Quick Summary: IIT Roorkee has released the JEE Advanced 2026 exam centres list that helps students know where the exam will be held. This year, the exam will be conducted in about 220 cities in India and 2 cities abroad, Abu Dhabi and Kathmandu. Centres are divided into 7 IIT zones, and one city, Saharanpur, has been removed. Students can choose up to ten cities while filling the form. The blog also explains zone details, city selection tips, admit card info, exam day rules, and common doubts.
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Centres: IIT Roorkee has published the JEE Advanced Exam 2026 Centres List on the official website jeeadv.ac.in. The exam is scheduled on May 17, 2026. If you are planning to get an IIT seat, this update is useful for you. Saharanpur from the IIT Roorkee zone is not included in the exam city list this year. IIT Roorkee will hold the JEE Advanced 2026 exam in 220 cities in India and 2 cities outside India. Many zones for the IIT JEE Advanced 2026 exam centres in India have been shared by IIT Roorkee, such as IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Roorkee. IIT Roorkee will conduct the JEE Advanced 2026 exam on May 17, 2026.
The two foreign centres for the JEE Advanced exam centres outside India are Abu Dhabi and Kathmandu. During JEE Advanced 2026 registration, students can choose up to ten preferred cities. The exam authority will try to give an exam centre in one of the top preferred cities, but students should know that in rare cases the centre may be given in the last preferred city. The full address of the allotted exam centre venue will be printed on the JEE Advanced Admit Card 2026. For more details, check the articles listing the exam centres for JEE Advanced 2026. For the full list of JEE Advanced 2026 exam cities, please check the details given below on this page.
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JEE Advanced 2026 Dates (OUT)
Check the table below for the full schedule of JEE Advanced 2026 exam:
| JEE Advanced 2026 Event | Scheduled Timeline |
| Registration window for Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO (F) applicants | 06 April 2026 to 02 May 2026 |
| Release of official practice tests for Paper 1 and Paper 2 | April 2026 (Tentative) |
| Application period opens for Indian candidates | 23 April 2026 to 02 May 2026 |
| Deadline to complete fee payment for all applicants | 04 May 2026 |
| Admit card download window for registered candidates | 11 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 |
| Option to select scribe available for PwD candidates | 16 May 2026 |
| JEE Advanced 2026 examination date | 17 May 2026 |
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Centres: Overview
- The exam will be conducted in 321 cities across India
- Plus 2 international cities
- Cities are divided into 7 zones
- Each zone is managed by a zonal IIT.
One city has been removed this year, so do not depend on old lists.
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JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Centres List
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, has released the JEE Advanced Exam 2026 Centres List with the official information brochure. Students can view the list of JEE Advanced 2026 exam centres on this page. Applicants are advised to check the brochure for the full JEE Advanced exam centres details. Last year, there were 225 cities in India and two international cities in the centre list. But for 2026, five cities have been removed from the Indian exam centres list. For complete details, the full JEE Advanced exam centres 2026 list is shared below for students’ easy understanding.
JEE Advanced Exam Cities in India
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| State/UT | City | Code |
| Goa | Panaji | 101 |
| Margao/Madgoan | 102 | |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad | 103 |
| Anand | 104 | |
| Bhavnagar | 105 | |
| Bhuj | 106 | |
| Gandhinagar | 107 | |
| Himatnagar | 108 | |
| Jamnagar | 109 | |
| Junagadh | 110 | |
| Mehsana | 111 | |
| Rajkot | 112 | |
| Surat | 113 | |
| Vadodara | 114 | |
| Vapi | 115 | |
| Valsad | 116 | |
| Karnataka | Bagalkot | 117 |
| Belagavi (Belgaum) | 118 | |
| Bellary | 119 | |
| Bengaluru | 120 | |
| Davanagere | 121 | |
