The official notification for JEE Advanced 2026 will be released by IIT Roorkee, which is the organizing institute for the exam. The JEE Advanced 2026 examination will be conducted in two sessions: Paper 1 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM IST and Paper 2 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM IST.
JEE Advanced 2026: The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is the organizing body for JEE Advanced 2026. The official website (idioms website) jeeadv.ac.in provides complete details about the eligibility criteria and syllabus for the exam. The syllabus remains unchanged from the previous year. The JEE Main 2026 application form is expected to be released in April 2026, and the JEE Advanced 2026 exam will be conducted in May 2026 in two sessions.
Indian candidates who meet the JEE Main 2026 cutoff will be eligible to register for JEE Advanced 2026. A total of the top 2.5 lakh candidates from JEE Main 2026 will be allowed to participate in JEE Advanced. Foreign nationals, however, do not need to qualify JEE Main and can directly register for the exam. Regardless of nationality, all candidates must have passed their Class 12 board exams in 2025 or 2026 to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026. The exam will be conducted in CBT mode at centers both in India and abroad. JEE Advanced is the second stage in the IIT admission process, with JEE Main being the first. The exam consists of two papers, each divided into three sections: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Candidates are advised to refer to the JEE Advanced 2026 syllabus and review JEE Advanced previous years’ question papers for effective preparation.
To be eligible for admission to the IITs, candidates must appear for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the JEE Advanced exam. The JEE Advanced marking scheme, JEE Advanced total marks, and question distribution for JEE Advanced vary each year. Candidates can find detailed information about the exam, including important dates, JEE Advanced 2026 registration, eligibility criteria, preparation tips, recommended books, exam pattern, syllabus, and the admission process below on this page.
The JEE Advanced 2026 Exam will be conducted in May 2026. However, not every JEE aspirant will be eligible to appear for the JEE Advanced exam. Only the top 2,50,000 rankers in the JEE Main 2026 exam can apply for the Advanced stage.
What’s New in JEE Advanced 2026?
IIT Roorkee has announced a significant change for JEE Advanced 2026:
- Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026, candidates must have appeared for the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination for the first time (race against time phrase meaning) in 2025 or 2026, with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as mandatory subjects.
- Class 12 Passing Year: Candidates who passed Class 12 in 2025 or 2026 are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2026. However, candidates who appeared for the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2023 or earlier are not eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2026, regardless of the subjects they attempted or were offered.
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Overview
It is essential for students applying for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam to have general information related to the exam. Candidates can refer to the details below to get a quick idea about it. Also, candidates should visit (idioms dictionary) the official website of the JEE Advanced to fill in the form.
| Particulars | Details |
| JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Conducted By | IIT Roorkee |
| Official Website | https://jeeadv.ac.in/ |
| Exam Mode | Computer-Based Test |
| Counselling Authority | JoSAA |
| Frequency | Once a year |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours for each paper |
| Eligible Candidates | Top 2.5 lakh rankers in the JEE Main 2026 exam |
| Age Criteria | Lower Age Limit: Born on/after October 1st, 2000
Upper Age Limit: Not Fixed |
| Educational Qualification | 12 or equivalent exam appearing or passed from a recognized Board |
| Subjects | Physics, Chemistry & Maths |
| Number of Papers | 2 |
| Date of JEE Advanced 2026 Exam | May 2026 |
| Exam Schedule | Paper 1- 09:00 am to 12:00 pm
Paper 2- 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm |
JEE Advanced 2026 Important Exam Dates
The JEE Advanced 2026 registration portal will be open from April 2026 for Indian nationals. Students will be able to pay the application fee until the end of April 2026. The other important JEE Advanced 2026 dates are as follows:
| S. No. | JEE Advanced Events | Day, Date and Time (IST) |
| 1 | JEE Advanced 2026 registrations for Indian Nationals | April, 2026 |
| 2 | Last date for fee payment of registered candidates | May, 2026 |
| 3 | JEE Advanced 2026 Admit card available for download | May, 2026 |
| 4 | JEE Advanced 2026 Choosing of scribe for PwD candidates | May, 2026 |
| 5 | JEE Advanced 2026 Exam | May, 2026 |
| Paper 1: 09:00-12:00 IST | ||
| Paper 2: 14:30-17:30 IST | ||
| 6 | JEE Advanced 2026 response sheet release date | May, 2026 |
| 7 | JEE Advanced 2026 Online display of provisional answer keys | May, 2026 |
| 8 | Feedback and comments on provisional answer keys from the candidates | May, 2026 |
| 9 | JEE Advanced 2026 Online declaration of final answer keys | June, 2026 |
| 10 | Result of JEE Advanced 2026 | June, 2026 |
| 11 | Online registration for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2026 | June, 2026 |
| 12 | Tentative beginning of Joint Seat Allocation (JoSAA) 2026 process | June, 2026 |
| 13 | Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2026 | June, 2026 |
| 14 | Declaration of results of AAT 2026 | June, 2026 |
JEE Advanced 2026 Eligibility Criteria New (Revised)
There are 5 criteria that candidates applying for the JEE Advanced must fulfill. It is to be noted that all 5 criteria must be satisfied:
Criterion A1 – Performance in JEE (Main) 2026
Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) in B.E./B.Tech. paper (Paper I) of JEE (Main) 2026.
