Overview

The Joint Entrance Examination - Advanced (JEE Advanced) is a highly competitive national-level examination in India. After JEE Main, the top candidates are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced, which provides admission to undergraduate programs in engineering, science, and architecture to IITs, IISc, and also some other institutes like IISc, IIPE, IIST, RGIPT, etc.

Important Dates

JEE-Advance Particulars Details
Official Notification Release 30 Dec 2025
Registration Opens 23 April 2026
Registration Last Date 2 May 2026
Application Correction Window Usually not Applicable
Admit Card Release 11 May 2026
Exam Date 17 May 2026
Answer Key Release 25 May 2026
Results Declaration Tentative- 1 June  2026

Syllabus

Subject Key Topics Weightage
Physics Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics 35–40%
Chemistry Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry 30–35%
Mathematics Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry, Vectors 30–35%

Exam Pattern

JEE-Advance Particulars Details
Exam Name Joint Entrance Exam Advanced
Exam Mode Online (Computer-based Test)
Total Duration 3 hours for each paper (total 6 hours, 2 papers)
Number of Sections 3 sections in each paper (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics)
Sectional Time Limit No separate sectional time limit
Total Questions 102 ( 51 Questions in each Paper)
Question Types Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Numerical Answer Type Questions (NAT)
Marking Scheme +3 for correct MCQs, +4 for certain MCQs; –1 for incorrect MCQs; NAT questions no negative marking
Language of Exam English and Hindi (both)
Total Marks 360 marks (180 marks for each paper)
JEE-Main Particulars Details
Exam Name Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main
Exam Mode Online (Computer-Based Test) – Drawing in Paper 2A: Pen-Paper
Total Duration 3 hours (180 minutes) – 3.5 hours for combined papers
Number of Sections 3
Sectional Time Limit No sectional time limit
Total Questions 75 Questions (20 MCQs + 5 Numerical per section; best 20 considered)
Question Types MCQs and Numerical Value Based Questions 8. Marking Scheme
Marking Scheme +4 for correct answer, −1 for incorrect MCQs, no negative marking for numerical questions
Language of Exam English, Hindi, and other regional languages as per exam centre
Total Marks 300

Important Tags

JEE Main KCET MHT-CET