ANSWER1: YES. You are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided you also satisfy all the eligibility criteria mentioned in the Information Brochure (see Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure).

ANSWER2: You are NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER3: You are NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER4: You are NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER5: You are NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER6: YES. You are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided you also satisfy all the eligibility criteria mentioned in the Information Brochure (See Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure).

ANSWER7: YES. You are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided you also satisfy all the eligibility criteria mentioned in the Information Brochure (see Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure).

ANSWER8: You are NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER9: You are NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER10: You are NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER11: YES. You MUST qualify JEE (Main) 2026 in order to be eligible for JEE (Advanced) 2026. You also need to satisfy all the other eligibility criteria mentioned in the Information Brochure (See Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure).

ANSWER12: YES. You MUST qualify JEE (Main) 2026 in order to be eligible for JEE (Advanced) 2026. You also need to satisfy all the other eligibility criteria mentioned in the Information Brochure (see Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure).

ANSWER13: NO. The category declared during JEE (Main) 2026 registration cannot be changed during JEE (Advanced) 2026 registration.

ANSWER14: You are eligible to register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 provided your JEE (Main) 2026 score is above the General Cut-Off. However, you may request for the category change from GEN-EWS to GEN during JoSAA 2026 registration.

ANSWER15: NO. A valid GEN-EWS certificate as per the prescribed format, given on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 website, issued on or after 01-April-2026, should be uploaded to avail the benefits of the GEN-EWS category. However, if you are in the process of obtaining the GEN-EWS certificate, you may upload a declaration available on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 website.

ANSWER16: The criteria for Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) will be as per the current notification of the Government of India under the OBC-NCL category.

ANSWER17: You are eligible to register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 provided your JEE (Main) 2026 score is above the General Cut-Off. However, you may request for the category change from OBC-NCL to GEN during JoSAA 2026 registration.

ANSWER18: NO. A valid OBC-NCL certificate as per the prescribed format, given on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 website, issued on or after 01-April-2026, should be uploaded to avail the benefits of the OBC-NCL category. However, if you are in the process of obtaining the OBC-NCL certificate, you may upload a declaration available on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 website.

ANSWER19: NO. For availing the benefits of OBC-NCL reservation, the caste must be listed in the current updated central list of OBCs https://www.ncbc.nic.in. OBCs present in the state list, but not covered in the central list of OBCs (as per the list in https://www.ncbc.nic.in), are NOT eligible to claim reservation.

ANSWER20: NO. Candidates belonging to the creamy layer of OBC are NOT entitled to reservation. Such candidates are treated as belonging to the general (GEN), i.e., the unreserved category.

ANSWER21: A Scribe (Amanuensis) assists the candidate only with reading the question and/or keying in the answers as per the candidate's directions. A scribe will NEITHER explain the question NOR suggest a solution.

ANSWER22: A "person with benchmark disability" means a person with not less than forty per cent. of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authorities (refer to section 2(r), RPwD Act 2016).

ANSWER23: A "person with benchmark disability" (with at least 40% impairment) is eligible for PwD reservation-5% seats in each of OPEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST category seats.

ANSWER24: A "person with disability and having difficulty in writing" is a person with disability of less than 40% and having difficulty in writing, covered under the definition of section 2(s) of RPwD Act 2016, but not covered under the definition of section 2(r) of RPwD Act 2016.

ANSWER25: A "person with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing", as covered under the definition of section 2(s) of RPwD Act 2016 but not covered under the definition of section 2(r) of RPwD Act 2016 is NOT eligible for PwD reservation-5% seats in each of OPEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST category seats.

ANSWER26: The services of a scribe (amanuensis) are available ONLY to PwD candidates with benchmark disabilities, those who are visually impaired OR dyslexic (severe) OR have disability in the upper limbs or have lost fingers/hands, thereby preventing them from properly operating the Computer-Based Test platform as per the office memorandum of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, F.No. P-13013/75/2023-Policy-DD-III dated August 01, 2025. Candidates who need the services of a scribe are required to make a request during the registration process of JEE (Advanced) 2026 (refer Clause 14. Services of a Scribe of Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2026).

ANSWER27: The candidates with less than 40% disabilities AND having difficulty in writing are eligible for the services of a scribe (amanuensis) as per the office memorandum of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, F.No. P-13013/75/2023-Policy-DD-III dated August 01, 2025. Candidates who require the services of a scribe (amanuensis) are required to make a request during the registration process of JEE (Advanced) 2026 in the prescribed format. The requisition, along with a copy of the disability and having difficulty in writing certificate must be uploaded at the time of online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026 (refer Clause 14, Services of a Scribe of Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2026).

