Important Dates

Sl. No.	Activity	Day, Date and Time (IST)
1	JEE (Main) 2023 [Computer Based Tests by NTA]	JEE (Main) website
2	Results of JEE (Main) 2023 by NTA	JEE (Main) website
3	Online Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2023	Sunday, April 30, 2023 (10:00 IST) to Sunday, May 07, 2023 (17:00 IST)
4	Last date for fee payment of registered candidates	Monday, May 08, 2023 (17:00 IST)
5	Admit Card available for downloading	Monday, May 29, 2023 (10:00 IST) to Sunday, June 04, 2023 (14:30 IST)
6	Choosing of scribe by PwD candidates / candidates with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing	Saturday, June 03, 2023
7	JEE (Advanced) 2023 Examination	Sunday, June 04, 2023 Paper 1: 09:00-12:00 IST Paper 2: 14:30-17:30 IST
8	Copy of candidate responses to be available on the JEE (Advanced) 2023 website	Friday, June 09, 2023 (17:00 IST)
9	Online display of provisional answer keys	Sunday, June 11, 2023 (10:00 IST)
10	Feedback and comments on provisional answer keys	Sunday, June 11, 2023 (10:00 IST) to Monday, June 12, 2023 (17:00 IST)
11	Online declaration of final answer key and Results of JEE (Advanced) 2023	Sunday, June 18, 2023 (10:00 IST)
12	Online registration for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2023	Sunday, June 18, 2023 (10:00 IST) to Monday, June 19, 2023 (17:00 IST)
13	Tentative Start of Joint Seat Allocation (JoSAA) 2023 Process	Monday, June 19, 2023 (17:00 IST)
14	Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2023	Wednesday, June 21, 2023 (09:00 IST to 12:00 IST)
15	Declaration of results of AAT 2023	Saturday, June 24, 2023 (17:00 IST)

IIT JEE Advanced 2023 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2023 have been released by IIT Kharagpur on the official website.  The eligibility criteria contain all the existing or new conditions and requirements that are set for the entrance examination. Meanwhile, from 2020 onwards the exam authorities will be shortlisting the top 2,50,000 JEE Main candidates to appear for JEE Advanced.

The complete information on eligibility for JEE Advanced is discussed here on this page. Aspirants can go through them below.

Nationality: Students who are a citizen of India, PIO (Person of Indian Origin), OCIs (Overseas Citizen of India) and Foreign nationals are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced exam. Certain conditions have to be met by foreign nationals. We will look at them in detail below.

Age Criteria: Candidates who are born on or after the 1st of October 1997 are eligible. Applicants belonging to the reserved category, are provided with a relaxation of 5 years. So candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1992.

Total Number of Attempts: Candidates can appear and write the exam twice for 2 consecutive years irrespective of whether or not he/she passed the qualifying exam.

Exam And Marks Percentage: We will look at the exam requirements in detail below.

JEE Advanced Eligibility On The Basis Of Performance In JEE Mains

To be eligible for JEE Advanced, aspirants should rank within the top 2,50,000 (including all categories) successful candidates in JEE Main. The total number of candidates may also be greater than 2,50,000 in the presence of “tied” ranks/scores in any category.

The percentage-wise reservations of different categories are:

The following table shows the order to be followed while choosing the top 2,50,000 candidates in various categories based on their performance in B.E./B.Tech. paper of JEE (Main) 2023.

JEE Advanced Eligibility On The Basis Of 12th Class Board Exams Or Other Equivalent exams

• The applicants should have cleared class 12th board exams or any other equivalent exam in 2021. Applicants appearing for the 2023 board exams are also eligible. Candidates who had appeared in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, for the first time in 2020 or earlier, are NOT eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2023.

• Students are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced if the results of their class 12th board exams or any other equivalent examination for the academic year 2021 were declared after June 2021. Note: By appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or not the examination was conducted. It will be considered as an appearance even if the result of a particular candidate got withheld.

• However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2019-20 on or after October 15, 2020, then the candidates of that board who appeared for their Class XII exam in 2020 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2023, provided they meet all the other eligibility criteria. In case the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2019- 20 before October 15, 2020, but the result of a particular candidate was withheld, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2023.

• The students belonging to the general category must secure a minimum of 75% of marks and students belonging to SC, ST, PWD categories must secure a minimum of 65% of marks in their class 12th board examinations or they must be from the list of categories wise top 20 percentile in their respective class 12th equivalent board examinations.

• The following five subjects will be considered to calculate the cut off marks and aggregate marks for fulfilling the JEE Advanced eligibility criteria of the top 20 percentile:

• If the total marks scored in any of the subjects are not out of 100 then, while calculating the aggregate marks the total marks obtained will be scaled up and down to 100.

Eligibility Criteria For Foreign Nationals

Those candidates who are foreign nationals have a different set of eligibility criteria laid out for them by the authorities. As per the details provided in the official document, candidates are treated as foreign nationals if they are not citizens of India or their parents are not of Indian origin and they do not belong to either OCI/PIO category.

Some of the other information that candidates should be aware of are;

• Foreign nationals do not have the privilege of reservation of seats under any categories as directed by Govt. of India.
• Foreign national candidates who have studied or are studying ABROAD at  10+2 level or equivalent at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2023, are not required to write JEE (Main) 2023 and may register for JEE (Advanced)  2023 directly subject to fulfilment of other eligibility criteria. 
• Foreign national candidates who have studied or are studying in INDIA at 10+2  level or equivalent are required to write JEE (Main) 2023 and qualify for JEE (Advanced) 2023 under the OPEN category. 
• Identity proof of both the parents and the candidate is required in the form of a citizenship certificate/Passport.
• Talking about the availability of seats, foreign nationals are allotted a maximum of 10% of the total number of seats in every course.

All foreign candidates who are planning to write the JEE Advanced exam have to first register online through the JEE Advanced website, (https://jeeadv.ac.in) or (https://jeeadv.ac.in/foreign.html). The registration fee for JEE (Advanced) 2023 applicable to foreign nationals is given in the following table.

Registration Fee For JEE Advanced 2023

• The registration fee does not include any processing fees or service charges or any other charges that can be levied by the banks.
• Detailed instructions related to the payment of the registration fee are normally provided on the online registration portal.

Documents required for registration

• 12th standard marks sheet/certificate for cut-off.
• Identity proof.
• Birth certificate for verifying the age.
• Citizenship certificate/Passport of parents.
• Testimonial (if required).

*All the seats allotted to the foreign national candidates will be supernumerary with a cap of 10% of the total number of seats in every course. 

Foreign Centres Where JEE Advanced Are Held

There are several centres where the exam is conducted. The centres include Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), San Francisco (USA), Dubai (UAE), Kathmandu (Nepal) and Singapore.

The eligibility criteria of JEE Advanced 2023 highlight some of the minimum requirements that engineering candidates need to fulfil in order to appear for the exam. Those candidates who do not meet the eligibility requirements will not be allowed to appear for JEE Advanced. 

Note: The registration for foreign nationals will begin first for JEE Advanced 2023. As for Indian candidates, the registration will open at a later stage.

Important Notice: Due to the prevailing pandemic situation as a result of COVID-19, in  India and abroad, the exam authority has decided not to conduct the JEE  (Advanced) 2023 in any of the foreign centres/countries.  As per the information provided by the exam authority, foreign national candidates can appear for JEE Advanced 2023 at any of the Indian centres of their choice at their own expenses (including travel etc.) after adhering to the required travel norms of Govt. of India and their respective countries of residence.