JEE Advanced Counselling 2026: JoSAA Schedule, Eligibility, IIT OR-CR and Seat Matrix
Joint Entrance Exam - Advanced 2026 ( JEE Advanced )
JEE Advanced 2026 Result Date
1 Jun '26
JEE Advanced Counselling 2026: Counselling for JEE Advancd qualified candidates is organised by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Registration for the counselling will start on June 2, 2026. The JoSAA 2026 dates including detatils about eligibility crieria, and process will be released in May at josaa.nic.in. All qualifed and eligible candidates have to register online at JoSAA website to participate in the counselling. The JEE Advanced counselling 2026 will be conducted in total six rounds.
The JoSAA counselling is organised jointly for NTA JEE and IIT JEE qualifed candidates wherein NTA JEE qualified candidates are allotted seats at NITs, IIITs and GFTIs and JEE Adv qualified students get admission in IITs.
The counselling process includes registration, filling in choices of course and institute, locking the choices, seat allocation, verification of documents and reporting at the allotted institute. Read the full article about JEE Advanced JoSAA counselling and seat allotment 2026.
- JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling Dates
- JEE Advanced 2026 Dates
- JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling Eligibility Criteria
- JEE Advanced Counselling and Seat Allotment 2026 Process
- JEE Advanced Counselling 2026 Seat allotment: Important Points
- JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling: List of Documents for Verification
- JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff
- JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff FAQs
JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling Dates
The tentative JEE Advanced 2026 counselling schedule can be checked below.
| JoSAA 2026 Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| JoSAA 2026 Registration and Choice Filling | June 2, 2026 |
| Display of Mock Seat Allocation-1 | June 2026 |
| Display of Mock Seat Allocation-2 | June 2026 |
| Reconciliation of data, verification, and validation of allocated seats | June 2026 |
| JoSAA 2026 Round 1 Dates | |
| Seat Allocation (Round 1) | June 2026 |
| Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to queries (if required) (Round 1) | June 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment (Round 1) | June 2026 |
| JoSAA 2026 Round 2 Dates | |
| Seat Allocation (Round 2) | June 2026 |
| Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 2) | June 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment (Round 2) | June 2026 |
| JoSAA 2026 Round 3 Dates | |
| Seat Allocation (Round 3) | June 2026 |
| Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 3) | June 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment (Round 3) | July 2026 |
| JoSAA 2026 Round 4 Dates | |
| Seat Allocation (Round 4) | July 2026 |
| Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 4) | July 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment (Round 4) | July 2026 |
| JoSAA 2026 Round 5 Dates | |
| Seat Allocation (Round 5) | July 2026 |
| Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 5) | July 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment (Round 5) | July 2026 |
| JoSAA 2026 Round 6 (Final round for IITs) | |
| Seat Allocation (Round 6) | July 2026 |
| Online reporting: fee payment/document upload/response by candidate to query (if required) (Round 6) | July 2026 |
| Last date for fee payment (Round 6) | July 2026 |
| JoSAA 2026 Round (For NIT+ system only) | |
| Initiation of Withdrawal of seat (Round 6) and Withdrawal Query Response |
July 2026 |
| Online payment of Partial Admission Fee (PAF). | July 2026 |
| Resolution of PAF Payment Issues for Candidates who have made PAF Payment Attempts before the payment deadline |
July 2026 |
All about JoSAA 2026 and complete schedule - Check Here
Commonly asked questions
JoSAA 2026 counselling for JEE Main and JEE Advanced qualifiers will begin in June 2026. The entire schedule of JoSAA counselling 2026 will be uploaded on josaa.nic.in.
Yes. JEE Advanced counselling is conducted by JoSAA. The candidates with JEE Advanced rank have to register for JoSAA counselling for admission to the IITs.
