IIT Delhi, the organising institute for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Advanced) 2020, Is going to conduct the exam on August 23.
What is JEE Advanced?
JEE Advanced is conducted every year by one of the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) namely IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, and IIT Roorkee or Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore under the aegis of the Joint Admission Board (JAB). Admissions to Bachelor’s, Integrated Master’s and Dual Degree programmes (entry at the 10+2 level) in all the 23 IITs, including the Indian School of Mines (ISM) are done based on ranks obtained by candidates in JEE Advanced.
Through JEE Advanced, candidates can secure admissions to the following courses:
- 4-year Bachelors - BTech, BS
- 5-year BArch
- 5-year Dual Degree - BTech, MTech, BS, MS
- 5-year Integrated Masters - MTech, MSc, Dual Degree
Latest Updates:
- May 7, 2020: JEE Advanced to be conducted on August 23. Read More.
- April 28, 2020: JEE Advanced likely to be conducted on July 12. Read More.
- April 01, 2020: IIT Delhi has postponed the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced. Read More.
As per the JEE Advanced 2020 information brochure, IIT Delhi was going to be conducted the entrance exam on May 17 and the result was scheduled to be announced on June 8 but now the exam and all other dates have been postponed due to COVID-19. JEE Advanced 2020 application forms release has also been postponed and the new dates will be announced later.
What’s New in JEE Advanced 2020?
- The number of candidates to be eligible for JEE Advanced 2020 has gone up to 2,50,000 as per the decision by JAB
- Another key decision is to hold the JEE Advanced exam in the United States for the first time. A JEE Advanced examination centre will be set up in the San Francisco area to serve this purpose.
The entrance test will be held in two shifts: 9 am to 12 noon and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Candidates have to register themselves online for the computer-based entrance test. There will be two mandatory papers based on a predefined JEE Advanced syllabus released by the conducting authorities.
The JEE Advanced 2020 admit cards release date has also been postponed and new dates will be announced later. Admissions to the IITs will be through the counselling conducted by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) based on ranks obtained by candidates in JEE Advanced.
Candidates who have cleared JEE Main will be able to apply for JEE Advanced for admission to the IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) in India. It may be noted that only the top 2.50 lakh JEE Main qualifiers will be eligible to apply for JEE Advanced. However, the total number of candidates may be a bit higher than 2.5 because of 'tied' ranks/scores in each category.
In 2019, JEE Advanced was conducted on May 27 across 155 cities in India and 6 cities abroad. The exam was held in online (computer-based test) mode in two shifts: Paper 1 (09:00 am to 12:00 pm) & Paper 2 (02:00 pm to 05:00 pm).
JEE Advanced 2020 exam eligibility entails that candidates clear Paper-1 of JEE Main 2020. Candidates who wish to take this exam have to fulfill certain criteria as fixed by JAB. The eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2020 is as follows:
JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 2020
I – Performance in JEE Main 2020
Candidates who fall among the top 2,50,000 rankers in JEE Main 2020 across all categories are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced. Out of this number, the percentage of candidates eligible for admissions under different categories are as follows:
- General category candidates (from the common merit list) – 46.5%
- General EWS – 4%
- OBC-NCL candidates – 27%
- SC candidates – 15%
- ST candidates – 7.5%
- PWD candidates - Horizontal reservation of 5% in all the above categories
Candidates can check the category-wise distribution of candidates under JEE Advanced exam:
| Category |
Number of “Top” candidates |
| OPEN |
96,187 |
1,01,250 |
| OPEN-PwD |
5,063 |
| GEN-EWS |
23,750 |
25,000 |
| GEN-EWS-PwD |
1,250 |
| OBC-NCL |
64,125 |
67,500 |
| OBC-NCL-PwD |
3,375 |
| SC |
35,625 |
37,500 |
| SC-PwD |
1,875 |
| ST |
17,812 |
18,750 |
| ST-PwD |
938 |
Note: The total number of candidates can be slightly greater than 2,50,000 in the presence of “tied” ranks/scores in any category.
II – Age limit
- General or OBC-NCL category candidates born on or after October 1, 1995, can apply for the exam.