ANSWER28: YES. The candidates with less than 40% disabilities AND having difficulty in writing are eligible for the services of a scribe (amanuensis) as per the office memorandum of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, F.No. P-13013/75/2023-Policy-DD-III dated August 01, 2025. Candidates who need the services of a scribe (amanuensis) are required to make a request during the registration process of JEE (Advanced) 2026 in the prescribed format. The requisition, along with a copy of the disability and having difficulty in writing Certificate must be uploaded at the time of online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026 (refer Clause 14. Services of a Scribe of Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2026).

ANSWER29: PwD candidates with benchmark disability (with at least 40% impairment) who desire to avail the services of a scribe (amanuensis) must opt for this option at the time of the online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026 by submitting the request in the prescribed format. The requisition, along with a copy of the PwD certificate OR UDID card OR a copy of the certificate of Dyslexia (Severe), should be uploaded at the time of online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026. The formats for the Request Letter and PwD/Dyslexia (Severe) certificates are given in Annexure-II [CERTIFICATE FORMATS of JEE (Advanced) 2026] of the Information Brochure (refer Clause 14. Services of a Scribe of Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2026).

ANSWER30: Candidates with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing who desire to avail the services of a scribe (amanuensis) must opt for this option at the time of the online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026 by submitting the request in the prescribed format. The requisition, along with a copy of the disability and having difficulty in writing certificate should be uploaded at the time of online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026. The formats for the Request Letter, and disability and having difficulty in writing Certificate are given in Annexure-II [CERTIFICATE FORMATS of JEE (Advanced) 2026] of the Information Brochure (refer Clause 14. Services of a Scribe of Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2026).

ANSWER31: Candidates with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing are NOT eligible for PwD reservation-5% seats in each of OPEN, GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, and ST category seats, irrespective of whether or not you have availed the services of Scribe (amanuensis) and/or compensatory time.

ANSWER32: Availing the services of a scribe (amanuensis) will not influence JEE (Advanced) 2026 ranking and the further seat allocation process. However, if it is found at any stage that a candidate has used the services of a scribe but does not possess the extent of disability, and /or does not have difficulty in writing that warrants the use of a scribe, she/he will be excluded from the process of evaluation, ranking and admission. In case such a candidate has already been admitted to any IIT, the candidate's admission will be cancelled.

ANSWER33: PwD candidates with benchmark disability (at least 40% impairment), irrespective of whether they use the services of a scribe, are eligible for one hour compensatory time, i.e., the end time will be 13:00 IST for Paper 1 and 18:30 IST for Paper 2. However, in order to avail the compensatory time, the candidate MUST fill up the requisite form while registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026 on the online registration portal. The requisition, along with a copy of the PwD certificate, should be uploaded at the time of online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026. The formats for the Request Letter and PwD/Dyslexia (Severe) certificates are given in Annexure-II [CERTIFICATE FORMATS of JEE (Advanced) 2026] of the Information Brochure.

ANSWER34: Candidates with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing, irrespective of whether they use the services of a scribe, are eligible for one hour compensatory time, i.e., the end time will be 13:00 IST for Paper 1 and 18:30 IST for Paper 2. However, in order to avail the compensatory time, the candidate MUST fill up the requisite form while registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026 on the online registration portal. The requisition, along with a copy of the disability and having difficulty in writing Certificate should be uploaded at the time of online registration for JEE (Advanced) 2026. The format for the Request Letter, and Disability and having difficulty in writing Certificate are given in Annexure-II [CERTIFICATE FORMATS of JEE (Advanced) 2026] of the Information Brochure.

ANSWER35: If a candidate avails the compensatory time applicable for PwD candidates only but fails to produce a valid PwD certificate, then the candidate's registration will be cancelled, and the candidate will be debarred from the entire ranking and admission process. In case the candidate has already been admitted to any IIT, the admission will be cancelled.

ANSWER36: If a candidate avails the compensatory time for candidates with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing but fails to produce a valid disability and having difficulty in writing Certificate, then the candidate's registration will be cancelled, and the candidate will be debarred from the entire ranking and admission process. In case the candidate has already been admitted to any IIT, the admission will be cancelled.

ANSWER37: Upload the document having Class XII (or equivalent) marks statement.

ANSWER38: YES. The candidates who appeared for Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2026 can register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 without uploading the Class XII (or equivalent) certificate. However, if the mark sheet of the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for 2026 is available at the time of registration, then it should be uploaded.

