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How Many Students Appeared In JEE Advanced 2026: IIT Roorkee has released the number of candidates who appeared for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam. As per the latest update, A total of 179694 candidates appeared in both papers 1 and 2 in JEE (Advanced) 2026, held on 17th May 2026. In this exam, 56880 candidates have qualified. Out of the total qualified candidates, 10107 are female candidates. The authority conducted the JEE Advanced 2026 exam on May 17, 2026. In this article, candidates can refer to the number of students who appeared in JEE Advanced 2026 below.
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IIT Roorkee has announced the statistics for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam on the official website. Candidates can go through the number students appeared in JEE Advanced 2026.
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| Category | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of students who applied | 187389 |
| Total number of boys who applied | 144276 |
| Total number of girls who applied | 43112 |
| Total number of students who appeared | 179694 |
Candidates can check the JEE Advanced 2025 registration statistics below.
| Category | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Total number of students who applied | 187223 |
| Total number of boys who applied | 139085 |
| Total number of girls who applied | 41337 |
| Total number of students who appeared | 180422 |
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The total number of registered candidates for JEE (Advanced) 2025 is 187223. The distribution of the candidates across the seven zones is as follows:
| Zone Name | Male Candidates | Female Candidates | Total Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 28034 | 8968 | 37002 |
| IIT Delhi | 27754 | 6315 | 34069 |
| IIT Guwahati | 10624 | 2178 | 12802 |
| IIT Hyderabad | 31211 | 14411 | 45622 |
| IIT Kanpur | 17233 | 3786 | 21019 |
| IIT Kharagpur | 15073 | 4229 | 19302 |
| IIT Roorkee | 13881 | 3526 | 17407 |
| All India | 143810 | 43413 | 187223 |
| Category | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
Total number of students who applied | 186584 |
Total number of students who appeared | 180200 |
| Category | Total Number Students |
|---|---|
Total number of students who applied | 1,89,487 |
Total number of students who appeared | 1,80,372 |
| Category | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
Total number of students who applied | 1,60,038 |
Total number of students who appeared | 1,55,538 |
| Category | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|
Total number of students who applied | 1,51,193 |
Total number of students who appeared | 1,41,699 |
Candidates can also find details about the JEE Advanced 2025 category-wise list of shortlisted candidates from the JEE Main 2025 exam
| Category | Required Candidates | Shortlisted Candidates | Cutoff Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPEN | 96187 | 97326 | 93.10232620 |
| GEN-EWS | 23750 | 25009 | 80.38301190 |
| OBC-NCL | 64125 | 67615 | 79.43135820 |
| SC | 35625 | 37519 | 61.15269330 |
| ST | 17812 | 18823 | 47.90264650 |
| PwD (All) | 12501 | 3950 | 0.00793490 |
| Total | 250000 | 250243 |
| Shortlisted Candidates | from JEE Main 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Category | Required Candidates | No. of Candidates* | Cut-off Percentile |
OPEN | 96,187 | 97,351 | 93.2362181 |
GEN-EWS | 23,750 | 25,029 | 81.3266412 |
OBC-NCL | 64,125 | 67,570 | 79.6757881 |
SC | 35,625 | 37,581 | 60.0923182 |
ST | 17,812 | 18,780 | 46.6975840 |
PwD (All) | 12,501 | 3,973 | 0.0018700 |
Total | 2,50,000 | 2,50,284 |
| Short-listed candidates from JEE Main 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Category | Required Candidates | No. of Candidates | Cut-off Percentile |
OPEN | 96,187 | 98,612 | 90.7788642 |
GEN-EWS | 23,750 | 25,057 | 75.6229025 |
OBC-NCL | 64,125 | 67,613 | 73.6114227 |
SC | 35,625 | 37,536 | 51.9776027 |
ST | 17,812 | 18,752 | 37.2348772 |
PwD (All) | 12,501 | 2,685 | 0.0013527 |
Total | 2,50,000 | 2,50,255 |
| Short-listed candidates from JEE Main 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Category | Required Candidates | No. of Candidates* | Cut-off Percentile |
OPEN | 96,187 | 1,03,865 | 88.4121383 |
GEN-EWS | 23,750 | 26,460 | 63.1114141 |
OBC-NCL | 64,125 | 70,787 | 67.009027 |
SC | 35,625 | 39,379 | 43.0820954 |
ST | 17,812 | 19,401 | 26.7771328 |
PwD (All) | 12,501 | 2,283 | 0.0031029 |
Total | 2,50,000 | 2,62,175 |
| Short-listed candidates from JEE Main 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Category | Required Candidates | Number of Candidates | Cut-off Percentile Score |
OPEN | 96,187 | 99,052 | 87.8992241 |
GEN-EWS | 23,750 | 25,008 | 66.2214845 |
OBC-NCL | 64,125 | 67,536 | 68.0234447 |
SC | 35,625 | 37,515 | 46.8825338 |
ST | 17,812 | 18,783 | 34.6728999 |
PwD (All) | 12,501 | 2,292 | 0.0096375 |
Total | 2,50,000 | 2,50,186 |
The gender-wise statistics for the JEE Advanced 2025 exam will also be released by the official website. The gender-wise statistics for the JEE Advanced 2025 exam can be found below.