- However, the age limit for SC, ST or PwD category candidates has been relaxed. SC, ST or PwD candidates born on or after October 1, 1990, will be eligible for the exam.
III – Number of attempts
- A candidate can attempt JEE Advanced for a maximum of two times in two consecutive years
IV – Appearance in Class 12 (or equivalent) examination
- Candidates can appear for this engineering entrance exam if they have appeared for their Class 12 or equivalent exam for the first time in 2019 or 2020.
V – Earlier admission at IITs/ISM
- A candidate should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the programme OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past. Candidates whose admission at IITs was cancelled after joining any IIT are also not eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2020.
- Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2019 can appear in JEE Advanced 2020.
- The candidates who paid seat acceptance fee in 2019 but (i) did not report at any reporting centre OR, (ii) withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR, (iii) had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, during the joint seat allocation in 2019 are eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2020.
- However, in any of the above cases, the candidate is required to fulfill the conditions mentioned from criterion 1 to criterion 4.
JEE Advanced Admission Criteria 2020
Aspirants who will qualify JEE Advanced 2020 exam have to fulfill at least one of the criteria given below for admission to bachelor’s programmes, integrated master’s programmes and dual degree programmes at IITs:
- Candidates must have secured a minimum of 75% aggregate in Class 12 (or equivalent) board examination. The aggregate marks for SC, ST and PWD marks should be at least 65%
- Candidates should be within category-wise top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class 12 (or equivalent) board examination.
Reservation of Seats
As per the JEE Advanced information brochure, “Candidates who are not citizens of India at the time of registering for JEE Advanced 2020 (by birth or naturalised) are treated as foreign nationals”. It is further shared that, “Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary. However, not all Institutes may have supernumerary seats. The availability of supernumerary seats will be announced at the time of seat allocation”.
Indian nationals will be offered admissions based on seats reserved for the category under which they fall. This reservation of seats was done in accordance with the rules mentioned by the Government of India.
| Category |
Criteria |
| Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL) |
Candidates belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer of backward classes, which are mentioned in the central list of OBCs as on June 1, 2020, will be eligible to apply for JEE Advanced 2020 under this quota. Note: Candidates who belong to the creamy layer of OBC are not eligible for this reservation and such candidates are treated as belonging to the general (GEN) category. Check OBC central list here. |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) |
Candidates belonging to those castes, which are mentioned in the central list of corresponding states published by the Government of India will only be eligible for reservations. Check SC central list here. |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
Candidates belonging to those tribes which are mentioned in the central list of corresponding states published by the Government of India will only be eligible for reservations. Check ST central list here. |
| Persons with Disability (PwD) |
Reservation would be given to candidates who have at least 40% impairment irrespective of the type of disability, which can be visual, locomotor or dyslexic. Also, Leprosy-cured candidates who are otherwise fit to pursue the course are included in this type of reservation. |
| Defence Service (DS) candidates |
Children of defence/paramilitary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations. |
As per the information brochure, “Unfilled seats in the OBC-NCL category can be allotted to GEN category candidates whereas seats remaining vacant under the SC and ST categories shall not be allotted to candidates belonging to other categories. The reservation for PwD candidates was horizontal and hence, unfilled seats were allotted to candidates belonging to the respective categories, i.e, unfilled SC-PwD seats were allotted to candidates belonging to the SC category and so on”.
Candidates should note here that, once they select a category at the time of JEE Advanced registration, then they will not be given an option to make any changes in their category selection field in the registration form.
JEE Advanced 2020: Eligibility for Foreign Nationals
Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) and have studied (are studying) abroad at 10+2 level or equivalent at the time of registering for JEE(Advanced) 2020, are treated as foreign nationals. Seats allotted to foreign nationals are supernumerary with a cap of 10% of the total number of seats in every course.
Foreign nationals are outside the ambit of reservation of seats under the GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST and PwD (Persons with Disability) categories as mandated by Govt. of India.
These candidates are not required to write JEE (Main) 2020 and may register for JEE (Advanced) 2020 directly subject to fulfillment of other eligibility criteria.
Identity Proof: Identity proof of the candidate is required in the form of citizenship certificate/passport.
