JEE Main 2022 Session 1 Result: Punjab boy Mrinal Garg scores 300/300; says staying off social media helped

He credits his elder brother Bhartesh Garg and his teachers -- both at school and coaching academy -- for his success. NTA announced JEE Main result today morning.

2 min readLudhianaUpdated: Jul 12, 2022 05:45 PM IST

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JEE Main 2022: Meet Punjab topper Mrinal Garg. (Graphic: Angshuman Maity)

In the JEE Main 2022 Session 1 results declared today, Punjab’s Mrinal Garg has secured the top rank by getting a perfect score of 300/300. Hailing from Bathinda, Mrinal’s father Charanjeet Garg is a businessman and his mother Rinu Bala is a homemaker.

He credits his elder brother and his teachers — both at school and coaching academy — for his success. “My elder brother Bhartesh Garg is an MBBS student at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jodhpur. Seeing him study diligently, I was also inclined towards studying science. He has always been an inspiration. My teachers at school and academy have also played an equal part in my success,” said Mrinal, who is a product of St Kabir Convent School, Bathinda and also took coaching from Sri Chaitanya Academy, Chandigarh to prepare for the competitive exams.

His mother Rinu Bala said that seeing his brother study and prepare for medical studies made Mrinal focus on science. “He now wants to pursue computer science engineering at IIT-Bombay,” she said. “It was during Covid that he started preparing for JEE and studies were mainly through online classes during the pandemic. He also did a lot of self-study,” said the mother.

Garg told The Indian Express that he did not use any social media platform such as Facebook, Twitter etc. And WhatsApp was used just to stay updated on his classes via study groups.

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The family lives in the Minocha Colony of Bathinda and Mrinal’s father deals in surgical equipment.

“He is still at the academy and now focusing on preparing for JEE advanced. He was elated after the results today,” said the mother, adding that apart from studies, Mrinal loves playing guitar and playing cricket.

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In the JEE Main session I, 14 students scored 100 percentile of which only one (Sneha Pareek) is a girl student.

Divya Goyal

Divya Goyal is a Principal Correspondent at The Indian Express, based in Ludhiana (Punjab). She is widely recognized for her human-interest storytelling and in-depth investigative reporting on social and political issues in the region. Professional Profile Experience: With over 13 years in journalism, she joined The Indian Express in 2012. She previously worked with Hindustan Times. Education: A gold medalist in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Delhi. Core Beats: She covers a diverse range of subjects, including gender issues, education, the Sikh diaspora, heritage, and the legacy of the Partition. She has also reported on minority communities in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Awards and Recognition Divya has earned significant acclaim for her sensitivity toward gender and social disparities: Laadli Media Award (2020): For her investigative report "Punjab: The Invisible Drug Addicts," which exposed the gender disparity in treating women addicts. Laadli Media Award (2023): For a ground report on the struggles of two girls who had to ride a boat to reach their school in a border village of Punjab. Signature Style Divya is known for "humanizing the news." Rather than just reporting on policy, she often focuses on the individuals affected by it—such as students dealing with exam stress, farmers struggling with diversification, or families impacted by crime. Her work often bridges the gap between West (Pakistan) and East (India) Punjab, exploring shared heritage and common struggles. X (Twitter): @DivyaGoyal_ ... Read More

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