JEE (Advanced) 2026
[Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2026]
organized by Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Admission into Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for UG Engineering, Science, and Architecture Programs (B.Tech., B.Sc., B.Arch., Dual Degrees) after qualifying JEE Main 2026
JEE (Advanced) 2026 will be held on Sunday, 17th May, 2026.
The Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2026 [JEE (Advanced) 2026] will be conducted by the seven Zonal Coordinating IITs under the guidance of the Joint Admission Board 2026 (JAB 2026). The performance of a candidate in JEE (Advanced) 2026 will form the basis for admission to the Bachelors, Integrated Masters, and Dual Degree programs (entry at the 10+2 level), mentioned in Clause 2, in all the IITs in the academic year 2026-27. The decisions of JAB 2026 will be final in all matters related to JEE (Advanced) 2026 and admission to IITs in the academic year 2026-27.
Schedule of JEE (Advanced) 2026:
The examination consists of two papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2) of three hours duration each. Appearing in both the papers is compulsory. The examination schedule is as follows.
Date of Examination
May 17, 2026 (Sunday)
Paper 1
09:00 IST to 12:00 IST
Paper 2
14:30 IST to 17:30 IST
It may be noted that the examination date will remain unchanged even if it is declared a public holiday.
Candidates who wish to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026 must pay the registration fee, as mentioned in the following table:
Registration Fee for Examination Centres in India
Indian Nationals
Female Candidates (all categories)
Rs. 1,600/-
SC, ST, and PwD Candidates
Rs. 1,600/-
All Other Candidates
Rs. 3,200/-
OCI/PIO (I)6 Candidates
Female Candidates (GEN and GEN-PwD)
Rs. 1,600/-
OPEN (GEN-PwD)
Rs. 1,600/-
OPEN (GEN)
Rs. 3,200/-
Foreign Nationals & OCI/PIO (F)6 Candidates
Candidates Residing in SAARC Countries
USD 100#
Candidates Residing in Non-SAARC Countries
USD 200#
# Or equivalent in INR
Registration Fee for Examination Centres in Foreign Countries
Indian Nationals and OCI/PIO (I) Candidates
All
USD 200#
Foreign Nationals & OCI/PIO (F) Candidates
Candidates Residing in SAARC Countries
USD 200#
Candidates Residing in Non-SAARC Countries
USD 200#
# Or equivalent in INR
• The registration fee shown above DOES NOT INCLUDE service charges, processing fees, and any other charges that the payment gateway/banks may levy. Registration fee once paid is non-refundable and non-transferable. All candidates have to reach the examination centre at their own expense and have to make their own arrangements to appear for the examination.
• Detailed instructions related to the payment of registration fee will be provided at the time of JEE (Advanced) 2026 registration on the online registration portal.
Admit Card
Candidates who successfully register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 can download admit card from the online registration portal: https://jeeadv.ac.in.
Admit card downloading schedule
May 11, 2026 (Monday, 17:00 IST) to May 17, 2026 (Sunday, 14:30 IST)
The admit card will bear the following details of the candidate:
Name, Roll number for JEE (Advanced) 2026, JEE (Main) Application Number, photograph, signature, date of birth, address for correspondence and category.
In addition, the admit card will have the name and address of the examination centre allotted to the candidate.
Candidates should carefully examine the entries in the admit card and in case of any discrepancy, they should contact the Chairperson, JEE (Advanced) 2026 of the respective Zonal coordinating IIT.
In case of any problem in downloading the admit card, the candidate should immediately contact the Zonal Chairperson, JEE (Advanced) 2026.
A printout of the downloaded admit card and a valid ORIGINAL photo identity card (any one of the following:
Aadhaar Card, School/College/Institute ID, Driving License, Voter ID, Passport, PAN Card, Notarized Certificate with photograph) MUST be produced at the time of examination, without which, the candidate will NOT be allowed to appear for the examination.
Important instructions to be followed on the day of examination
Candidates MUST carry a printed copy of the downloaded admit card and their valid original photo identity card (any one of the following: Aadhaar Card, School/College/Institute ID, Driving License, Voter ID, Passport, PAN Card, Notarized Certificate with photograph) for the examination. Only candidates having a valid admit card and photo identity card will be allowed to write the examination.