Registration fee for JEE (Advanced) 2020
All foreign candidates who desire to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2020 have to register online through the JEE (Advanced) 2020 website, https://jeeadv.ac.in. The registration fee for JEE (Advanced) 2020 applicable to foreign nationals is given in the following table.
Registration Fee for JEE (Advanced) 2020
| Registration Fee for Examination Centres in India |
| Foreign Nationals |
Candidates from SAARC countries |
$ 75 |
| Candidates from Non-SAARC countries |
$ 150 |
| Registration Fee for Examination Centres in Foreign countries |
| Foreign Nationals |
Candidates from SAARC countries |
$ 75 |
| Candidates from non-SAARC countries |
$ 150 |
- The registration fee shown above DOES NOT INCLUDE service charges, processing fees and any other charges that the banks may levy.
- Detailed instructions related to the payment of registration fee will be given on the online registration portal.
JEE (Advanced) 2020: Eligibility Criteria for foreign nationals
All foreign candidates must fulfill each and every one of the following four criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2020.
Criterion 1 – Age limit: Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1995. In countries where a minimum stint in the armed forces (or allied) for a certain period is mandatory before/after the Class 12 (or equivalent) exam, the candidate will be given a relaxation of required number of years. In such cases, the candidate is required to upload a certificate/testimonial issued by competent authority to this effect at the time of registration.
Criterion 2 – Number of attempts: A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years.
Criterion 3 – Appearance in Class 12 (or equivalent) examination: A candidate should have appeared for the Class 12 or equivalent examination for the first time in either 2019 or 2020.
However, if the examination Board of Class 12 (or equivalent) declares the results for the academic year 2017-18 after June 2018, then the candidates of that board who appeared for their Class 12 exam in 2018 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2020, provided they meet the other eligibility criteria. In case, the examination Board of Class 12 (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2017-18 before June 2018 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2020.
Criterion 4 – Earlier admission at IITs: A candidate should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the programme OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past. Candidates whose admission at IITs was cancelled after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2020.
The candidates who paid seat acceptance fee in 2019 but (i) did not report at any reporting centre OR, (ii) withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR, (iii) had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, during the joint seat allocation in 2019, are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2020. However, in any of the above cases, the candidate is required to fulfill the conditions mentioned from Criterion 1 to Criterion 3.
Performance in Class 12 (or equivalent) board examination
The candidates should satisfy at least one of the following two criteria for admission to IITs:
- Must have secured at least 75% aggregate in Class 12 (or equivalent) Board examination.
- Must be within the top 20 percentile of successful candidates in their respective Class 12 (or equivalent) board examination.
The percentile calculation will be done for the required subjects in a single academic year only. Therefore, candidates appearing for improvement in Board examinations can EITHER appear in one or more subjects and secure 75% aggregate after improvement OR, appear for improvement in ALL subjects to be in the top 20 percentile of the corresponding academic year.
- The marks scored in the following five subjects will be considered for calculating the aggregate marks and the cut-off marks for fulfilling the top 20 percentile criterion.
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- A language (if the candidate has taken more than one language, then the language with the higher marks will be considered)
- Any subject other than the above four (the subject with the highest marks will be considered).
- For calculation of the total marks for five subjects, if the marks awarded in a subject are NOT out of 100, then the marks will be scaled (up or down) to 100 so that the total aggregate is out of 500.
- If a Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks and submit it at the time of acceptance of the allocated seat. In case such a certificate is not provided, the decision taken by the Joint Implementation Committee of JEE (Advanced) 2020 will be final.
- In case any of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Language are not evaluated in the final year (e.g., in a 3-year diploma course), then the marks for the same subject from the previous year/s will be used for calculating the percentage of aggregate marks.
- For candidates who appeared in Class 12 (or equivalent) Board examination for the first time in 2019 and reappeared in ALL subjects (for whatsoever reason) in 2020, the best of the two performances will be considered.
- If a Board gives aggregate marks considering both Class 11 and Class 12 examinations (in the 10+2 system), then only Class 12 marks will be considered. If a Board gives aggregate marks considering the results of all three years of a 3-year diploma or courses of equivalent duration, then only the marks scored in the final year will be considered. Similarly, for Boards that follow a semester system, the marks scored in the final two semesters will be considered.
