# Joint Entrance Examination — Advanced (JEE Advanced) — Shishya exam context

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## Exam pattern
- Category: ENGINEERING · national
- Questions: 108 · Total marks: 360 · Marks per question: 3
- Duration: 360 minutes
- Negative marking: −1 per wrong answer
- Languages offered: EN, HI

## Eligibility & vacancies
- Age: ?–25 years (before category relaxation: OBC +3, SC/ST +5)
- Education: Class 12 (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects
- Approximate annual vacancies: 18,000
- Note: Must qualify JEE Main and rank in top 2,50,000; maximum 2 attempts in consecutive years; requires 75% in Class 12 (65% for SC/ST)
- Official portal: https://jeeadv.ac.in (Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) - Rotating Organising Institute)

## Key dates
- 2026-12-15 — JEE Advanced 2027 Notification (expected)
- 2027-04-23 — JEE Advanced 2027 Registration (expected)
- 2027-05-16 — JEE Advanced 2027 Exam (expected) (exam day)

## Syllabus outline
### Physics (weight 1)
General · Units and Dimensions · Error Analysis · Kinematics · Newton's Laws and Friction · Energy and Momentum · Rotational Mechanics · Simple Harmonic Motion · Elasticity · Gravitation · Fluid Mechanics · Thermal Physics · Thermal Expansion and Calorimetry · Ideal Gas Laws · Thermodynamics · Blackbody Radiation · Electricity and Magnetism · Electrostatics · Capacitance · Electromagnetic Induction · Electromagnetic Waves · Characteristics of EM Waves · EM Spectrum · Optics · Geometrical Optics · Wave Optics — Huygens' Principle · Diffraction · Polarisation · Modern Physics · Atomic Nucleus · Photoelectric Effect · Bohr Model of Hydrogen-like Atoms · X-rays · Matter Waves · Prescribed Experiments · Current Electricity · Magnetic Effects · Mechanics · Wave Motion · Galvanometer and Loop

### Chemistry (weight 1)
Modern Periodic Law · General Topics · Mole Concept and Stoichiometry · Concentration Terms · Solubility Product and Hydrolysis · Gases · Liquids · Bohr Model and Hydrogen Spectrum · Wave-Particle Duality · Quantum Mechanical Picture · Aufbau, Pauli, Hund · Covalent Bond and Hybridisation · Molecular Orbital Theory · Polarity and Hydrogen Bonding · VSEPR and Shapes · Chemical Thermodynamics · First Law · Thermochemistry · Second Law · Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium · Chemical Equilibrium · Acids, Bases and pH · Electrolysis · Batteries, Fuel Cells, Corrosion · Rate Law · Integrated Rate Expressions · Arrhenius Equation · Catalysis · Solid State · Classification and Crystal Systems · Close Packing · Defects and Radius Ratio · Solutions · Henry's and Raoult's Laws · Colligative Properties · Surface Chemistry · Adsorption · Colloids · Emulsions and Micelles · Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties · Hydrides · Water and Heavy Water · Hydrogen Peroxide · Alkali Metals · Alkaline Earth Metals · Anomalous Behaviour · Important Compounds · p-Block Elements · Group 13 · Group 14 · Group 15 · Group 16 · Group 17 · Group 18 · d-Block Elements · General Properties · Oxoanions of Cr and Mn · f-Block Elements · Werner's Theory and Nomenclature · Isomerism · Applications · Isolation of Metals · Concentration of Ores · Extraction · Refining · Principles of Qualitative Analysis · Cation Analysis · Anion Analysis · Environmental Chemistry · Atmospheric Pollution · Water and Soil Pollution · Green Chemistry · IUPAC Nomenclature · Electronic Effects · Reactive Intermediates · Empirical and Molecular Formulae · Physical Properties · Conformations · Preparation · Reactions · Preparation · Addition Reactions · Oxidation · Metal Acetylides and Polymerisation · Benzene · Structure of Benzene · Electrophilic Substitution · Directing Groups · Phenols · Preparation · Electrophilic Substitution · Named Reactions · Grignard Reactions · Physical Properties · Reactions · Oxidation · Ethers · Williamson Synthesis · C-O Cleavage · Preparation · Nucleophilic Addition · Named Reactions · Oxidation and Reduction · Carboxylic Acids · Preparation · Reactions · Amines · Preparation · Diazonium Salts · Identification · Fittig and Wurtz-Fittig · Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution · Position and Isotopes · Carbohydrates · Proteins · Nucleic Acids · Types of Polymerisation · Important Polymers · Chemistry in Everyday Life · Drugs and Therapeutic Action · Soaps and Detergents · Practical Organic Chemistry · Detection of Elements · Detection of Functional Groups · Bonding (VBT and CFT) · States of Matter: Gases and Liquids · Periodic Trends · Hydrogen · Lanthanoids · Hybridisation and Aromaticity · Isomerism and Stereochemistry · Alkanes · Alkyl Halides · Alcohols · Haloarenes · Alkenes and Alkynes · Nucleophilic Substitution · Aldehydes and Ketones · Polymers · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure · Atomic Structure · Electrochemistry · Galvanic Cells · Chemical Kinetics · s-Block Elements · Actinoids · Coordination Compounds · Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry · Biomolecules

### Mathematics (weight 1)
Analytical Geometry — Three Dimensions · Trigonometric Equations · Sets, Relations and Functions · Sets · Relations · Functions · Inverse Trigonometric Functions · Quadratic Equations · Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions · Special Sums · Logarithms · Permutations and Combinations · Binomial Theorem · Algebra of Matrices · Determinants and Inverse · Linear Equations · Probability · Bayes' Theorem · Statistics · Random Variables · Trigonometry · Trigonometric Functions · Trigonometric Identities · Straight Lines · Triangle Centres · Circle · Parabola · Ellipse · Hyperbola · Locus Problems · Basics in 3D · Equation of a Line · Equation of a Plane · Limits · Continuity · Derivative · Applications of Derivatives · Implicit and Higher-Order · Definite Integrals · Area Under Curves · Differential Equations · Algebra of Vectors · Dot and Cross Products · Triple Products · Integral Calculus · Algebra · Complex Numbers · Matrices · Probability and Statistics · Indefinite Integrals · Analytical Geometry — Two Dimensions · Differential Calculus · Vectors

## Expected cutoffs (category-wise)
| Category | Expected Cutoff (indicative) |
|----------|------------------------------|
| General | 90–100 / 360 (25–28%) |
| EWS | 80–90 / 360 (22–25%) |
| OBC-NCL | 75–85 / 360 (21–24%) |
| SC | 40–50 / 360 (11–14%) |
| ST | 35–45 / 360 (10–12.5%) |
| PwD (Gen) | 45–55 / 360 (12.5–15%) |

**Guidance:**

- **Category gaps**: General cutoffs typically run 10–15 marks above OBC-NCL and 45–55 marks above SC/ST qualifying thresholds. Reserved category candidates benefit from proportionally lower minimum marks for qualification.
- **Year-on-year variation**: Cutoffs fluctuate ±5–10 marks based on paper difficulty, number of candidates, and seat availability. Tougher papers suppress absolute marks but percentile/rank distribution remains stable.
- **Note**: These are *minimum qualifying marks* for rank generation. Actual admission to specific IIT-branch combinations requires far higher scores (see tier bands above); top IIT CSE typically needs 200–240+ marks (55–67%).

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