IIT Delhi has announced that JEE Advanced 2027 will be held on Sunday, 23 May 2027. The official site has also published the eligibility rules. What it has not published yet is the registration schedule, so don’t trust any site that quotes one.
Updated 13 November 2026.
What the official site confirms
The five eligibility rules
A candidate must meet all five, according to IIT Delhi’s official eligibility page for Indian nationals.
- Top 2,50,000 in JEE Main 2027You must be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (all categories) in the B.E./B.Tech paper of JEE Main 2027.
- Age: born on or after 1 October 2002SC, ST and PwD candidates get a five-year relaxation, so they can be born on or after 1 October 1997.
- Attempts: two, in two consecutive yearsYou can attempt JEE Advanced a maximum of two times, in two consecutive years.
- Class 12: first appeared in 2026 or 2027You must have first appeared in Class 12 (or equivalent) in 2026 or 2027, with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects. A first appearance in 2025 or earlier makes you ineligible, with one exception for boards that declared their 2024–25 results on or after 12 June 2025.
- No earlier IIT or IISc admissionYou must not have been admitted to an IIT or IISc under a programme covered by the JoSAA 2026 rules, whether or not you continued. Cancelled admissions after joining also make you ineligible. Admission to a preparatory programme for the first time in 2026 is allowed.
How the 2,50,000 are split by category
| Category | Top candidates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| OPEN (including OPEN-PwD) | 1,01,250 | 40.5% |
| GEN-EWS (including PwD) | 25,000 | 10% |
| OBC-NCL (including PwD) | 67,500 | 27% |
| SC (including PwD) | 37,500 | 15% |
| ST (including PwD) | 18,750 | 7.5% |
PwD candidates have a 5% horizontal reservation within each category. The total may be slightly above 2,50,000 because of ties.
What this means for you
- Class 12 in 2027: this is your first attempt. You need a JEE Main 2027 rank inside the pool for your category.
- Passed Class 12 in 2026: you may still be eligible for a second and last attempt in 2027, if you meet the other rules.
- Passed Class 12 in 2025 or earlier: you are not eligible, apart from the board-result-date exception in rule 4.
- Already in an IIT or IISc through JoSAA: you can’t appear again. Seats you were allotted but never reported for or withdrew from before the last round don’t count against you.
- Foreign nationals and OCI/PIO (F) candidates: they follow separate rules and, per the page, can register directly without writing JEE Main.
What has not been announced yet
What to do now
- Focus on JEE Main 2027. You can only register for Advanced if you qualify through it. Session 1 registration closes on 22 November: see the dates, fee and steps.
- Check your Class 12 year, date of birth and attempt count against rules 2 to 4 today, so there are no surprises later.
- Bookmark jeeadv.ac.in and ignore unofficial “registration date” claims until the brochure is out.
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Quick answers
When is JEE Advanced 2027?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, according to the official JEE Advanced 2027 site. IIT Delhi is the organising institute.
Who is eligible for JEE Advanced 2027?
An Indian candidate must be in the top 2,50,000 of JEE Main 2027 (B.E./B.Tech paper), born on or after 1 October 2002 (1 October 1997 for SC, ST and PwD), within two attempts in two consecutive years, first appearing in Class 12 in 2026 or 2027, and not previously admitted to an IIT or IISc.
How many attempts do I get?
Two, in two consecutive years.
Can I appear if I passed Class 12 in 2025?
No, with one exception: students of boards that declared their 2024–25 results on or after 12 June 2025 and who meet the other rules. If your first appearance was in 2025 or earlier and your board declared results before that date, you are not eligible.
Will there be a calculator?
News reports say candidates will get an on-screen basic calculator for the first time. This was not on the official pages we read, so confirm it in the information brochure.
When does registration start?
The registration dates have not been announced on the official site yet. Watch jeeadv.ac.in for the brochure.