JEE Advanced 2026 Information Brochure

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Organizing Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Contact Details:

Organizing Chairperson, JEE (Advanced) 2026
IIT Roorkee
Roorkee 247667
Email: [email protected]

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Table of Contents
PART I: THE INSTITUTES ..................................................................................................... 1
1. Indian Institutes of Technology ........................................................................................... 3
2. Academic Programs............................................................................................................. 5
3. Reservation of Seats ............................................................................................................. 6
4. Defence Service Candidates ................................................................................................. 8
5. Supernumerary Seats for Female Candidates ..................................................................... 8
6. Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO Candidates ....................................................................... 9
7. Other Institutes admitting using JEE (Advanced) rank .................................................... 11
PART II: THE EXAMINATION ............................................................................................ 13
8. The Examination ............................................................................................................... 15
9. Schedule of JEE (Advanced) 2026 ..................................................................................... 15
10. JEE (Main) 2026 ................................................................................................................ 16
11. Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2026 .............................................. 16
12. Online Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026 .................................................................. 23
13. Registration Fee for JEE (Advanced) 2026 ....................................................................... 23
14. Services of a Scribe ............................................................................................................ 25
15. Documents Required for Registration ............................................................................... 27
16. Admit Card ........................................................................................................................ 30
17. Question Papers ................................................................................................................. 31
18. Mode of Examination ........................................................................................................ 32
19. Cities and Towns where JEE (Advanced) 2026 will be held .............................................. 37
20. Important instructions to be followed on the day of examination ..................................... 40
21. Transmission of candidate responses and online display of answer keys .......................... 42
22. Rank Lists .......................................................................................................................... 43
23. Results of JEE (Advanced) 2026 ........................................................................................ 44
24. Architecture Aptitude Test for B.Arch. Program ............................................................. 45
PART III: ADMISSION ......................................................................................................... 47
25. Examinations Considered as Equivalent to Class XII ....................................................... 49
26. Performance in Class XII (or Equivalent) Board Examination for admission to IITs ...... 50
27. Joint Seat Allocation .......................................................................................................... 54
28. Preparatory Courses.......................................................................................................... 55
29. Additional Requirements for Certain Courses .................................................................. 56
30. Gender Restriction for Mining Engineering Profession .................................................... 56
31. List of Courses Offered by IITs in the Academic Year 2025-26 ........................................ 56
32. Important Dates................................................................................................................. 57

33. Queries and Grievances ..................................................................................................... 57
34. Hindi Version..................................................................................................................... 57
Annexures .............................................................................................................................. 59
Annexure-I: SYLLABI ..................................................................................................................... 61
CHEMISTRY ..................................................................................................................................................... 63
MATHEMATICS ............................................................................................................................................... 71
PHYSICS ............................................................................................................................................................ 75
ARCHITECTURE APTITUDE TEST ............................................................................................................... 79
Annexure-II: CERTIFICATE FORMATS ................................................................................................... 81
FORM-GEN-EWS ............................................................................................................................................. 83
FORM-OBC-NCL .............................................................................................................................................. 84
FORM-SC-ST .................................................................................................................................................... 86
FORM-PwD (II) ................................................................................................................................................. 87
FORM-PwD (III) ................................................................................................................................................ 88
FORM-PwD (IV) ................................................................................................................................................ 90
FORM-DYSLEXIC-1 ......................................................................................................................................... 92
FORM-DYSLEXIC-2 ......................................................................................................................................... 93
FORM - DISABILITY AND HAVING DIFFICULTY IN WRITING ....................................................... 94
FORM-DS ........................................................................................................................................................... 95
FORM-SCRIBE (AMANUENSIS)-I ................................................................................................................ 96
FORM-SCRIBE (AMANUENSIS)-II ............................................................................................................... 97
FORM-COMPENSATORY TIME-I ................................................................................................................. 98
FORM-COMPENSATORY TIME-II ................................................................................................................ 99
TOP 20 PERCENTILE SCORE CERTIFICATE BY SCHOOL BOARDS .................................................. 100
DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE IN LIEU OF OBC-NCL CERTIFICATE .................................. 101
DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE IN LIEU OF SC/ST CERTIFICATE ......................................... 102
DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE IN LIEU OF GEN-EWS CERTIFICATE .................................. 103
Annexure-III: COURSES OFFERED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26 ............................................... 105
Annexure-IV: IMPORTANT DATES....................................................................................................... 110
Annexure-V: Contact Details of Zone-wise IITs ..................................................................................... 111

PART I: THE INSTITUTES

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1. Indian Institutes of Technology
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are institutions of national importance
established through Acts of Parliament for fostering excellence in education. Over
the years, IITs have created a world class educational platform that is dynamically
sustained through quality teaching and internationally acclaimed research with
excellent infrastructure and the best available minds. The faculty and alumni of IITs
occupy key positions in academia and industry throughout the world and continue
to make considerable impact on all sections of the society. At present, there are
twenty-three IITs across the country.

The primary objectives of IITs are as follows:
• To create an environment that encourages freedom of thought and pursuit of
excellence and inculcate the necessary vision and self-discipline to achieve
excellence.
• To build a solid foundation of scientific and technical knowledge and to
prepare competent and motivated engineers and scientists.
• To kindle an entrepreneurial spirit among the students.
• To prepare the students to become outstanding professionals and contribute
to nation building.

Admission to various undergraduate programs (see Clause 2: ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS) across IITs is carried out through the Joint Entrance Examination
(Advanced) [JEE (Advanced)]. The Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2026
[JEE (Advanced) 2026] and the subsequent process of admission to the IITs shall be
governed by the rules contained in this document, read in conjunction with the
Business Rules of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2026 (to be published
separately).

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ZONES, NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND ABBREVIATIONS OF THE TWENTY-THREE IITs
Zone Institute City Abbreviation

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar* Bhubaneswar IITBBS

East Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur IITKGP
Zone Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad Dhanbad IIT(ISM)

Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai Bhilai IITBH

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur* Kanpur IITK
Central
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi Varanasi IIT(BHU)
Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Indore Indore IITI

North- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi* New Delhi IITD

Central Indian Institute of Technology Jammu Jammu IITJMU
Zone Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Jodhpur IITJ
North- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati* Guwahati IITG
East
Indian Institute of Technology Patna Patna IITP
Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee*# Roorkee IITR
North
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Mandi IIT Mandi
Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar Ropar IITRPR

Indian Institute of Technology Madras* Chennai IITM

South Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Hyderabad IITH
Zone Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad Palakkad IITPKD

Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati Tirupati IITTP

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay* Mumbai IITB

West Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad Dharwad IITDh
Zone Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar Gandhinagar IITGN

Indian Institute of Technology Goa Goa IITGOA
* Zonal Coordinating IITs to conduct JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination.
# Organizing Institute, JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination.

