UPES B.Tech Admissions 2026
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India has been at the forefront of engineering and technology. However since the early 1990s with the liberalisation of the trade economy in the country and the aspirations of the American Dream there has been a steady rise in the number of engineers our country is producing every year. Globally the 90s decade marks the beginning of the digitised world. With western companies hiring scores of skilled engineers, it was only a matter of time that engineering became the much sought after qualification by Indian students.
As per NTA JEE Main 2026 information bulletin, the JEE Main exam pattern 2026 remains the same as last year. There will be a total of 75 questions carrying 300 marks. The JEE Main 2026 question paper will be divided into three sections -- physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Each section will comprise two sub-sections -- section A and section B. While section A will contain 20 questions, section B will have 5 questions in all 3 subjects.
 
                In India, academics is a family subject, parents and relatives play an important role in shaping how and where the child completes their undergraduate and graduate studies. Even today a child’s journey through Class 8 to Class 12 is crafted by what they are good at. If your child has a dominant left brain, meaning is better at maths and science then the option is clear engineering or medicine. While medicine is for those students who have a higher aptitude in life sciences, anatomy and human studies, engineering is for those who show an aptitude for physics, numerals and experiments. This of course can be further divided into various branches of engineering.
This brings us to the question – Why do so many students opt for the coveted engineering degree? The answer lies in fact that though a career in medicine is lucrative at the beginning, the gap between higher salaries narrows as engineers progress in their careers. Higher salaries is equal to a better standard of living, and hence the best possible option.
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In 2023, a total of 11,13,325 students gave the much reputed Joint Entrance Exam (JEE). The JEE is the only exam that admits students to the most prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology that have been established across the country. The JEE is a tough exam to crack. And training for this exam can begin as early as Class 8. Coaching centres across India have a rigorous meticulous action plan for students to achieve a top rank in the JEE Mains and Advanced.
To get admission to an IIT of their choice, students take coaching from not one but multiple coaching institutes. A student who ranked among top 20 in 2022 for JEE Advanced took coaching from as many as five different coaching institutes. It is truly a wonder how students find motivation and show continued dedication to achieve their goal. Our analysis brings us to showcase here in this article how popular JEE coaching centres have fared over the last three years in training young students to achieve their IIT dream.
A look at the year-on-year numbers will show you how fierce the competition is. While some students battle it out by themselves a large percentage of IIT aspirants rely on daily coaching, and specialised training in preparation to take the exam. The journey for the coveted JEE begins right at school. Special classes begin as soon as you set your mind to pursue the dream of studying at IIT and then the coaching centre trains, guides, mentors and handholds them right till the end.
In an effort to simplify and present our readers with factual information on the top JEE coaching providers across India, Careers360 conducted an extensive research and analysis of top AIR rankers of the JEE advanced 2022 and the coaching centres these students trained at.
This data is collected through NTA’s official website of AIR toppers of the last 3 years. This data also gave us the information where these toppers got their coaching from. Further investigation of official websites of their coaching institutes is how we narrowed to a list of top popular JEE coaching centres across India.
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Since 2021, the number of candidates who gave JEE Mains have been fluctuating. There was a dip of two per cent in 2022 as compared to 2021. But in 2023, there was an increase of 8.4 per cent applicants. Overall, from 2021 to 2023, an increase of 6.2 per cent has been observed for JEE Mains.
As for JEE Advanced, there is almost a 10 per cent increase from 2021 to 2022. The JEE Advanced exam for 2023 is yet to happen.
Number of Applicants for JEE: Year-wise
| Exam Name | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 
| Jee Main | 11,13,325 (8.4% ↑) | 10,26,799 (2% ↓) | 10,48,012 | 
| Jee Advanced | Yet to commence | 1,55,538 (9.8% ↑) | 1,41,699 | 
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As seen in the table below, there is a decrease in the number of candidates that applied for JEE Main in 2022. But a steeper dive was seen among female candidates, which was more than six per cent decrease than in 2021. While for the male candidates, the dip was less than 0.2 per cent.
JEE Main Registered: For All Sessions
| Gender | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 
| Boys | 8,04,848 (↑ 10.65%) | 7,27,378 (↓ 0.18%) | 7,28,745 | 
| Girls | 3,57,545 (↑ 19.4%) | 2,99,417 (↓ 6.2%) | 3,19,262 | 
| Transgender | 5 | 4 | 5 | 
A similar decrease was seen in the number of candidates that actually appeared for JEE Main.
JEE Main Appeared: For All Sessions
| Gender | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 
| Boys | 7,74,359 (↑ 19.4%) | 6,48,555 (↓ 1.6%) | 6,58,939 | 
| Girls | 3,38,963 (↑ 31.9%) | 2,57,031 (↓ 8.2%) | 2,80,067 | 
| Transgender | 3 | 4 | 2 | 
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While JEE Mains are all about getting admissions to NITs, IIITs and other state and central universities, JEE Advanced is the stage which sets students on course for a seat at the coveted IITs. An increase of about 9.8 per cent has been noticed in the number of candidates who sat for JEE Advanced in 2022 as compared to 2021. There was a 11.4 per cent increase in male candidates and just over four per cent increase in female candidates. More than three-fourth of the total candidates that appear for JEE Advanced are male and ratio increases further for the ones that qualify.