- If a Board does not give marks scored in individual subjects but gives only the aggregate marks, then the aggregate marks given by the Board will be considered as such.
Regarding the cut-off marks for the top 20 percentile
- The cut-off marks for the top 20 percentile are calculated based on the marks scored by the candidates who pass in their respective boards in the particular year.
- It is reiterated that the top 20 percentile cut-off for the academic year 2020 will be considered for the candidates who pass the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination in 2020.
- Similarly, the top 20 percentile cut-off for the academic year 2019 will be considered for the candidates who pass the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination in 2019.
- Candidates who appeared in Class 12 (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2019 and wish to (or have to) reappear in 2020 with the objective to qualify through top 20 percentile cut-off criteria, should reappear in all the subjects. For such candidates, the top 20 percentile cut-off for 2020 will be considered.
- In case a Board does not provide information about the cut-off for the top 20 percentile, the candidate will have to produce a certificate from the respective Board stating that he/she falls within the top 20 percentile of successful candidates. If the candidate fails to do so, then the cut-off marks, in the respective categories, for the CBSE will be used.
Regarding the aggregate of 75%
- The aggregate marks scored by the candidate in the 2020 Class 12 (or equivalent) Board examination will be considered for candidates who pass the Class 12 examination in 2020.
- The aggregate marks scored by the candidate in the 2019 Class 12 (or equivalent) Board examination will be considered provided the candidate does not reappear in the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination in 2020 in any of the subjects.
- If a candidate has passed his/her Class 12 (or equivalent) in 2019 and wishes to improve his/her aggregate marks to meet the “aggregate marks of 75% criterion”, he/she can reappear for any number of subjects he/she wishes for improvement. The percentage marks in this situation will be calculated by considering the marks obtained in 2019 or 2020, whichever is higher, in the respective subjects, in his/her two attempts in 2019 and 2020.
Documents required for registration
- Birth certificate for age proof
- Class 12 marks sheet/certificate for 75% cutoff (if available at the time of registration)
- Identity proof
- Citizenship certificate/Passport
- Testimonial (if required)
Foreign centres where JEE (Advanced) 2020 will be held
Dhaka (Bangladesh), Dubai (UAE), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Singapore.
Architecture aptitude test for B.Arch. Program
Successful foreign candidates, if interested in B. Arch. Program, are required to come to one of the Zonal IITs to write the Architecture aptitude test for B.Arch. Program.
JEE Advanced 2020 Important Dates
| Events |
Dates |
Salient Features |
| Application form availability |
To be announced |
Candidates can apply for the exam online. |
| Fee payment last date |
To be announced |
Fee can be paid through credit card, debit card or net banking. |
| Admit card release date |
To be announced |
The eligible candidates will download their admit card. |
| JEE Advanced 2020 |
23-Aug-2020 |
IIT Delhi will conduct the exam. |
| Response copy availability |
To be announced |
Candidates will be able to check their response copy. |
| Provisional answer key release date |
To be announced |
Candidates can download provisional answer key to match their response. |
| Challenge answer key |
To be announced |
Raise objection (if any) against provisional answer key. |
| Final answer key available |
To be announced |
IIT Delhi will release the final answer key. |
| Result declaration |
To be announced |
The result will release in online mode only. |
| Online registration for Architecture Aptitude Test |
To be announced |
Register for AAT in online mode. |
| Architecture Aptitude Test |
To be announced |
Appear in the exam. |
| Declaration of AAT result |
To be announced |
Candidates will be able to check their result online. |
| Start of seat allocation process (tentative) |
To be announced |
The seat allocation process will start for eligible candidates only. |
Colleges Accepting JEE Advanced 2020 Score
Take a look at some of the popular engineering colleges in India including IITs & ISM that accept JEE Advanced score for admissions.
Check the complete list of colleges accepting JEE Advanced scores.