ANSWER39: NO. Only the candidates who qualify JEE (Advanced) 2026 are eligible for AAT 2026. There is no relation between JEE (Main) B.Arch. and/or B.Planning Paper(s) and AAT.

ANSWER40: YES. Candidates who had taken admissions to NITs in 2025 are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided they satisfy all other eligibility criteria mentioned in Clause 11 of the JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure.

ANSWER41: YES. You are eligible to write JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided you also satisfy all other eligibility criteria mentioned in Clause 11 of the JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure.

ANSWER42: YES. You are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided you also satisfy all other eligibility criteria mentioned in Clause 11 of the JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure.

ANSWER43: NO. You are NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER44: NO. You are NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER45: If you accepted a seat in an IIT through JoSAA 2025 and did not withdraw the allotted seat in the IIT from JoSAA before the last round of seat allotment, then you are NOT eligible for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER46: YES. You are eligible for JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided you satisfy all other eligibility criteria mentioned in the Information Brochure (see Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure).

ANSWER47: NO. If you have NOT completed Step 3 of the registration process by paying the registration fees, your registration is NOT complete. If your registration is not complete, your admit card for JEE (Advanced) 2026 examination will not be generated and you will not be eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER48: In case of any problem in downloading the admit card, the candidate should immediately contact the Chairperson, JEE (Advanced) 2026 of the nearest Zonal Coordinating IIT, listed in Annexure V of the Information Brochure.

ANSWER49: Not all defence service personnel's children are eligible for DS category seats. Two DS category seats are earmarked for preferential allotment in each Institute for children of defence/paramilitary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations. To avail this preferential allotment, a DS candidate must be in the Common Rank List of JEE (Advanced) 2026. A certificate (format provided in "Annexure II: Form DS" in the Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2026, as per Ministry of Defence, Government of India, guideline), issued by respective record offices of Armed Forces Personnel is required to be eligible for belonging to the DS category.

ANSWER50: YES. Writing both Paper 1 and Paper 2 is compulsory in JEE (Advanced) 2026 to be considered for evaluation and rank list preparation.

ANSWER51: NO. Your result will neither be prepared nor declared. It is compulsory to appear for both papers.

ANSWER52: NO. There is no need to indicate QUESTION paper language at the time of JEE (Advanced) 2026 registration. Candidates will have the option to choose their preferred language (English or Hindi), as the default language for viewing the questions at the start of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) of JEE (Advanced) 2026. Candidates will also have the option to switch/toggle between their preferred language (English or Hindi) during the entire period of the examination.

ANSWER53: YES. Questions will be displayed on the screen in the default language (English or Hindi), chosen by the candidate at the start of the CBT examination. Further, the candidate can also switch/toggle between English and Hindi languages, as the viewing language for any question anytime during the entire period of the examination. The candidate will also have the option of changing the default QUESTION viewing language anytime during the examination.

ANSWER54: YES. You will be given a "Scribble Pad" (containing blank sheets, for rough work) at the start of every paper of JEE (Advanced) 2026. You can do all your calculations inside this "Scribble Pad". No extra scribble pad will be given to candidates. You will need to bring your own pen/pencil/eraser.

ANSWER55: NO. Question paper or responses will not be given in hard copy to any candidate after the examination. However, the responses of all the candidates who have appeared for both Paper 1 and Paper 2, recorded during the exam, along with the questions of each paper, will be available for downloading from the candidate portal, whose link will be made available on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 website after the examination.

ANSWER56: The responses of all the candidates who have appeared for both Paper 1 and Paper 2, recorded during the exam, along with the questions of each paper, will be available for downloading from the candidate portal, whose link will be made available on the JEE (Advanced) 2026 website after the examination.

ANSWER57: If the JEE (Advanced) 2026 aggregate marks scored by two or more candidates are the same, then the following tie-break policy will be used for awarding ranks:
STEP 1: Candidates having higher positive marks will be awarded higher rank. If the tie breaking criterion at Step 1 fails to break the tie, then the following criterion at Step 2 will be followed.
STEP 2: Higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Mathematics. If this does not break the tie, higher rank will be assigned to the candidate who has obtained higher marks in Physics. If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.

ANSWER58: YES. All JEE (Advanced) 2026 qualified candidates MUST register with the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2026 and fill in all possible course choices in order of preference to be eligible for admission to IITs.