Every year a handful of candidates who register for JEE Advanced don’t actually appear for the test. And among the ones who do appear, 29.6 per cent (in 2021) and 22 per cent (in 2022) qualified for the JEE Advanced test. Around 30 per cent male candidates qualified this test while just 18-19 per cent female candidates qualified.
JEE Advanced result 2021
| Gender | Registered | Appeared in both papers | Qualified | 
| Boys | 116672 | 109414 (93.8%) | 35410 (32.36%) | 
| Girls | 34520 | 32285 (93.5%) | 6452 (18.13%) | 
| Transgender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
JEE Advanced result 2022
| Gender | Registered | Appeared in both papers | Qualified | 
| Boys | 124914 | 121930 (97.6%) | 34196 (28%) | 
| Girls | 35124 | 33608 (95.7%) | 6516 (19.4%) | 
For JEE Advanced exam 2023, a total of 2.5 lakh candidates qualified and about 1.9 lakh have registered for the entrance test for admission to the prestigious IIT. Out of registered candidates, less than 77 per cent candidates are male and the rest are female.
For the analysis by Careers360 on JEE Advanced 2022, among the top 100 AIR holders, about 67 students information was available on at least one of the major coaching institutes of India. These 67 students took one or more classroom coaching or any distance learning programme for JEE advanced 2022 by the leading coaching institutes of India. Here’s the data on the 67 toppers of JEE advanced 2022.
JEE Advanced Top 100 AIR Report
| Highlights | Students | 
| Comparison among top | 100 AIR | 
| Information available for | 67 | 
| School Coaching taking by | 1 | 
| One coaching taken by | 48 | 
| Multiple classroom Coaching | 16 | 
| One classroom coaching with extra help from other coaching | 2 | 
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JEE coaching institutes offer various modules of coaching. Some offer online or offline classes, some offer crash courses for a few months, there are the basic courses for class 11, 12 and gap year candidates. Such coaching is not just for higher secondary students but the coaching starts for class 6 students onwards.
Our research shows that most toppers of JEE Advanced 2022 took coaching from Allen Career Institute and FIITJEE. Less than 27 per cent of them took more than one coaching module and 71.6 per cent stuck to one form of coaching.
Coaching centres that have toppers in top 100 AIR
| Institutes Name | Number of students in top 100 AIR | 
| Allen Career Institute | 34 | 
| FIITJEE | 28 | 
| Resonance | 9 | 
| Sri Chaitanya | 8 | 
| Narayana Coaching Centre | 7 | 
| Motion | 7 | 
| Aakash Institute | 4 | 
| Vidyamandir | 2 | 
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On Question asked by student community
Hello dear candidate,
You can fill your JEE main and advance forms 2026 normally . No, your 11th registration number will not cause any problem.
You will be treated as 12th appearing student in 2026, not as a dropper . You just need to make sure that your CBSE 12th result comes out in 2026 before counselling.
Thank you.
To be eligible for Himachal Pradesh state quota you must have passed atleast two examinations from Himachal pradesh including the 10th and 12th grades. The other criteria are for government employee wards, if the parents have worked there for atleast two years and completed their 10th and 12th from HP.
Hello, Yes, this will almost certainly cause a major problem during your JEE 2026 application.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is extremely strict about data matching. When you fill out the JEE application, you are required to enter your name, date of birth, and your parents' names exactly as they appear on your 10th-grade marksheet.
The problem will occur during identity verification. The system will try to match the details you entered (from your 10th marksheet) with the data stored in your Aadhaar. When it sees that the father's name does not match, your application will be flagged for a mismatch and will likely be rejected. Even though your name is correct, a mismatch in your father's name is considered a critical data error.
You have time before 2026, so you must get this fixed. The best solution is to get your Aadhaar card corrected. Go to a permanent Aadhaar Seva Kendra (ASK) with your original 10th marksheet and use it as the official proof to update your father's name on your Aadhaar. Do not wait until the JEE registration period begins, as this process can sometimes take time.
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Hello, Based on recent JEE Main trends, here are the approximate targets for the OBC-NCL category.
It is difficult to give an exact "marks" target for 2026, as the marks vs. percentile data changes every year and with every single exam shift (depending on its difficulty). However, as a safe estimate, you could aim for 135-145+ marks for the 20k rank and 155-165+ marks for the 10k rank. You should always focus on maximizing your percentile, as that is the more reliable metric.
I hope you found this information helpful and for any study related queries you can ask in careers360 app, Have a great day!
Hello,
From the below website you can download the previous year question papers of JEE Mains Hindi medium.
https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper
It consists of last 10 years question paper, solving them all will surely help you in preparation.
All the best.

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