What is age limit for JEE Advanced 2026?

As per the JEE Advanced 2026 eligibility criteria, general/OBC-NCL/EWS candidates must be born on or after October 1, 2001 in order to apply for the exam. Candidates from SC, ST, and PwD category get a 5-year relaxation hence they must be born on or after October 1, 1996.

What is the procedure of JEE Advanced application form filling?

The procedure to apply for IIT JEE Adv includes four main steps Login through JEE Main application number and date of birth Fillling of required details Uploading documents Payment of application fee

What details are needed to login after registering for JEE Advanced exam?

After JEE Advanced registration is done, the candidates must login using their JEE Main aopplication number and date of birth / password. However, these details are subjected to change each year., The login windo will diaply the details needed. Hence for login, candidates should always keep these details handy: JEE Advanced registration number JEE Main application number JEE Main password JEE Advanced password Date of birth Combination of any of these maightbe needed to login for JEE Advanced candidate portal.

Is JEE Advanced 2026 going to be tough?

The JEE Advanced exam is one of the toughest exams in the world. In 2026, the exam is organised by IIT Roorkee, which is know to set difficult question paper. Candidates preparing for JEE Advanced exam must train themselves to solve the hardest questions of Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry.

I am appearing in my class 12 exam this year. How can I fill my class 12 mark details in IIT JEE form?

Candidates who are appearing in their class 12 exam in 2026 need not provide their mark details while filling the JEE advanced application form. They just need to fill their year of passing class 12 year as 2026. However, they must ensure to score minimum 75% marks in order to be eligibile for admission in IITs.

What is minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced?

The minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced change year after year. NTA published the JEE Main marks needed to pass for JEE Advanced with the JEE Main session two result. Check below the previous year minimum marks in JEE Mains to qualify for JEE Advanced: Category 2025 2024 2023 General 93.1023262 93.2362181 90.7788642 OBC-NCL 80.3830119 79.6757881 73.6114227 SC 79.4313582 60.0923182 51.9776027 ST 61.1526933 46.6975840 37.2348772 GEN-EWS 47.9026465 81.3266412 75.6229025 Gen-PwD 0.0079349 0.0018700 0.0013527

I am not able to upload my scanned photo in JEE Advanced application form, what to do?

Check the size and format of the image before uploading the photo in the JEE Advanced application form.

What if I made a mistake in my JEE Adv form 2026?

Candidates must be very careful in filling JEE Advanced application form as the correction facility is not provided post the last date of registration. It is thus advised that candidates verify all the details they fill in the form at least once and make the corrections before the last date to apply.

Is both papers of JEE Advanced exam compulsory?

YES. Both the papers of JEE Advanced exam is compulsory for the candidates.

What is the JEE Advanced exam pattern?

The JEE Advanced exam pattern is dynamic. It changes every year. The only known aspect of the JEE Advanced exam pattern are: The number of papers: There are two papers - paper 1 and paper 2. The exam mode: The JEE Advanced exam is held in computer based test mode. Duration: The exam is held for 6 hours. Each paper is of 3 hours. Subjects: Each question papers has questions from three sections - Maths, Physics and Chemistry JEE Advanced pattern will change every year in terms of making scheme and the kinds of questions asked (MCQs, match the following, paragraph type, numerical answer type.)

How to pay the JEE Advanced application fee?

The JEE Advanced 2026 application fee can be paid using only online mode - like credit card, debit card, internet banking and UPI.

What is the application fee for JEE Advanced 2026?

The JEE Advanced 2026 application fee details will be made available with the information brochure of JEE Advanced 2026. Last year the applicatin fee charged was as follows: INR 1600 for Indian and OCI/PIO female and SC/ST/PWD candidatres. The Indian general and OCI/PIO candidates had to pay INR 3200. The foreign candidates had to pay: USD 100 for candidates from SAARC countries. USD 200 for candidates from non- SAARC countries.

Where can I get scribe request letter to submit with the JEE Advanced application form?

