CAET 2026: Combined Admission Entrance Test (CAET) 2026

Combined Admission Entrance Test

Combined Admission Entrance Test (CAET) 2026

CAET 2026
[Combined Admission Entrance Test 2026]
conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
Admission to the B.Tech. Programs for academic year 2026-27

The CAET (Combined Admission Entrance Test) is the specific entrance exam for undergraduate B.Tech. admissions at the IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi campus, primarily for international students (including Indian expats and UAE Nationals).

Academic Programs: Undergraduate (UG) programs of Computer Science and Engineering, and Energy Engineering started in the academic year (A.Y.) 2024-25, while Chemical Engineering started in the A.Y. 2025-26. A few other UG disciplines are expected to begin in subsequent academic years. The details of the added academic programs will be updated in due course on the IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi website at the link: https://abudhabi.iitd.ac.in/undergraduate.

About CAET 2026:
The admissions of all the candidates in the above-mentioned academic programs for the academic year 2026-27 will be through two modes:

Only for the UAE Nationals, International Candidates & Indian Expatriates: Combined Admission Entrance Test (CAET) 2026.
Session-2 of the Combined Admission Entrance Test (CAET) 2026 will be held on February 8, 2026 at various centres in the UAE, New Delhi, Singapore and Malaysia.
For Indian Nationals:
JEE (Advanced) 2026: The eligibility criteria and other details/requirements for JEE (Advanced) 2026 can be found at https://jeeadv.ac.in/index.html.

Number of Sessions:
CAET 2026 will be conducted in four sessions as follows.
Session 1: November 23, 2025
Session 2: February 08, 2026
Session 3: April 19, 2026
Session 4: June 21, 2026
A candidate will get a maximum of two opportunities to appear in the CAET 2026 examination. If a candidate appears in two sessions, the better score out of the two will be considered for the final selection process to the IIT Delhi - Abu Dhabi.
An additional special drive for UAE Nationals may be conducted on 2nd August, 2026, if needed.

Important Dates & Times

All times are mentioned in Gulf Standard Time (GST, UTC+4:00)

Activity	CAET 2026 Schedule
Start of online registration for CAET 2026 Session-2	December 22, 2025 (Friday)
End of online registration for Session-1	January 30, 2026, 05:00 P.M. (Friday)
Test Card Download	February 02-08, 2026
Entrance Test Session 2 Reporting time at the centre	Sunday, February 08, 2026 10:00 A.M.* to 01:00 P.M. 09:00 A.M.*
Result CAET 2025 Session-1	February 18, 2025 (Friday)

*If you have selected a centre in India, Singapore, Malaysia, the corresponding Local Standard Time will be used. Note that 10:00 A.M. (GST) = 11:30 A.M. (IST) = 11:45 A.M. (NPT) = 02:00 P.M. (SGT) = 02:00 P.M. (MYT).

How To Apply

A simple 4-step procedure

Candidates must fulfill all the criteria listed below to be eligible for CAET.

Nationality

UAE Nationals: Candidates who are citizens of the UAE and possess a proof of the same are defined as UAE Nationals.
International Candidates:
- Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) and NOT UAE nationals.
- Candidates who are Overseas Citizen of India / Person of Indian Origin (OCI/PIO) card holders.*
*Candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021, can opt to appear in JEE (Main) and JEE(Advanced) as at par with Indian citizens. In case they do so, such candidates are not eligible for admission to IIT Delhi Abu Dhabi campus through CAET 2026.
Indian Expatriates: Indian students (holding Indian Passports), who have been living outside India from last five years and have completed/will be completing their class VIII to XII standard of schooling from outside India.

Performance in Grade 12 (or equivalent):
Must have a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent in AT LEAST TWO of the following subjects: Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics; and a minimum of 80% aggregate marks or equivalent in the Grade 12 board examination.

Grade 12 (Board Exam) appearing Year:
A candidate should have appeared or should be appearing for the Class/Grade XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2025 or 2026. Candidates whose first appearance in Class/Grade XII examination was in 2024 or earlier years are NOT eligible.

If a candidate has done n years of mandatory service as per the policy of the country of citizenship, n years of relaxation will be given to such candidates with the service supported by a valid certificate / documentation.

Age / Date of birth:
Candidates should have been born on or after 1st October 2001. Age relaxation for mandatory service is as per the policy of the country of citizenship of the candidate.

Number of Attempts:
A candidate can apply for admission in a maximum of two academic years. In any given academic year, a candidate can appear for CAET a maximum of two times.

Prior Admission to IIT:
A candidate should NOT have been admitted to any IIT earlier, irrespective of whether the candidate continued in the program or accepted and then vacated an IIT seat. (for details, please refer to the eligibility criterion on "Earlier Admission to IITs" in the JEE Advanced Information Brochure at https://jeeadv.ac.in).

The UG admissions for prospective candidates residing in UAE and other foreign nationals, subject to fulfillment of shortlisting and admission criteria, will take place through an Entrance Examination "Combined Admission Entrance Test (CAET)". Applications for AY 2026-27 are now open. Check out the Application Guide on how to submit your application.

To apply for CAET 2026, create your account and fill in the required fields. You will get access to an Applicant Dashboard, where you can see the status of your Application.
Application Guide

Carefully complete your application, if you meet the eligibility criteria for CAET 2026, and apply online.
Upload all the supporting documents in required format.
At any given point you can login to your dashboard and check the application status through your registered Id.

CAET is a written examination, and you would be required to visit the designated centers for writing the exam, on the chosen date.
The center will be allocated to you based on your preference and availability of seats at the center.
Final Selection will based on your performance in CAET and subject to fulfilment of the eligibility criteria.

CONTACT
For application/examination related queries, please contact
(a) In UAE, IIT Delhi – Abu Dhabi:
admissions@abudhabi.iitd.ac.in or call at +971 2 495 8510.
(b) In India:
JEE-CAET office of IIT Delhi: jeechair@admin.iitd.ac.in or jeevchair@admin.iitd.ac.in or call at +91 11 2659 1734/35.

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