The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted are as follows: 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, and the remaining 40.5% is OPEN for all. Within each of these five categories, 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates.
The following table shows the order to be followed while choosing the top 2,50,000 candidates in various categories based on the performance in B.E./B.Tech. paper of JEE (Main) 2026.
Category-wise distribution of top 2,50,000* candidates (Criterion A1)
| Sl No. | Category | Number of “Top” candidates | |
| 1 | OPEN | 96187 | 101250 |
| 2 | OPEN-PwD | 5063 | |
| 3 | GEN-EWS | 23750 | 25000 |
| 4 | GEN-EWS-PwD | 1250 | |
| 5 | OBC-NCL | 64125 | 67500 |
| 6 | OBC-NCL-PwD | 3375 | |
| 7 | SC | 35625 | 37500 |
| 8 | SC-PwD | 1875 | |
| 9 | ST | 17812 | 18750 |
| 10 | ST-PwD | 938 | |
Criterion A2 – Age Limit
Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2000. Five years of age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1995.
Criterion A3 – Number of attempts
A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in two consecutive years.
Criterion A4 – Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination *
A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2025 or 2026 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
Candidates who had appeared in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2024 or earlier, are NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026, irrespective of the combination or number of subjects attempted/offered.
* By appearance in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the Board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or not the examination was conducted. It will be considered as an appearance even if the result of a particular candidate got withheld.
However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2022-23 on or after September 21, 2023, then the candidates of that Board who appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2023 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2025, provided they meet all the other eligibility criteria. In case the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2022-23 before September 21, 2023 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld for whatever reason, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026.
Criterion A5 – Earlier admission at IITs
A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT under any academic program that is listed in JoSAA Business Rules of 2024, irrespective of whether or not the candidate continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting “online” / at a “reporting centre” in the past. Candidates whose admission to IITs was cancelled (for whatever reason) after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.
Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2025 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026.
The candidates who were allocated a seat in an IIT through JoSAA but did not report “online” OR, (ii) withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR, (iii) had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.
However, in all of the above cases, the candidate is also required to fulfil the conditions mentioned from Criterion A1 to Criterion A4.
- Must be among the top 2.5 lakh rankers in the JEE Main 2026.
- Candidates should be born after or on October 1, 2000.
- An individual can appear a maximum of two times in two consecutive years.
- A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2025 or 2026 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
- Students who already have accepted an IIT seat are not allowed to attempt it again.
JEE Advanced 2026 Application Form
Candidates will only be able to fill out the JEE Advanced 2026 Application Form online mode. Candidates can follow the following steps for the JEE Advanced 2026 registration and other application processes:
1. To register for JEE (Advanced) 2026, one has to visit the official website of JEE Advanced. Click on: https://jeeadv.ac.in/.
2. Click on the login portal.
3. Provide your JEE Main 2026 roll number, password and security pin.
4. Click on Submit and enter a new password for the JEE Advanced 2026.
5. A page will be displayed on the screen consisting of the details filled in by students during JEE Main 2026.
6. Once you register for JEE (Advanced) 2026, the next step includes uploading the documents; these are:
- Birth Certificate
- Class 12th or equivalent marksheet
- Category/PwD/Scribe letter/PIO/DS (if applicable)
7. After uploading the above-mentioned documents, pay the JEE Advanced 2026 application fees both online and offline mode.
- Female Candidate (All Category)- 1600 INR
- PwD candidates/SC/ST- 1600 INR
- Other Candidates- 3200 INR
8. Take out the print-out of the confirmation page.
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Pattern
Candidates must be acquainted with the paper pattern and marking scheme before they appear for the final exam. However, the conducting body has not released any notifications regarding the paper pattern of JEE Advanced 2026. There are a few points that have been concluded from seeing previous years’ exam patterns.
- It will be an online paper.
- There will be two papers each for three hours.
- Questions will be majorly composed according to the syllabus prescribed in Class 11th & 12th in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
- The paper will be drafted in English and Hindi medium.
- Paper 1 will be designed to have single-option correct MCQs, single or more correct option questions, and numerical value-based questions. There will be negative marks in multiple choice-based questions.
- In Paper 2, applicants have to solve MCQs having one or more correct options, numerical-based questions and single-digit integer answer questions. Marks will be deducted in MCQ and single digital integer answer-type questions if the response is wrong.
Make sure you prepare according to the JEE Advanced 2026 syllabus to secure your seat in your desired engineering college.
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