ANSWER59: All candidates who have qualified in JEE (Advanced) 2026 MUST register on the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2026 website and also MUST fill in their course choices within the prescribed time frame in order to be eligible for admission to IITs. If any JEE (Advanced) 2026 qualified candidate has NOT done the same, then the candidate will NOT be considered for admission to any program in IITs through JoSAA 2026.

ANSWER60: NO. If you have not filled in your course choices by the deadline (last date for choice filling), then you will NOT be considered for admission to any program in IITs through JoSAA 2026.

ANSWER61: Candidates who appeared in Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2025 and wish to (or have to) reappear in 2026 with the objective to qualify through top 20 percentile cut-off criteria, MUST reappear in all the subjects. For such candidates, top 20 percentile cut-off for 2026 will be considered.

ANSWER62: If a candidate had appeared for her/his Class XII (or equivalent) in 2025 and wishes to improve her/his aggregate marks to meet the "aggregate marks of 75% (or 65% for SC, ST and PwD) criterion", she/he can reappear for any number of subjects she/he wishes for improvement in the same board (refer clause 26 of the information brochure). The percentage marks in this situation will be calculated by considering the marks obtained in 2025 or 2026, whichever is higher, in the respective subjects, in her/his two attempts in 2025 and 2026.

ANSWER63: The marks scored in the following five subjects will be considered for calculating the aggregate marks of the candidates (and also the cut-off marks for fulfilling the top 20 percentile criterion).
i. Physics
ii. Chemistry
iii. Mathematics
iv. A language (if the candidate has taken more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be considered)
v. Any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered)

ANSWER64: The foreign national candidates who have studied or are studying in India/abroad at 10+2 level or equivalent at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026 are NOT required to write JEE (Main) 2026 and may register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 directly subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria (see Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure; for further details refer to https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html). These foreign national candidates are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and PwD categories/sub-categories, as specified herein. There are no separate supernumerary seats or sub-category for females in the foreign national supernumerary seats.

ANSWER65: Please refer to Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure for eligibility criteria for foreign national candidates for appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2026 (please also visit https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html).

ANSWER66: NO. As per the decision dated February 03, 2023 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) 891 / 2021, persons who have secured the OCI/PIO card subsequent to 04.03.2021 will NOT be considered as at par with an Indian national and will be considered as a foreign national.

ANSWER67: NO. Candidates who have secured OCI/PIO card subsequent to 04.03.2021 and have studied or are studying in India/abroad at 10+2 level or equivalent at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026 are NOT required to write JEE (Main) 2026 and may register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 directly subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria (for details refer to https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html).

ANSWER68: In light of recent judicial pronouncement (Decision dated October 16, 2024, passed by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 12263/2024) concerning OCI/PIO candidates, the following provisions are made for such candidates.
OCI/PIO candidates who have obtained their OCI/PIO cards before 04.03.2021 have the option of applying for JEE (Advanced) 2026 EITHER as (a) foreign nationals OR (b) at par with Indian nationals. Accordingly, OCI/PIO candidates are divided into three categories as follows:
(i) Those OCI/PIO candidates who have obtained their OCI/PIO cards subsequent to 04.03.2021 (Decision dated February 03, 2023 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 891/2021) will be considered as foreign national candidates and will be governed by the eligibility conditions contained in the JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure for the foreign national candidates (see Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure). For ease of convenience, these candidates are referred to as OCI/PIO (F). The OCI/PIO (F) candidates will be eligible to compete only for the foreign supernumerary seats.
(ii) Those OCI/PIO candidates who have obtained their OCI/PIO cards before 04.03.2021 AND choose to be considered as foreign nationals, will be governed by the eligibility conditions contained in the JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure for the foreign national candidates and are also referred to as OCI/PIO (F) (see Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure). The OCI/PIO (F) candidates will be eligible to compete only for the foreign supernumerary seats.
(iii) Those OCI/PIO candidates who have obtained their OCI/PIO cards before 04.03.2021 AND choose to be treated at par with Indian nationals, will be governed by the eligibility conditions contained in the JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure for the Indian national candidates and are referred to as OCI/PIO (I) (see Clause 11 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure).

ANSWER69: NO. You do NOT need to appear in JEE (Main) 2026 in order to be eligible to register for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER70: YES. You need to appear in JEE (Main) 2026 in order to be eligible to register for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER71: At the time of JOSAA seat allocation, the OCI/PIO (I) candidates (see Clause 6.2 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure) shall be considered for the Female Supernumerary seats as applicable, subject to qualifying the JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER72: At the time of JOSAA seat allocation, the OCI/PIO (I) candidates (see Clause 6.2 of JEE (Advanced) 2026 Information Brochure) shall be considered for the seats in the OPEN and/or OPEN-PwD category and shall be included in the Common Rank List (CRL) and/or CRL-PwD.

