JEE Advanced 2026: Conducting IIT, Exam Date, Syllabus, Previous Year Papers, Mock Test, Eligibility

IIT JEE aspirants for the upcoming year, here is all-around information on JEE Advanced 2026. The exam may seem far off at this moment; however, time flies. Therefore, in this article, get all information regarding the JEE Advanced 2026 exam like the JEE Advanced 2026 eligibility & qualification criteria, syllabus, pattern, preparation tips & resources, how to apply, exam date and more.

JEE Advanced 2026

JEE Advanced 2026: IIT Roorkee is expected to conduct the JEE Advanced 2026 examination. The candidates who will be among the top 2.5 lakh rank holders in JEE Main 2026 will be eligible to participate in JEE Advanced 2026.

To be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026, candidates must qualify JEE Main 2026. JEE Main 2026 exam will be held in two sessions, session 1 in January 2026 and session 2 in April 2026. NTA will conduct the JEE Main 2026 exam. The minimum marks required to qualify the JEE Main 2026 for JEE Advanced 2026 will be announced with the final JEE Main 2026 result, which will be released after the April session exam.

LATEST UPDATE: JEE Advanced 2026 Difficulty Level - Expected Paper Toughness (IIT Roorkee to Conduct Exam)

Key Information on JEE Advanced 2026

Check below some important information on IIT JEE Advanced 2026:

• Which IIT will conduct JEE Advanced 2026?
  Going by the pattern in which IITs take turns to conduct the JEE Advanced exam each year, this year, the Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced) is expected to be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
• What is the JEE Advanced 2026 exam date?
  JEE Advanced 2026 exam is expected to be held in May 2026. The most probable dates of the JEE Advanced 2026 exam are May 17 or May 24, 2026.
• What is the JEE Advanced 2026 Eligibility Criteria?
  JEE Advanced eligibility criteria stay the same year after year. However, there was a fiasco about the number of attempts for JEE Advanced in 2025 (read about it here). However, the attempt limit has been retained at two in two consecutive years. To attempt JEE Advanced 2026, candidates must:

• • Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) in the BE/BTech paper (Paper I) of JEE (Main) 2026.
  • Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2001. A five-year age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1996.
  • A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in two consecutive years.
  • 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.
  • A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT under any academic program.
• JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Pattern and Syllabus
  On one hand, the syllabus of JEE Advanced remains the same over the year, but the exam pattern is quite dynamic. Each year, there are some slight changes made to the exam pattern, and the catch is that the marking scheme, marks distribution, and number of questions are all informed to the candidates on the exam day and not beforehand. This adds to the difficulty level of the exam. (Read how IIT Kanpur changed the JEE Advanced pattern in 2025).
  
  JEE Advanced syllabus includes 10+2 level topics from Maths, Physics and Chemistry. The detailed syllabus is published on the official website of the exam with all details. Until the details for 2026 are out, candidates can refer to the syllabus from the previous year, JEE Advanced 2025 syllabus PDF.

What is JEE Advanced?

JEE Advanced is a national-level engineering entrance exam for admission to the IITs. It is the second level of the IIT admission screening process, the first being JEE Mains. Top 2.5 lakh candidates of JEE Mains are allowed to register for JEE Advanced. Only those candidates who pass the Advanced level become eligible to apply for IIT admission via the JoSAA counselling process.

IITs offer the following courses to the JEE Advanced rank holders:

• BTech in various Engineering disciplines.
• BSc programs in Science.
• BArch in Architecture.
• Dual Degree programs like B.Tech-MTech and BS-MS.
• Integrated MTech and Integrated MSc programs.

JEE Advanced 2026 Dates

The JEE Advanced 2026 exam date will be announced in December 2025. Until then, candidates can check below the dates for JEE Advanced 2026, based on the schedule from 2025:

JEE Advanced Previous Year Question Papers with Solutions

The toppers of the JEE Advanced exam have sworn by the fact that practising previous year question papers and mock exams is the key to success in the JEE exams. Download the JEE Advanced previous year question papers from the table below for practice for your upcoming IIT JEE exam 2026:

JEE Advanced 2026 Syllabus PDF

JEE Advanced 2026 will comprises two papers, each containing questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Maths. Both papers are mandatory and last for three hours. These papers evaluate candidates' comprehension, reasoning, and analytical ability.

