JEE Advanced Exam 2026: This year, the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, will conduct the JEE Advanced 2026 Exam. The exam authority has released the JEE Advanced Exam Date 2026 on its official portal. According to the official update, the IIT Roorkee will conduct the JEE Advanced Exam 2026 on May 17, 2026. Along with it, the conducting institute has also published the eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2026. The IIT Roorkee will soon publish the JEE Advanced Notification 2026 on the official website- jeeadv.ac.in.
JEE Advanced 2026 registration will start on April 23 and continue till May 2, 2026. The JEE Advanced admit cards will be available for download from May 11 to 17, 2026, on the official website. The JEE Advanced result 2026 will be announced on June 1, 2026.
Along with the notification PDF, the exam authority will also activate the JEE Advanced Application Form 2026 on its official portal. Candidates who have secured the top 2.5 lakh rank in JEE Mains 2026 will be able to register for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam by visiting the official portal. Only those candidates who meet the eligibility criteria were able to register for the exam. Students must have a minimum of 75% marks in their Class 12 in order to be eligible for admission to IITs (Delhi, Bombay, Kanpur, Madras, Hyderabad, and more).
As per the JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2026, there will be two papers: Paper I & Paper II. Candidates have to compulsorily appear for both Paper I and II. Both papers will be conducted on the same day, and their duration will be 3 hours each. The questions in both papers will be asked from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. There will be different types of questions in the paper, including Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Multiple Select Questions (MSQs), Paragraph Questions, and Numeric Questions.
JEE Advanced Exam 2026
The JEE Advanced 2026 exam is conducted for the top 2,50,000 candidates who qualified for the JEE Main 2026 exam and wish to take admission into engineering programmes offered by IITs. The exam is conducted by seven IITs on a rotational basis. These seven IITs are IIT Bombay, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras, and IIT Kanpur.
JEE Advanced Exam Date 2026
The Joint Admission Board has announced the exam date for the JEE Advanced 2026 examination. The JEE Advanced 2026 exam schedule is tabulated below:
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Day, Date and Time (IST) |
| JEE (Main) 2026 [Computer-based Tests by NTA] |
Check Here |
| Results of JEE (Main) 2026 by NTA |
Check Here |
| Online Registration for JEE Advanced 2026 |
April 23 to May 2, 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment of registered candidates |
May 4, 2026 |
| Admit Card available for downloading |
May 11 to 17, 2026 |
Choosing of scribe by PwD candidates /
candidates with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing
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May 16, 2026 |
| JEE Advanced 2026 Examination |
May 17, 2026 |
| Copy of candidate responses to be available on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 website |
May 21, 2026 |
| Online display of provisional answer keys |
May 25, 2026 |
| Feedback and comments on provisional answer keys |
May 25, 2026 |
| Online declaration of final answer key and Results of JEE Advanced 2026 |
June 1, 2026 |
Aspirants who fulfil the eligibility criteria can fill out the JEE Advanced Application Form 2026. The application forms for the save are released after the conclusion of the JEE Main exam. Below are the steps to follow while filling out the application form:
- Visit the official website of JEE Advanced.
- Log in using JEE Main roll number and password.
- The application form will appear on your screen.
- Fill out personal and academic information as asked in the application form.
- The next step is to upload your scanned documents as required in the application form.
- Pay the application fee.
- Submit the application form and take a printout for future reference.
Read More: JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2026
JEE Advanced Application Fee
The application fee for JEE Advanced 2026 exam has been specified in the table below.
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Category
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Application Fee
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General/OBC/EWS
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INR 2900
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SC/ ST/ PwD/ Females
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INR 1450
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JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2026
The IIT Roorkee has released the JEE Advanced 2026 eligibility criteria on the official website. Aspirants are required to go through the detailed eligibility criteria to make sure they fulfil each one of them. Students failing to meet the eligibility requirements will be debarred from the examination process.
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Particulars
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Details
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Education Qualification
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- Candidates must have scored 75% in their Class 12
- Candidates from SC/ST/Pwd category must have scored 65% in their Class 12.
- They must have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics
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Age Limit
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- Candidates from General & OBC category must have been born on or after October 1, 2001.
- Candidates from SC/ST/Pwd category will be given the age relaxation of five years.
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JEE Main Rank
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- Candidates will be eligible for JEE Advanced only if they have secured a rank in top 2,50,000 in the JEE Main exam.
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Number of Attempts
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- Candidates can appear for the exam for a maximum of two times in two consecutive years.