The candidate’s identity will be verified at the examination centre by invigilators as well as IIT representatives. If the identity of the candidate is in doubt, the candidate may not be allowed to appear for the examination. However, the IIT authorities, at their discretion, may provisionally permit the candidate to appear for the examination after completing certain formalities. No extra time will be allowed for completing the examination in lieu of the time taken for completing these formalities. In such cases where the candidate is permitted to provisionally appear for the examination, the decision of the Zonal Chairperson, JEE (Advanced) 2026 on the issue, shall be final.
Impersonation and/or use of unfair means in the examination are considered as serious offences and will lead to disqualification of one’s candidature from JEE (Advanced) 2026 and all admission related processes. It may also lead to legal action against such candidates.
All candidates will be subjected to extensive and compulsory frisking before entering the Examination Centre. The JEE (Advanced) 2026 will issue appropriate and comprehensive instructions to the staff and other officials at the Examination Centres, including for frisking of female candidates.
Only pens, pencils, drinking water in transparent bottle, downloaded admit card and an original photo identity card are allowed to be taken inside the examination hall. The following items will NOT be allowed inside the examination centre: watches, mobile phones, Bluetooth devices, earphones, microphones, pagers, health bands or any other electronic gadgets, any printed/blank/hand written paper, log tables, writing pads, scales, eraser, geometry/pencil-boxes, pouches, calculators, pen drives, electronic pens/Scanner, wallets, handbags, camera, goggles or similar such items.
Candidates are advised NOT to wear charm/taweez, items containing metals such as ring, bracelet, earrings, nose pin, chain/necklace, pendant, badge, brooch, clothes with big buttons. They are also advised to wear open footwear like chappals and sandals.
Any other item which could be used for unfair means, or for hiding communication devices like a microchip, camera, Bluetooth device, etc., is not permitted.
Candidates are strongly advised to bring drinking water in a transparent bottle.
Candidates must report to the examination centres well in advance, and carry out the requisite formalities which will be mentioned in the admit card. Examination centres shall remain open from 07:00 IST.
Candidates arriving at the examination centre after commencement of the examination in each paper (09:00 IST for Paper 1 and 14:30 IST for Paper 2) will not be allowed to take the examination under any circumstances. The main entrance of the examination centre will be closed at 9:00 hrs (IST) for Paper 1 and at 14:30 hrs (IST) for Paper 2.
Candidates are required to be present in the examination hall for the entire duration of each paper. They CANNOT leave the examination hall before 12:00 IST for Paper 1 and before 17:30 IST for Paper 2.
Appearing in both Paper 1 and Paper 2 is compulsory. Therefore, the responses of ONLY those candidates who have appeared for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be evaluated/graded.
Currently no COVID-19 related restrictions issued by Government of India are in place. In the event that the same are made applicable around the time of examination, an appropriate message will be displayed on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 website for the information of the candidates.
Transmission of candidate responses and online display of answer keys
The responses of the candidates who have appeared for BOTH Paper 1 and Paper 2, recorded during the examination, will be available for viewing, downloading and printing from the JEE (Advanced) 2026 candidate portal (to visit candidate portal, refer to https://jeeadv.ac.in).
Provisional answer key is ONLY tentative and is subject to change.
The provisional answer keys for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be displayed on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 online portal. After the display of provisional answer keys, the candidates may submit their feedback, if any, on the candidate portal.
The final answer keys will be displayed on the website, after considering the candidates’ feedback, as per the following schedule:
Copy of candidate responses to be available on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 website: https://jeeadv.ac.in
The marks will be awarded in accordance with the final answer key.
Results of JEE (Advanced) 2026
Results will be declared on June 1, 2026 (Monday). Category-wise All India Ranks (AIR) of successful candidates will be available through the JEE (Advanced) 2026 online portal after the results are declared. Text messages will also be sent to the candidates to their registered mobile numbers.
Individual rank cards will NOT be sent to candidates.