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2. Academic Programs
Through JEE (Advanced), IITs offer admission into undergraduate courses leading
to a Bachelors, Integrated Masters, Bachelor-Master Dual Degree in Engineering,
Sciences, or Architecture. Both Bachelors and Masters degrees are awarded to
candidates enrolled in the dual degree programs upon successful completion of the
course curriculum requirements. In some of the IITs, students enrolled into the 4-
year Bachelors program have the option to pursue B.Tech. (Honors) and/or B.Tech.
with Minors. Dual Degree students may also pursue a Minor. Further, in some IITs,
B.Tech. students also have the option to pursue Interdisciplinary Dual Degree, with
Bachelors in the parent Department and Masters in some other Department. All the
above options require fulfilment of certain academic performance related criteria as
prescribed by the concerned institute. The types of academic programs offered at
IITs and their minimum duration are given below*:

B.Tech. Bachelor of Technology 4 years
B.S. Bachelor of Science 4 years
B.Arch. Bachelor of Architecture 5 years
Dual Degree B.Tech.- Dual Degree Bachelor of Technology and Master of 5 years
M.Tech. Technology
Dual Degree B.S.-M.S. Dual Degree Bachelor of Science and Master of 5 years
Science
Integrated M.Tech. Integrated Master of Technology 5 years
Integrated B.S.-M.S. Integrated Bachelor of Science and Master of 5 years
Science
Dual Degree B. Tech.- Dual Degree Bachelor of Technology and Master of 5 years
MBA Business Administration
Dual Degree B.S.- Dual Degree Bachelor of Science and Master of 5 years
MBA Business Administration

* Only those academic programs for which admission is based on JEE (Advanced)
examination are shown here. These Institutes also have other academic programs, viz.,
B.Des., M.Tech., M.Sc., Joint M.Sc.-Ph.D., Joint M.Tech.-Ph.D., M.Des., Ph.D., etc. with
different admission procedure and criteria not falling under the purview of JEE (Advanced).

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However, not all the listed programs and courses are available in all the institutes.
The relevant programs and courses offered in the academic year 2025-26 are given
in Annexure-III (COURSES OFFERED IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26). The
programs that will be offered in the academic year 2026-27 will be announced by
JoSAA 2026 during seat allocation (i.e. at the stage of filling-in of choices for
admission). An academic year usually starts in the month of July and ends in the
month of June of the next year.

The programs are credit-based and thus offer the flexibility to progress at one’s own
pace. A minimum level of performance is essential for satisfactory progress. The
medium of instruction is English in all the programs.

All Indian nationals who satisfy the eligibility criteria (see Clause 11) can appear for
JEE (Advanced) 2026. The successful candidates meeting the Class XII (or
equivalent) performance criterion (see Clause 26) are eligible for admission into
IITs. While allotting seats, policies as per Government of India rules are followed,
depending on candidates’ merit, category, and/or nationality. Foreign national
candidates as also Overseas Citizen of India/Person of Indian Origin (OCI/PIO)
candidates may appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026. The details of the eligibility
criteria (see Clause 11) for them are available at https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html.

3. Reservation of Seats
Indian nationals belonging to certain categories are admitted under the seats reserved
for them in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Government of India. The
categories and the extent of reservation are as follows:
• General category candidates belonging to Economically Weaker Section
(GEN-EWS) – 10% of seats in every course. The benefit of reservation will
be given only to those General category candidates who satisfy the conditions
given in the OM No. 20013/01/2018-BC-II dated January 17, 2019 issued by
the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

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o The criteria for GEN-EWS will be as per the prevailing norms and/or

notifications of the Government of India.
• Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates belonging to the Non-Creamy
Layer (OBC-NCL) – 27% of seats in every course.
o OBCs should be listed in the current updated central list of OBCs

(http://www.ncbc.nic.in).
o OBCs present in the state list but not covered in the central list of OBCs

(as per the list in http://www.ncbc.nic.in) are NOT eligible to claim the
reservation.
o The criteria for Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) will be as per the

notification of Government of India.
• Candidates belonging to the creamy layer of OBC are NOT entitled for
reservation. Such candidates are treated as belonging to the general (GEN),
i.e. unreserved category, and they will be eligible only for the OPEN seats –
the seats for which all candidates are eligible.
• Scheduled Caste (SC) – 15% of seats in every course.
• Scheduled Tribe (ST) – 7.5% of seats in every course.
o The benefit of reservation will be given only to those castes and tribes that

are mentioned in the respective central list of corresponding states
published by the Government of India (websites:
https://socialjustice.gov.in and https://ncst.nic.in).
o Persons with Disability (PwD) with at least 40% impairment – 5% seats

in each of OPEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST category seats
(https://depwd.gov.in/acts/).
o Candidates with at least 40% impairment irrespective of the type of

disability i.e. locomotor, visual or SEVERE dyslexic shall be eligible for
the benefits of PwD sub-category.
o Leprosy-cured candidates who are otherwise fit to pursue the courses are

also included in PwD sub-category.

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• Candidates belonging to the GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PwD
categories/sub-categories will be declared as qualified on the basis of a
relaxed criterion (see Clause 22: RANK LISTS).

The category of a candidate as entered in the database, which will be made available
by the JEE Apex Board [which conducts the JEE (Main) 2026 examination], will be
final and shall remain the same in JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination. Requests for
change of category will NOT be entertained.

Candidates must note that the benefit of reservation will be given to them subject to
verification of documents (and an additional physical verification at one of the IITs for
candidates belonging to PwD category, as provided below in Clause 15). If it is
discovered at any stage that a candidate has used a false / fake / incorrect document, or
has furnished false, incorrect or incomplete information, in order to avail the benefit of
reservation, then such a candidate shall be excluded from all admission processes. In
case such a candidate has already been given admission, the admission shall stand
cancelled.

4. Defence Service Candidates
Defence Service (DS) candidates are children of defence/paramilitary personnel
killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations1. Two
seats are available for preferential allotment in each Institute for DS candidates. To
avail this preferential allotment, a DS candidate must be in the Common Rank List
of JEE (Advanced) 2026 (see Clause 22: RANK LISTS).

