JEE Advanced 2027 Countdown

Live countdown to JEE Advanced 2027, estimated for Sunday, 16 May 2027 until IIT Delhi, for the Joint Admission Board announces the official date.

Sunday, 16 May 2027Estimated

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Estimated date, official date yet to be announced.

JEE Advanced has moved earlier each year (4 June 2023, 26 May 2024) and was held on the third Sunday of May in both 2025 and 2026.

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About JEE Advanced 2027

The IIT entrance exam, open only to the top JEE Main candidates and conducted by one IIT in rotation.

Who takes it

  • Roughly the top 2,50,000 candidates in JEE Main Paper 1, across all categories
  • Under the 2026 rules: born on or after 1 October 2001 (five years' relaxation for SC, ST and PwD), and no more than two attempts in two consecutive years. The birth-date cutoff usually moves forward a year each cycle

Format

  • Two compulsory papers of 3 hours each, on the same day, on a computer
  • Question count and marking change every year and are only revealed in the paper itself
  • Multiple-correct questions have carried partial marks in recent papers

What it leads to

Admission to the IITs through JoSAA, which also needs 75% in Class 12 (65% for SC, ST and PwD) or a place in your board's top 20 percentile. IISc Bengaluru, several IISERs, IIST, RGIPT and IIPE also use JEE Advanced ranks.

Source: JEE (Advanced) 2026 information brochure, IIT Roorkee. IIT Delhi organises the 2027 exam. Conducting body: IIT Delhi, for the Joint Admission Board.