| Dharwad-Hubballi (Hubli) | 122 | |
| Hassan | 123 | |
| Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) | 124 | |
| Mangaluru (Mangalore) | 125 | |
| Mysuru (Mysore) | 126 | |
| Shivamogga (Shimoga) | 127 | |
| Tumakuru (Tumkur) | 128 | |
| Udupi/Manipal | 129 | |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar | 130 |
| Akola | 131 | |
| Amravati | 132 | |
| Aurangabad | 133 | |
| Bhandara | 134 | |
| Chandrapur | 135 | |
| Dhule | 136 | |
| Jalgaon | 137 | |
| Kolhapur | 138 | |
| Latur | 139 | |
| Mumbai | 140 | |
| Nagpur | 141 | |
| Nanded | 142 | |
| Nashik | 143 | |
| Navi Mumbai | 144 | |
| Palghar | 145 | |
| Pune | 146 | |
| Raigad | 147 | |
| Sangamner | 148 | |
| Sangli | 149 | |
| Satara | 150 | |
| Solapur | 151 | |
| Thane | 152 | |
| Vasai | 153 | |
| Wardha | 154 | |
| Yavatmal | 155 | |
| Delhi NCR | Delhi (East) | 201 |
| Delhi (North) | 202 | |
| Delhi (South) | 203 | |
| Delhi (West) | 204 | |
| Faridabad | 205 | |
| Noida | 206 | |
| Gurgaon | 207 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu | 208 |
| Srinagar | 209 | |
| Ladakh | Leh | 210 |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer | 211 |
| Alwar | 212 | |
| Bhilwara | 213 | |
| Bikaner | 214 | |
| Hanumangar | 215 | |
| Jaipur | 216 | |
| Jodhpur | 217 | |
| Kota | 218 | |
| Sikar | 219 | |
| Udaipur | 220 | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | 301 |
| Assam | Dibrugarh | 302 |
| Guwahati | 303 | |
| Jorhat | 304 | |
| Silchar | 305 | |
| Tezpur | 306 | |
| Bihar | Arrah | 307 |
| Aurangabad | 308 | |
| Bhagalpur | 309 | |
| Darbhanga | 310 | |
| Gaya | 311 | |
| Muzaffarpur | 312 | |
| Patna | 313 | |
| Purnea | 314 | |
| Rohtas | 315 | |
| Manipur | Imphal | 316 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | 317 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | 318 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | 319 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | 320 |
| Tripura | Agartala | 321 |
| West Bengal | Siliguri | 322 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 401 |
| Indore | 402 | |
| Jabalpur | 403 | |
| Sagar | 404 | |
| Satna | 405 | |
| Ujjain | 406 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur | 407 |
| Jhansi | 408 | |
| Kanpur | 409 | |
| Lucknow | 410 | |
| Prayagraj (Allahabad) | 411 | |
| Varanasi | 412 | |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | 501 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam | 502 |
| Visakhapatnam | 503 | |
| Vizianagaram | 504 | |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai | 505 |
| Bilaspur | 506 | |
| Raipur | 507 | |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad | 508 |
| Hazaribagh | 509 | |
| Jamshedpur | 510 | |
| Ranchi | 511 | |
| Odisha | Balasore | 512 |
| Berhampur (Ganjam) | 513 | |
| Bhubaneswar | 514 | |
| Cuttack | 515 | |
| Jeypore | 516 | |
| Rourkela | 517 | |
| Sambalpur | 518 | |
| West Bengal | Asansol | 519 |
| Baharampur (Murshidabad) | 520 | |
| Burdwan | 521 | |
| Durgapur | 522 | |
| Kalyani (Nadia) | 523 | |
| Kharagpur-Kolaghat | 524 | |
| Kolkata (North) | 525 | |
| Kolkata (South) | 526 | |
| Andhra Pradesh | Amalapuram | 601 |
| Ananthapur | 602 | |
| Bhimavaram | 603 | |
| Chirala | 604 | |
| Chittoor | 605 | |
| Eluru | 606 | |
| Gudlavalleru | 607 | |
| Gudur | 608 | |
| Guntur | 609 | |
| Kadapa | 610 | |
| Kakinada | 611 | |
| Kurnool | 612 | |
| Markapur | 613 | |
| Mylavaram | 614 | |
| Narasaraopet | 615 | |
| Nellore | 616 | |
| Ongole | 617 | |
| Rajahmundry | 618 | |
| Surampalem | 619 | |
| Tadepalligudem | 620 | |
| Tirupathi | 621 | |
| Vijayawada | 622 | |
| Kerala | Alappuzha | 623 |
| Kannur | 624 | |
| Kasaragod | 625 | |
| Kochi | 626 | |
| Kollam | 627 | |
| Kottayam | 628 | |
| Kozhikode | 629 | |
| Malappuram | 630 | |
| Palakkad | 631 | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 632 | |
| Thrissur | 633 | |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | 634 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 635 |
| Coimbatore | 636 | |
| Madurai | 637 | |
| Salem | 638 | |
| Thanjavur | 639 | |
| Tiruchirapalli | 640 | |
| Tirunelveli | 641 | |
| Vellore | 642 | |
| Nagercoil | 643 | |
| Namakkal | 643 | |
| Virudhunagar | 645 | |
| Telangana | Adilabad | 646 |
| Hyderabad | 647 | |