5. Supernumerary Seats for Female Candidates
Following the directions of the Ministry of Education, Government of India2, and
the decision taken by the IIT Council, supernumerary seats have been created for

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No. 321/Adm/Misc/Vol-I, dated 22 October, 2020.
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Reference: F.No.35-8/2017-TS.III dated 30th October, 2017.

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female candidates for improving the gender balance in the undergraduate programs
in IITs. These supernumerary seats will be offered

(a) only to Indian nationals or OCI/PIO (I) candidates (definition of OCI/PIO (I)
is explained below in Clause 6.2) who are declared qualified in JEE (Advanced)
2026, and
(b) strictly based on the performance in JEE (Advanced) 2026.

The number of supernumerary seats in various programs will be decided by
individual IITs ensuring that every institute has at least 20% female enrolment in
undergraduate program(s). The detailed procedure for implementation of the above
shall be set out in the Business Rules of JoSAA 2026 (which will be made available
subsequently on https://josaa.nic.in).

6. Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO Candidates
6.1 Foreign Nationals

Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) shall be
considered as foreign nationals. Seats allotted to such foreign national candidates are
supernumerary with a cap of 10% of total number of seats in every course. These
candidates are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the GEN-EWS, OBC-
NCL, SC, ST, and PwD categories/sub-categories, as specified herein. There are no
separate supernumerary seats or sub-category for females in the foreign national
supernumerary seats.

The foreign national candidates, at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026
are NOT required to write JEE (Main) 2026 and may register for JEE (Advanced)
2026 directly subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria (for details foreign
candidates may refer to Clause 11 and https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html).

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6.2 OCI/PIO Candidates

In light of recent judicial pronouncement3 concerning OCI/PIO candidates, the
following provisions are made for such candidates.

OCI/PIO candidates who have obtained their OCI/PIO cards before 04.03.2021 have
the option of applying for JEE (Advanced) 2026 EITHER as (a) foreign nationals
OR (b) at par with Indian nationals. Accordingly, OCI/PIO candidates are divided
into three categories as follows:

(i) Those OCI/PIO candidates who have obtained their OCI/PIO cards
subsequent to 04.03.20214 will be considered as foreign national
candidates and will be governed by the eligibility conditions contained
herein for the foreign national candidates (see Clause 11). For ease of
convenience, these candidates are referred to as OCI/PIO (F). The
OCI/PIO (F) candidates will be eligible to compete only for the foreign
supernumerary seats.
(ii) Those OCI/PIO candidates who have obtained their OCI/PIO cards before
04.03.2021 AND choose to be considered as foreign nationals, will be
governed by the eligibility conditions contained herein for the foreign
national candidates and are also referred to as OCI/PIO (F) (see Clause
11). The OCI/PIO (F) candidates will be eligible to compete only for the
foreign supernumerary seats.
(iii) Those OCI/PIO candidates who have obtained their OCI/PIO cards before
04.03.2021 AND choose to be treated at par with Indian nationals, will be
governed by the eligibility conditions contained herein for the Indian
national candidates and are referred to as OCI/PIO (I) (see Clause 11).

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Reference: Decision dated October 16, 2024 passed by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No.
12263/2024.
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Reference: Decision dated February 03, 2023 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition
(Civil) No. 891/2021.

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At the time of seat allocation, the OCI/PIO (I) candidates shall be considered for the
seats in the OPEN and/or OPEN-PwD category and shall be included in the Common
Rank List (CRL) and/or CRL-PwD, as also for the Female Supernumerary seats as
applicable, subject to qualifying the JEE (Advanced) 2026.

OCI/PIO (I) and OCI/PIO (F) candidates are NOT entitled to the benefit of
reservation under the GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC or ST categories for the allocation
of seats.

OCI/PIO candidates who have obtained their OCI/PIO cards before 04.03.2021 are
advised to choose their option (OCI/PIO (I) or OCI/PIO (F)) carefully. These
candidates have to exercise their option while registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026.
The option once submitted cannot be changed at any subsequent stage.

Candidates may also refer to Clause 15 and upload correct and complete documents
at the stage of registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

In the event it is discovered that an OCI/PIO candidate has applied for JEE
(Advanced) 2026 using his/her JEE (Main) credentials and has also applied as
OCI/PIO (F) through direct registration, then such cases shall be treated as use of
unfair means and the candidature shall be summarily cancelled.

7. Other Institutes admitting using JEE (Advanced) rank
In addition to IITs, certain other institutes also admit students using JEE (Advanced)
rank. In the past, some centrally funded institutes (listed below) which used JEE
(Advanced) ranks include
• Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
• Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) located in
Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, and
Tirupati

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• Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST),
Thiruvananthapuram
• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Rae Bareli
• Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam

Candidates should contact these institutes directly for additional information
regarding admission.

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PART II: THE EXAMINATION

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8. The Examination
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.

9. 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.

PwD candidates having disabilities with at least 40% impairment as applicable, are
eligible for one-hour compensatory time for each paper (i.e. for these candidates the
end time will be 13:00 IST for Paper 1 and 18:30 IST for Paper 2). 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.

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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 for each paper (i.e. for these candidates the end time will be 13:00 IST for Paper
1 and 18:30 IST for Paper 2). 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.

10. JEE (Main) 2026
Indian nationals who wish to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026 are required to write
the JEE (Main) 2026 paper for admission to B.E./B.Tech. programs conducted by
the National Testing Agency (NTA). This also applies to the OCI/PIO (I)5
candidates.

Foreign nationals who have studied or are studying in India/abroad at 10+2 level
or equivalent and wish to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026 are NOT required to
write the JEE (Main) 2026. This also applies to OCI/PIO (F) (see Clause 6.2)
candidates. Further information about JEE (Main) 2026 may be obtained from the
website https://jeemain.nta.nic.in.

11. Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2026

(A) Eligibility Criteria for Indian Nationals and OCI/PIO (I)5

All the candidates must simultaneously fulfil each and every one of the
following five criteria to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026:

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 of JEE (Main) 2026.

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The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted are: 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
* The total number of candidates may be slightly greater than 2,50,000 in the
presence of “tied” ranks / scores in any category.

OCI/PIO (I) candidates are not eligible for benefits of any kind of reservation
(e.g., GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST) with the exception of OPEN-PwD. That
is, Sl No. (3) to (10) in the above table are not applicable for such OCI/PIO (I)
candidates and these candidates are required to be in the rank list in Sl. No. 1
and/or 2 in the above table.

