New Delhi, Apr 29 (PTI) Forty-three candidates have bagged the perfect 100 score in the second edition of the engineering entrance exam JEE-Main, according to the National Testing Agency.

"The National Testing Agency (NTA) scores of 15 candidates have been withheld as they are under scrutiny," a senior NTA official said.

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NTA score is not the same as percentage of marks obtained but normalised scores.

The second edition of the crucial examination was held earlier this month.

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