Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) • Conducted by Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs - JAB on Rotational Basis)
Registration Window, Admit Card, Exam Day, Answer Key, and Result Schedule
JEE Advanced's calendar is tightly compressed compared to most other entrance exams, since registration only opens after JEE Main results are declared (to confirm the top 2,50,000 eligible pool), leaving a narrow window of roughly one to two weeks for registration and fee payment before the exam itself, which is typically held in mid-to-late May.
Registration Opens
Late April
After JEE Main Result
Registration Closes
Early May
Short Window, ~1-2 Weeks
Exam Date
Mid-to-Late May
Sunday, Two Shifts Same Day
Result Declaration
Early-to-Mid June
AIR and Category Ranks
| Event | Typical Timing | Key Notes |
|---|---|---|
| JEE Main Final Result & Top 2.5L List | Late April | Triggers JEE Advanced eligibility confirmation |
| JEE Advanced Registration Opens | Late April | Online via jeeadv.ac.in |
| Registration Closes & Fee Payment Deadline | Early May | Strict deadline, typically no extension |
| Admit Card Download | Second week of May through exam day | Contains allotted zonal IIT, exam city, center |
| JEE Advanced Exam Day | Mid-to-late May (Sunday) | Paper 1 (morning) & Paper 2 (afternoon), same day |
| Candidate Response Sheet Release | Within a few days of exam | For self-verification of responses |
| Provisional Answer Key Release | Within about a week of exam | Objection window opens simultaneously |
| Final Answer Key & Result Declaration | Early-to-mid June | AIR and category-wise ranks published |
| JoSAA Counselling Registration & Choice Filling | Mid-June onward | Common platform for IITs, NITs, IIITs, GFTIs |
| AAT (Architecture Aptitude Test, for B.Arch aspirants) | Within a couple of days after result | Conducted at IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee only |
Since JEE Advanced eligibility is directly determined by JEE Main's final results, and JEE Main itself involves two sessions (January and April) with results declared only after both sessions' data is finalized and normalized, JEE Advanced's own registration cannot begin until this entire upstream process concludes. This creates a tight, fast-moving calendar where candidates must be ready to complete registration, admit card verification, and final exam-day logistics within a span of just three to four weeks.
Each candidate is allocated to one of the seven JEE Advanced zones (associated with the organizing zonal IITs) based primarily on the exam city they select during registration; this zone allocation determines which IIT's regional coordination office the candidate should contact for any zone-specific queries, though the exam itself is conducted uniformly nationwide on the same day and pattern.
Over the past several years, JEE Advanced has consistently been held in the latter half of May, with results following roughly two to three weeks later in early-to-mid June — a pattern that has remained fairly stable even as JEE Main's own session dates have occasionally shifted. This relative consistency allows candidates to reliably anticipate the JEE Advanced window well in advance while finalizing their final-stretch preparation schedule.
Registration typically opens in late April, shortly after JEE Main's final results and the top 2,50,000 eligible candidate list are declared, and remains open for only about one to two weeks.
JEE Advanced is typically held on a Sunday in mid-to-late May, with Paper 1 in the morning and Paper 2 in the afternoon on the same day.
Results, including All India Rank and category-wise ranks, are typically declared in early-to-mid June, about two to three weeks after the exam.
The Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) is a mandatory additional test for candidates seeking B.Arch admission at IIT Kharagpur or IIT Roorkee, typically held within a couple of days after JEE Advanced results are declared.
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