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Criterion A2 – Age limit
Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2001. Five years age
relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should
have been born on or after October 1, 1996.

Criterion A3 – Number of attempts
A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) 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 Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the
Board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or not
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 2023-24 on or after June 18, 2024, then the
candidates of that Board who appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent)
examination in 2024 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026,
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 2023-24
before June 18, 2024 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld for

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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 2025, 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 2025 but
(i) did not report “online” / at any “reporting centre” 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.

(B) Eligibility criteria for foreign national candidates and OCI/PIO (F)
Candidates who are (i) NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) and
(ii) OCI/PIO (F) candidates as described above (see Clause 6), shall be
considered as FOREIGN NATIONALS.

The foreign national candidates, at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced)
2026 are NOT required to write JEE (Main) 2026 and may register for JEE

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(Advanced) 2026 directly subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria
mentioned below.

All foreign national candidates will be considered in addition to, and not as a
part of the 2,50,000 Indian national candidates who qualify for appearing in
JEE (Advanced) 2026. A seat in an academic program will be allotted to a
foreign candidate or an OCI/PIO (F) candidate if the candidate’s CRL rank is the
same or better than the closing rank of the program-section (i.e. seat category)
OPEN in the Gender-Neutral pool, in that academic program, and the candidate
satisfies all the eligibility requirements meant for a GEN category candidate. Such
seats allocated to foreign or OCI/PIO (F) candidates will be supernumerary and
are limited to up to 10% of the total number of seats of the respective IIT,
program-wise. More details would be provided in JoSAA Business Rules 2026,
as and when it is published. These candidates are outside the ambit of
reservation of seats under the GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD
categories/sub-categories. There are no separate supernumerary seats or sub-
category for females in the foreign national supernumerary seats.

Candidates who are (i) NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) and (ii)
OCI/PIO (F) candidates, who have studied or are studying in
INDIA/ABROAD at 10+2 level or equivalent at the time of registering for JEE
(Advanced) 2026 must simultaneously fulfil each and every one of the
following four criteria (Criterion B1 to B4) to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

Criterion B1 - Age limit
Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2001. In countries
where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or allied) for a certain period is
mandatory before/after Class XII (or equivalent) examination, the candidate
will be given a relaxation of the required number of years. In such cases, the

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candidate is required to upload a certificate/testimonial issued by the
competent authority to this effect at the time of registration.

Criterion B2 - Number of attempts
A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum of two times in two
consecutive years.

Criterion B3 – 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.
Candidates from countries where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or
allied) for a certain period is mandatory after Class XII (or equivalent)
examination will be given an appropriate relaxation in the year of Class XII
appearance. In such cases, the candidate is required to upload a
certificate/testimonial issued by the competent authority to this effect at the
time of registration.
* By appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the
Board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or
not 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 2023-24 on or after June 18, 2024, then the
candidates of that Board who appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent)

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examination in 2024 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026,
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
2023-24 before June 18, 2024 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 B4 – 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 2025, 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 B1 to Criterion B3.

Identity Proof

Identity proof of the candidate is required in the form of Citizenship
Certificate/Foreign Passport and/or OCI/PIO Card, where applicable.

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12. Online Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026
All candidates eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026 (see Clause 11) MUST
register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination. Registration will be cancelled if, at
a later date, it is found that the candidate does not meet any of the eligibility criteria

Registration Portal: Candidates MUST register for appearing for JEE (Advanced)
2026. Registration is to be done only through the online registration portal where
detailed instructions for registration will be provided.

For online registration https://jeeadv.ac.in

Online Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026 for JEE (Main) 2026
Qualified Candidates
Online registration begins April 23, 2026 (Thursday, 10:00 IST)

Online registration closes May 02, 2026 (Saturday, 23:59 IST)

Last date for fee payment for May 04, 2026 (Monday, 23:59 IST)
registered candidates
Online Direct Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026 for Foreign
National Candidates and OCI/PIO (F) Candidates
Online registration begins April 06, 2026 (Monday, 10:00 IST)

Online registration closes May 02, 2026 (Saturday, 23:59 IST)

Last date for fee payment for May 04, 2026 (Monday, 23:59 IST)
registered candidates

Please check JEE (Advanced) 2026 website for any updates on the above dates.

Foreign nationals and OCI/PIO(F) candidates may check the following link for
registration information: https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html

13. Registration Fee for JEE (Advanced) 2026
Candidates who wish to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026 must pay the registration
fee, as mentioned in the following table:

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Registration Fee for Examination Centres in India
Female Candidates (all categories) ₹ 1600
Indian Nationals SC, ST, and PwD Candidates ₹ 1600
All Other Candidates ₹ 3200
Female Candidates (GEN and GEN-PwD) ₹ 1600
OCI/PIO (I)6
OPEN (GEN-PwD) ₹ 1600
Candidates
OPEN (GEN) ₹ 3200
#
Foreign Nationals Candidates Residing in SAARC Countries USD 100
& OCI/PIO (F)6 Candidates Residing in Non-SAARC #
Candidates USD 200
Countries
#
Or equivalent in INR

Registration Fee for Examination Centres in Foreign Countries
Indian Nationals
#
and OCI/PIO (I) All USD 200
Candidates
Foreign Nationals Candidates Residing in SAARC #
USD 200
& OCI/PIO (F) Countries
Candidates Candidates Residing in Non-SAARC #
USD 300
Countries
#
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.

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• 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.

14. Services of a Scribe
• As per office memorandum of the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment7 the PwD candidates who are visually impaired OR dyslexic
(severe) OR have disability in the upper limbs OR have lost fingers / hands
thereby preventing them from properly operating the Computer Based Test
platform may avail the services of a scribe (amanuensis).
• As per the office memorandum of Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment8 candidates with less than 40% disability and having difficulty
in writing may avail the services of a scribe (amanuensis). These candidates
would also be governed by Clause 15 below. These candidates would also be
required to upload the requisite certificate duly signed by a competent
Medical Authority.
• Candidates who desire to avail the services of a scribe need to opt for this
during the online registration of JEE (Advanced) 2026.
• The scribe will help the candidate only in reading the questions and/or keying
in the answers as per the directions of the candidate. A scribe will NEITHER
explain the questions NOR suggest any solutions.
• To avail the services of scribe, the candidate should request the Chairperson,
JEE (Advanced) 2026, of the nearest Zonal Coordinating IIT in the prescribed
format (FORM-SCRIBE-I / FORM-SCRIBE-II, whichever is applicable). The
requisition, along with a copy of the PwD certificate (FORM-PwD
(II)/FORM-PwD (III)/FORM-PwD (IV), whichever is applicable) OR copy of
the certificates of Dyslexic Candidate (FORM-DYSLEXIC-1 and DYSLEXIC-

