Engineering Entrance Exam

Around 1.8 Lacs candidates register for JEE Advanced every year. In 2025, the number of candidates who applied for JEE Advanced are 1,87,223. Of all the registered candidates, 1,80,422 candidates took the exam.

Yes, candidates who will pass their class 12 boards in 2026 will be eligible for JEE Advanced 2026. Additionally, candidates who have passed their class 12 boards in 2025, can also apply for JEE Advanced 2026.

No. As per the JEE Advanced attempt limit, a candidate who have appeared for JEE Advanced in 2024 or earlier, cannot appear gain in JEE Advanced 2026.

If you have paid the fee and the JEE Advanced application form is still showing as pending, then there might have been some issue with the payment. Wait for 24 hours and try checking the status again. If the application form is still pending, then most probably the fee will be refunded back to your account. If the issue is not resolved after 24 hours, call the helpline numbers provided on the JEE Advanced brchure to get your problem solved.

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.

This year, IIT Guwahati is conducting GATE 2026, and two things have been modified - 

• The GATE fees have been revised for all categories
• A new sectional paper has been introduced, called Energy Science (under Engineering Sciences).

The details are available on the official website as well as in the information brochure. 

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:

1. JEE Advanced registration number
2. JEE Main application number
3. JEE Main password
4. JEE Advanced password
5. Date of birth

Combination of any of these maightbe needed to login for JEE Advanced candidate portal.

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.