JEE Advanced

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

NO. The JEE Advanced final answer key cannot be challenged. The final answer key is released after the challenges against the provisional answer key is processed. The marks of the candidates for JEE Advanced result will be prepared based on the correct answers in the final answer keys.

The JEE Advanced 2026 answer key will be released on May 25. The facility to challenge will be open from May 25 to 26, 2026.

The JEE Advanced 2025 all India rank 1 holder was Rajit Gupta. He was from IIT Delhi zone. He scored 332 marks out of the total marks which was 360 in JEE Advanced 2025.

The female topper for JEE Advanced 2025 was Devdutta Majhi with AIR 16. She scored 312 marks out of 360.

Only three IITs offer BArch admisison via JEE Advanced and AAT. These IITs are:

1. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
3. Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi

All of them offer 5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture course via JEE Advanced followed by AAT.

NO. Barch admisison in the IITs is based on JEE Advanced and Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT). For Barch admisison t the IITs, candidates have to first qualify JEE Advanced and then appear for AAT.

The JEE Advanced JoSAA counselling dates will be announced in May, 2026 in the official website of JoSAA - josaa.nic.in. The JoSAA registration 2026 will start on June 2, 2026. Complete schedule will be available on the official website.

The JEE Advanced 2026 counselling (JoSAA) will start in June. Note that the counselling for the JEE Advanced qualified candidates for IIT admissions will be conducted jointly with NITs, IIITs and GFTIs admission counselling by JoSAA - Joint seat allocation authority.

Candidates have to register for JoSAA, fill choices, check allotment, confirm allotment, and pay seat confirmation fee to complete the IIT admisison process after JEE Advanced. The registration for JoSAA counselling will start on June 2, 2026.

The JEE Advanced cutoff 2026, meaning the minimum needed to qualify the exam will be released with the result. The minimum qualifying marks is also released with the official infirmation brochure, however, they are changed when the result is announced.

YES. The JEE Advanced 2026 result will be initially announced that will have the subject wise marks and overall marks of the candidates at jeeadv.ac.in. Also, there will be the JEE Advanced AIR of the candidate alonwith the qualifying status. This result is just for information of the candidates so that they can start with the admission process.

However, the JEE Advanced scorecard, which acts as the official document is issued a few days later on the official website - jeeadv.ac.in.