JEE Advanced 2026 Answer Keys LIVE: IIT Roorkee to issue provisional keys at jeeadv.ac.in.IIT Roorkee JEE Advanced Provisional Answer Key 2026 Highlights: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has released the provisional answer key for JEE Advanced 2026 at the official website at jeeadv.ac.in. Candidates who appeared for the engineering entrance examination can check the provisional answer keys along with their recorded responses online.
Candidates appearing for JEE (Advanced) 2026 can submit feedback on the provisional answer keys between May 25, 10 am and May 26, 5 pm through the official candidate portal. The exam authorities have clarified that feedback will only be accepted online, and submissions via email or other modes will not be considered.
JEE Advanced 2026: IIT-Roorkee releases response sheet
JEE Advanced 2026 was conducted on May 24 in two shifts across examination centres in India. Paper 1 was held in the morning session, while Paper 2 took place in the afternoon. The examination is conducted for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and only candidates who qualified JEE Main 2026 and met the prescribed cut-off were eligible to appear.
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Candidates can access the JEE Advanced 2026 answer key by visiting the official portal and logging in using their registration number, date of birth and registered mobile number. The institute is also expected to make candidate response sheets and recorded answers available alongside the answer keys.
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The final result of JEE Advanced 2026 will be prepared on the basis of the revised final answer key after all challenges are reviewed. Candidates qualifying the examination will become eligible to participate in the JoSAA counselling process for admissions to IITs and other participating engineering institutes across the country.
JEE Advanced 2026 was conducted on May 24 in two shifts across examination centres in India. Paper 1 was held in the morning session, while Paper 2 took place in the afternoon. The examination is conducted for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), and only candidates who qualified JEE Main 2026 and met the prescribed cut-off were eligible to appear.
The complete post-exam timeline for JEE Advanced 2026 spans three weeks from the examination to the result. The examination was held on May 17, 2026. Question papers were uploaded on May 17 itself. The candidate response sheet was released on May 21 at 5:00 PM. The provisional answer key was released today, May 25, at 10:00 AM, with the objection window open until May 26 at 5:00 PM. The final answer key and result, including the All India Rank list, will be declared on June 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM on jeeadv.ac.in. JoSAA counselling for IIT seat allotment is expected to begin shortly after June 1.
IIT Roorkee uploaded the JEE Advanced 2026 question papers for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 on the official website jeeadv.ac.in on May 17, 2026 — the same day the examination was conducted. The question papers are in PDF format and freely accessible without login. Making question papers available immediately on exam day allows candidates and educators to begin independent answer key analysis before the official provisional key is released. Unofficial answer keys from coaching institutes have been in circulation since May 17, and the official provisional key released today provides the formal reference point.
When IIT Roorkee declares the JEE Advanced 2026 result on June 1, 2026, the release will include the Common Rank List (CRL) covering all qualified candidates irrespective of category, as well as separate category-wise rank lists for OBC-NCL, SC, ST, EWS, and PwD candidates. Zone-wise and gender-wise data is also typically published as part of the official result statistics. In 2025, IIT Kanpur published all these rank lists simultaneously on jeeadv.ac.in on June 2, 2025, alongside the scorecard access portal for individual candidates.
Candidates appearing for JEE (Advanced) 2026 can submit feedback on the provisional answer keys between May 25, 10 am and May 26, 5 pm through the official candidate portal. The exam authorities have clarified that feedback will only be accepted online, and submissions via email or other modes will not be considered.
The JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key will be released today on jeeadv.ac.in. It will contain only the final correct answer or correct combination of answers for each question ID. It does not include solution steps, working, or explanations. For Multiple Correct Type questions, all correct option combinations are listed. For Numerical Value Type and Paragraph Type questions, the correct numerical answer is provided. IIT Roorkee does not publish official solutions or worked examples alongside the answer key in either the provisional or final version.
