JEE Advanced 2026 Exam (Today) Live: Paper Timing, Dress Code, Exam Centre Guidelines
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee will conduct the JEE Advanced exam today. The exam will have two papers - Paper 1 and 2, to be held in two shifts from 9 am to 12 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. This JEE Advanced 2026 live coverage will provide live question paper analysis, review, difficulty level and answer key with solutions after the exam gets over for each shift.
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Live Updates
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Live Updates: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026 will be held today. There will be two question papers of 3 hours duration each, which students have to take. The JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 will be held in morning shift from 9 am and Paper 2 from 2:30 pm. Students must report to their allotted exam centre as per the reporting time mentioned in their JEE Advanced admit card 2026. Every aspirant have to carry the printout of their admit card, two passport size photograph, a valid photo ID proof and ball pen/pencil for rough work.
After the first shift exam gets over, memory-based JEE Main 2026 Question Paper 1 will be shared here basis the questions from students who appear in the exam. JEE Advanced 2026 difficulty level, paper review will also be shared. Similarly for shift 2, JEE Advanced 2026 paper 2 difficulty level and review will be shared.
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper Timing
Candidates appearing in the exam must be aware of the JEE Advanced exam timing for both shifts. Check schedule of both shifts here
| Exam Details |
JEE Adv Timing Shift 1 |
Shift 2 Paper Timing |
| Reporting at test centre |
07:00 am |
12:30 pm |
| Entry starts for exam hall |
07:30 am |
01:00 pm |
| Last Entry |
08:30 pm |
02:00 pm |
| Exam starts |
09:00 am |
02:30 pm |
| Exam concludes |
12:00 pm |
05:30 pm |
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Day Instructions
Candidates must adhere to all the exam day instructions mentioned in their JEE Advanced 2026 admit card. All important instructions for candidates mentioned in the admit card are given here
- Report to the exam centre as per the time mentioned in the hall ticket. Candidates who arrive late at the exam centre will not be allowed to appear in the exam.
- Candidates must bring their admit card downloaded from the website, two passport size photo, and one photo ID proof among Aadhaar, PAN card, Voter ID, School ID, Driving License.
- Candidates must bring their own pen/pencil for rough work. They must also bring their own water bottle
- Candidates will be provided one scribble pad for rough work. No extra scribble pad will be provided
- Candidates must not posses any prohibited item inside exam hall during their course of paper.
JEE Advanced 2026 Difficulty Level and Paper Review
Complete paper analysis, JEE Advanced 2026 review and difficulty level will be provided here after the conclusion of exam. Candidates appearing in the exam can check JEE Advanced 2026 difficulty level and paper review analysis to understand the overall paper analysis and get an idea about expected cutoff.
| Rank list / category |
Minimum Marks per subject |
Minimum Aggregate Marks |
| Common (CRL) |
8 |
85 - 95 |
| GEN-EWS |
7 |
74 - 84 |
| OBC-NCL |
7 |
74 - 84 |
| SC |
4 |
42 - 48 |
| ST |
4 |
42 - 48 |
| PwD |
4 |
42 - 48 |
| Preparatory course |
2 |
20 - 25 |
JEE Advanced 2026 Question Paper PDF; Paper 1 and 2 with Solutions
Coaching institutes will release memory-based JEE Advanced 2026 paper 1 and 2 PDF with solutions. These papers will be prepared based on questions provided by students who appear in the exam. JEE Advanced 2026 answer key will also be provided along with memory-based papers which will have correct answers to questions asked in exam. Candidates can use these memory-based JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 and 2 with answer key to calculate their expected score in exam.
JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff Expected
The expected JEE Advanced 2026 qualifying marks for all categories is provided here. It will help candidates know estimated marks that need to score to qualify the exam and get admission in IITs. The actual cutoff will be released by IIT Roorkee along with the results on June 1, 2026.
Read More: JEE Advanced 2026 Documents Checklist and Exam Day Instructions
LIVE UPDATE
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Live: Paper Timing, Dress Code, Documents Required at Exam Centre
- 12:24 AM IST• 17 May 2026
Documents Required for JEE advanced exam centre
Candidates must bring the JEE Advanced admit card downloaded from the website, one valid photo ID proof and two passport size colour photo. ALong with these, they must also bring their own pen/pencil for rough work.
- 12:20 AM IST• 17 May 2026
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Live: Fresh exam guidelines issued for students
IIT Roorkee has issued fresh guidelines for students who are appearing in the exam today.
- 9:24 PM IST• 16 May 2026
JEE Advabced 2026 Exam Live: IIT Roorkee conducting the IIT JEE exam today
The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced 2026 exam is scheduled to be held today. The exam will be held in two shifts from 9 am to 12 pm and 2:30 pm tp 5:30 pm.
- 9:24 PM IST• 16 May 2026
JEE Advanced 2026 Live: Is passport size photo required for JEE Advanced
Yes, candidates will be required to bring two passport size photo along with their admit card and one valid photo ID.
- 9:24 PM IST• 16 May 2026
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Live: Documents required for jee advanced exam centre
Candidates will need to carry the following items at the exam centre
- JEE Advanced hall ticket 2026
- Photo ID (Any one among school ID, PAN, Aadhaar, Voter ID, Passport)
- Pen/Pencil for rough work
- Two passport size colour photo
- 9:24 PM IST• 16 May 2026
JEE Adv Timings 2026
The JEE Advanced 2026 exam timing is
- Paper 1 - 09:30 am to 12:30 pm
- Paper 2 - 02:30 pm to 02:30 pm
- 9:24 PM IST• 16 May 2026
What is scribble pad in JEE Advanced 2026
Scribble pad is the rough copy provided to candidates during JEE Advanced 2026 exam. Every candidate is provided one scribble pad for doing rough work.
- 9:24 PM IST• 16 May 2026
JEE Adv admit card download 2026
Candidates can download their JEE Advanced 2026 admit card from the website jeeadv.ac.in. The admit card has to be carried to the exam centre failing which, no candidate is allowed to appear in the exam.
- 9:24 PM IST• 16 May 2026
JEE Advanced exam time 2026
JEE Advanced 2026 paper timing for both shifts are given here
Exam Details
JEE Adv Timing Shift 1
Shift 2 Paper Timing
Reporting at test centre
07:00 am
12:30 pm
Entry starts for exam hall
07:30 am
01:00 pm
Last Entry
08:30 pm
02:00 pm
Exam starts
09:00 am
02:30 pm
Exam concludes
12:00 pm
05:30 pm
- 9:24 PM IST• 16 May 2026
JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Live: Dress code of IIT JEE Adv
There is no specific dress code for JEE Advanced 2026. However, students must avoid wearing heavy clothes to avoid frisking delays. Students must wear light clothes without embroidery/metals. Every candidate will be frisked thoroughly before entry inside the exam hall.
- 9:24 PM IST• 16 May 2026
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper Timing
The Paper 1 will start at 9 am for which entry will start at 07:30 am and gates will close at 08:30 am. Paper 2 will start at 02:30 pm. Gates for paper 2 will close at 02:00 pm.
Commonly asked questions
Aspirants must keep in mind that exam difficulty level cannot be determined by organising body. JEE Advanced paper is not made by one single IIT; but it is prepared by experts from multiple institutes. Difficulty level of exam is independent of the IIT conducting exam.
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.
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 |
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