JEE Advanced 2026 Registration Opens, Exam Scheduled For May 17

Registration for the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2026 has begun, with the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee , the organising institute this year, opening the application portal for eligible candidates on April 23, 2026, at 10:00 IST. The registration window will remain open until May 2, 2026, at 23:59 IST, while the last date for payment of the application fee is May 4, 2026. The application process is being conducted online through the official website.

JEE Advanced is the national-level entrance examination for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Only candidates who rank among the top 2.5 lakh performers in JEE Main 2026 are eligible to appear for the exam. Category-wise distribution is applied within this pool, including reserved seats for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, GEN-EWS and PwD candidates.

To be eligible, candidates must have been born on or after October 1, 2001 , with a five-year age relaxation for SC, ST and PwD candidates. They should have appeared for the Class XII or equivalent examination for the first time in 2025 or 2026 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects, and candidates are allowed a maximum of two attempts in two consecutive years .

The JEE Advanced 2026 examination will be conducted on May 17 in computer-based test mode across centres in India. The exam will consist of two compulsory papers , Paper 1 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Paper 2 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM, both covering Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Candidates must appear for both papers to be considered for ranking.

Admit cards will be available for download from May 11 to May 17 , after which the examination will be conducted. Candidate response sheets are scheduled to be released on May 21, followed by the provisional answer key on May 25 . The final answer key and results are expected to be declared on June 1, 2026 .

Candidates who qualify in JEE Advanced will then participate in the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counselling process , which is expected to begin on June 2 for admission to IITs and other participating institutions.

Applicants seeking admission to architecture programmes at IITs must also appear for the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) , scheduled for June 4, 2026, after the JEE Advanced results are announced.

Authorities have advised candidates to carefully read the official information brochure and complete the application process well before the deadline to avoid last-minute technical issues.