 2023 and 72 in 2024.
IIT Delhi, which has steadily maintained its appeal, secured 19 students from the top 100 in 2025. Though lower than the 23 who picked the institute in 2024 and 22 in 2023, IIT Delhi remains the clear second choice for top rankers over the last five years, consistently attracting between 19 and 32 of the best-performing candidates.
Year-wise top 100 choices of JEE Advanced rankers
| Institute Name | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| IIT Bombay | 73 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 62 | 58 |
| IIT Delhi | 19 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 29 |
| IIT Madras | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
IIT Madras has seen fluctuating numbers among the top 100 aspirants. This year, six rankers opted for the Chennai-based institute — its highest in the past five years — compared to just two in 2024.
Trends over the years
The data shows IIT Bombay’s dominance has strengthened since 2020, when it was chosen by 58 of the top 100 rankers. Its share has risen steadily each year, crossing the 70 mark in both 2024 and 2025.
IIT Delhi, meanwhile, has consistently secured its place as the second-most preferred institute, with numbers hovering between 19 and 32 over the past six years.
IIT Madras has remained a distant third choice, attracting between two and eight students among the top 100 each year.
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The data highlights a clear preference among toppers for IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi, while other IITs such as IIT Madras continue to make incremental gains.
In the broader pool of top 5000 JEE Advanced rankers, IIT Bombay continues to dominate, with 755 students opting for the institute. IIT Delhi follows with 577 students, while IIT Madras secured 478, consolidating its position as the third-most preferred choice.
Other IITs that drew significant interest include IIT Kharagpur (517 students), IIT Kanpur (448), IIT Roorkee (429), and IIT Hyderabad (222). Among the newer IITs, IIT BHU Varanasi attracted 258 top 5000 rankers, IIT Guwahati 305, and IIT Indore 109.
Some institutes saw limited representation from top rankers – for example, IIT Bhubaneswar drew 43, IIT Jodhpur 63, and IIT Ropar 120. A few, such as IIT Jammu (4), IIT Bhillai (2), IIT Goa (3), IIT Palakkad (1), and IIT Dharwad (1), saw only single-digit representation.
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