JEE Advanced 2027 on 23 May: Who Can Write It, and What to Do Before 22 November

In short: JEE Advanced 2027, the exam for IIT admission, will be held on Sunday, 23 May 2027. IIT Delhi, which runs it this year, has also published who is eligible. Every student aiming for an IIT must first clear JEE Main, and the JEE Main Session 1 form closes on 22 November 2026.

What happened

On 13 November 2026, IIT Delhi opened the JEE (Advanced) 2027 website, jeeadv.ac.in, with two notices: the exam date and the eligibility rules. Registration dates, the fee and the 2027 information brochure have not been announced yet.

The date gives Class 12 students a clear end point for the year. Board exams, JEE Main in January and April, then JEE Advanced in late May.

Who can write JEE Advanced 2027?

A student must meet all five rules below. Missing even one means they cannot register.

Can you write it?

All five must be true

1. 1Top 2,50,000 in JEE Main 2027 Paper 1
2. 2Born on or after 1 Oct 2002 (1 Oct 1997 for SC, ST, PwD)
3. 3First Class 12 exam in 2026 or 2027, with PCM
4. 4At most two attempts, in two straight years
5. 5Never admitted to an IIT or IISc before

1. JEE Main rank. Only the top 2,50,000 candidates in the B.E./B.Tech paper (Paper 1) of JEE Main 2027 qualify. The seats are split by category: 40.5% OPEN, 27% OBC-NCL, 15% SC, 10% GEN-EWS and 7.5% ST, with 5% of each kept for PwD candidates. In numbers, that is about 1,01,250 OPEN, 67,500 OBC-NCL, 37,500 SC, 25,000 GEN-EWS and 18,750 ST.
2. Age. Born on or after 1 October 2002. SC, ST and PwD candidates get five years' relaxation (born on or after 1 October 1997).
3. Class 12. The student must have appeared in Class 12 for the first time in 2026 or 2027, with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
4. Attempts. At most two attempts, and only in two consecutive years.
5. No earlier IIT admission. A student who was admitted to an IIT or IISc earlier cannot write it again, even if they left the course. There are exceptions: a student who was allotted an IIT seat through JoSAA 2026 but did not report, withdrew before the last round, or had the seat cancelled before the last round, can still write it. So can students who joined an IIT preparatory course for the first time in 2026.

Foreign nationals follow separate rules and do not need to write JEE Main.

“Parents ask

My child finished Class 12 in 2025. Can they write JEE Advanced 2027?

Usually no. Only if their board declared its 2024-25 Class 12 results on or after 12 June 2025.

The one exception for 2025 pass-outs: if the student's board declared its 2024-25 Class 12 results on or after 12 June 2025, they are also eligible, as long as they meet the other four rules.

For students

• Class 12 now (2027 batch): this is your first possible attempt. If you have not filled the JEE Main Session 1 form, do it before 22 November, 11:50 pm. Session 2 in April is another chance, but it is safer not to depend on one sitting.
• Dropper (passed Class 12 in 2026): 2027 is your second and last attempt at JEE Advanced. Plan the year with that in mind.
• Check your date of birth and category on your JEE Main form now. They must match your Class 10 certificate and category certificate, because the same details carry forward.
• Keep revising for the boards. JEE Advanced eligibility does not use board marks, but IIT admission has usually had its own Class 12 marks rule, published later with the JoSAA rules.

For parents

• The only gate is JEE Main. No coaching centre, school or agent can "register" a student for JEE Advanced. The rank in JEE Main decides it.
• Category certificates take time. If your child is applying under OBC-NCL, EWS, SC, ST or PwD, check that the certificate is valid and in the right format well before the JEE Advanced registration window, which is usually short.
• Plan May and June as a family. The exam is on a Sunday, 23 May. Results, counselling and seat fees usually follow in June and July, so keep travel and big expenses light in those weeks.
• Talk about a plan B early. Only 2,50,000 students can write JEE Advanced. JEE Main scores also open NITs, IIITs and many state colleges, so a good JEE Main rank is valuable on its own.

Key dates

Date	What
22 Nov 2026, 11:50 pm	JEE Main Session 1 form and fee close
23–26 Nov 2026	Late form with ₹500 late fee
27–29 Nov 2026	JEE Main form correction
20, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 28 Jan 2027	JEE Main Session 1 exam
April 2027	JEE Main Session 2
23 May 2027 (Sunday)	JEE Advanced 2027

JEE Advanced registration dates and fee: not announced yet.

Sources

• IIT Delhi, JEE (Advanced) 2027 home page (exam date notice). Checked 15 Nov 2026.
• IIT Delhi, JEE (Advanced) 2027 eligibility criteria. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
• NTA, Public notice: JEE (Main) 2027 Session 1, 24 Oct 2026. Checked 15 Nov 2026.

Our earlier guide on the JEE Main 2027 Session 1 form has the step-by-step form details. More on easyapply.in when useful.

Dates can change. Confirm on the official website before you pay or apply.