Srinagar : RISE Institute, Srinagar’s leading coaching centre for JEE and NEET
preparation, has announced 15+ IIT selections in JEE Advanced 2026, adding another milestone to its
unbroken legacy as the only institute in Kashmir to have sent students to the IITs every single year
since its founding in 2012.
The standout story of this year’s result is the selection of six girls from Jammu & Kashmir — Soliha,
Hyfa, Nuha, and Ayesha from Kashmir, and Isma and Parveen from Kargil, Ladakh. Last year, three
girls qualifying for IIT from Kashmir was an achievement so rare it made national headlines, drew a
congratulatory tweet from the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, and was covered by The Hindu and
The Indian Express. This year, RISE has doubled that number.
Particularly noteworthy are the two selections from Kargil — Isma and Parveen — from a region that
has historically had limited access to structured IIT coaching. For Kargil, which sits at the edge of
Ladakh and has long been underserved in terms of competitive exam preparation, these selections
represent more than individual achievement. They signal that the aspiration and talent to reach India’s
most prestigious engineering institutions exists far beyond the metros, and that the right guidance can
unlock it.
The broader significance of six girls cracking IIT from Jammu & Kashmir cannot be overstated. In a
region where societal pressures, limited role models, and geographical barriers have historically made
it difficult for girls to pursue competitive engineering education, this result challenges every one of those
narratives. Each name on this list — Soliha, Hyfa, Nuha, Ayesha, Isma, Parveen — becomes a
reference point for the next girl in Kashmir or Kargil who dares to imagine an IIT.
RISE is the only institute in Kashmir to have maintained an unbroken streak of IIT selections year after
year. With over 1,000 cumulative IIT and NIT selections since its inception, the institute has quietly built
a track record that few coaching centres anywhere in the country can match on a per-student basis. Its
students have gone on to study at IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, AIIMS, and even internationally at Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania.
RISE Institute Records 15+ IIT Selections