Eligibility to appear for JEE Advanced 2026 was restricted to candidates who ranked within the top 2.5 lakh in JEE Main 2026. Additionally, candidates must have been appearing in Class 12 for the first time in 2025 or 2026, and each candidate is permitted a maximum of two attempts at JEE Advanced in consecutive years. Candidates who have previously been admitted to an IIT are not eligible to appear again. These eligibility conditions are separate from the score-based qualification required to be included in the JEE Advanced rank list after the examination.
JEE Advanced 2026 was conducted on May 17, 2026, in offline pen-and-paper mode in two shifts. Paper 1 was held from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Paper 2 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. The total examination duration was six hours across both papers. Approximately 2 lakh candidates appeared for the examination. JEE Advanced 2025 was conducted in the same two-shift format on May 18, 2025, also in pen-and-paper mode. The examination is distinct from JEE Main, which is conducted by NTA in computer-based format across multiple sessions.
The JEE Advanced 2025 qualifying cutoffs recorded a notable decline compared to 2024, with some category cutoffs dropping by nearly 35 marks. The Common Rank List cutoff stood at 20.56% of the total marks in 2025. This drop was attributed to either a relatively more difficult examination paper or revised selection parameters. The 2026 qualifying cutoffs, which will be released alongside the result and final answer key on June 1, will reflect the difficulty distribution of the May 17 paper across both Paper 1 and Paper 2.
Based on JEE Advanced 2025 performance data, candidates who scored above 285 marks out of 360 secured ranks within the top 100. Those with scores between 250 and 285 generally secured ranks within the top 500. Scores above 300 placed candidates within the top 50 nationally. These figures are from the 2025 cycle, organised by IIT Kanpur, and serve as a reference point. Actual cutoffs for JEE Advanced 2026 will depend on the difficulty of the May 17 paper and the overall score distribution, and will be published by IIT Roorkee on June 1.
IIT Roorkee is the organising institute for JEE Advanced 2026, continuing the IIT rotation system. IIT Kanpur organised JEE Advanced 2025 and declared the result on June 2, 2025. IIT Madras organised JEE Advanced 2024. IIT Guwahati organised the 2023 edition. Each organising IIT is responsible for all stages of the examination from question paper preparation through result declaration. IIT Roorkee is expected to publish the final answer key, result, and Common Rank List on June 1, 2026.
In JEE Advanced 2025, Majid Mujahid Hussain secured AIR 3 and was noted as the highest-ranked student from Physics Wallah (PW) in the history of JEE Advanced. AIR 1 was secured by Rajit Gupta with 332 out of 360 marks, and Saksham Jinda secured AIR 2. The top three ranks in 2025 all came from the IIT Delhi zone. The complete zone-wise and category-wise rank lists for 2025 were published by IIT Kanpur on jeeadv.ac.in on June 2, 2025, alongside the main result. A similar multi-format rank list is expected from IIT Roorkee on June 1, 2026.
A fundamental eligibility condition for inclusion in the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list is that the candidate must have appeared in both Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the examination on May 17, 2026. Candidates who appeared in only one paper are excluded from the rank list regardless of how well they performed in the paper they attended. This rule is stated in the JEE Advanced 2026 information brochure and applies uniformly. Only candidates who sat for both shifts on May 17 are eligible for score computation and rank assignment.
Following the JEE Advanced 2026 result declaration on June 1, 2026, the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is expected to begin counselling for IIT seats. JoSAA counselling typically runs through six rounds and covers seat allotment at all 23 IITs, as well as at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs for candidates who have qualified JEE Main 2026 and cleared the relevant cutoffs. JoSAA 2025 counselling commenced on June 3, 2025 — one day after the result declaration. A similar timeline is expected for 2026 following the June 1 result.
The JEE Advanced 2026 result, to be declared on June 1, determines admission to undergraduate programmes at all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology. Programmes available include BTech, BS, BArch, and integrated dual-degree programmes at the IITs. Seats are allocated through JoSAA counselling based on the candidate's JEE Advanced rank, category, choice of institution and programme, and availability of seats. The 23 IITs collectively offer approximately 17,000 to 17,500 seats to candidates who qualify and participate in the JoSAA process.