JEE Advanced 2026 Dates
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of JEE Advanced 2026 exam
| Dates | Upcoming Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 01 Jun ' 26 | JEE Advanced 2026 Result Date |
| Jun ' 26 | JoSAA 2026 starts TENTATIVE |
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 25 May ' 26 | JEE Advanced 2026 Answer Key Date |
| 25 May ' 26 - 26 May ' 26 | JEE Advanced 2026 answer key challenge |
| 21 May ' 26 | JEE Advanced 2026 response sheet release date |
JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling Eligibility Criteria
For JEE Advanced counselling, candidates should
- Be among the top 2.5 lakh students of JEE Main 2026 or have a percentile above the cutoff
- Pass Class 12 or equivalent examination with a minimum 75% marks
In addition to the above mentioned eligibility criteria, candidates also need to fulfill the eligility criteria of institutes mentioned in the JoSAA portal.
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Commonly asked questions
The JEE Advanced 2026 counselling (JoSAA) will start in June. Note that the counselling for the JEE Advanced qualified candidates for IIT admissions will be conducted jointly with NITs, IIITs and GFTIs admission counselling by JoSAA - Joint seat allocation authority.
Candidates have to register for JoSAA, fill choices, check allotment, confirm allotment, and pay seat confirmation fee to complete the IIT admisison process after JEE Advanced. The registration for JoSAA counselling will start on June 2, 2026.
No, your candidature will be rejected as you need to have minimum of 75% in class 12 to be eligible for admisison to the IITs, NIT, IIITs and GFTIs via the JoSAA counselling. Even if you pass JEE Advanced and JEE Main, of you do not have 75% minimum marks in class 12 boards you will no get admissions.
JEE Advanced Counselling and Seat Allotment 2026 Process
Counselling: Jun ' 26
JEE Advanced qualified candidates have to register for JEE Advanced counselling and seat allotment, which is conducted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).
- Registration: Students will need to use their JEE Main roll number and JEE Advanced password as credentials while logging in.
- Choice filling: After registration, candidates will have to select the college and courses of their choice. During choice filling, candidates will see the list of only those colleges and course which can be allotted to candidate based on their rank and category.
- Seat allotment and confirmation: Seats will be allotted to students as per their merit, preferred choices, category and availability. After the allotment of seats, candidates have to download their allotment letter and have to pay the seat acceptance fee.
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Commonly asked questions
No, there will be no spot round of seat allocation at any of the IITs after the completion of the last round of JoSAA seat allocation.
The JEE Advanced JoSAA counselling dates will be announced in May, 2026 in the official website of JoSAA - josaa.nic.in. The JoSAA registration 2026 will start on June 2, 2026. Complete schedule will be available on the official website.
JEE Advanced Counselling 2026 Seat allotment: Important Points
Students are required to keep the points mentioned below in mind regarding the seat allotment during JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling. Candidates will be allotted seats according to their ranks in the exam:
- Log in using the Registration No (User ID), JEE Advanced 2026 Roll No and Password to check seat allotment status.
- Students should check their status of Seat Allotment at the end of every round, as it may change due to upgradation
- The soft copy of the category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL) certificates uploaded at the time of online registration will be scrutinised against originals during seat allocation
- If the certificates uploaded are found to be inappropriate, the student will be treated as General only if their score in Paper-1 of JEE Main is above the cutoff score for the General category.
Commonly asked questions
- Candidates should have JEE Advanced rank.
- Candidates must have at least 75% aggregate marks in class 12 and SC, ST and PWD candidates must have atleast 65% marks.
- Candidates must be within the category wise top 25 percentile of successful candidates of their respective class 12 boards.
NO. Barch admisison in the IITs is based on JEE Advanced and Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT). For Barch admisison t the IITs, candidates have to first qualify JEE Advanced and then appear for AAT.
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JEE Advanced 2026 Counselling: List of Documents for Verification
All candidates who are allotted seats in any round of JEE Advanced counselling will have to report to the documents verification centre for confirmation of admission. Candidates will need to carry the below mentioned documents while reporting for document verification at the designated centre. Candidates have to carry all these documents in orginal and xerox copies as well.
