JEE Main 2027 notice, explained
The main rules of the official notice in plain words. Each point gives the page or para, so you can check it in the notice yourself.
In short
| Age | No age limit |
|---|---|
| Education | Class 12 pass |
| Final-year students | Can apply (p.22, para 3.3) |
| Last date to apply | 22-11-2026 |
Important dates
| Notification | 24-10-2026 |
|---|---|
| Applications open | 24-10-2026 |
| Last date to apply | 22-11-2026 |
| Exam | 20-01-2027 – 28-01-2027 |
JEE (Main) 2027 - Session 1 (January 2027) · verified 12-11-2026 · All exams in the tracker
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What changed in this year’s notice
- The live photo taken while applying must now have a white background (before, any light-coloured background was allowed). (p.10)
- You can now apply after the normal last date by paying a late fee of Rs 500 on top of your category fee. (p.7)
- Third gender fee for one paper at a centre outside India is now Rs 2,500 (was Rs 3,000). (p.7)
Compared with Information Bulletin - JEE (Main) 2026 (revised copy posted 02.11.2025) (02.11.2025). Dates and vacancy numbers are not compared.
Who can apply
Age: No age limit
Education
- all papers (Paper 1 B.E./B.Tech, Paper 2A B.Arch, Paper 2B B.Planning): Passed Class 12 / equivalent in 2025 or 2026, or appearing in 2027 (list of qualifying exams includes 10+2 boards, NIOS with 5 subjects, 3-year AICTE/state diploma, GCE A-level, IB, BOSSE etc.); passed in 2024 or earlier not eligible (p.21-22, paras 3.1-3.3)
Final-year students: can apply, if the qualification is complete by the date the notice sets (p.22, para 3.3)
Other conditions
- Class 12 from outside India or an unlisted board needs an AIU equivalence certificate; if Class 12 is not a public exam, one earlier public exam must have been passed (p.21, para 3.2 (xi)-(xii))
- Not a requirement: 'State code of eligibility' is the state where Class 12 was passed (used for home-state quota), not the place of residence (p.22, para 3.4)
Documents
To upload with the form
- Live photograph captured at the time of filling the form (p.8, Step 2)
- Passport-size photograph (colour, 80% face, white background), JPG 10-200 KB (p.8, Step 2 item 1)
- Signature, JPG 10-100 KB (p.8, Step 2 item 2)
- Class 10 or equivalent certificate/mark-sheet, PDF 50-300 KB (p.8, Step 2 item 3)
- Disability/UDID certificate (if applicable), PDF 50-300 KB (p.9, Step 2 item 4)
- Certificate of physical limitation to write (if applicable), PDF 50-300 KB (p.9, Step 2 item 5)
- Non-Indian passport (foreign nationals including OCI), PDF 50-300 KB (p.9, Step 2 item 6)
Plus 2 documents to bring for verification. See them as a tick list
Photo and signature sizes, with resizers
Source: Information Bulletin - Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2027, National Testing Agency (24.10.2026). Always confirm in the current notice.
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