JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Dates
Complete schedule for JEE Advanced 2026 examination
JEE Advanced exam dates follow directly on from JEE Main's calendar, since eligibility for JEE Advanced is determined by JEE Main Session 2 results. In a typical year, the sequence runs from JEE Main result declaration, through a short JEE Advanced registration window (roughly a week to ten days), admit card release about a week before the exam, the exam itself (held on a single day across two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, with a break in between), followed by ORS (Optical Response Sheet) release, a provisional answer key with an objection window, and finally result declaration — typically within two weeks of the exam date. Because JEE Advanced is conducted only once a year by a single organizing IIT (unlike JEE Main's two-session, NTA-run structure), this entire cycle happens on a compressed and non-negotiable timeline compared to JEE Main.
The exam day itself is demanding by design — both Paper 1 and Paper 2 are compulsory and together span 6 hours with a lunch break, and your final rank is calculated from the aggregate of both papers rather than either paper individually, so consistent performance across the full day matters more than excelling in just one paper. Result declaration is followed almost immediately by the opening of JoSAA counselling registration, since JoSAA is the single centralized counselling process through which JEE Advanced qualifiers seek admission to IITs (and JEE Main qualifiers separately seek NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs) — so candidates should be mentally and logistically prepared to move into counselling mode very quickly after their JEE Advanced result is out, rather than treating the post-result period as a break before further action is needed.
Important Dates
Top 2,50,182 candidates qualified for JEE Advanced 2026
Registration opened for eligible candidates
Last date to submit application form
Admit card available on the official website
Paper 1: 9 AM–12 PM, Paper 2: 2:30–5:30 PM — Exam Completed
Scanned response sheets available at jeeadv.ac.in
Candidates raised objections against answer key
JEE Advanced 2026 result declared at jeeadv.ac.in — 56,880 candidates qualified out of 1,79,694 who appeared
Started June 2, concluded July 16. All 5 rounds released (June 13, June 30, July 6, July 10, July 16)
For remaining NIT/IIIT/GFTI seats after JoSAA concludes — registration closed Aug 3. Both special rounds are now complete: the SR1 result was declared Aug 6 and the SR2 result was declared Aug 12. Check csab.nic.in for the full schedule
Exam Schedule
Unlike JEE Main's shift-based structure spread across multiple days, JEE Advanced is held on a single day nationwide, with all candidates attempting Paper 1 in the morning session and Paper 2 in the afternoon session at the same time across all exam centres. This synchronized, single-day format is part of why exam-day stamina and pacing across both papers is worth practicing specifically through full-length mock tests rather than only solving each paper separately in isolation.
Paper 1
Paper 2
Important Instructions
Because the entire JEE Advanced cycle — from registration to result — happens over roughly six to eight weeks each year, it pays to track every stage proactively rather than checking the official website only occasionally. Missing a narrow window, such as the answer key objection period or the JoSAA registration deadline that follows shortly after results, can have consequences that are far harder to reverse than simply staying on top of the published schedule.
Eligibility Reminder
Only candidates who rank among the top 2,50,182 in JEE Main 2026 (including all categories) are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2026.
This rank-based eligibility bar is announced by NTA along with JEE Main results and reflects the category-wise distribution of seats reserved for JEE Advanced. It's worth confirming your own eligibility status directly through your JEE Main scorecard rather than assuming based on approximate percentile alone, since the exact qualifying threshold can shift slightly year to year depending on total applicants and category-wise participation.
Check JEE Main Result
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about JEE Advanced 2026 exam dates, schedule, result, and JoSAA counselling.