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Earlier Admission at IITs
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- A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT under any academic program that is listed in JoSAA Business Rules.
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Also Read: JEE Advanced Preparation 2026
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2026
The JEE Advanced exam pattern is dynamic in nature and has no set framework. The exam pattern is changed every year and is upon the discretion of the exam conducting institute. However, the basic features of JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Pattern are tabulated below:
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Particulars
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Details
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Name of the Exam
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JEE Advanced 2026
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Conducting Body
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IIT Roorkee
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Exam Mode
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Computer-Based Test (CBT)
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Exam Medium
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English & Hindi
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Number of Papers
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Paper I & Paper II
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Number of Sections
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Each paper will have three sections, namely Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
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Marking Scheme
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Questions will be marked either full, partial or zero.
There is also negative marking in some types of questions.
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Duration of Each Paper
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3 hours each (4 hours will be given to PwD Candidates)
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Question Types
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MCQs, Numerical value-based, MSQs, etc.
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JEE Advanced 2026 Marking Scheme
The JEE Advanced exam consists of different types of questions and each type of question has a different marking scheme. Aspirants can check the table below to learn more about the marking scheme of the exam:
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Types of Questions
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Marking Scheme
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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
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Maximum Marks: 3
Partial Marking: No
Negative Marking: Yes (-1 mark for incorrect answer)
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Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)
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Maximum Marks: 4
Partial Marking: Yes
Negative Marking: Yes (-2 mark for incorrect response)
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Non-Negative Integer Questions
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Maximum Marks: 4
Partial Marking: No
Negative Marking: No
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STEM questions
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Maximum Marks: 2
Partial Marking: No
Negative Marking: No
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Paragraph Questions
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Maximum Marks: 3
Partial Marking: No
Negative Marking: Yes (-1 for incorrect response)
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JEE Advanced Syllabus 2026
Aspirants preparing for the exam must be aware of the JEE Advanced 2026 Syllabus in order to perform well in the exam. Students can check the table below to know more about the syllabus of the exam:
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Subject
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Topics
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Physics
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- Mechanics
- Thermal Physics
- Electromagnetic Waves
- Electricity & Magnetism
- Optics
- Modern Physics
- General Topics
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Chemistry
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- Electrochemistry
- Chemical equilibrium
- Solid state
- Chemical kinetics
- Energetics
- Solutions
- Nuclear chemistry
- Surface chemistry
- Atomic structure and chemical bonding
- States of matter: gaseous and liquid states
- Isolation, preparation and properties of non-metals
- Preparation and properties of compounds
- Transition elements (Three-dimensional series)
- Ores and minerals
- Extractive metallurgy
- Properties of qualitative analysis
- Preparation of non-metals
- Preparation of compounds
- Properties of compounds
- Preparation, properties, and reactions of alkanes, alkenes and alkynes
- Phenols
- Characteristic reactions of alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, haloarenes
- Carbohydrate
- Practical organic chemistry
- Amino acids and peptides
- Properties and uses of polymers
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Mathematics
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- Sets, Relations & Functions
- Algebra
- Matrices
- Probability & Statistics
- Trigonometry
- Analytical Geometry
- Differential Calculus
- Integral Calculus
- Vectors
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JEE Advanced 2026 Preparation
Candidates who are now eligible to take the JEE Advanced exam must be aware of important preparation tips. The following list of essential JEE Advanced preparation strategies is provided for candidates to check:
- Read & Understand the Syllabus
- Assess your strengths and weaknesses
- Prepare A Plan
- Study NCERT
- Select the Appropriate Study Resources
- Solve JEE Advanced Question Papers
- Consistency
- Maintain Your Patience
Read More: JEE Advanced Preparation 2026
JEE Advanced Question Papers 2026
The exam conducting institute released the JEE Advanced question paper 2025 on its official website. Students can download the same from the table below:
JEE Advanced 2026: Best Books
Aspiring candidates can check the table below for subject-wise recommended books:
JEE Advanced Maths Books
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Books
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Author
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Math XI & XII
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R.D Sharma
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Objective Mathematics for JEE Main & Advanced and Other Engineering Entrance Examinations
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R.D Sharma
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Plane Trigonometry Part 1
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S.L. Loney
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Plane Coordinate Geometry
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S.L. Loney
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Higher Algebra
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Hall and Knight
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Problems in Calculus of One Variable
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I.A. Maron
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Differential Calculus
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A. Das Gupta
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Course in Mathematics for IIT-JEE
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Tata McGraw-Hill publications.
