JEE Advanced 2026

Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced)

Exam date

17 May 2026

In 11 days

Registration ends

2 May 2026

4 days ago

Result

1 Jun 2026

Quick facts

Format: Two papers (Paper 1 + Paper 2) — MCQ single/multi correct, integer, paragraph-based, matching
Total questions: 108
Duration: 3 hours per paper (6 hours total, mandatory)
Total marks: 360
Marking scheme: Varies by question type — partial marking on multi-correct MCQs, negative marking on single-correct

3 sections — full topic breakdown below.

General Physics — units, dimensions, errors
Mechanics — kinematics, Newton's laws, momentum, energy, rotational motion, gravitation, fluids, surface tension, viscosity
Thermodynamics & Kinetic Theory
Waves & Sound — Doppler effect, beats, standing waves
Electrostatics & Capacitors
Current Electricity — Kirchhoff's laws, RC circuits
Magnetism & EMI
AC Circuits & EM Waves
Optics — geometrical and wave (interference, diffraction, polarization)
Modern Physics — photoelectric effect, atomic models, nuclear physics, radioactivity

Physical — Mole concept, gaseous state, atomic structure, chemical bonding, energetics, equilibrium, electrochemistry, kinetics, solutions, surface chemistry, solid state
Inorganic — Periodic properties, hydrogen, s/p/d/f-block, coordination chemistry, metallurgy, qualitative analysis
Organic — IUPAC, isomerism, GOC, hydrocarbons, alkyl/aryl halides, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes/ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, biomolecules, polymers, practical organic chemistry

Algebra — quadratic, sequences, complex numbers, binomial, permutations & combinations, matrices & determinants
Trigonometry — identities, equations, inverse functions, properties of triangles
Analytical Geometry — straight lines, circles, conic sections (parabola, ellipse, hyperbola), 3D geometry
Differential Calculus — limits, continuity, differentiability, applications
Integral Calculus — indefinite, definite, area under curves, differential equations
Vectors
Probability

•Held by an IIT every year — host IIT rotates.
•Eligibility: Top 2,50,000 JEE Main 2026 qualifiers. Max 2 attempts in consecutive years.
•Question types vary year to year — practice past papers from at least the last 10 years.

Exam pattern

Format

Two papers (Paper 1 + Paper 2) — MCQ single/multi correct, integer, paragraph-based, matching

Total questions

108

Duration

3 hours per paper (6 hours total, mandatory)

Total marks

360

Marking scheme

Varies by question type — partial marking on multi-correct MCQs, negative marking on single-correct

Syllabus

3 sections — full topic breakdown below.

General Physics — units, dimensions, errors
Mechanics — kinematics, Newton's laws, momentum, energy, rotational motion, gravitation, fluids, surface tension, viscosity
Thermodynamics & Kinetic Theory
Waves & Sound — Doppler effect, beats, standing waves
Electrostatics & Capacitors
Current Electricity — Kirchhoff's laws, RC circuits
Magnetism & EMI
AC Circuits & EM Waves
Optics — geometrical and wave (interference, diffraction, polarization)
Modern Physics — photoelectric effect, atomic models, nuclear physics, radioactivity

Physical — Mole concept, gaseous state, atomic structure, chemical bonding, energetics, equilibrium, electrochemistry, kinetics, solutions, surface chemistry, solid state
Inorganic — Periodic properties, hydrogen, s/p/d/f-block, coordination chemistry, metallurgy, qualitative analysis
Organic — IUPAC, isomerism, GOC, hydrocarbons, alkyl/aryl halides, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes/ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, biomolecules, polymers, practical organic chemistry

Algebra — quadratic, sequences, complex numbers, binomial, permutations & combinations, matrices & determinants
Trigonometry — identities, equations, inverse functions, properties of triangles
Analytical Geometry — straight lines, circles, conic sections (parabola, ellipse, hyperbola), 3D geometry
Differential Calculus — limits, continuity, differentiability, applications
Integral Calculus — indefinite, definite, area under curves, differential equations
Vectors
Probability

•Held by an IIT every year — host IIT rotates.
•Eligibility: Top 2,50,000 JEE Main 2026 qualifiers. Max 2 attempts in consecutive years.
•Question types vary year to year — practice past papers from at least the last 10 years.