JEE Advanced 2026

Sole entrance test for admission to the 23 IITs. Only the top ~2.5 lakh JEE Main rankers (per category mix) qualify to write it.

Full name: Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced)
Conducting body: IIT Bombay (rotates among IITs)
Type: Engineering
Next session: 2027 (host: IIT-Bombay) — 2027-05-23
Eligibility: Cleared JEE Main + ranked in top 2,50,000 (category-mixed). Max 2 attempts in consecutive years. Class 12 pass with 75% (65% reserved).