Iran03 October, 20263 min read
Iran’s 1405 Konkur Top Ranks Announced; Tehran Leads, Mazandaran Excels in Mathematics
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Tehran topped overall Konkur 1405 rankings across groups. Mazandaran clinched all top three in the Mathematics group.
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Konkur 1405 top ranks
The Organization for Educational Assessment announced the names of the holders of top ranks in the national entrance exam for universities and higher education institutions of Iran in the five testing groups, and Reza Mohammadi, the head of the Organization for Educational Assessment, was cited as announcing the lists. IRNA said the preliminary results for other candidates would be posted tomorrow, Sunday, October 4, on the Organization for Educational Assessment’s information portal, and the deadline for program choice would begin on Monday, October 5. IRNA reported that the 2026 nationwide entrance exam for admission to day-time programs, second shift, Payame Noor University, non-profit and non-government higher education institutions, and Islamic Azad University was held on August 20 and 21 in the five testing groups.
IRNA stated that of the total more than 1,070,000 candidates this year, 451,522 registered for the Experimental Sciences group, 135,813 for the Mathematics and Physics group, 327,734 for the Humanities group, 64,199 for the Arts group, and 90,173 for the Foreign Languages group. IRNA also reported that 65 percent of participants were women and 35 percent were men, and it contrasted that share with 2021, when it said women were about 60 percent and men about 40 percent.
Tehran leads, Mazandaran rises
Multiple reports tied the Konkur 1405 top ranks to a geographic pattern in which Tehran held 21 ranks out of 40, while Mazandaran held 6 ranks, and Hamedan and East Azerbaijan each held two ranks. Khabaronline said the first three positions in the Mathematics entrance exam were all from Mazandaran province, with Ashkan Karimi from Qaem Shahr ranked first, Amirkian Raisi Beyan from Amol ranked second, and Amirhossein Jafari from Babol ranked third. Khabaronline reported that Mazandaran held five of the top ten mathematics rankings and that, among the first ten ranks in the Mathematics group, five were from Mazandaran, two from Tehran, and one each from the provinces of Kerman, Yazd, and Qazvin.
Tabnak described the same mathematics pattern as a rare event, saying the first three ranks in the Mathematics Group were all from Mazandaran examinees. Tabnak added that in the Arts group, all five top ranks belonged to Tehran entrants, and it said in foreign languages, four of the top five were Tehranites.
Names, timing, and gender
EconometOnline said the top performers of the nationwide exam for 1405 were announced this Saturday, 11 Mehr, and it listed the top three ranks in each of the five fields. EconometOnline reported that the Mathematics and Technical Sciences group had 1st rank Ashkan Karimi from Qaemshahr, 2nd rank Amir-Kian Riyasi Behan from Amol, and 3rd rank Amir Hossein Jafari from Babol. EconometOnline stated that the preliminary results would be announced tomorrow through the National Organization for Educational Assessment, and it said the final results would be announced in mid Aban (November).
Tasnim said Mazandaran students earned top ranks in the experimental groups and reported that Ashkan Karimi from Qaem Shahr took the first rank in the Mathematics and Technical group, Amirkian Reisi from Amol came second, and Amir Hossein Jaheri from Babol also secured the third rank. Khabaronline reported a gender split across the 40 top ranks, saying 23 belonged to boys and 17 to girls, and it contrasted that with the overall applicant pool it attributed to the head of the Organization for Assessment of Educational Experiments, which it said had more than 1,070,000 examinees in the 1405.