Candidates can find the scribe request letter to submit with the JEE Advanced application form on the information brochure. The information brochure has the list of certificates needed in prescribed format, that the candidates have to use wherever applicable while registering for the exam.

What should I do if I forgot my JEE Main application number for JEE Advanced login?

While logging in for JEE Advanced candidate portal, if you cannnot recall your JEE Main application number, then try: Checking the email from NTA which was sent ot you after successfull JEE Main registration. Check the JEE Main acknolwedhement form taht you have downloaded after the JEE Main form was submitted. Check the JEE Main result Check the JEE Main admit card You JEE Main application number will be mentioned in all of the above documents.

What is the last date to apply for JEE Advanced 2026?

The last date to apply for JEE Advanced 2026 is May 2, 2026. Registered candidates can pay application fees is May 4. The official website to apply for IIT JEE Advanced is jeeadv.ac.in.

What is the application fee for JEE Advanced 2026?

The JEE Advanced 2026 application fee details will be made available with the information brochure of JEE Advanced 2026. Last year the applicatin fee charged was as follows: INR 1600 for Indian and OCI/PIO female and SC/ST/PWD candidatres. The Indian general and OCI/PIO candidates had to pay INR 3200. The foreign candidates had to pay: USD 100 for candidates from SAARC countries. USD 200 for candidates from non- SAARC countries.

During payment of JEE Adv fee, the money got debited but application status not updated. What should I do?

In case of failed JEE Advanced application fee payment, the money deited from account will be credited back to the account within 24-hours. In case the money is not recieved back, they can contact the JEE Adv official through email or phone.

JEE Advanced Application Form 2026: Registration Date & Link, Eligibility, Fees, How to Apply, Documents Required

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Registration - 6 Apr '26 - 2 May '26

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JEE Advanced Application Form 2026: IIT Roorkee will start the JEE Advanced 2026 registration on April 23 for Indian candidates. The application form for foreign nationals will be released on April 6. Link to fill the application form will be provided on this page once the registration starts. The last date of JEE Advanced registration 2026 is May 2.

To apply, candidates have to login to the JEE Advanced website using their JEE Main 2026 application number and date of birth. Thereafter, candidates have to fill JEE Advanced application form, upload the documents, and pay the application fee. Check all details related to eligibility criteria, dates, how to fill the form, documents needed to apply for JEE Advanced, etc, below on this page.

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Table of contents

How to Fill JEE Advanced 2026 Application Form?
JEE Advanced 2026 Dates (OUT)
Documents Required to Apply for JEE Advanced 2026
JEE Advanced 2026 Application Fee
JEE Advanced 2026 Application Form Correction
How Many Candidates Register for JEE Advanced
JEE Advanced 2026 Application Form FAQs

How to Fill JEE Advanced 2026 Application Form?

Check how to apply for JEE Advanced 2026 below:

Stage 1- Authenticate using JEE Main Details and Login

Every student needs to register through the official website, jeeadv.ac.in, by providing their JEE Main 2026 roll number, password, and security pin.

Stage 2- Fill JEE Advanced 2026 Registration Form

Students have to enter various personal details in the specific columns of the JEE Advanced 2026 application form. The information required includes category, exam city preference, details of previous JEE Adv attempt (if any) etc.

Stage 3- Upload Scanned Documents in JEE Advanced 2026 Form

Apart from the details, students will also need to upload scanned images of the documents needed.

Stage 4- Pay the JEE Advanced 2026 Application Fee

Now, using the available online payment mode, pay the JEE Advanced 2026 application fee.

Stage 5- Download and Print the JEE Advanced Registration Acknowledgement

After submitting all the details, students must take multiple printouts of the final application form for future requirements

JEE Advanced 2026 Eligibility Criteria

The detailed conditions of JEE Advanced 2026 eligibility criteria are provided here as per the details available on the official website.