JEE Advanced Mock Test 2026

Inspiring JEE Advanced 2026 candidates can benefit from the mock tests conducted by the official IIT website for papers 1 and 2. These are JEE Advanced mock tests online, free of any charges. Candidates can also download the JEE Advanced question papers from previous years to use them as a JEE Advanced mock test for practice. Candidates attempt the JEE Advanced mock tests chapter-wise to practice various questions from each chapter of the JEE Advanced 2026 syllabus.

JEE Advanced 2026 Preparation Tips From Toppers

How did the toppers of the previous years study for the exam? What are the things that they did differently to get that number 1 position? How did they crack the exam with high marks? How did they plan their JEE Advanced preparation? What books did they use? Let us check here the tips that the toppers have left behind for the aspirants of IITs.

Preparation Plan to Crack JEE Advanced 2026

JEE Advanced is one of the toughest engineering entrance exams in India which needs a systematic preparation plan. Here is an outline for the same:

• Learn the concepts and how to apply them to solve various problems.
• Do not shy away from asking doubts and clearing the basics.
• Complete the JEE Advanced syllabus entirely.
• Revise the important chapters with high weightage.
• Leran how to manage time and improve speed and accuracy.

For more detailed preparation plan, check the below links:

Recommended Books for JEE Advanced 2026

• Physics: H.C. Verma Vol 2, I.E. Irodov (select problems), DC Pandey series (Physics for JEE)
• Chemistry: NCERT (Class 12 Inorganic), Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd (basic topics), Advanced Organic Chemistry by Solomons (for practice), Physical Chemistry by P. Bahadur
• Mathematics: Cengage Mathematics series, TMH Calculus and Algebra, Arihant’s Objective Mathematics, I.A. Maron for Calculus

Important Topics to Focus on for JEE Advanced 2026

Understanding the JEE Advanced Exam Pattern

The JEE Advanced exam pattern is dynamic and changes every year. The only information about the exam pattern that is permanent is:

• Mode of exam: The exam is held in a computer-based test mode
• Papers: JEE Advanced 2026 will have two papers - paper 1 and paper 2.
• Subjects: Each paper of JEE Advanced 2026 will have questions from these subjects - Maths, Physics and Chemistry.
• Language: Questions in the JEE Advanced 2026 exam will be available in Hindi and English.

Types of questions in JEE Advanced exam: The marking scheme, number of questions and the question distributions change every year. Usually, there are the following types of questions asked in the exam:

1.  Single Correct MCQs
2.  Multiple Correct MCQs
3.  Numerical Answer Type
4. Match the Following / Paragraph type with numerical answers

Marking scheme: In JEE Advanced, there are usually the following types of marking schemes applied:

The exact marking scheme and the total number of questions are made available to the candidates on the exam day itself, with the “instructions to candidates” section on the JEE Advanced question paper. Candidates must read all the instructions before starting the exam to understand the marking scheme.

How to Apply for JEE Advanced 2026?

The JEE Advanced 2026 application form will be released on the official website - jeeadv.ac.in. The application form will be available after the JEE Main 2026 session 2 results are out. The candidates who will be declared qualified for JEE Advanced 2026 have to fill up the JEE Advanced application form on the official website.

• Since the JEE Advanced form can be filled by candidates who qualify the JEE Main 2026 cutoff, only such candidates can register for JEE Advanced. Candidates have to authenticate themselves using their JEE Main 2026 application number, their name and date of birth.
• Next, Candidates have to furnish some details in the registration form, and some of the details will be pre-filled from the JEE Main 2026 database.
• Thereafter, candidates have to upload the required documents and pay the application fee online.

IIT Admission Process via JEE Advanced 2026

All candidates who will be declared qualified in the JEE Advanced 2026 result will have to register for a national-level centralised counselling called JoSAA. The Ministry of Education has established the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). The JoSAA counselling process facilitates the allocation of seats for undergraduate engineering programs at the IITs. Admission to IITs is based on JEE Advanced ranks. Candidates have to register for the online JoSAA counselling and fill in their choices of IITs and ranches. The seat across all the IITs will be allotted considering the JEE Advanced 2026 ranks of the candidates and the choices they fill in the JoSAA counselling process.

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