| Karimnagar | 648 | |
| Khammam | 649 | |
| Kodad | 650 | |
| Kothagudem | 651 | |
| Mahabubnagar | 652 | |
| Nalgonda | 653 | |
| Nizamabad | 654 | |
| Sathupally | 655 | |
| Siddipet | 656 | |
| Suryapet | 657 | |
| Warangal | 658 | |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 701 |
| Haryana | Ambala | 702 |
| Hisar | 703 | |
| Kurukshetra | 704 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur | 705 |
| Hamirpur | 706 | |
| Shimla | 707 | |
| Mandi | 708 | |
| Kangra | 709 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | 711 |
| Punjab | Amritsar | 712 |
| Bathinda | 713 | |
| Jalandhar | 714 | |
| Ludhiana | 715 | |
| Mohali | 716 | |
| Patiala | 717 | |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | 718 |
| Haldwani | 719 | |
| Roorkee | 720 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra | 721 |
| Aligarh | 722 | |
| Bareilly | 723 | |
| Ghaziabad | 724 | |
| Mathura | 725 | |
| Meerut | 726 | |
| Moradabad | 727 | |
| Muzzaffarnagar | 728 | |
JEE Advanced Exam Cities Outside India
| Country | City | |
| UAE | Abu Dhabi | F01 |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | F02 |
City Removed from JEE Advanced 2026 List
There is a minor but important update.
- Saharanpur (IIT Roorkee zone) has been removed from the JEE Advanced 2026 exam centre list.
Always refer to the latest brochure for full and correct information.
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JEE Advanced 2026 Zones Explained
“Zone” is a common question students see while filling the JEE Advanced application form. In JEE Advanced, a zone means the group of cities where the exam centres are located. The JEE Advanced centres 2026 are divided into 7 zones – IIT Bombay Zone, IIT Delhi Zone, IIT Guwahati Zone, IIT Kanpur Zone, IIT Kharagpur Zone, IIT Hyderabad Zone, and IIT Roorkee Zone. Students searching “JEE Advanced centres near me” can check the tables below to see the JEE Advanced test centre list 2026 in Odisha, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Kota, and other cities.
Exam centres are divided into 7 zones:
| Exam Zone | Responsible IIT |
| Bombay Region | IIT Bombay oversees this zone |
| Delhi Region | IIT Delhi manages this zone |
| Guwahati Region | IIT Guwahati is the conducting authority |
| Kanpur Region | IIT Kanpur handles operations |
| Kharagpur Region | IIT Kharagpur supervises the zone |
| Hyderabad Region | IIT Hyderabad is in charge |
| Roorkee Region | IIT Roorkee administers this area |
Students must choose exam cities from only one zone during registration.
JEE Advanced Exam Centres – IIT Bombay Zone
Candidates can check the JEE Advanced Centre list under IIT Bombay zones. Find the exam centres for JEE Advanced 2026 in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and other states here.
| State/UT | City | Code |
| Goa | Panaji | 101 |
| Margao/Madgoan | 102 | |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad | 103 |
| Anand | 104 | |
| Bhavnagar | 105 | |
| Bhuj | 106 | |
| Gandhinagar | 107 | |
| Himatnagar | 108 | |
| Jamnagar | 109 | |
| Junagadh | 110 | |
| Mehsana | 111 | |
| Rajkot | 112 | |
| Surat | 113 | |
| Vadodara | 114 | |
| Vapi | 115 | |
| Valsad | 116 | |
| Karnataka | Bagalkot | 117 |
| Belagavi (Belgaum) | 118 | |
| Bellary | 119 | |
| Bengaluru | 120 | |
| Davanagere | 121 | |
| Dharwad-Hubballi (Hubli) | 122 | |
| Hassan | 123 | |
| Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) | 124 | |
| Mangaluru (Mangalore) | 125 | |
| Mysuru (Mysore) | 126 | |
| Shivamogga (Shimoga) | 127 | |
| Tumakuru (Tumkur) | 128 | |
| Udupi/Manipal | 129 | |
| Maharashtra | Ahmednagar | 130 |
| Akola | 131 | |
| Amravati | 132 | |
| Aurangabad | 133 | |
| Bhandara | 134 | |
| Chandrapur | 135 | |
| Dhule | 136 | |
| Jalgaon | 137 | |
| Kolhapur | 138 | |
| Latur | 139 | |
| Mumbai | 140 | |
| Nagpur | 141 | |
| Nanded | 142 | |
| Nashik | 143 | |
| Navi Mumbai | 144 | |
| Palghar | 145 | |
| Pune | 146 | |
| Raigad | 147 | |
| Sangamner | 148 | |
| Sangli | 149 | |
| Satara | 150 | |
| Solapur | 151 | |
| Thane | 152 | |
| Vasai | 153 | |
| Wardha | 154 | |
| Yavatmal | 155 |
JEE Advanced Exam Centres – IIT Delhi Zone
Here are the names of JEE Advanced exam centres in Delhi, Rajasthan and other states for students to check.
