Jharkhand Lateral Entry 2026 - The JCECE Board will release the Jharkhand Lateral Entry 2026 notification on the official website, jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in. The authority will announce the JCECE LE 2026 exam date along with the brochure. As per last year’s schedule, the registration for JCECE LE 2026 is expected to start from March. Candidates must have cleared a Diploma/B.Sc in a relevant course to be eligible for Jharkhand Lateral Entry. For complete information on the JCECE LE admission 2026, check this article.
Particulars | Details |
Name of Exam | Engineering Entrance Competitive Examination Lateral Entry (EECE LE) |
Also Known As | Jharkhand Lateral Entry 2026 |
Conducting Body | Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB) |
Exam Level | State-level |
Mode of Application | Online |
Examination Mode | Offline (pen and paper-based (OMR sheet)) |
Purpose | Admission to 2nd-year of B.Tech degree courses in institutes in Jharkhand state |
Candidates preparing for the JCECE LE entrance exam are advised to keep checking the exam dates for Jharkhand Lateral Entry 2026 to stay updated with all the events.
Events | Dates |
Start of online application form | March 2026 |
Last date to submit online application form | May 2026 |
Admit card date | June 2026 |
Jharkhand lateral entry 2026 | June 2026 |
Provisional answer Key release date | June 2026 |
Jharkhand EECE (LE) answer key challenge | June 2026 |
Declaration of final answer key and result | July 2026 |
Jharkhand EECE (LE) Answer Key OMR Sheet | July 2026 |
While preparing for the entrance exam, the candidate needs to understand the exam pattern in detail. Details such as the types of questions, duration of the exam, mode of exam, and much more are made available through the exam pattern of Jharkhand lateral entry 2026.
Particulars | Details |
Sections |
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Question type | Objective type (multiple choice questions) |
Test duration | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Marking scheme |
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Section-wise questions |
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Total no. of questions | 150 |
Medium of language | English and Hindi |
The authority will upload the eligibility criteria for Jharkhand lateral entry 2026 on the official website. The eligibility criteria will include the conditions and requirements that candidates must meet to be considered for the admission process. Candidates can check the Jharkhand lateral entry eligibility criteria in the table below.
Particulars | Eligibility Criteria |
Educational Qualification |
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Age | There is no age restriction |
Medical | Candidates should be medically fit |
The authority will announce the JCECE LE 2026 application dates. The link to fill out the JCECE LE 2026 application form will be activated on the official website. Candidates have to fill and submit the online application form of Jharkhand Lateral Entry 2026 before the deadline. The steps to apply for the Jharkhand lateral entry 2026 are provided below.
Step 1 - New Registration - Candidates first have to complete the new registration process by filling out the basic details such as name, email ID, mobile number, password, and security code. After entering all the details, candidates should click on the “Register” button. Upon successful registration, candidates will receive a confirmation mail on the registered mobile number and e-mail ID.
Step 2 - Filling of online application form - After registration is done, candidates have to log in to the account using the e-mail ID and password and fill out the required details such as personal, reservation, academic, contact, etc.. Candidates also have to upload a coloured photograph, scanned signature, and thumb impression in the prescribed format. Candidates should ensure that the ears should be clearly visible in the uploaded photograph.
Documents | Format | Details |
Photograph | JPG | 15 KB - 40 KB |
Signature | 10 KB - 20 KB | |
Thumb Impression | 10 KB - 20 KB |
Step 3 - Payment of application fee - The next step is the payment of the application fee. Candidates will have to pay the application fee according to their categories which can be checked in the table given below. The payment has to be done through online mode i.e., net banking/debit card/credit card.
Category | Fee |
Unreserved/EWS/BC- I & II | Rs. 900 |
SC/ST/Female (Jharkhand domicile) | Rs. 450 |
Step 4 - Print out of the application form - After completing the payment, candidates will reach a confirmation page regarding the submission of the application form. Take a printout of it and keep it for future reference.
Only the registered candidates will be able to download the admit card for Jharkhand lateral entry 2026 from the official website. To download the admit card, candidates need to log into the candidate portal using valid credentials. Details like applicants’s name, scanned photograph, date of birth, name of the examination, date and time of examination etc. are mentioned in the admit card.
Visit the official website
Click on the “Admit card” link.
Enter the valid credentials and log in to the admit card portal.
After logging successfully, the admit card will be displayed on the screen.
JCECB will release the result of JCECE LE 2026 online. Candidates will be able to check their results using the link on the official website, jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in. The result will include the total marks as well as section-wise marks scored by the candidates in Jharkhand Lateral Entry 2026.
How to Check Jharkhand lateral entry 2026 result?
Visit the official website
Click on the “Result” link.
Enter the valid credentials and log in to the admit card portal.
After logging successfully, results will be displayed on the screen.
The authority will announce the JCECE LE counselling 2026 date on the official website. Candidates shortlisted through the merit list of Jharkhand Lateral Entry 2026 will have to register for the counselling process online. Candidates must ensure that they carry all the necessary documents at the time of counselling and the seat allotment process.
4 recent passport-size photo
Two or three sets of all attested photocopies of all documents
Mark the list of qualifying examination
Admit card of Jharkhand lateral entry
Nativity certificate
Community category certificate, if applicable
Event | Dates |
Round 1 | |
Registration and choice filling start date | July 2026 |
Last date for JCECE LE registration and choice filling | July 2026 |
Edition of filled choices (Round 1) | July 2026 |
Round 1 seat allotment list release date | July 2026 |
Download the provision seat allotment letter | July 2026 |
Offline document verification and admission | July 2026 |
Round 2 | |
Vacant Seat matrix after round 1 | July 2026 |
Registration for round 2 and choice filling | July 2026 |
Last date for registration and choice filling | July 2026 |
Choice editing option | July 2026 |
Provisional seat allotment result for round 2 | July 2026 |
Document verification and admission | July 2026 |
Round 3 (revised) | |
List of vacant seats after round 2 | August 2026 |
Commencement of online registration and choice filling | August 2026 |
Closing date for registration and choice filling | August 2026 |
Seat allotment list (provisional) | August 2026 |
Admission and document verification | August 2026 |
Round 4 (Special round) | |
List of vacant seats | August 2026 |
Counselling registration and choice filling | August 2026 |
Choice editing | August 2026 |
JCECE LE seat allotment | August 2026 |
Downloading of Provisional Seat Allotment Letter | August 2026 |
Documents Verification and Admission | August 2026 |
Based on the marks scored by the candidates in the Jharkhand Lateral Entry 2026, the authority will prepare a provisional seat allotment result. After the release of the list, candidates are called for the next round of the admission process i.e. document verification and/or personal interview.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
JCECE LE 2026 is the entrance exam for admission to second year Btech courses in Jharkhand.
Based on the last year's date, the authority is expected to start the JCECE LE 2026 registration in March.
The JCECE LE 2026 date is yet to be announced.
No, the JCECE LE admit card 2026 will be released.
No, the authority will release the Jharkhand lateral entry notification on the official website.