Qualifying in JEE (Advanced) 2026, filling in choices and/or participating in the joint seat allocation process do not guarantee a candidate admission to IITs. Admission will depend on merit and the availability of seats during various rounds of seat allocation.
Architecture Aptitude Test for B.Arch. Program
B.Arch. program is available at IIT (BHU) Varanasi, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee only. Candidates desirous of joining the B.Arch. (Architecture) program will have to PASS the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT).
Only those candidates who have qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2026 are eligible to appear in AAT 2026.
Candidates must register online at the JEE (Advanced) 2026 online portal for AAT as per the time schedule set out below.
AAT will be conducted in India at all zonal IITs.
The test will consist of one paper of three hours duration.
PwD candidates having disabilities with at least 40% impairment as applicable, are eligible for one hour compensatory time. They must, however, fill in the requisite form (see Annexure-II: CERTIFICATE FORMATS) during registration for availing the compensatory time and/or availing the services of a scribe (amanuensis). Please see also Clause 14 and Clause 15 for additional information.
Persons with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, covered under the definition of Section 2 (s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act are also eligible for one hour compensatory time. They must, however, fill in the requisite form (see Annexure-II: CERTIFICATE FORMATS) during registration for availing the compensatory time and/or availing the services of a scribe (amanuensis). Please see also Clause 14 and Clause 15 for additional information.
The question paper for AAT will be available only in the English language.
No separate admit card will be issued for AAT. The downloaded admit card of JEE (Advanced) 2026 has to be printed and produced in the AAT examination hall, along with original photo identity card.
Candidates should bring their own drawing and colouring aids.
The Joint Implementation Committee of JEE (Advanced) 2026 will decide the cut-off marks for passing AAT.
Results of AAT will be declared on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 online portal.
Candidates securing marks above the cut-off will be declared PASS in the test. There is no separate ranking in the AAT.
Allotment of seats will be solely based on the category-wise All India Rank in the JEE (Advanced) 2026 and B.Arch. program will be offered only to those candidates declared PASS in the AAT.
June 01, 2026 (Monday, 10:00 IST) to June 02, 2026 (Tuesday, 17:00 IST)
Architecture Aptitude Test
June 04, 2026 (Thursday, 09:00 to 12:00 IST) (Candidate must reach examination centre by 08:00 IST)
Declaration of AAT Results
June 07, 2026 (Sunday), 17:00 IST
Admission Criteria
B.Arch. program is available at IIT (BHU) Varanasi, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee only. Candidates desirous of joining the B.Arch. (Architecture) program will have to PASS the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT).
Only those candidates who have qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2026 are eligible to appear in AAT 2026.
Candidates must register online at the JEE (Advanced) 2026 online portal for AAT as per the time schedule set out below.
AAT will be conducted in India at all zonal IITs.
The test will consist of one paper of three hours duration.
PwD candidates having disabilities with at least 40% impairment as applicable, are eligible for one hour compensatory time. They must, however, fill in the requisite form (see Annexure-II: CERTIFICATE FORMATS) during registration for availing the compensatory time and/or availing the services of a scribe (amanuensis). Please see also Clause 14 and Clause 15 for additional information.
Persons with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, covered under the definition of Section 2 (s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act are also eligible for one hour compensatory time. They must, however, fill in the requisite form (see Annexure-II: CERTIFICATE FORMATS) during registration for availing the compensatory time and/or availing the services of a scribe (amanuensis). Please see also Clause 14 and Clause 15 for additional information.
The question paper for AAT will be available only in the English language.
No separate admit card will be issued for AAT. The downloaded admit card of JEE (Advanced) 2026 has to be printed and produced in the AAT examination hall, along with original photo identity card.
Candidates should bring their own drawing and colouring aids.
The Joint Implementation Committee of JEE (Advanced) 2026 will decide the cut-off marks for passing AAT.
Results of AAT will be declared on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 online portal.
Candidates securing marks above the cut-off will be declared PASS in the test. There is no separate ranking in the AAT.
Allotment of seats will be solely based on the category-wise All India Rank in the JEE (Advanced) 2026 and B.Arch. program will be offered only to those candidates declared PASS in the AAT.
