JEE-Adv 2026 applications start 6 Apr, Exam on 17 May

The Joint Admissions Board shall open online applications from 6 Apr 2026 and shall conduct the JEE-Advanced on 17 May 2026. The Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) will be held on 4 Jun 2026.

Application dates

Start-Online application-FN and OCI/PIO candidates: 6 Apr 2026

Start-Online application JEE Mains qualified candidates: 23 Apr 2026      

End-Online application: 2 May 2026

Fee payment last date: 4 May 2026 

List of 23 IITs : IIT Bhilai, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Dhanbad, Dharwad, Gandhinagar, Goa, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kharagpur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Mandi, Mumbai, New Delhi, Palakkad, Patna, Roorkee, Ropar, Tirupati, Varanasi
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 or Architecture. 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 some of the IITs, students enrolled into the 4-year Bachelor’s program have the option to pursue B.Tech. (Honors) and/or B.Tech. with Minors. Dual Degree students may also pursue a Minor.

Further, in some IITs B.Tech. students also have the option to pursue Interdisciplinary Dual Degree, with Bachelors in parent Department and Masters in some other Department. All the above options require fulfilment of certain academic performance related criteria.

Other institutes accepting JEE-Advanced : Other institutes which have used JEE-Advanced ranks in the past include the following :
- 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, Visakhapatnam

You may now check the eligibility criteria, test syllabus, previous papers, and also download brochure to get complete clarity on all aspects.

You may also check the Previous years Opening & Closing Ranks information available on JoSAA portal.