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Reference: F.No. 34-02/2015-DD-III dated August 29, 2018
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Reference: F. No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated August 10, 2022

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2, whichever is applicable), OR copy of the certificate (FORM-DISABILITY
AND HAVING DIFFICULTY IN WRITING) for the person with specified
disability 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, i.e. persons
having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, must be
uploaded at the time of online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026. The
formats for the request letter and PwD/Dyslexic are given in Annexure-II:
CERTIFICATE FORMATS. The formats for the request letter, and person
with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing certificate are
also given in Annexure-II: CERTIFICATE FORMATS.
• Zonal coordinating IITs will make necessary arrangements, through the Test
Centre Administrator (TCA) of the Examination Centre, to provide a panel of
scribes (amanuenses). Scribes will be students of Class XI from the science
stream with Mathematics as one of the subjects. The PwD/dyslexic (severe)/
persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing
candidates have to choose a scribe from this panel. The candidates will NOT
be allowed to bring their own scribes.
• The candidate will be allowed to meet the panel of scribes one day prior to
the examination, i.e. May 16, 2026 (Saturday) in the presence of the IIT
Representatives (IRs), Test Centre Administrator (TCA), and an Invigilator,
and choose any one of the scribes.
o If it is found at any stage that a candidate has availed the services of a

scribe and/or availed the compensatory time, but does not possess the
requisite extent of disability, and/or does not have difficulty in writing,
that warrants the use of a scribe and/or grant of compensatory time, the
candidate will be excluded from the process of evaluation, ranking, and
admission. In case such a candidate has already been admitted to any IIT,
the admission of the candidate will be cancelled.

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15. Documents Required for Registration

Given below is a list of documents/certificates whose scanned copies are to be
uploaded at the time of online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026. The formats of
the certificates, which are indicated in the brackets, are given in Annexure-II:
CERTIFICATE FORMATS.

The candidates may note that documents for the purpose of admission to an IIT
would only be verified at the stage of document verification when the candidate
accepts the seat offered through JoSAA. Thus, candidates are advised to upload the
correct and complete documentation at the stage of registration itself.

All candidates

• Class X certificate if the date of birth is mentioned in it OR birth certificate.
• Class XII (or equivalent examination) certificate [for those who appeared first
time for this examination in 2025 or 2026 or whose Board declared the Class
XII (or equivalent examination) result of academic session 2023-24 on or after
June 18, 2024]. If the marksheet of Class XII (or equivalent examination) for
2026 is available, then it must be uploaded.
• If the candidate’s name is not same as in the Class X certificate, gazette
notification showing the change of name.

For Candidates seeking admission under the GEN-EWS category
• GEN-EWS certificate (FORM-GEN-EWS) should have been issued on or
after April 01, 2026 in consonance with the latest guidelines of the
Government of India.
• If any GEN-EWS candidate fails or is unable to submit the GEN-EWS
certificate at the time of online registration, the candidate has to upload a
declaration (Declaration in Lieu of GEN-EWS Certificate) to that effect9.

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For Candidates seeking admission under the OBC-NCL category

• OBC-NCL certificate (FORM-OBC-NCL) should have been issued on or after
April 01, 2026 in consonance with the latest guidelines of the Government of
India.
• If any OBC-NCL candidate fails or is unable to submit the OBC-NCL
certificate at the time of online registration, the candidate has to upload a
declaration (Declaration in Lieu of OBC-NCL Certificate) to that effect. Visit
http://www.ncbc.nic.in for latest guidelines and updates on the Central List of
State-wise OBCs.

For Candidates seeking admission under the SC or ST category

• Caste (for SC) or tribe (for ST) certificate (FORM-SC/ST), as per the latest
guidelines of the Government of India. If any SC/ST candidate fails or is
unable to submit the SC/ST certificate at the time of online registration, the
candidate has to upload a declaration (Declaration in Lieu of SC/ST
Certificate) to that effect.

For Candidates seeking admission under the PwD category

• Physical Disability certificate (Unique Disability Identification (UDID)
Certificate or FORM-PwD (II)/FORM-PwD (III)/FORM-PwD (IV),
whichever is applicable) issued by the notified medical authority.
• Dyslexic candidates need to submit FORM-DYSLEXIC-1 and FORM-
DYSLEXIC-2 instead of FORM-PwD. The certificate must mention
‘SEVERE’ under Dyslexia category to enable the candidate to get the benefit
of PwD category.
• Individual IITs constitute medical boards at the time of admission to test the
candidate’s level of disability, where the candidate has not submitted the
UDID certificate. The opinion of the medical board shall be final and on this

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basis, the benefit of PwD category may be allowed or withheld. If the benefit
is withheld, the admission to the concerned IIT may be cancelled.

For candidates opting for compensatory time

• Letter to the Chairperson of the nearest Zonal Coordinating IIT by filling
FORM-COMPENSATORY TIME-I/FORM-COMPENSATORY TIME-II (see
ANNEXURE II: CERTIFICATE FORMAT) along with the copy of the
Disability Certificate/Disability and having difficulty in writing Certificate.
o If it is found at any stage that a candidate has availed of compensatory

time, but does not possess the requisite extent of disability, and/or does
not have difficulty in writing, that warrants the same, the candidate will
be excluded from the process of evaluation, ranking and admission. In
case such a candidate has already been admitted to any IIT, the admission
of the candidate will be cancelled. As with the case of PwD candidates,
the opinion of medical board constituted by individual IIT shall be final.

For Candidates needing the services of a scribe
• Request letter to the Chairperson of the nearest Zonal coordinating IIT by
filling FORM-SCRIBE-I / FORM-SCRIBE-II, whichever is applicable, (see
ANNEXURE II: CERTIFICATE FORMAT) along with the copy of the
Disability Certificate/Disability and having difficulty in writing Certificate.
o If it is found at any stage that a candidate has availed of the services of a
scribe, but does not possess the requisite extent of disability, and/or does
not have difficulty in writing, that warrants the same, the candidate will
be excluded from the process of evaluation, ranking and admission. In
case such a candidate has already been admitted to any IIT, the admission
of the candidate will be cancelled. As with the case of PwD candidates,
the opinion of medical board constituted by individual IIT shall be final.