ANSWER73: NO. You will NOT be eligible for the benefit of reservation under PwD category.

ANSWER74: NO. You will NOT be eligible for the benefit of reservation under the PwD category.

ANSWER75: NO. As an OCI/PIO (F) candidate, you will NOT be entitled to the benefit of reservation under GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST category for the allocation of seats during JOSAA.

ANSWER76: NO. As an OCI/PIO (I) candidate, you will NOT be entitled to the benefit of reservation under GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST category for the allocation of seats during JOSAA. At the time of seat allocation, the OCI/PIO (I) candidates shall be considered for the seats in the OPEN and/or OPEN-PwD category, as also for the Female Supernumerary seats as applicable, subject to qualifying the JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER77: NO. You will NOT be entitled to the benefit of reservation under GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST category for the allocation of seats during JOSAA.

ANSWER78: You have to exercise your option while registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026. The option, once submitted, cannot be changed at any subsequent stage.

ANSWER79: You have to exercise your option while registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026. The option, once submitted, cannot be changed at any subsequent stage.

ANSWER80: NO. The option, once submitted CANNOT be changed at any subsequent stage after registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER81: NO. The option once submitted CANNOT be changed at any subsequent stage after registering for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER82: NO. Foreign National candidates studying or studied 12th in India/abroad are NOT required to write JEE (Main) 2026 and may register for JEE (Advanced) 2026 directly subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria (for details refer to https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html).

ANSWER83: YES. If you have qualified for JEE (Advanced) 2026 through JEE (Main) 2026, you have to use your JEE (Main) 2026 credentials for JEE (Advanced) 2026 registration, subject to the fulfilment of other eligibility criteria (for details, refer to https://jeeadv.ac.in).

ANSWER84: If you have qualified for JEE (Advanced) 2026 through JEE (Main) 2026, you may either register directly as a foreign national or you may use your JEE (Main) 2026 credentials for JEE (Advanced) 2026 registration, subject to the fulfilment of other eligibility criteria (for details refer to https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html).

ANSWER85: If you have qualified for JEE (Advanced) 2026 through JEE (Main) 2026, you are advised to use your JEE (Main) 2026 credentials for JEE (Advanced) 2026 registration subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria (for details refer to https://jeeadv.ac.in) .

ANSWER86: YES. You can apply for JEE (Advanced) 2026 through direct registration subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria (for details refer to https://jeeadv.ac.in).

ANSWER87: A few IITs admit students to their UG programs based on their performance in International Olympiad Exams in various subjects. Each Institute has its own criteria for such admissions. Hence, candidates are advised to visit the respective IIT websites for further information. A link to more information on this matter will be available on the JoSAA 2026 website.

ANSWER88: Yes. The candidate should be qualified in JEE (Advanced) and should be in any one of the rank lists to be eligible to apply for Sports Excellence Admission or Fine Arts and Culture Excellence Admission at any of the offering IITs. Please visit the websites https://ugadmissions.iitm.ac.in/sea/ and https://ugadmissions.iitm.ac.in/face/ for more details.

ANSWER89: A seat in an academic program will be allotted to a foreign candidate or an OCI/PIO (F) candidate if the candidate's CRL rank is the same or better than the closing rank of the GEN category candidate under the Gender-Neutral pool in that academic program, and the candidate satisfies all the eligibility requirements meant for a GEN category candidate. Such seats allocated to foreign candidates will be supernumerary and are limited to up to 10% of the total number of seats of the respective IIT, program-wise. More details would be provided in the JoSAA Business Rules 2026, as and when they are published.

ANSWER90: YES. You are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026, provided you satisfy all the eligibility criteria as per Clause 11 of the JEE (Advanced) 2026 information brochure.

ANSWER91: NO. You are not eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER92: The marks for the second year alone will be used for computing the qualifying percentage of the Class XII (or equivalent) exam.

ANSWER93: YES. As your first PIO card was issued before 04.03.2021, you can be considered as OCI/PIO (I) candidate. However, you need to upload copies of both the PIO card that was cancelled and the currently valid OCI card issued subsequent to 04.03.2021, as well as other documents mentioned in the Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2026.

ANSWER94: YES. However, you need to upload a copy of a valid OCI card, as well as other documents mentioned in the Information Brochure of JEE (Advanced) 2026.