Kota: Women are more and more making their mark in engineering schooling and competing on an equal footing with their male counterparts. The variety of feminine college students securing admission alternatives in India’s prestigious IITs has been rising steadily over time. In accordance with the JEE Superior 2026 outcomes, the variety of ladies qualifying for counselling has reached an all-time excessive.
This yr, 10,107 ladies certified for JEE Superior counselling, accounting for 17.76 % of the whole certified candidates. By no means earlier than has the variety of certified ladies crossed the ten,000 mark. A big contribution to this achievement has come from ALLEN Profession Institute, the place 1,044 lady college students certified for counselling this yr.
Including to the institute’s success, Arohi Deshpande, a pupil of ALLEN Kota, emerged because the All India Lady Topper, securing AIR 77. During the last decade, the variety of ladies qualifying for JEE Superior counselling has greater than doubled—from 4,570 in 2016 to 10,107 in 2026.
Nitin Kukreja, CEO of ALLEN Profession Institute, mentioned that the rising curiosity of women in engineering schooling is a optimistic signal for the nation’s future. “The rising participation of women in technical fields is driving social transformation. ALLEN stays dedicated to creating consciousness about engineering schooling amongst feminine college students and inspiring them to pursue their aspirations. This yr, 1,044 ladies from ALLEN certified, and we anticipate a lot of them to safe admission to IITs,” he mentioned.
Talking about her achievement, Arohi Deshpande, the All India Lady Topper in JEE Superior 2026, mentioned that one ought to at all times dream huge and work onerous to realize these goals. “My household supported me all through my journey and stayed with me in Kota for 4 years. The steerage offered by ALLEN school members performed an important position in my success. The consequence exceeded my expectations, and I’m delighted to emerge because the lady topper,” she mentioned.
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Extra Than 50,000 Women Finding out in Kota
Kota, India’s most distinguished hub for engineering and medical entrance examination preparation, attracts college students from throughout the nation. Greater than 50,000 lady college students are at present finding out within the metropolis. Owing to national-level competitors, a protected setting, and high quality schooling, college students getting ready in Kota usually obtain higher success charges in comparison with many different cities and states.
Three Key Causes behind the Rise in Women’ Participation in Engineering Training
1. Supernumerary Quota for Women
To encourage feminine participation in engineering schooling, the Authorities of India launched the Supernumerary Quota in IIT admissions in 2018. Underneath this initiative, ladies had been provided an extra 14 % of seats by the female-only pool. The quota was elevated to 17 % in 2019 and additional raised to twenty % in 2020. Presently, ladies are provided admission in opposition to 20 % further seats underneath this scheme.
2. Technological Transformation
The fast development of expertise sectors akin to Data Expertise, Pc Science, and Synthetic Intelligence (AI) has considerably enhanced the enchantment of engineering amongst ladies. Earlier, engineering was primarily related to field-based disciplines akin to Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronics & Communication Engineering. Nonetheless, the emergence of technology-driven careers and computer-based work environments has made engineering extra accessible and enticing for feminine college students. The supply of high-paying profession alternatives in these fields has additional boosted curiosity amongst ladies.
3. Elevated Consciousness throughout Rural India
At one time, establishments like IITs and NITs had been largely recognized solely in metropolitan cities. The expansion of teaching for IIT-JEE and the success of scholars from small cities and villages in securing IIT admissions helped unfold consciousness throughout the nation. As tales of profitable careers and profitable worldwide wage packages reached society, college students from rural areas grew to become more and more conscious of those alternatives. Together with boys, ladies from villages and small cities additionally started aspiring to affix IITs, leading to higher feminine participation in engineering entrance examinations.
Certified Women in JEE Superior
Yr – Certified Women
2016 – 4,570
2017 -7,259
2018-4,179
2019-5,356
2020-6,707
2021-6,452
2022-6,516
2023-7,509
2024-7,964
2025-9,404
2026-10,107
Development in Lady Registrations
Yr -Registered Women
2016-27,778
2017-29,872
2018-31,021
2019-33,249
2020-32,851
2021-32,285
2022-33,608
2023-40,645
2024-41,020
2025-41,337
2026-43,112
