Are you eligible for JEE Advanced 2025? IIT Kanpur answers FAQs on number of attempts, eligibility

NEW DELHI: The decision on the JEE Advanced attempt limit was changed thrice for the academic year 2025-26 confusing IIT aspirants. The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) has reiterated that students who cleared the Class 12 board exam in 2024 and those appearing in the upcoming annual exam will be eligible to take JEE Advanced 2025 provided they qualify for JEE Main 2025. However, it has also given an exemption to dropout students.

The Joint Entrance Examination - Advanced (JEE Advanced 2025) will be administered by the seven zonal coordinating IITs under the Joint Admission Board (JAB 2025). IIT Kanpur is responsible for conducting the JEE Advanced exam 2025 for the top 2.5 lakh JEE Main holders for IIT admissions. As per the schedule, the JEE Advanced 2025 will be held on May 18 in two shifts - paper 1 will be conducted from 9 am to 12 noon and paper 2 from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

The JEE Main session 1 results 2025 will be declared on February 12. Candidates who get a rank among the top 2,50,000 in BE, BTech paper 1 will be eligible to apply for JEE Adv. The IIT Kanpur announced to commence the JEE Advanced registration on April 23.

How many times can you attempt JEE Advanced?

On November 5, the board announced an additional attempt allowing students who appeared in 2023, 2024, and 2025 to take the JEE Advanced exam 2025. Two weeks later, on November 18, it reduced the number of attempt limits for JEE Advanced from three to two. By then, several students had dropped out of their BTech courses to attempt the IIT entrance exam for the third time.

Aspirants who were affected by the sudden U-turn to the two-attempt policy approached the Supreme Court to submit their grievances. The top court which heard the matter on January 10 allowed students who dropped out of BTech courses between November 5 and 18, dates on which JAB issued circulars on JEE Advanced eligibility criteria, to apply for the exam.

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JEE Advanced 2025 FAQs: Attempt limit

A candidate can attempt JEE Advanced for a maximum of two times in two consecutive years. This year, the Supreme Court has allowed candidates who dropped out from BTech courses from November 5 to 18 to appear in the JEE Adv exam.

As per the JEE Advanced eligibility criteria, students who appeared in the Class 12 board exam whose results were declared on or after June 28 will be eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2025 provided they fulfill other eligibility criteria.

“In case the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2022-23 before June 28, 2023, but the result of a particular candidate was withheld for whatever reason, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2025,” it added.