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JEE Advanced Physics Books
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Books
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Author
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Concepts of Physics Vol I and II
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H.C. Verma
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Fundamentals of Physics
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Halliday, Resnick & Walker
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Problems in General Physics
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I.E. Irodov
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IIT Physics
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D.C. Pandey
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Problems in Physics
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S.S. Krotov
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JEE Advanced Chemistry Books
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Books
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Author
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Organic Chemistry
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Morrison and Boyd
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Organic Chemistry
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O. P. Tandon
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Organic Chemistry
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M. S. Chauhan
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Organic Chemistry
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Peter Sykes
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Concise Inorganic Chemistry
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J. D. Lee
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Physical Chemistry
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O. P. Tandon
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Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations
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R. C. Mukherjee
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Read More: JEE Advanced Books 2026
JEE Advanced Admit Card 2026
The JEE Advanced admit card will be released only for those candidates who have successfully filled out the application form. The admit card will be available at least 10 days before the scheduled exam date. It should be noted that JEE Advanced 2026 Admit Card is a mandatory document to carry to the examination centre, without an admit card no candidates will be permitted to appear in the exam.
After downloading the admit card, students must also check the details mentioned on their admit card. In case of any discrepancy, the candidate must report to the concerned authority immediately. Following are the details that need to be checked in the admit card:
- Name of the candidate
- Father’s Name
- Roll number
- Photograph of the candidate; check if the photograph is clear and not blurry
- Signature
- Date of birth
- Address
- Category
- Examination Centre
- Date & Time of the Exam
- Exam Instructions
JEE Advanced 2026 Answer Key
JEE Advanced Answer Key 2026 will be released by IIT Roorkee at jeeadv.ac.in. Students who took the examination will be given the opportunity to challenge the answer key in case of any objection from their end. After all the objections raised by candidates are resolved, the final answer key will be released. Along with the final answer key, JEE Advanced results will also be released by the authority.
Read More: JEE Advanced Answer Key 2026
JEE Advanced 2026 Result
The JEE Advanced Result 2026 will be announced after verifying the objections raised by the candidates against provisional answer key. The result is made public as a scorecard. The JEE Advanced Result 2026 includes information like the Common Rank List (CRL), the applicants' individual subject-wise scores, and their combined marks from Papers I and II. All India Rank (AIR) will also be included on the scorecard. Candidates who will receive a rank will be contacted for JoSAA counselling after the results are revealed.
Interested candidates can also check the steps below to check the result:
- Visit the official website (jeeadv.ac.in)
- Click on the "IIT JEE Advanced Result Link"
- In the corresponding fields, please enter your Roll number, birthdate, and phone number.
- Click the "Submit" button, and your result will be shown on the screen.
- Download the result
- Take a printout for future reference.
JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling
The qualifying candidates are invited to the counselling phase after the release of the JEE Advanced results. The JEE seat allocation result will be made public following each round of counselling. Selected candidates must report to the designated college to confirm their admission when the seat allocation results are announced.
Following are the highlights of the JEE Advanced counselling:
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Particulars
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Details
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Conducting Body
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Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA)
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Mode of Counselling
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Online
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Official Website
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josaa.nic.in
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Process
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- Registration
- Choice Filling
- Choice Locking
- Validation
- Seat Allotment
- Reporting to the Allotted Colleges
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Total Participating Institutes
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23 IITs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs and 28 Other GFTIs
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Read More: JEE Advanced Counselling 2026
JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff
The JEE Advanced cutoff will be released by the conducting body. The cutoff will be released for every category and contains the minimum marks in each subject and the minimum aggregate marks required by candidates to score. However, this will only be the qualifying cutoff for the exam. The JEE Advanced admission cutoff will be released in the form of opening and closing ranks based on which colleges will be allotted to selected candidates.
The minimum qualifying cutoff for the year 2024 is tabulated below:
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Category-wise Rank List
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Aggregate Minimum Cutoff
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Minimum Cutoff in Each Subject
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Common rank list (CRL)
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109
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10
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OBC NCL rank list
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98
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9
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General EWS rank list
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98
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9
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SC rank list
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54
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5
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ST rank list
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54
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5
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Common PwD rank list
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54
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5
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OBC NCL PwD rank list
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54
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5
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General EWS PwD rank list
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54
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5
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SC PwD rank list
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54
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5
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ST PwD rank list
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54
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5
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Preparatory course (PC) rank lists
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27
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2
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Read More: JEE Advanced Cutoff 2026