- Seat Allotment Letter
- Admit card of JEE Advanced 2026
- Proof of Date of Birth: Class 10 /HSC/Birth Certificate/Any other certificate as proof of date of birth
- Photo Identity
- Class 12 /SSC/Equivalent exam Mark sheet and Certificate of passing
- Proof of seat acceptance fee payment
- Two passport-sized photographs
- Category Certificate (OBC (NCL)/SC/ST/PwD/DS) issued by the competent authority
- Duly filled Medical Examination Report
- For foreign nationals: Attested photocopy of the page in the passport containing name, photo and nationality
Commonly asked questions
JEE Advanced 2025 cutoff is given below:
JEE Advanced 2025 Criteria for Inclusion in a Rank List:
JEE Advanced 2025 Rank List | Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject | Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks |
|---|---|---|
Common Rank List (CRL) | 5.83% | 20.56% |
OBC-NCL Rank List | 5.25% | 18.50% |
GEN-EWS Rank List | 5.25% | 18.50% |
SC Rank List | 2.92% | 10.28% |
ST Rank List | 2.92% | 10.28% |
Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD) | 2.92% | 10.28% |
OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List | 2.92% | 10.28% |
GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List | 2.92% | 10.28% |
SC-PwD Rank List | 2.92% | 10.28% |
ST-PwD Rank List | 2.92% | 10.28% |
Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List | 1.46% | 5.14% |
JEE Advanced 2025 Qualifying Marks:
Rank List | Minimum marks in each subject | Minimum aggregate marks out of 360 |
|---|---|---|
Common rank list (CRL) | 7 | 74 |
GEN-EWS rank list | 6 | 66 |
OBC-NCL rank list | 6 | 66 |
SC rank list | 3 | 37 |
ST rank list | 3 | 37 |
Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD) | 3 | 37 |
GEN-EWS-PwD rank list | 3 | 37 |
OBC-NCL-PwD rank list | 3 | 37 |
SC-PwD rank list | 3 | 37 |
ST-PwD rank list | 3 | 37 |
Preparatory course rank lists | 1 | 18 |
Yes. Initially the JEE Advanced cutoff is released with the information brochure of the exam. However, the cutoff is usually revised and published again with the JEE Advanced result.
JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff
Candidates are provided here with the previous year's cutoff of JEE Advanced to get an idea of the marks they need to score for admission.
The aggregate marks will be calculated as the sum of the marks obtained in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Candidates have to satisfy the subject-wise as well as the aggregate qualifying marks to be included in a rank list.
- Maximum aggregate marks: 360 (180 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)
- Maximum Physics marks: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)
- Maximum Chemistry marks: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)
- Maximum Maths marks: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)
JEE Advanced 2025 Criteria for Inclusion in a Rank List:
| JEE Advanced 2025 Rank List |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Common Rank List (CRL) |
5.83% | 20.56% |
| OBC-NCL Rank List |
5.25% | 18.50% |
| GEN-EWS Rank List |
5.25% | 18.50% |
| SC Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| ST Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| Common-PwD Rank List (CRL-PwD) |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| OBC-NCL-PwD Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| GEN-EWS-PwD Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| SC-PwD Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| ST-PwD Rank List |
2.92% | 10.28% |
| Preparatory Course (PC) Rank List |
1.46% | 5.14% |
JEE Advanced 2025 Qualifying Marks:
| Rank List |
Minimum marks in each subject |
Minimum aggregate marks out of 360 |
|---|---|---|
| Common rank list (CRL) |
7 | 74 |
| GEN-EWS rank list |
6 | 66 |
| OBC-NCL rank list |
6 | 66 |
| SC rank list |
3 | 37 |
| ST rank list |
3 | 37 |
| Common-PwD rank list (CRL-PwD) |
3 | 37 |
| GEN-EWS-PwD rank list |
3 | 37 |
| OBC-NCL-PwD rank list |
3 | 37 |
| SC-PwD rank list |
3 | 37 |
| ST-PwD rank list |
3 | 37 |
| Preparatory course rank lists |
1 | 18 |
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Commonly asked questions
Only three IITs offer BArch admisison via JEE Advanced and AAT. These IITs are:
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
All of them offer 5 Years, Bachelor of Architecture course via JEE Advanced followed by AAT.