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For Candidates seeking admission under the DS category10
• Certificate (FORM-DS) issued by respective record offices of Armed Forces
Personnel.

For candidates whose Class XII Examination Board is outside India or not
listed in Clause 25 (see Clause 25: EXAMINATIONS CONSIDERED
EQUIVALENT TO CLASS XII):
• A certificate from the Association of Indian Universities to the effect that the
examination qualified by the candidates is equivalent to the Class XII
examination.

Foreign national candidates (as also OCI/PIO (I) and (F) candidates, see Clause
6.2) should visit the link: https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html

16. Admit Card
• Candidates who successfully register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 can
download admit card from the online registration portal: https://jeeadv.ac.in

May 11, 2026 (Monday, 17:00 IST)
Admit card downloading
to
schedule
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.

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No. 321/Adm/Misc/Vol-I, dated 22 October, 2020

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• 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.

17. Question Papers
• JEE (Advanced) 2026 will consist of two question papers: Paper 1 and Paper
2 of three hours duration each. Appearing for both the papers is compulsory.
• Each question paper will consist of three separate sections, viz., Physics,
Chemistry and Mathematics. The syllabi are given in Annexure-I: SYLLABI.
• The question papers will consist of questions designed to test
comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates.
• Negative marks may be awarded for incorrect answers for some of the
questions. Details of the marking scheme will be provided in the
“Instructions to Candidates” section at the time of examination.
• The candidates must carefully read and adhere to the detailed instructions
given in the question papers available at the time of examination.
• The question papers will be in both English and Hindi languages. The
candidates will have the option to choose (and also switch between) the
preferred language anytime during the examination. The English version will
prevail in the event of any difference of opinion.
• Although sufficient care will be taken for the correctness of questions, in the
event that a question needs to be dropped, full marks for that question will
be awarded to ALL candidates, irrespective of whether the question attracts
negative marks for incorrect answers.

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18. Mode of Examination
The JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination will be conducted ONLY in the Computer
Based Test (CBT) mode. To attain familiarity with the CBT mode candidates are
advised to take mock tests available under the “Resources” section on the website
https://jeeadv.ac.in.

Each candidate will be allotted a computer terminal (node) at the test centre. The
welcome login screen of the CBT will display the photograph of the candidate
allotted to that particular computer. For login, the candidate will have to enter the
JEE (Advanced) 2026 roll number as login-id and enter the date of birth (in
ddmmyyyy format) as password (e.g., if the candidate’s date of birth is 8th
September, 2008, the password to be entered would be 08092008).

After login, the candidate would be able to see the detailed instructions for the
examination. Candidates are advised to go through the instructions very carefully
regarding the type of questions and marking scheme. At the designated time of the
beginning of the examination, the candidates will be able to proceed and see the
questions on the computer screen. Candidates will have the option to choose (and
also switch/toggle between) their preferred language (English or Hindi) during the
entire period of the examination.

The keyboard attached to the computer, if any, will be disabled during the entire
duration of the examination. Depending on the type of question, the answers to
questions can either be entered by clicking on the virtual on-screen keyboard
(numeric or otherwise) using the computer mouse or by clicking on the chosen
option(s) using the computer mouse. Candidates will have the option to
change/modify answers already entered any time during the entire duration of the
examination.

In case the computer/mouse allotted to any candidate malfunctions at any time
during the test, the candidate will be allotted another computer system and the time
lost due to this will be automatically adjusted in the server so as to give the candidate

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the full allotted time of 3 hours (180 minutes) [4 hours (240 minutes) for PwD
candidates /Persons with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing
who opted for compensatory time] to answer the questions in each paper.

Each test centre will have representatives of the technical partner administering the
examination as well as representatives of one or more of the IITs. The candidates
may approach these representatives, through the invigilator, in case of any difficulty
during the examination.

18.1. General Instructions for Computer Based Test (CBT)

a. Total duration of each paper of JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination is of
3 hours (180 minutes) [4 hours (240 minutes) for PwD
candidates/Persons with less than 40% disability and having difficulty
in writing who opted for compensatory time] duration.
b. The on-screen computer clock counter of every candidate will be set at
the server. The countdown timer on the top right side of computer screen
will display the time remaining (in minutes) available for the candidate
to complete the examination. When the timer reaches zero, the
examination will end by itself. Candidate will not be required to end or
submit the examination.
c. The Question Palette displayed on the right side of the screen will show

the status of each question using one of the following symbols:

d. The “Marked for Review” status for a question indicates that the

candidate would like to have a relook at that question. A candidate has
the option of answering a question and simultaneously marking the

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question “Marked for Review”. The answers to those questions will be
considered for evaluation. However, if a candidate has simply put
“Marked for Review” for a question without answering it, the
corresponding question marked for review without an answer will not
be considered for evaluation. It may be noted that a candidate can return
to any “Marked for Review” question at any time during the
examination by clicking on the corresponding question number icon
displayed on the Question Palette of the corresponding section.
e. The candidate can collapse the question palette and thereby maximize
the question viewing window by clicking on the ">" symbol that appears
to the left of the question palette. To view the question palette again, the
candidate can click on "<" symbol that appears on the right side of
question window.
f. The Candidate can change the preferred language (English or Hindi) for
displaying the questions, any time during the examination, by clicking
on the dropdown menu in “View In” icon provided on the right side of
the screen.
g. In order to view the entire question, the candidate can scroll up and down
or scroll left and right of the question viewing area using the computer

mouse. The candidate can click on icon to navigate to the bottom

and icon to navigate to the top of the question area without scrolling.

h. The full paper can be viewed by clicking the “Question Paper” icon on
the top right corner of the screen.
i. One Scribble Pad for doing rough work/calculations will be provided to
the candidates at the start of each paper. The Scribble Pad would have
a header page for the candidates to write down their Name and JEE
(Advanced) Roll Number. These have to be signed by the candidate and
countersigned by the Invigilator. Candidates are NOT allowed to take

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their signed Scribble Pads back with them at the end of each paper of
the examination. No extra scribble pad will be given to candidates.

18.2. Navigating to a Question

To navigate between sections of the question paper, a candidate needs to click on
the preferred section from all the displayed sections.
To navigate between questions within the same section, the candidate needs to
do the following:
a. Click on the question number in the Question Palette at the right side
of the screen to go to that numbered question directly. Note that using
this option does NOT save the answer to the currently displayed
question.
b. Click on “Save & Next” to save the answer to any question. Clicking
on “Save & Next” will save the answer for the current question and
the next question will be displayed on the candidate’s computer
screen.
c. Click on “Mark for Review & Next” to mark a question for review
(with or without answering it) and proceed to the next question.