Eligibility Criteria for Indian Nationals and OCI/PIO Candidates

Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2001. Five years of age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1996.
Candidates can attempt JEE Advanced a maximum of two times in two consecutive years. Read all details on JEE Advanced 2026 attempt limit.
A candidate should have appeared for the Class 12 (or equivalent) exam for the first time in either 2025 or 2026 with the subjects Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT 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.
Performance in JEE Mains: Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) in BE/BTech paper of JEE Main 2026. 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.

Eligibility Criteria for Foreign National or OCI/PIO Candidate in JEE Advanced 2026

Check who is considered a Foreign National and OCI/PIO candidate in JEE Advanced below.

Foreign Candidates:

Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalised) (but not Overseas Citizens of India / Persons of Indian Origin (OCI/PIO) candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card on or after 04.03.2021) shall be considered as FOREIGN NATIONALS.
The foreign national candidates, at the time of registering for JEE Advanced 2026, are NOT required to write NTA JEE Mains 2026 and may register for JEE Adv 2026 directly subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria
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.
All the seats allotted to foreign national candidates will be supernumerary, with a cap of 10% of the 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 in the Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2026. There are no separate supernumerary seats or sub-categories for females in the foreign national supernumerary seats.

OCI/PIO Candidates:

As per the decision dated February 03, 2023, passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 891 / 2021, the OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO cards after 04.03.2021 shall be considered foreign nationals and have to fulfil all the eligibility criteria applicable to any foreign national.
As per the decision dated February 03, 2023, passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 891 / 2021, the OCI/PIO candidates who have secured OCI/PIO cards before 04.03.2021 shall be considered as Indian nationals and have to fulfil all the eligibility criteria applicable to any Indian national.

JEE Advanced 2026 Dates (OUT)

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of JEE Advanced 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
06 Apr ' 26 - 02 May ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 registrations for foreign nationals and OCI/PIO (F) Candidates
Apr ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 practice test for paper 1 and paper 2 release date TENTATIVE
23 Apr ' 26 - 02 May ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 registrations for Indian Nationals
04 May ' 26	Last date to pay fee by JEE Advanced 2026 by all candidates
11 May ' 26 - 17 May ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 Admit Card available for downloading
16 May ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 Choosing of scribe by PwD candidates
17 May ' 26	JEE Advanced 2026 Exam

Documents Required to Apply for JEE Advanced 2026

The complete list of all documents required to apply for JEE Advanced application form 2026 is given here. All documents have to be scanned as per the size, dimension and format mentioned here for uploading in the form.

Documents Required by Indian Candidates

Certificate to be uploaded	Remarks	Format	File size
Class 10 or Birth Certificate	Required for all candidates	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Class 12 (or equivalent) Mark Sheet	Optional for candidates who appeared for class 12 for the first time in 2026. Mandatory for all other candidates.	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Category Certificate	Required only for SC /ST /OBC-NCL/GEN-EWS candidates	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
PwD Certificate	Only for those who have opted PwD as "Yes". Also, for OCI (Including PIO) PwD Candidates who have secured OCI (Including PIO) card before 4^th March 2021.	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing Certificate	Only for those who have selected “having disability and difficulty in writing” as “Yes”	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Scribe Request Letter(Amanuensis-I)	Only for those who have selected PwD as “Yes” and percentage of disability is between 40 and 100 and Scribe Request Letter as “Yes”	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Scribe Request Letter(Amanuensis-II)	Only for those who have selected “having difficulty in writing” as “Yes” and Scribe Request Letter as “Yes”	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Compensatory Time Request Letter-I	Only for those who have opted PwD as “Yes” and percentage of disability is between 40 and 100 and opted for Compensatory Time	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Compensatory Time Request Letter-II	Only for those who have selected “having difficulty in writing” as “Yes” and opted for Compensatory Time	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
DS Certificate	Only for those who have opted DS as “Yes”	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
OCI (Including PIO) Card / Foreign Passport or Citizenship Certificate	For those whose nationality is OCI (Including PIO) or Foreign	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb

