CBSE schools saw the largest share of students clearing JEE (Main), followed by 11,040 from the Telangana state board. Maharashtra ranked third, with seven candidates from its state board among the top 100 JEE (Main) scorers. Next year, a large count of candidates was from five boards - CBSE, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat. In all, 10,627 students from the Maharashtra state board have cleared the first hurdle and registered for JEE (Advanced), the gateway to IITs. But below that, the order has altered," said a JEE (Advanced) official.In 2013, for instance, over 80% came from just three high school boards: CBSE and the state boards of Andhra Pradesh and Punjab.

Source: Times of India May 12, 2016 18:18 UTC