JEE Advanced 2026 Answer Key Released at jeeadv.ac.in; Raise objection till May 26
JEE Advanced provisional answer key 2026 has been released online. Candidates can check the answer key online at the website jeeadv.ac.in. Candidates not satisfied with answers in the provisional answer key can challenge the answers until May 26.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIIT) Roorkee has released the provisional JEE Advanced Answer Key 2026. The link for JEE Advanced Answer key PDF has been activated in the website jeeadv.ac.in. Candidates can download the answer key from the website without any login credentials.
Correct answers to all the question are mentioned in the JEE Advanced answer key. Candidates can calculate their scores in the exam using the answer key and JEE Advanced response sheet. IIT Roorkee released response sheet on May 21 and is available for download online from the website.
How to Download JEE Advanced 2026 Answer key
Candidates can download the answer key using the instructions mentioned here
Direct Link: jeeadv.ac.in
- Open JEE Advanced website
- Click on answer key link
- Answer key will be displayed on screen
- Download and save as PDF
JEE Advanced Answer Key Challenge 2026
The IIT Roorkee has started the facility to challenge the JEE Advanced answer key along with the release of keys. Candidates who are not satisfied with the answers in JEE Advanced answer key can submit their grievances online by login to the website until May 26 (5 PM).
Upon login, candidates will see all the correct answers mentioned in the official answer key. They can select the answers they wish to challenge, upload the documents supporting their claim and pay INR 500 per question as challenge fees. The challenges submitted by candidates will be reviewed post which the JEE Advanced final answer key will be released along with the result.
JEE Advanced 2026 Result Date
IIT Roorkee has announced the JEE Advanced result date 2026. As per the schedule, the JEE Adv 2026 result will be announced on June 1. The result will be announced online at 10 am in the website jeeadv.ac.in.
Commonly asked questions
No, your candidature will be rejected as you need to have minimum of 75% in class 12 to be eligible for admisison to the IITs, NIT, IIITs and GFTIs via the JoSAA counselling. Even if you pass JEE Advanced and JEE Main, of you do not have 75% minimum marks in class 12 boards you will no get admissions.
The JEE Advanced 2026 cutoff will be released with the results of JEE Advanced 2026. Until then, candidates can check below the JEE Advanced cutoff from the previous years:
The JEE Advanced 2025 cutoff of the common rank list is 20.56%; 18.50% for the GEN-EWS rank list and OBC-NCL rank list; 10.28% for SC, ST, and PwD rank lists across all categories; and 5.14% for Preparatory course rank lists.
All those candidates who score above the cutoff marks in their respective categories can register for JoSAA counselling to participate in the IIT seat allotment process. Note that qualifying the JEE Advaced cutoff will not guarantee a seat in the IITs. Various factors are at play while allotting seats in the IITs. These factors include the demand for a course and IIT, the number of seats on offer, the reservation criteria, etc.
JoSAA 2026 counselling for JEE Main and JEE Advanced qualifiers will begin in June 2026. The entire schedule of JoSAA counselling 2026 will be uploaded on josaa.nic.in.
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