JEE Advanced 2019: Number of Qualified Candidates
Candidates can check the list of qualified candidates under different categories below:
JEE Advanced 2020 admission process
JEE Advanced 2020 admission process includes the following steps:
STEP 1: JEE Advanced 2020 Registration/ Filling the online application form
The first step towards appearing in JEE Advanced 2020 exam will be filling the online application form. Candidates can register for JEE Advanced 2020 even if they do not opt to give the examination while registering for JEE Main 2020. JEE Advanced application cannot be withdrawn after the registration process has been completed by the candidate.
STEP 2: JEE Advanced 2020 Admit cards
After the registration process for JEE Advanced gets over, candidates can download their JEE Advanced admit card from the official online registration portal of this engineering entrance examination. At the time of JEE 2020 Advanced registration, Candidates can select their preferences from a list of exam centres. The same will be displayed on their admit card.
Candidates will be asked to produce a copy of their downloaded admit card at the time of examination. The original JEE Advanced admit card must be retained by the candidates till all the admission formalities of the exam are completed.
STEP 3: JEE Advanced 2020 Results
JEE Advanced 2020 results will be announced later. The exam result comprises a candidate’s score in the exam and qualifying status. Candidates will be able to check their JEE Advanced 2020 results on the official website of IIT Delhi. IIT Delhi under the guidance of JAB will be conducting JEE Advanced in 2020 and will also be responsible for the release of exam results.
Zone wise JEE Advanced Exam Centres 2020
JEE Advanced exam centres are divided into the following seven zones:
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Guwahati
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Madras
- IIT Roorkee
Candidates will be asked to choose their zone basis their preference, at the time of filling the JEE Advanced 2020 application form.
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JEE Advanced 2019 Analysis, Answer Keys & Solutions by Experts
JEE Advanced 2020 notification is yet to be released by the exam conducting authorities. Till then, candidates can check JEE Advanced 2019 paper analysis. In 2019, JEE Advanced paper was of moderate to difficult level. Check out the exam analysis by various experts below:
JEE Advanced Student Reactions
Candidates can check the reaction of students for the JEE Advanced 2019 paper.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee conducted JEE Advanced 2019 exam on May 27. The exam includes two papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2. While Paper 1 was held from 9 am to 12 noon, Paper 2 was conducted from 2 pm to 5 pm. JEE Advanced 2019 received a mixed reaction from students. While some thought the paper was very tough, others believed that the paper was of an easy to moderate level. Most of the students shared the Paper 2 of JEE Advanced 2019 was the toughest of all years.
JEE Advanced 2019 Cutoff (Qualifying)
| Category |
Cutoff (NTA score) |
| General Category |
89.75 |
| EWS |
78.21 |
| OBC |
74.31 |
Minimum Percentage of Marks Prescribed for Inclusion in the Rank List of JEE Advanced 2019
| Category |
Minimum Percentage of Marks in Each Subject |
Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Marks |
| Common rank list (CRL) |
10.0 |
35.0 |
| GEN-EWS rank list |
9.0 |
31.5 |
| OBC-NCL rank list |
9.0 |
31.5 |
| SC rank list |
5.0 |
17.5 |
| ST |
5.0 |
17.5 |
| Common-PwD rank list (CRL) |
5.0 |
17.5 |
| OBC-NCL-PwD rank list |
5.0 |
17.5 |
| SC-PwD rank list |
5.0 |
17.5 |
| ST-PwD rank list |
5.0 |
17.5 |
| Preparatory course rank lists |
2.5 |
8.75 |
Important FAQs on JEE Advanced 2020
Q. I appeared in class 12 examination for the first time in 2019. Am I eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020?
A. Yes, you are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020, provided you comply with the set eligibility norms for the exam.
Q. I appeared in class 12 examination for the first time in 2018 and my exam results were declared by June 2018. I appeared for JEE Advanced 2018 but did not appear in JEE Advanced 2019. Am I eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020?
A. No, you are not eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020.
Q. I appeared in class 12 examination for the first time in 2018. My exam results were declared after June 2018. Am I eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020?
A. Yes, you are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020, provided you comply with the set eligibility norms for the exam.
Q. I appeared in class 12 examination for the first time in 2018. My exam results were declared before the end of June 2018 but, my result was withheld and was declared after June 2018. Am I eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020?
A. No, you are not eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020.