Access to both the JEE Advanced 2026 response sheet and the provisional answer key through the candidate portal on jeeadv.ac.in requires three login credentials: the candidate's JEE Advanced 2026 registration number, date of birth, and the mobile number registered at the time of application. Candidates who do not remember their registration number can retrieve it using the registered email ID or other account recovery options available on the portal. The same credentials are used for the objection submission process during the May 25 to May 26 window.
When IIT Roorkee accepts a candidate's objection to the provisional answer key, the correction is applied uniformly to all candidates who appeared for that question — not only to the candidate who raised the objection. This means a successful challenge benefits every candidate who answered that question and is affected by the change, regardless of whether they raised the issue themselves. This uniform correction principle applies to all answer key revisions between the provisional and final versions in JEE Advanced 2026.
After IIT Roorkee releases the JEE Advanced 2026 final answer key on June 1, 2026, no further objections or challenges are accepted. The only opportunity to contest any answer is during the 31-hour provisional key objection window from May 25 at 10:00 AM to May 26 at 5:00 PM. Corrections accepted from candidate objections during this window are incorporated into the final key. All candidate scores and ranks declared on June 1 are based on this final key and are not subject to any further revision on answer-related grounds.
The JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key to be released today on May 25 is not the basis for the final result or rank computation. It is the intermediate document against which candidates can raise objections during the May 25 to May 26 window. IIT Roorkee's subject experts will review all objections and may revise answers in the final key if a challenge is found valid. Only the final answer key — to be released on June 1, 2026 — forms the definitive basis for score calculation, rank determination, and result declaration.
The JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key released today at jeeadv.ac.in contains the officially assessed correct answers for every question in Paper 1 and Paper 2. Answers are mapped to unique question IDs rather than question numbers, as the question booklets distributed at centres use an ID-based system. The key covers Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics sections for both papers and includes the correct response for Single Correct Type, Multiple Correct Type, Numerical Value Type, and List Match or Paragraph Type questions respectively.
JoSAA counselling for IIT admissions uses JEE Advanced ranks to allocate approximately 17,385 seats across 23 Indian Institutes of Technology. These seats span undergraduate BTech, BS, BArch, and dual-degree programmes across all IITs. The 23 IITs include IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kanpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad, and others. JoSAA 2026 counselling is expected to begin in June 2026 following the result declaration on June 1 and will run through multiple rounds of seat allotment.
JEE Advanced is conducted each year by one of the seven original IITs on a rotational basis — IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kanpur, and IIT Guwahati. IIT Roorkee is the organising institute for JEE Advanced 2026, having also organised the 2016 edition previously. IIT Kanpur conducted the 2025 edition, IIT Madras the 2024 edition, and IIT Guwahati the 2023 edition. The organising institute is responsible for the examination, answer key, result declaration, and the release of the rank list and cutoffs.
To be included in the JEE Advanced 2026 rank list, candidates must meet two qualifying conditions simultaneously. First, they must score at or above the minimum marks required in each individual subject — Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics separately. Second, they must meet the aggregate minimum marks threshold. A candidate who exceeds the aggregate minimum but falls short of the per-subject minimum in any one subject will not qualify. Both conditions must be satisfied together, and the cutoffs for each category differ. These thresholds will be published by IIT Roorkee on June 1, 2026.
The JEE Advanced 2025 minimum qualifying cutoff for the Common Rank List stood at 20.56%, a significant drop from the 2024 cutoff. The 2025 cutoffs saw a fall of nearly 35 marks in some categories compared to the previous year, suggesting a relatively tougher examination or revised selection parameters. Both the subject-wise minimum and the aggregate minimum qualifying marks must be met simultaneously for a candidate to appear in the rank list. The JEE Advanced 2026 qualifying cutoffs will be published alongside the result on June 1.