June 01, 2026 (Monday, 10:00 IST) to June 02, 2026 (Tuesday, 17:00 IST)
Architecture Aptitude Test
June 04, 2026 (Thursday, 09:00 to 12:00 IST) (Candidate must reach examination centre by 08:00 IST)
Declaration of AAT Results
June 07, 2026 (Sunday), 17:00 IST
How to Register?
The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the AIU.
H.S.C. vocational examination.
A Diploma recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) or a State Board of Technical Education of at least 3 years duration.
General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
Candidates who have completed Class XII (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the AIU to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination.
In case the Class XII examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier.
The Candidates must satisfy at least one of the following two criteria with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects in the Class XII (or equivalent examination):
Must have passed class XII (or equivalent) Board examination with a minimum of five subjects and secured at least 75% aggregate marks. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.
Must have passed class XII (or equivalent) Board examination with a minimum of five subjects and be within the category-wise (category as per the central list http://www.ncbc.nic.in, https://socialjustice.gov.in and https://ncst.nic.in) top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination.
The percentile calculation will be done for all the required subjects in a single academic year only. Therefore, candidates appearing for improvement in Board examinations can EITHER appear in one or more subjects and secure 75% aggregate marks (65% for SC, ST and PwD) after improvement, OR, appear for improvement in ALL subjects to be in top 20 percentile (see Section titled “Regarding the cut-off marks for the top 20 percentile” of Information Brochure) of the corresponding academic year.
In all cases, the marksheet is required to have been issued by the same examination board and marksheets from separate boards are not permitted.
The marks scored in the following five subjects will be considered for calculating the aggregate marks and the cut-off marks for fulfilling the top 20 percentile criterion.
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
A language (if the candidate has taken more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be considered).
Any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
For calculation of the total marks for five subjects, if the marks awarded in a subject is NOT out of 100, then the marks will be scaled (up or down) to 100 so that the total aggregate marks is out of 500.
If a Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks and submit it at the time of acceptance of the allocated seat. In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the Joint Implementation Committee of JEE (Advanced) 2026 will be final.
For candidates who appeared in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination for the first time in 2025 and reappeared in ALL subjects (for whatsoever reason) in 2026, the best of the two performances will be considered.
If a Board gives aggregate marks considering both Class XI and Class XII examinations (in the 10+2 system), then only Class XII marks will be considered.
If a Board gives aggregate marks considering the results of both years of a 2-year Intermediate or equivalent course, then the marks scored only in the final year will be considered. In case such a Board gives marks of both years separately, then also the marks scored only in the final year will be considered.
If a Board gives aggregate marks considering the results of all three years of a 3-year diploma or courses of equivalent duration, then the marks scored only in the final year will be considered.
If a Board follows a semester system, then the marks scored in the final two semesters will be considered.
In case any of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Language are not evaluated in the final year (e.g., in a 3-year diploma course), then the marks for the same subject from the previous year/s will be used for calculating percentage of aggregate marks.
If a Board does not give marks scored in individual subjects but gives only the aggregate marks, then the aggregate marks given by the Board will be considered as such.
The above will also apply correspondingly to those candidates who first appeared for their Class XII examination in 2024 but the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2023-24 on or after June 18, 2024.
Regarding the cut-off marks for the top 20 percentile
The category-wise cut-off marks for the top 20 percentile are calculated based on the marks scored by the successful candidates who appeared in their respective boards for all the required subjects, in the particular year.
The cut-off marks for PwD candidates will be the same as the lowest of the cut-off marks for GEN, OBC-NCL, SC and ST categories.
It is clarified that top 20 percentile cut-off for the academic year 2025–26 will be considered against the successful candidates who appeared in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2026.
Similarly, top 20 percentile cut-off for the academic year 2024–25 will be considered against the successful candidates who appeared in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2025.
Candidates who appeared in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2025 and wish to (or have to) reappear in 2026 with the objective to qualify through top 20 percentile cut-off criteria, must reappear in all the subjects. For such candidates, top 20 percentile cut-off for 2026 will be considered.
