Age Limit for JEE Main 2026

There is no age restriction for appearing in the JEE (Main) 2026 Examination.
Candidates who have passed their Class 12 (or equivalent) examination in 2024 or 2025, or are appearing in 2026, are eligible to apply for JEE Main 2026, regardless of their age.
However, candidates must satisfy the age criteria of the institute they wish to join (such as IITs, NITs, IIITs, or other CFTIs).

List of Accepted Qualifying Examinations (QE)

Applicants must have passed one of the following qualifying examinations to be eligible for JEE Main 2026:

1. Final examination of the 10+2 system conducted by any recognized Central or State Board.

2. Intermediate or 2-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board or University.

3. Final examination of the 2-years course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

4. Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) with at least five subjects.

5. Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or abroad recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) as equivalent to the 10+2 system.

6. Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.

7. 3-year Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

8. GCE Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) Level.

9. High School Certificate Examination of Cambridge University or the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma from the IB Office, Geneva.

10. Candidates who have completed Class 12 (or equivalent) outside India or from a non-listed Board must obtain an equivalency certificate from AIU.

11. If the Class 12 examination is not a public exam, candidates must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination previously.

12. Board of Open Schooling and Skill Education (BOSSE), Sikkim.