In JEE Advanced 2025, a total of 54,378 candidates were declared qualified out of 1,80,442 who appeared for both Paper 1 and Paper 2. The qualification rate in 2025 was therefore approximately 30% of those who appeared. Qualified candidates were eligible to participate in JoSAA 2025 counselling for seat allocation at IITs. Candidates who appear in only one paper — either Paper 1 or Paper 2 — are not included in the rank list, regardless of their score in the paper they did attempt.
The highest-ranked female candidate in JEE Advanced 2025 was Devdutta Mazhi from the IIT Kharagpur zone, who scored 312 out of 360 marks and secured AIR 16 in the Common Rank List. Her performance places her as one of the highest-ranked female candidates in the history of JEE Advanced. In 2025, the total number of qualified candidates was 54,378, including category-wise and gender-wise rank lists published by IIT Kanpur alongside the main result on jeeadv.ac.in on June 2, 2025.
Rajit Gupta from the IIT Delhi zone secured AIR 1 in JEE Advanced 2025 by scoring 332 out of 360 marks. The result was declared by IIT Kanpur, which organised the 2025 examination, on June 2, 2025. Rajit Gupta's score of 332 places him among the top performers in the history of JEE Advanced. A total of 54,378 candidates qualified in JEE Advanced 2025 out of 1,80,442 who appeared for both papers. JoSAA 2025 counselling for IIT seat allocation began on June 3, 2025, the day after the result declaration.
The total marks available in JEE Advanced 2026 across both Paper 1 and Paper 2 combined is 360. Each paper contributes to the overall score across Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The final JEE Advanced rank is computed on the basis of aggregate marks in both papers combined. In JEE Advanced 2025, AIR 1 holder Rajit Gupta scored 332 out of 360 marks. Above 300 marks in 2025 was sufficient for a rank within the top 50, above 285 placed candidates in the top 100, and marks between 250 and 285 corresponded to a rank in the top 500.
With both the response sheet (released May 21) and the provisional answer key (released today) available, candidates can calculate an estimate of their probable JEE Advanced 2026 score. The process involves comparing each question ID from the response sheet against the corresponding answer in the provisional key. For Paper 1, the marking scheme is: SCQ plus 3 and minus 1, MCQ plus 4 and minus 1 with partial marking, Numerical plus 4 and zero, and List Match plus 4 and minus 1. For Paper 2, the Paragraph type carries plus 2 and zero. The sum across both papers gives the estimated total score.
The JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key will cover all questions in both Paper 1 and Paper 2. The answer key is released as separate PDF files for each paper, organised by subject and question ID. Candidates download the PDF for Paper 1 and Paper 2 individually and use the question IDs from their question booklet to locate the corresponding correct answer in the key. The question IDs serve as the reference system for matching candidate responses from the response sheet against the official answers in the provisional key.
IIT Roorkee uploaded the JEE Advanced 2026 question papers for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 on the official portal jeeadv.ac.in on the examination day itself, May 17, 2026. This early release of question papers allowed candidates and coaching institutes to begin unofficial answer key analysis immediately after the exam. With the provisional answer key now available today, candidates who had been tracking unofficial analyses can compare them against IIT Roorkee's official answers and identify any discrepancies for potential objection.
Approximately 2 lakh candidates appeared for JEE Advanced 2026, held on May 17, 2026, in two shifts. Paper 1 was conducted from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Paper 2 from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM. The examination was organised by IIT Roorkee. For reference, in JEE Advanced 2025, a total of 1,87,223 candidates registered and 1,80,442 appeared for both papers. All candidates who appeared for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 on May 17, 2026, are eligible to access the provisional answer key today.
IIT Roorkee has confirmed that the JEE Advanced 2026 final answer key and the result will be declared together on June 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM on jeeadv.ac.in. There is no separate result date after the final key release. The final answer key forms the basis on which all candidate scores and All India Ranks are computed. Once the final key is published, it cannot be challenged. The rank list generated on June 1 will be the definitive basis for JoSAA 2026 counselling and IIT seat allocation.