18.3. Answering a Question

1. Procedure for answering a multiple-choice type question:
a. To select the option(s), click on the corresponding button(s) of the
option(s).
b. To deselect the chosen answer, click on the button of the chosen
option again or click on the “Clear Response” button.
c. To save the answer, the candidate MUST click on the “Save & Next”
button.
d. To mark the question for review (with or without answering it), click
on the “Mark for Review & Next” button.

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2. Procedure for answering questions that require inputs from on-screen
virtual keyboard (numeric or otherwise):
a. A virtual keyboard will appear on the screen just below the question
statement of these types of questions. The candidate needs to use the
on-screen virtual keyboard to enter the answer in the required space
with the help of the provided computer mouse.
b. The answer can be changed, if required, at any time during the test.
To save the answer, the candidate MUST click on the “Save & Next”
button.
c. To mark the question for review (with or without answering it), click
on the “Mark for Review & Next” button.

Candidate will have the option to change the previously saved answer to
any question, any time during the entire duration of the test. To change the
answer to a question that has already been answered, first select the
corresponding question from the Question Palette, then click on “Clear
Response” to clear the previously entered answer and subsequently follow
the procedure for answering that type of question.

18.4. Navigating through sections

1. Sections in the question paper are displayed on the top bar of the screen.
Questions in a section can be viewed by clicking on the section name.
The section which the candidate is currently viewing will be highlighted.
2. After clicking the “Save & Next” button on the last question of a section,
the candidate will be taken automatically to the first question of the next
section.
3. The candidate can shuffle between the sections and the questions within
any section any time during the period of examination as per
convenience.

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4. The candidate can view the corresponding section summary as part of
the legend that appears in every section above the question palette.

19. Cities and Towns where JEE (Advanced) 2026 will be held
JEE (Advanced) 2026 will be held in selected cities and towns in India and abroad.
Candidates have to compulsorily choose TEN (10) cities/towns of their choice at the
time of online registration. Efforts will be made to allot the city/town from among
the candidate’s choices, but a different city/town may be allotted under
exceptional circumstances. Requests for change of city/town will NOT be
entertained under any circumstances. A tentative list of cities/towns where JEE
(Advanced) 2026 examination will be held is given in the following table. The final
list of examination cities/towns would be notified in the registration portal before
the start of the online JEE (Advanced) 2026 registration.

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TENTATIVE LIST OF CITIES AND TOWNS FOR JEE (ADVANCED) 2026

City/Town Code City/Town Code City/Town Code
IIT BOMBAY ZONE Raigad 147 Muzaffarpur 312
GOA Sangamner 148 Patna 313
Panaji 101 Sangli 149 Purnea 314
Margao/Madgoan 102 Satara 150 Rohtas 315
Solapur 151
GUJARAT Thane 152 MANIPUR
Ahmedabad 103 Vasai 153 Imphal 316
Anand 104 Wardha 154
Bhavnagar 105 Yavatmal 155 MEGHALAYA
Bhuj 106 Shillong 317
Gandhinagar 107 IIT DELHI ZONE
Himatnagar 108 DELHI NCR MIZORAM
Jamnagar 109 Delhi (East) 201 Aizawl 318
Junagadh 110 Delhi (North) 202
Mehsana 111 Delhi (South) 203 NAGALAND
Rajkot 112 Delhi (West) 204 Kohima 319
Surat 113 Faridabad 205
Vadodara 114 Noida 206 SIKKIM
Vapi 115 Gurgaon 207 Gangtok 320
Valsad 116
JAMMU and KASHMIR TRIPURA
KARNATAKA Jammu 208 Agartala 321
Bagalkot 117 Srinagar 209
Belagavi (Belgaum) 118 WEST BENGAL
Bellary 119 LADAKH Siliguri 322
Bengaluru 120 Leh 210
Davanagere 121 IIT KANPUR ZONE
Dharwad-Hubballi RAJASTHAN MADHYA PRADESH
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(Hubli) Ajmer 211 Bhopal 401
Hassan 123 Alwar 212 Indore 402
Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) 124 Bhilwara 213 Jabalpur 403
Mangaluru Bikaner 214 Sagar 404
(Mangalore) 125 Hanumangarh 215 Satna 405
Mysuru (Mysore) 126 Jaipur 216 Ujjain 406
Shivamogga (Shimoga) 127 Jodhpur 217
Tumakuru (Tumkur) 128 Kota 218 UTTAR PRADESH
Udupi/Manipal 129 Sikar 219 Gorakhpur 407
Udaipur 220 Jhansi 408
MAHARASHTRA Kanpur 409
Ahmednagar 130 IIT GUWAHATI ZONE Lucknow 410
Akola 131 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Prayagraj (Allahabad) 411
Amravati 132 Naharlagun 301 Varanasi 412
Aurangabad 133
Bhandara 134 ASSAM IIT BHUBANESWAR
Chandrapur 135 Dibrugarh 302 ZONE
Dhule 136 Guwahati 303 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
Jalgaon 137 Jorhat 304 ISLANDS
Kolhapur 138 Silchar 305 Port Blair 501
Latur 139 Tezpur 306
Mumbai 140 ANDHRA PRADESH
Nagpur 141 BIHAR Srikakulam 502
Nanded 142 Arrah 307 Visakhapatnam 503
Nashik 143 Aurangabad 308 Vizianagaram 504
Navi Mumbai 144 Bhagalpur 309
Palghar 145 Darbhanga 310 CHHATTISGARH
Pune 146 Gaya 311 Bhilai 505

