The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Friday, November 13, announced that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2027 will be held on Sunday, May 23, 2027. IIT Delhi is the organising institute for the 2027 examination, which will be conducted under the supervision of the Joint Admission Board (JAB), according to the institute's press release.

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JEE Advanced is the sole entrance examination for admission to undergraduate engineering, science and architecture programmes at all 23 IITs. The examination will be held in computer-based mode in two compulsory papers on the same day — Paper 1 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and Paper 2 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Along with the exam date, IIT Delhi released the eligibility criteria. Candidates must qualify JEE Main by finishing among the top 2.5 lakh candidates, must have appeared for the Class 12 or equivalent examination for the first time in 2026 or 2027 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects, and are subject to an age-limit condition. A candidate may attempt JEE Advanced a maximum of two times, in two consecutive years.

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The institute has launched the official JEE Advanced 2027 website, jeeadv.ac.in, where candidates can check the eligibility requirements and examination updates. The detailed registration schedule is expected to be announced on the website in due course, IIT Delhi said.

The announcement gives lakhs of engineering aspirants a fixed target date roughly six months ahead. Students currently preparing for JEE Main 2027 now know that the Advanced paper — the final gateway to the IITs — follows on May 23, 2027, and can plan their preparation around the two-stage calendar.