| STATE | CITY | CODE |
| Delhi NCR | Delhi (East) | 201 |
| Delhi (North) | 202 | |
| Delhi (South) | 203 | |
| Delhi (West) | 204 | |
| Faridabad | 205 | |
| Noida | 206 | |
| Gurgaon | 207 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu | 208 |
| Srinagar | 209 | |
| Ladakh | Leh | 210 |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer | 211 |
| Alwar | 212 | |
| Bhilwara | 213 | |
| Bikaner | 214 | |
| Hanumangar | 215 | |
| Jaipur | 216 | |
| Jodhpur | 217 | |
| Kota | 218 | |
| Sikar | 219 | |
| Udaipur | 220 |
JEE Advanced Exam Centres – IIT Kanpur Zone
| STATE | CITY | CODE |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 401 |
| Indore | 402 | |
| Jabalpur | 403 | |
| Sagar | 404 | |
| Satna | 405 | |
| Ujjain | 406 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur | 407 |
| Jhansi | 408 | |
| Kanpur | 409 | |
| Lucknow | 410 | |
| Prayagraj (Allahabad) | 411 | |
| Varanasi | 412 |
JEE Advanced Exam Centres – IIT Roorkee Zone
| STATE | CITY | CODE |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 701 |
| Haryana | Ambala | 702 |
| Hisar | 703 | |
| Kurukshetra | 704 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur | 705 |
| Hamirpur | 706 | |
| Shimla | 707 | |
| Mandi | 708 | |
| Kangra | 709 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | 711 |
| Punjab | Amritsar | 712 |
| Bathinda | 713 | |
| Jalandhar | 714 | |
| Ludhiana | 715 | |
| Mohali | 716 | |
| Patiala | 717 | |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | 718 |
| Haldwani | 719 | |
| Roorkee | 720 |
JEE Advanced Exam Centres – IIT Kharagpur Zone
| STATE | CITY | CODE |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | 501 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam | 502 |
| Visakhapatnam | 503 | |
| Vizianagaram | 504 | |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai | 505 |
| Bilaspur | 506 | |
| Raipur | 507 | |
| Jharkhand | Dhanbad | 508 |
| Hazaribagh | 509 | |
| Jamshedpur | 510 | |
| Ranchi | 511 | |
| Odisha | Balasore | 512 |
| Berhampur (Ganjam) | 513 | |
| Bhubaneswar | 514 | |
| Cuttack | 515 | |
| Jeypore | 516 | |
| Rourkela | 517 | |
| Sambalpur | 518 | |
| West Bengal | Asansol | 519 |
| Baharampur (Murshidabad) | 520 | |
| Burdwan | 521 | |
| Durgapur | 522 | |
| Kalyani (Nadia) | 523 | |
| Kharagpur-Kolaghat | 524 | |
| Kolkata (North) | 525 | |
| Kolkata (South) | 526 |
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Centres – IIT Guwahati Zone
| STATE | CITY | CODE |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun | 301 |
| Assam | Dibrugarh | 302 |
| Guwahati | 303 | |
| Jorhat | 304 | |
| Silchar | 305 | |
| Tezpur | 306 | |
| Bihar | Arrah | 307 |
| Aurangabad | 308 | |
| Bhagalpur | 309 | |
| Darbhanga | 310 | |
| Gaya | 311 | |
| Muzaffarpur | 312 | |
| Patna | 313 | |
| Purnea | 314 | |
| Rohtas | 315 | |
| Manipur | Imphal | 316 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | 317 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | 318 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | 319 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | 320 |
| Tripura | Agartala | 321 |
| West Bengal | Siliguri | 322 |
Foreign Centres for JEE Advanced
The authority has published the list of Foreign Centres for JEE Advanced 2026. There are a total of 2 exam centres outside the country. JEE Advanced exam centres outside India had 1 centre in the UAE and 1 in Nepal. The UAE JEE Advanced exam centres were in Abu Dhabi. The JEE Advanced exam centre in Nepal was in Kathmandu.
