OJEE 2026: Notification, Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility, Pattern, Syllabus

OJEE Exam 2026:  Odisha Joint Entrance Examination(OJEE) will released the OJEE 2026 notification on its official website. Candidates who want to appear for the exam can check the OJEE exam-related details at ojee.nic.in.  The OJEE 2026 registration process will began from last week of January and will be successfully concluded in March 2026. In fact, the admit cards will also be live from April 2026. Now, the students are gearing up for the OJEE 2026 Exam scheduled to be held in second week of 2026 through Computer-Based Test (CBT) as per the course-wise and shift-wise schedule provided in the official notice.

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OJEE 2026 Exam Notification to be out in Jaanuary 2026

Last Updated 7th October 2025

Candidates who registered themselves for the OJEE exam 2026 will able to download their OJEE admit card 2026 by using their application number and date of birth from first week of April onwards, and for all LE.Tech, the OJEE 2026 Admit cards will be live from last week of April 2026. Candidates must remember to carry their admit card along with them to the examination centre. If any candidate forgets to carry their admit card then they will not be allowed to attend the examination. 

The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Board (OJEEB) conducts the OJEE exam every year for candidates seeking admission to Undergraduate & Postgraduate programs in different colleges and universities of Odisha. The programs offered through this joint entrance examination include B.Tech, B.Pharm, B.CAT, LE-Tech, LE-Pharm LE-Tech (Marine), M.Tech, M.Pharm, MBA, Integrated MBA, MCA, M.Arch, and M.Plan. 

Candidates preparing for the OJEE exam 2026 for admission to engineering, pharmacy, and MBA programs in the next academic year must be aware of the OJEE exam pattern 2026. It allows candidates to get an idea of the exam structure, exam duration, and marking scheme.The exam will be conducted for admission to B.Tech., LE-Tech (Diploma), LE-Tech (B.Sc.), MBA, MCA and B. Pharm courses in CBT mode. It will be officially declared in last week of April 2026 by the conducting body that the OJEE exam date will be held from first week of May 2026. OJEE application form  and admit card will be released priorly at ojee.nic.in. Only aspirants who meet the OJEE eligibility criteria can register for the exam on the official website.

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OJEE Exam 2026: Latest Updates

• OJEE 2026 registration will start from last week of January 30 and will be ended in mid week of March 2026.
• OJEE Notification released by the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Board at ojee.nic.in.
• OJEE Admit Card will be live from April last week. 
• OJEE Exam Date will start from first week of May 2026. 

What is the OJEE Exam 2026?

Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) is conducted for candidates seeking admission to undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The exam is conducted every year for aspiring students in a computer-based test (CBT) mode. The OJEEB is the nodal authority that conducts the exam. Interested aspirants can check the exam highlights in the table below:

OJEE Exam Date 2026

OJEE exam dates 2026 are announced at ojee.nic.in. Interested candidates can check the exam dates for OJEE in the table below:

OJEE Eligibility Criteria 2026

Candidates preparing to appear for the OJEE exam 2026 must fulfil the prescribed eligibility criteria. The OJEE eligibility criteria will be released along with the notification for all courses. Students must read the eligibility criteria carefully before applying for the exam. The basic eligibility to apply for UG & PG programs is passing Class 12th & graduation, respectively. It must be noted that there is no age limit to appear for the OJEE exam 2026. However, students who want to take admission to B.Tech (Maring Engineering) must not be older than 22 years.

Interested candidates can check the snippet below to learn more about the course-wise eligibility requirements:

OJEE Registration 2026

Aspiring students who meet the eligibility criteria can register for the OJEE 2026 exam on the official website. Students must carefully read the eligibility requirements before applying for their preferred course/program. The candidate can be disqualified from the exam selection process if, at a later stage, it is discovered that he/she does not meet the requirements.

OJEE Reservations Available in Different Streams

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OJEE Admit Card 2026

Candidates who will register for the exam can downlod the OJEE admit card once released. The admit card can be downloaded by candidates using their applicant ID and date of birth. Students must note that admit cards must be mandatorily carried by them to the examination centre. Along with the admit card, they must also carry Valid ID proof and passport-size photographs for verification purpose. 

Interested candidates can check the OJEE exam centres in the table below:

Exam Centres in Odisha

Exam Centres Outside Odisha

Read More: OJEE Admit Card 2026

OJEE Exam Pattern 2026

Students who are preparing for the OJEE exam 2026 must be well-versed with the exam pattern. The exam pattern is released by OJEEB for all courses along with the official notification. Candidates can check the OJEE exam pattern 2026 in the table below:

OJEE Syllabus 2026

OJEE syllabus will be released by the conducting for each program. The syllabus PDF contains the topics and subtopics from where questions are asked in the examination. Students must read the syllabus carefully to not miss out on any important topic/subtopic prescribed in it. The following table briefly summarizes the OJEE syllabus:

OJEE Answer Key 2026

The OJEE 2026 answer key will released by OJEEB after the successful conclusion of the exam. The board also gives the opportunity to candidates to raise objections against the answer key. The answer key can be downloaded by candidates using their roll number and date of birth. It will also include the responses marked by candidates to each question. 

OJEE Result 2026

OJEE will releases the OJEE result 2026  on the official website after the successful conclusion of the exam and answer key objection process. The result will be released in a form of a scorecard containing the personal details of the candidate, marks scored by the candidate, and rank achieved by the candidate. 

If a candidate finds any discrepancy in the OJEE result, they can file a request for reevaluation of their OJEE scores. Students can also request their subject-wise marks by paying a sum of INR 500. The reevaluation request must be submitted within 7 days of the announcement of the OJEE result 2026.

OJEE Cutoff 2026

The OJEE cutoff will be released after the declaration of the result. The cutoff is the minimum score that a candidate must achieve in order to be called for the counselling round. The cutoff is determined based on various factors such as the number of seats available, the total number of students who appeared for the examination, and the difficulty level of the paper. Meanwhile, interested students can check the expected OJEE cutoff 2026 in the table below:

OJEE Counselling 2026

OJEE Counselling is conducted for those candidates who qualify the examination. After each round of counselling, the OJEE seat allotment result will be published by the conducting body. If a candidate is allotted a college, he/she the required to report to the college on a given day and time for confirmation of admission. Interested students can check the document required at the time of the counselling process:

• OJEE Admit Card
• Class 10th Marksheet
• Class 12th Marksheet
• Domicile Certificate
• Category Certificate
• EWS Certificate (if applicable)
• OJEE Scorecard
• JEE Main Rank Card (For JEE Main qualified candidates)
• Valid ID Proof such as Aadhar Card/Voter ID Card
• Passport size photograph