| Gender | Registered | Appeared in Both | Qualifies | Alloted Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 143810 | 139085 | 44974 | 14524 |
| Female | 43413 | 41337 | 9404 | 3664 |
| Total | 187223 | 180422 | 54378 | 18188 |
| Gender | Registered | Appeared in both papers |
|---|---|---|
Male | 143637 | 139180 |
Female | 42947 | 41020 |
Total | 186584 | 180200 |
| Gender | Registered | Appeared in Both Papers | Qualifies | Allotted Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 1,45,891 | 1,39,727 | 36,260 | 13,918 |
Female | 43,596 | 40,645 | 7,509 | 3,422 |
Transgender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gender | Registered (Indian) | Appeared in both papers | Qualified | Offered seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 1,24,914 | 1,21,930 | 34,196 | 13,325 |
Female | 35,124 | 33,608 | 6,516 | 3,310 |
| Gender | Registered | Appeared in both papers | Qualified | Qualified Percentage (As of Appeared) | Offered Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 1,16,672 | 1,09,414 | 35,410 | 32.36% | 13,068 |
Female | 34,520 | 32,285 | 6,452 | 19.98% | 3,228 |
Transgender | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 |
The authority has announced the JEE Advanced 2025 category-wise statistics online. Candidates can check the JEE Advanced statistics by category in the table below.
| Category | Reguistered | Appeared in both papers |
|---|---|---|
GEN | 40213 | 39000 |
GEN (PwD) | 989 | 902 |
OBC-NCL | 69085 | 66525 |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | 1063 | 988 |
GEN-EWS | 29631 | 28871 |
GEN-EWS (PwD) | 308 | 298 |
SC | 30929 | 29577 |
SC (PwD) | 201 | 188 |
ST | 14732 | 14010 |
ST (PwD) | 72 | 63 |
Total | 187223 | 180422 |
| Category | Registered | Appeared in Both Papers |
|---|---|---|
GEN | 38701 | 37578 |
GEN (PwD) | 857 | 798 |
OBC-NCL | 68507 | 66213 |
OBC-NCL (PwD) | 1139 | 1070 |
GEN-EWS | 31363 | 30643 |
GEN-EWS (PwD) | 340 | 324 |
SC | 30730 | 29432 |
SC (PwD) | 227 | 207 |
ST | 14651 | 13869 |
ST (PwD) | 69 | 66 |
Total | 186584 | 180200 |
| Category | PwD Status | Registered | Appeared in Both Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
GEN | No | 40,994 | 39,176 |
Yes | 686 | 632 | |
OBC-NCL | No | 69,913 | 66,612 |
Yes | 772 | 732 | |
GEN-EWS | No | 31,369 | 30,348 |
Yes | 253 | 240 | |
SC | No | 30,898 | 29,058 |
Yes | 146 | 130 | |
ST | No | 14,403 | 13,396 |
Yes | 53 | 48 | |
Total | 1,89,487 | 1,80,372 |
| Category | PwD Status | Registered | Appeared in Bith Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
GEN | No | 38,868 | 37,643 |
Yes | 564 | 537 | |
OBC-NCL | No | 57,443 | 55,971 |
Yes | 580 | 567 | |
GEN-EWS | No | 24,458 | 23,928 |
Yes | 181 | 176 | |
SC | No | 26,009 | 25,207 |
Yes | 85 | 80 | |
ST | No | 11,817 | 11,397 |
Yes | 33 | 32 | |
Total | 1,60,038 | 1,55,538 |
| Category | PwD Status | Registered | Appeared in both papers | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GEN | No | 40,293 | 38,168 | 16,878 |
Yes | 657 | 595 | 179 | |
GEN-EWS | No | 51,307 | 47,809 | 9,021 |
Yes | 482 | 455 | 39 | |
OBC-NCL | No | 21,831 | 20,479 | 5,105 |
Yes | 150 | 138 | 129 | |
SC | No | 24,931 | 23,312 | 7,726 |
Yes | 88 | 81 | 21 | |
ST | No | 11,413 | 10,625 | 2,757 |
Yes | 41 | 37 | 7 | |
Total | 1,51,193 | 1,41,699 | 41,862 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A total of 179694 candidates appeared in both papers 1 and 2 in JEE (Advanced) 2026.
In this exam, 56880 candidates have qualified. Out of the total qualified candidates, 10107 are female candidates.
IIT Roorkee has announced the JEE Advanced 2026 registration statistics on June 1, 2026.
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