Joint Entrance Examination - Advanced is an all India common engineering entrance examination which is conducted for admission into the top most engineering institutes(IITs) in India.
JEE (Advanced) will be jointly conducted by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee (under the directives of the Joint Admission Board) for admission to the undergraduate programmes in all IITs and ISM Dhanbad.
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are institutions of national importance established through Acts of Parliament for fostering excellence in education.
Over the years, IITs have created a world class educational platform. At present, there are twenty three IITs across the country. Admission into various undergraduate programmes across IITs is through the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) only.
JEE Advanced-2025 will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on May 18, 2025 (Sunday).
East Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur
IITKGP*
Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
IITBBS
Indian Institute of Technology (ISM)
Dhanbad
IIT (ISM)
Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
Bhilai
IITBH
Central Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur
IITK*
Indian Institute of Technology (BHU)
Varanasi
IIT (BHU)
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Indore
IITI
North-Central Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
New Delhi
IITD*
Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
Jammu
IITJM
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
Jodhpur
IITJ
North-East Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Guwahati
IITG*
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Patna
IITP
North Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Roorkee
IITR*
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Mandi
IITMandi
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Ropar
IITRPR
South Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai
IITM*
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
Hyderabad
IITH
Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad
Palakkad
IITPKD
Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
Tirupati
IITTP
West Zone
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai
IITB*
Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad
Dharwad
IITDWD
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
Gandhinagar
IITGN
Indian Institute of Technology Goa
Goa
IITGOA
Programs Offered:
Through JEE (Advanced), IITs offer admission into undergraduate courses leading to a Bachelor's, Integrated Master's or Bachelor-Master Dual Degree in Engineering, Sciences, Architecture, or Pharmaceutics. Both Bachelor's and Master's degrees are awarded to candidates enrolled in the dual degree programs upon successful completion of the course curriculum. In a few of the IITs, students enrolled into the 4-year Bachelor's program have the option to convert to B.Tech.(Honors) and/or B.Tech. with Minors. The types of academic programs offered at IITs and their minimum duration are given below. However, not all programs and courses are available in all the institutes.
Types of Acadamic programs offered at IITs and their minimum Duration:
B.Tech.
Bachelor of Technology
4 years
B.S.
Bachelor of Science
4 years
B.Arch.
Bachelor of Architecture
5 years
Dual Degree B.Tech.- M.Tech.
Dual Degree Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology
5 years
Dual Degree B.S.-M.S.
Dual Degree Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
5 years
Integrated M.Tech.
Integrated Master of Technology
5 years
Integrated M.Sc.
Integrated Master of Science
5 years
JEE Advanced 2025 Eligibility:
Eligibility Criteria for Indian Nationals (including PIO/OCI) For Appearing in JEE (ADVANCED) - 2025:
The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted are: 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, and the remaining 40.5% is OPEN for all. Within each of these five categories, 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates.
Category-wise distribution of top 2,50,000* candidates.
Order
Category
Number of "Top" Candidates
1
OPEN
96187
101250
2
OPEN-PwD
5063
3
GEN-EWS
23750
25000
4
GEN-EWS-PwD
1250
5
OBC-NCL
64125
67500
6
OBC-NCL-PwD
3375
7
SC
35625
37500
8
SC-PwD
1875
9
ST
17812
18750
10
ST-PwD
938
Age limit: Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2000. Five years age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1995.
Number of attempts: A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum of two times in two consecutive years.
A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2024 or 2025*.
Earlier admission at IITs: A candidate should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the program) OR accepted the IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past. The candidates whose admission at IITs was cancelled are also NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2025.
Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2024 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2025. The candidates who have paid seat acceptance fee but not accepted the seat (by not reporting at any reporting centre during joint seat allocation in 2024) are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2025.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized), do not belong to OCI category, and whose parents are not citizens of India and do not come under OCI category at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced)-2025 are treated as foreign nationals. Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary with a cap of 10% of total number of seats in every course.
Foreign nationals are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the BC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories as mandated by Govt. of India.
Identity Proof: Identity proof of both the parents is required in the form of citizenship certificate/Passport.
Age Relaxation:
In countries where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or allied) for a certain period is mandatory before/after Class XII (or equivalent) exam, the candidate will be given a relaxation of required number of years. In such cases, the candidate is required to upload a certificate/testimonial issued by competent authority to this effect at the time of registration.
Performance in CLASS XII (OR Equivalent) Board Examination
The candidates must have secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) board examination. If a Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks and submit it at the time of acceptance of the allocated seat. In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the Joint Implementation Committee of JEE (Adv) will be final.
Documents Required for Registration
Birth certificate for age proof
Class XII mark sheet/certificate for 75% cut-off
Identity proof of the candidate
Citizenship certificate/Passport of both the parents
Testimonial (if required)
Other Institutes:
Other centrally funded institutes have used JEE (Advanced) ranks in the past. These include:
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc)
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) located in Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram and Tirupati
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), Rae Bareli
Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy (IIPE), Visakhapatnam
Schedule of JEE Advanced-2025:
The examination consists of two papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2) of three hour duration each. Both the papers are compulsory.
Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2025
From 23-04-2025 to 02-05-2025 upto 11.55PM
Exam Date
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Paper 1
09:00 IST to 12:00 IST
Paper 2
14:30 IST to 17:30 IST
Exam Pattern:
The entire JEE (Advanced) Examination will be conducted in fully computer based test mode
There are two question papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2 of three hours duration each. Both papers are compulsory.
Each question paper will consist of three separate sections, viz., Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
The question papers will consist of objective type (multiple choice and numerical answer type) questions designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates.
Negative marks will be awarded for incorrect answers to some of the questions.
Performance in Class XII (OR Eauivalent) Board Examination:
Must have secured at least 75% aggregate marks in the Class XII (or equivalent) Board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PwD candidates should be at least 65%.
Must be within the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class XII (or equivalent) board examination
JEE ADVANCED 2025 Important Dates:
Declaration of results of JEE (Main) 2025
In the Month of April 2025
Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2025
From 23-04-2025 to 02-05-2024 upto 11.555PM
Last date for fee payment of registered candidates
05-05-2025 upto 11.555PM
Admit card available for downloading
From 11-05-2025 to 18-05-2025 upto 2.30PM
JEE (Advanced) 2025 examination
18-05-2025
Copy of candidate responses to be sent to the candidates
22-05-2025
Online display of answer keys
26-05-2025
Feedback and comments on answer keys from the candidates
From 26-05-2025 to 27-05-2025 upto 5PM
Results of JEE (advanced )2025
02-06-2025
Online registration for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT)
From 02-06-2025 to 03-06-2025 upto 5PM
Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT)
05-06-2025
Declaration of results of AAT
08-06-2025
Tentative Start of Seat Allocation Process (JOSAA)
From 03-06-2025
Basic Information about IITs and Participating Institutions in JEE Advanced-2025