JEE Advanced Exam Centres 2026
- Candidates can choose their preferred JEE Advanced 2026 exam centre while filling the application form. Check the JEE Advanced centres 2026 near me before finalising the centre choice.
- Information about the allotted exam centre is mentioned in the JEE Advanced 2026 admit card.
- Allotment of JEE Advanced test centres is done based on the selected cities or towns. Candidates are given centres of JEE Advanced 2026 as per the zone they selected. However, in rare cases, JEE Advanced city allotment may be given to another zone due to unavoidable reasons.
- Students can view the details of the allotted JEE Advanced 2026 exam centre on the admit card.
How to Choose Your JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Centre
While filling the form consider the following:
- Choose up to 10 city options
- Pick cities from only one zone
- Select places that are easy for you to reach
- Do not choose far cities to avoid travel problems.
After the admit card is issued, no changes can be made.
JEE Advanced Admit Card 2026
The JEE Advanced Admit Card 2026 will be issued on the official site (idiom site) in online mode for all candidates. Students must enter their registration number, date of birth, and mobile number to download the admit card. The admit card shows student details, exam centre address, and key rules for the exam day. Every student must carry the JEE Advanced Admit Card 2026 before going inside the exam hall.
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Day Guidelines
These are the rules that students must carefully follow on the day of the exam.
- Reach the exam centre one hour before the start of the JEE Advanced 2026 exam
- Bring a JEE Advanced admit card and a valid ID proof to the exam centre
- Students can carry only pens, pencils, and drinking water in transparent bottles to the JEE Advanced 2026 exam centre. Apart from this, items like mobile, calculator, rough paper, etc. are not allowed at the centre.
- No one is allowed to leave the exam hall until the exam ends on that day.
FAQs on JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Centres
Q: When will the JEE Advanced 2026 exam be held?
The JEE Advanced 2026 exam is scheduled for Sunday, May 17, 2026, and will be conducted by IIT Roorkee in a computer-based format. There are two mandatory papers on the same day: Paper 1 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Paper 2 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM.
Q: Which institute will conduct JEE Advanced 2026?
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will organize the JEE Advanced 2026 exam on May 17, 2026. It will be a Computer-Based Test (CBT) for admission to B.Tech, B.E., and other engineering and science courses in the IITs.
Q: Is it possible to change my exam centre after submitting the form?
Changing the exam centre after form submission is usually not allowed, but it depends on the exam rules. Some exams like JEE Main or CBSE forbid changes, while others like GATE or CUET allow them only during a correction window. Check the official notice or contact the helpdesk for details.
Q: How will I find out which JEE Advanced exam centre is assigned to me?
Your allotted JEE Advanced 2026 exam centre will be shown in the JEE Advanced Admit Card 2026, which is available only to registered candidates on the official website. The admit card will have the exam centre name, address, and code.
Q: Can I pick my own exam centre in JEE Advanced?
Yes, you can select your preferred exam city for JEE Advanced 2026 while filling the application form, but choosing a specific centre is not allowed. Candidates usually pick up to 10 cities within their IIT zone. Final allotment is based on availability and listed preferences.
Q: When will the JEE Advanced admit card be available?
The JEE Advanced Admit Card 2026 will be released on May 11, 2026, at 10:00 IST. Candidates can download it from jeeadv.ac.in until May 17, 2026, using their registration number, date of birth, and mobile number.
Q: Where can I see the JEE Advanced exam centre lists?
The official JEE Advanced exam centres 2026 are listed on jeeadv.ac.in in the information brochure and during the application process. For 2026, IIT Roorkee will conduct the exam in about 220 Indian cities and 2 international cities.
Q: How many exam city preferences can I fill in the form?
For the JEE Advanced 2026 exam, candidates can select up to 10 preferred exam cities in order. These cities must come from the official brochure, which lists centres across all IIT zones.
Q: Is the JEE Advanced exam held outside India as well?
Yes, the JEE Advanced exam is also conducted outside India for foreign candidates. In 2026, the international centres are Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Kathmandu (Nepal), allowing overseas students to appear for the exam for admission to IITs.
Q: How do I select a JEE Advanced exam centre?
To select a JEE Advanced 2026 exam centre, candidates must pick 10 preferred cities within one IIT zone while filling the form. IIT Roorkee will manage the 2026 exam, and students should select cities that are easy to reach for a stress-free journey.
Q: What are zones in JEE Advanced?
Zones in JEE Advanced mean 7 regions, each managed by a zonal IIT, to handle exam centres, registration, and management. These zones are Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Guwahati, Kharagpur, Hyderabad, and Roorkee, and candidates must choose exam cities within one zone during registration.