In case a Board does not provide information about the cut-off for the top 20 percentile, the candidate will have to produce a certificate from the respective Board (in the format) stating that he/she falls within the top 20 percentile of successful candidates. If the candidate fails to do so, then the cut-off marks, in the respective categories, of the Central Board of Secondary Education will be used.
The above will also apply correspondingly to those candidates who first appeared for their Class XII examination in 2024 but the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2023-24 on or after June 18, 2024.
Regarding the aggregate marks of 75% (or 65% for SC, ST and PwD)
The aggregate marks scored by the candidate in the 2026 Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination will be considered for candidates who will appear in the Class XII examination in 2026.
The aggregate marks scored by the candidate in the 2025 Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination will be considered provided the candidate does not reappear in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2026 in any of the subjects.
If a candidate had appeared in his/her Class XII (or equivalent) in 2025 and wishes to improve his/her aggregate marks to meet the “aggregate marks of 75% (or 65% for SC, ST and PwD) criterion”, he/she can reappear for any number of subjects he/she wishes for improvement. The percentage marks in this situation will be calculated by considering the marks obtained in 2025 or 2026, whichever is higher, in the respective subjects, in his/her two attempts in 2025 and 2026.
The above will also apply correspondingly for the candidates who first appeared for their Class XII examination in 2024 but the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2023-24 on or after June 18, 2024.
The marksheet submitted by the candidates for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination must be issued by a single examination Board.
The seats across IITs, NITs, IIITs and other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) will be offered and allocated through a common process by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), to be held in online mode for current year.
The candidates who secured a Rank in JEE (Advanced) 2026 are eligible to participate in Joint Seat Allocation process for a seat at an IIT.
All the candidates who are eligible for admission will have to participate in the joint seat allocation process by filling in their preferential choices of the courses and Institutes.
The detailed instructions for filling-in the choices and the seat allotment procedure will be made available by JoSAA 2026 through JoSAA Business Rules of 2026.
The schedule of the joint seat allocation will be announced separately by JoSAA 2026.
The list of courses that will be offered by the IITs for admission for the academic year 2026-27 will be made available at the time of online filling-in of choices.
The seats reserved for SC, ST and PwD candidates which remain vacant will be allotted to the candidates of respective categories for admission to a preparatory course of one-year duration on the basis of relaxed admission criteria [see Clause 22. RANK LISTS in Information Brochure].
Admission is given to the candidates in the preparatory course provided (i) the seats reserved for the respective category are vacant, (ii) candidates satisfy minimum norms, and (iii) candidates have not accepted a seat in the preparatory course earlier.
Selected IITs will run preparatory courses of one-year duration for SC, ST and PwD candidates intended to prepare them to pursue the academic program (for Academic Year 2027-28) to which they have been allocated. At the end of this course, candidates are declared as ‘pass’ or ‘fail’. The institute at which one-year preparatory course is run for a candidate may be different from the institute allocated to the candidate for their academic program.
On successful completion of the course, the candidates will be offered direct admission in 2027 (Academic Year 2027-28) to the already allotted undergraduate course at the originally allocated IIT.
Candidates admitted to the preparatory course in 2026 are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2027 subject to fulfilling other eligibility criteria.
Filling-in of choices for preparatory courses is to be completed through the JoSAA online portal.
PwD candidates with locomotor disability and colour blindness cannot opt for B.S. in Applied Geology/Exploration Geophysics. A certificate to this effect from a government registered medical practitioner has to be uploaded at the time of online reporting for seat acceptance. IITs may constitute a medical board to test the validity of the candidate’s medical condition. The opinion of the medical board shall be final and on this basis, the admission to the concerned IIT may be cancelled if it is found that the candidate suffers from any form of colour blindness.
Section 46 (1) of the Mines Act, 1952 states that
“No woman shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, be employed
(a) in any part of a mine which is below ground,
(b) in any mine above ground except between 6:00 and 19:00 hrs.”
[See also the Gazette Notification 393{S.O.506(E)} dated 29th January 2019]
However, female candidates will be admitted to Mining Engineering or Mining Machinery Engineering related courses at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, IIT Kharagpur and IIT (BHU) Varanasi.
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