Yes, candidates have to qualify AAT after qualifying JEE Advanced to be eligible for IIT BArch admissions.
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B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering : JEE Advanced 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
| College | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology | 67 | 68 | 66 |
| IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology | 118 | 116 | 126 |
| IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology | 148 | 159 | 171 |
| IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology | 238 | 252 | 271 |
| IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology | 279 | 415 | 466 |
B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering in IITs : JEE Advanced 2025 Last Round Closing Rank (General-All India)
| College | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay - Indian Institute of Technology | 67 | 68 | 66 |
| IIT Delhi - Indian Institute of Technology | 118 | 116 | 126 |
| IIT Madras - Indian Institute of Technology | 148 | 159 | 171 |
| IIT Kanpur - Indian Institute of Technology | 238 | 252 | 271 |
| IIT Kharagpur - Indian Institute of Technology | 279 | 415 | 466 |
JEE Advanced 2026 Cutoff FAQs
Check below some of the most frequently asked questions on JEE Advanced 2026 cutoffs:
Commonly asked questions
The seats offered via JoSAA counselling vary every year. In 2025, the number of seats offered was as follows:
| Institute | Total seats on offer in 2025 | Number of seats added in 2025 | Total seats on offer in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) | 18,160 | 400 | 17,760 |
| National Institute of Technology (NITs) | 24,525 | 296 | 24,229 |
| Indian Institute of Information Technology | 9,940 | 1394 | 8,546 |
| Other-Government Funded Technical Institutes | 10,228 | 826 | 9,402 |
| Total | 62,853 | 2916 | 59,937 |
| Name of Institute | NIRF Ranking 2025 |
|---|---|
| IIT Madras | 1 |
| IIT Delhi | 2 |
| IIT Bombay | 3 |
| IIT Kanpur | 4 |
| IIT Kharagpur | 5 |
| IIT Roorkee | 6 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 7 |
| IIT Guwahati | 8 |
| IIT BHU | 10 |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
Yes, you have a chance to get admission mostly in newer IITs with a General EWS rank of 3500 in JEE.
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Beginner-Level 4
Answered a week ago
If a student wants to join the IIT Roorkee BTech or BSc programme, then appearing for JEE Advanced is mandatory. Students have to clear the JEE Advanced cutoff and participate in counselling to get a seat. However, for any non-BTech/ BSc programme, JEE Advanced is not required. Students may submit a
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 weeks ago
If you belong to the General AI category, the JEE Advanced cutoff rank required for B.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing was 856. Similarly, for B.Sc. (Research) specialisations, the cutoff rank required for admission in 2025 was 2263.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
On the JEE Main result, candidates can check if they have qualified for the JEE Advanced exam.
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Contributor-Level 8
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No, JEE-Main or JEE-Advanced scores are not required for scholarships at NTU Singapore. Indian students with a strong JEE-Advanced rank are advised to submit scores as it is highly valued, but not mandatory.
Maintaining strong academic scores and extracurriculars are the basic requirements for NTU sc
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
Yes, students can get admission in IIT Mandi with a rank of 10000 in JEE Advanced. But at this rank, admission to the top specialisations, such as CSE would not be possible. Students can get admission in Mechanical Engineering, General Engineering, Engineering Physics, and more. Interested students
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Once the results are live in mid-June, the JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) counselling begins. This is the most critical phase where you'll list IIT Dharwad as your preference. The counselling runs through several rounds from late June to July. You'll need to be available during these weeks
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