Documents Required by Foreign Nationals and OCI/PIO Candidates

Certificate to be uploaded	Remarks	Format	File size
Photograph	Required for all candidates	JPG	4 kb to 100 kb
Signature	Required for all candidates	JPG	1 kb to 30 kb
Photo Identity Proof	Required for all candidates	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
OCI/PIO Card or Foreign Passport or Citizenship Certificate	For those who are OCI/PIO card holders or whose nationality is Foreign	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Birth certificate for age proof	Required for all candidates	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Class 12 (or equivalent) Mark Sheet	Optional for candidates who appeared for class XII for the first time in 2026. Mandatory for all other candidates.	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb
Testimonial	Optional (if required) like military service certificate	PDF	50 kb to 300 kb

JEE Advanced 2026 Application Fee

Candidates can check here application fee details for JEE Advanced exam 2026. The JEE Advanced application fee for foreign candidates has increased this year. However, the fee for Indian candidates remains the same as last year.

Application fee of JEE Advanced can be paid online using Debit Card/Credit Card/Internet Banking/UPI. The form will be considered submitted only after successful payment of JEE Adavnced 2026 registration fee.

The JEE Advanced 2026 admit card is issued only to those candidates who complete the application fee payment. The fee of JEE Advanced 2026 varies for various categories and also for exam city preference filled by the candidate. Check fee details below.

JEE Advanced Application Fee 2026

Registration fee for Examination Centres in India
Indian Nationals	Female Candidates (all categories)	₹ 1600
	SC, ST, and PwD Candidates	₹ 1600
	All Other Candidates	₹ 3200
OCI/PIO cardholders (where the OCI/PIO card was issued before 04-03-2021)	Female Candidates (GEN and GEN-PwD)	₹ 1600
	OPEN (GEN-PwD)	₹ 1600
	OPEN (GEN)	₹ 3200
Foreign Nationals & OCI/PIO cardholders (where the OCI/PIO card was issued on or after 04-03-2021)	Candidates Residing in SAARC Countries	USD 100
	Candidates Residing in Non-SAARC Countries	USD 200
Registration Fee for Examination Centres in Foreign Countries
Indian Nationals and OCI/PIO cardholders (where the OCI/PIO card was issued before 04-03-2021)	All	USD 200
Foreign Nationals & OCI/PIO cardholders (where the OCI/PIO card was issued on or after 04-03-2021)	Candidates Residing in SAARC Countries	USD 20
	Candidates Residing in Non-SAARC Countries	USD 300

JEE Advanced 2026 Application Form Correction

There are no provisions for correction in the details filled in the online JEE Advanced 2026 form. Once the application form is submitted and the application fee is paid, the forms cannot be accessed for editing or any sort of correction. Therefore, candidates must carefully read, fill and submit the JEE Advanced application form 2026. The details in the application form will be used in the admit card, the result and also in the final admission/counselling. Hence, the candidates must be very cautious while submitting the JEE Advanced form. Check all details twice before the final submission of the form.

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How Many Candidates Register for JEE Advanced

Candidates can check below the registration data for JEE Advanced exam in past years.

Year	Registered	Appeared	Qualified	%Qualified
2025	187223	180422	54378	30.13
2024	186584	180200	48248	26.77
2023	189,744	180,372	43,773	24.26
2022	160,038	155,538	40,712	26.17
2021	151,193	141,699	41,862	29.54
2020	160,838	150,838	43,204	28.64
2019	174,432	161,319	38,705	23.99
2018	165,656	155,158	31,988	20.62
2017	171,814	159,540	51,040	31.99
2016	155,797	147,678	36,566	24.76
2015	124,741	117,238	26,354	22.47
2014	126,995	119,580	27,152	22.7
2013	126,749	115,971	20,834	17.96
2012	506,484	479,651	24,112	5.02
2011	485,136	468,280	13,196	2.81
2010	473,982	455,571	13,104	2.87
2009	398,264	384,977	10,035	2.6
2008	321,653	311,258	8,652	2.77
2007	251,803	243,029	7,200	2.96