Notification Date: 2025-12-31

Last Updated on: 2026-01-02

• 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 that is dynamically sustained through quality teaching and internationally acclaimed research with excellent infrastructure and the best available minds. The faculty and alumni of IITs occupy key positions in academia and industry throughout the world and continue to make considerable impact on all sections of the society. At present, there are twenty-three IITs across the country.

Programs Offered:

• 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 B.S.-M.S. ( Bachelor of Science and Master of Science) - 5 years
• Dual Degree B. Tech.- MBA (Dual Degree Bachelor of Technology and Master of Business Administration) - 5 years
• Dual Degree B.S.- MBA (Dual Degree Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration) - 5 years

Eligibility Criteria for Indian Nationals and OCI/PIO (I):

All the candidates must simultaneously fulfil each and every one of the following five criteria to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

Criterion A1 - Performance in JEE (Main) 2026:

• Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) in B.E./B.Tech. paper of JEE (Main) 2026.
• 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.
• The following table shows the order to be followed while choosing the top 2,50,000 candidates in various categories based on the performance in B.E./B.Tech. paper of JEE (Main) 2026.

  Category-wise distribution of top 2,50,000* candidates (Criterion A1)

  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

  * The total number of candidates may be slightly greater than 2,50,000 in the presence of "tied" ranks / scores in any category.

• OCI/PIO (I) candidates are not eligible for benefits of any kind of reservation (e.g., GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST) with the exception of OPEN-PwD. That is, Sl No. (3) to (10) in the above table are not applicable for such OCI/PIO (I) candidates and these candidates are required to be in the rank list in Sl. No. 1 and/or 2 in the above table

Criterion A2 - Age limit:

• Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2001. 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, 1996.

Criterion A3 - Number of attempts:

• A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum of two times in two consecutive years.

Criterion A4 - Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination*:

• A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2025 or 2026 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
• Candidates who had appeared in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2024 or earlier, are NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2025, irrespective of the combination of subjects attempted/offered.
• * By appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the Board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or not examination was conducted. It will be considered as an appearance even if the result of a particular candidate got withheld.
• However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2023-24 on or after June 18, 2024, then the candidates of that Board who appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2024 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided they meet all the other eligibility criteria. In case the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2023-24 before June 18, 2024 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026.

Criterion A5 - Earlier admission at IITs:

• A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT under any academic program that is listed in JoSAA Business Rules of 2025, irrespective of whether or not the candidate continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting "online" / at a "reporting centre" in the past. Candidates whose admission to IITs was cancelled (for whatever reason) after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.
• Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2025 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026.
• The candidates who were allocated a seat in an IIT through JoSAA 2025 but (i) did not report "online" / at any "reporting centre" OR, (ii) withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR, (iii) had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.
• However, in all of the above cases, the candidate is also required to fulfil the conditions mentioned from Criterion A1 to Criterion A4.

Eligibility criteria for foreign national candidates and OCI/PIO (F):

• Candidates who are (i) NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) and (ii) OCI/PIO (F) candidates as described above (see Clause 6), shall be considered as FOREIGN NATIONALS.
• The foreign national candidates, at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026 are NOT required to write JEE (Main) 2026 and may register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 directly subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria mentioned below.
• All foreign national candidates will be considered in addition to, and not as a part of the 2,50,000 Indian national candidates who qualify for appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2026. A seat in an academic program will be allotted to a foreign candidate or an OCI/PIO (F) candidate if the candidate’s CRL rank is the same or better than the closing rank of the program-section (i.e. seat category) OPEN in the Gender-Neutral pool, in that academic program, and the candidate satisfies all the eligibility requirements meant for a GEN category candidate. Such seats allocated to foreign or OCI/PIO (F) candidates will be supernumerary and are limited to up to 10% of the total number of seats of the respective IIT, program-wise. More details would be provided in JoSAA Business Rules 2026, as and when it is published. These candidates are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD categories/sub-categories. There are no separate supernumerary seats or subcategory for females in the foreign national supernumerary seats.
• Candidates who are (i) NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) and (ii) OCI/PIO (F) candidates, who have studied or are studying in INDIA/ABROAD at 10+2 level or equivalent at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026 must simultaneously fulfil each and every one of the following four criteria (Criterion B1 to B4) to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

Criterion B1 - Age limit:

• Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 2001. In countries where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or allied) for a certain period is mandatory before/after Class XII (or equivalent) examination, the candidate will be given a relaxation of the required number of years. In such cases, the candidate is required to upload a certificate/testimonial issued by the competent authority to this effect at the time of registration.

Criterion B2 - Number of attempts:

• A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum of two times in two consecutive years.

Criterion B3 - Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination*:

• A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2025 or 2026 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
• Candidates who had appeared in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2024 or earlier, are NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026, irrespective of the combination or number of subjects attempted/offered. Candidates from countries where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or allied) for a certain period is mandatory after Class XII (or equivalent) examination will be given an appropriate relaxation in the year of Class XII appearance. In such cases, the candidate is required to upload a certificate/testimonial issued by the competent authority to this effect at the time of registration.
• * By appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the Board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or not examination was conducted. It will be considered as an appearance even if the result of a particular candidate got withheld.
• However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2023-24 on or after June 18, 2024, then the candidates of that Board who appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2024 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided they meet all the other eligibility criteria. In case the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2023-24 before June 18, 2024 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld for whatever reason, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026.

Criterion B4 - Earlier admission at IITs:

• A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT under any academic program that is listed in JoSAA Business Rules of 2025, irrespective of whether or not the candidate continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting "online" / at a "reporting centre" in the past. Candidates whose admission to IITs was cancelled (for whatever reason) after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.
• Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2025 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2026.
• The candidates who were allocated a seat in an IIT through JoSAA but did not report "online" OR, (ii) withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR, (iii) had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.
• However, in all of the above cases, the candidate is also required to fulfil the conditions mentioned from Criterion B1 to Criterion B3.

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