When raising a challenge against the JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key, candidates are required to upload supporting documents that substantiate their objection. Standard reference textbooks are accepted as valid supporting material, including NCERT textbooks, HC Verma, and other standard JEE-level resources. The page number, edition, and specific text or equation supporting the candidate's claimed answer must be cited clearly in the objection form. IIT Roorkee's subject experts review all submitted objections and their supporting documentation before finalising the answer key.
To submit an objection to the JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key, candidates log into jeeadv.ac.in using their registration credentials. On the candidate portal, they navigate to the Challenge Answer Key or Objection section. They select the specific question ID they wish to challenge, provide a justification, and upload supporting documents from standard reference textbooks. The objection fee of Rs 500 per question is then paid online. After payment, candidates should save the acknowledgement receipt. The window remains open until May 26 at 5:00 PM.
The fee for raising an objection against the JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key is Rs 500 per question. This fee is refundable if IIT Roorkee's subject experts accept the challenge and revise the answer for that question in the final key. If the challenge is rejected, the fee is not returned. Payment is made through the candidate portal on jeeadv.ac.in after selecting the specific question ID to be challenged. Candidates must complete payment within the objection window, which closes on May 26 at 5:00 PM.
The objection window for the JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key will run from 10:00 AM on May 25, 2026, to 5:00 PM on May 26, 2026 — a window of approximately 31 hours. Candidates who find discrepancies between the provisional answer key and what they believe is the correct response can submit objections during this window. No objections will be accepted after May 26 at 5:00 PM under any circumstances. IIT Roorkee will review all submitted challenges before releasing the final answer key on June 1.
IIT Roorkee released the JEE Advanced 2026 candidate response sheets on May 21, 2026, at 5:00 PM. The response sheet shows each candidate's question IDs and the answers they marked in both Paper 1 and Paper 2. Once the provisional answer key is released tomorrow, candidates can compare their recorded responses against the correct answers to estimate their probable scores. The response sheet is accessed through the candidate portal on jeeadv.ac.in using registration number, date of birth, and registered mobile number.
To access the JEE Advanced 2026 response sheet on jeeadv.ac.in, candidates open the official website and click on the Candidate Portal or the direct login link on the homepage. After entering the registration number, date of birth, and registered mobile number or password, candidates reach the dashboard and select the Candidate Response Sheet option. The response sheet for Paper 1 and Paper 2 appears on screen. This document lists the question IDs from both papers and the answer option the candidate selected for each question.
To download the JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key, candidates visit jeeadv.ac.in and look for the answer key link under the Announcements or Latest Updates section on the homepage. Clicking the link opens a page where candidates can select Paper 1 or Paper 2 PDF files for download. Some portals may require login using the registration number, date of birth, and registered mobile number before accessing the key. The answer key PDFs are organised by subject and question ID, allowing candidates to match each question from their paper against the official answer.
The official JEE Advanced 2026 schedule from IIT Roorkee covers three key milestones following the May 17 examination. The candidate response sheet was released on May 21, 2026, at 5:00 PM. The provisional answer key will be available today, May 25, at 10:00 AM, with the objection window closing on May 26 at 5:00 PM. The final answer key and All India Rank list will be declared on June 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM. All these stages are accessible through jeeadv.ac.in.
IIT Roorkee will release the JEE Advanced 2026 provisional answer key on Monday, May 25, 2026, at 10:00 AM on the official website jeeadv.ac.in. The answer key covers both Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the examination held on May 17, 2026. The provisional key release triggers a short objection window that remains open until May 26 at 5:00 PM. The final answer key and JEE Advanced 2026 results will be declared on June 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM on the same portal.
JEE Advanced 2026 Answer Key Live Updates: The provisional answer key will allow candidates to estimate their probable scores before the declaration of results. IIT Roorkee will also provide an objection facility through which candidates can challenge any answer they believe is incorrect. After reviewing the objections submitted by students, subject experts will prepare the final answer key.