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City/Town Code City/Town Code City/Town Code
Bilaspur 506 Malappuram 630
Raipur 507 Palakkad 631 UTTARAKHAND
Thiruvananthapuram 632 Dehradun 718
JHARKHAND Thrissur 633 Haldwani 719
Dhanbad 508 Roorkee 720
Hazaribagh 509 PUDUCHERRY
Jamshedpur 510 Puducherry 634 UTTAR PRADESH
Ranchi 511 Agra 721
TAMIL NADU Aligarh 722
ODISHA Chennai 635 Bareilly 723
Balasore 512 Coimbatore 636 Ghaziabad 724
Berhampur (Ganjam) 513 Madurai 637 Mathura 725
Bhubaneswar 514 Salem 638 Meerut 726
Cuttack 515 Thanjavur 639 Moradabad 727
Jeypore 516 Tiruchirapalli 640 Muzaffarnagar 728
Rourkela 517 Tirunelveli 641
Sambalpur 518 Vellore 642
Nagercoil 643 FOREIGN CENTRES
WEST BENGAL Namakkal 644 Abu Dhabi F01
Asansol 519 Virudhunagar 645 Kathmandu F02
Baharampur
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(Murshidabad) TELANGANA
Burdwan 521 Adilabad 646
Durgapur 522 Hyderabad 647
Kalyani (Nadia) 523 Karimnagar 648
Kharagpur-Kolaghat 524 Khammam 649
Kolkata (North) 525 Kodad 650
Kolkata (South) 526 Kothagudem 651
Mahabubnagar 652
IIT MADRAS ZONE Nalgonda 653
ANDHRA PRADESH Nizamabad 654
Amalapuram 601 Sathupally 655
Ananthapur 602 Siddipet 656
Bhimavaram 603 Suryapet 657
Chirala 604 Warangal 658
Chittoor 605
Eluru 606 IIT ROORKEE ZONE
Gudlavalleru 607 CHANDIGARH
Gudur 608 Chandigarh 701
Guntur 609
Kadapa 610 HARYANA
Kakinada 611 Ambala 702
Kurnool 612 Hisar 703
Markapur 613 Kurukshetra 704
Mylavaram 614
Narasaraopet 615 HIMACHAL PRADESH
Nellore 616 Bilaspur 705
Ongole 617 Hamirpur 706
Rajahmundry 618 Shimla 707d
Surampalem 619 Mandi 708
Tadepalligudem 620 Kangra 709
Tirupathi 621
Vijayawada 622 MADHYA PRADESH
Gwalior 711
KERALA
Alappuzha 623 PUNJAB
Kannur 624 Amritsar 712
Kasaragod 625 Bathinda 713
Kochi 626 Jalandhar 714
Kollam 627 Ludhiana 715
Kottayam 628 Mohali 716
Kozhikode 629 Patiala 717

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20. 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
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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
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of examination, an appropriate message will be displayed on the JEE
(Advanced) 2026 website for the information of the candidates.

21. 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) May 21, 2026 (Thursday, 17:00 IST)
2026 website: https://jeeadv.ac.in
Online display of provisional answer May 25, 2026 (Monday, 10:00 IST)
keys on https://jeeadv.ac.in
Receiving feedback from candidates May 25, 2026 (Monday, 10:00 IST)
on provisional answer keys through to
May 26, 2026 (Tuesday, 17:00 IST)
candidate portal
Online display of final answer keys June 01, 2026 (Monday, 10:00 IST)
on https://jeeadv.ac.in

• The marks will be awarded in accordance with the final answer key.

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22. Rank Lists
• Only candidates who appear for BOTH Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be
considered for ranking.
• The marks obtained by a candidate in Physics in JEE (Advanced) 2026 will
be equal to the marks scored in the Physics part of Paper 1 plus the marks
scored in the Physics part of Paper 2. Marks obtained in Chemistry and
Mathematics will be calculated in the same way.
• The aggregate marks obtained by a candidate in JEE (Advanced) 2026 will
be the sum of the marks awarded to the candidate in Physics, Chemistry and
Mathematics.
• Rank lists are prepared based on the aggregate marks in JEE (Advanced)
2026.
• If the aggregate marks scored by two or more candidates are the same, then
the following tie-break policy will be used for awarding ranks:
Step 1: Candidates having higher positive marks will be awarded higher
rank.
If the tie breaking criterion at Step 1 fails to break the tie, then the following
criterion at Step 2 will be followed.

Step 2: Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained
higher marks in Mathematics. If this does not break the tie, higher rank will
be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Physics. If
there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.

• Rank lists for preparatory courses (see Clause 28: PREPARATORY
COURSES) will be prepared for SC, ST, and PwD candidates in all
categories who satisfy the prescribed relaxed criteria given below.

• A candidate is said to have qualified in JEE (Advanced) if he/she secures
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respective category and as per the table given below. A candidate who
qualifies in more than one category will be considered in all the categories
to which he/she belongs for the purpose of ranking.
• There will be no waiting list for ranking.
• Only those candidates who score the minimum prescribed marks in each
subject AND also in aggregate will be included in the rank list. The
minimum prescribed marks vary with the category as shown in the
following table.

Minimum percentage of marks prescribed for inclusion in the rank list
Minimum
Minimum
percentage of
Rank List percentage of marks
aggregate
in each subject
marks
Common rank list (CRL) 10.0 35.0
GEN-EWS rank list 9.0 31.5
OBC-NCL rank list 9.0 31.5
SC rank list 5.0 17.5
ST rank list 5.0 17.5
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD) 5.0 17.5
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list 5.0 17.5
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list 5.0 17.5
SC-PwD rank list 5.0 17.5
ST-PwD rank list 5.0 17.5
Preparatory course rank lists 2.5 8.75
NOTE: (i) CRL is the rank list in which all candidates (across all categories) will be given ranks.
(ii) Minimum percentage of aggregate marks may be lowered subsequently, if required, as per
the MHRD directive (F.No. 28-8/2017-T.S.-I) dated June 13, 2018.

23. 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.

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• 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.

24. 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.
• Apart from passing the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT), the criterion of
performance in Class XII (or equivalent) board examination (see Clause 26:
PERFORMANCE IN CLASS XII (OR EQUIVALENT) BOARD
EXAMINATION) will remain the same for B. Arch. program admission.
• Syllabus for AAT is given in Annexure-I: SYLLABI.
• 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
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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.
Schedule of AAT
Portal for AAT Registration https://jeeadv.ac.in
June 01, 2026 (Monday, 10:00 IST)
Online Registration for AAT to
June 02, 2026 (Tuesday, 17:00 IST)
June 04, 2026 (Thursday)
Architecture Aptitude Test 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

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25. Examinations Considered as Equivalent to Class XII
• 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.

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26. Performance in Class XII (or Equivalent) Board Examination
for admission to IITs
• 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:
1. 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%.
2. 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 https://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 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.

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i. Physics
ii. Chemistry
iii. Mathematics
iv. A language (if the candidate has taken more than one language, then the
language with the higher marks will be considered)
v. 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 mark 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.

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• 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.

For eligibility criteria, foreign candidates and OCI/PIO (F) (see Clause
6.2) candidates may follow the link https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html

26.1. 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.

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• 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 given in Annexure II) 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.

26.2. 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

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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.

27. Joint Seat Allocation
• 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.

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