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JEE Advanced Qualifiers Far Outnumber IIT Seats, JIC Report Shows

The Joint Implementation Committee’s Saturday report highlights a widening gap that is forcing choices between measured physical expansion and broader delivery of IIT‑quality education.

Women recorded the highest qualification rate of 23.4% in the six years covered in the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) report. (HT PHOTO)
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As many as 56,880 candidates qualified, compared with 54,378 in 2025, an increase of 2,502 or 4.6%. (HT PHOTO/Representative)
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Overview

  • The JIC report published Saturday found 56,880 candidates qualified in JEE Advanced 2026 while final JoSAA allotments reached 18,861, so roughly one in three qualifiers secured an IIT seat.
  • Minimum qualifying marks rose across categories but the JIC said criteria were relaxed to ensure at least twice the number of qualifiers per category relative to available seats.
  • Qualification rates jumped for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates to about 50.16% and 42.14% respectively, changing the composition of the qualifying pool.
  • Women recorded a six‑year high qualification rate of 23.4% with 10,107 qualifiers, yet most admitted women took female‑only supernumerary seats and only 37 won seats from the gender‑neutral pool.
  • JoSAA data showed 52,559 qualifiers registered for counselling, 4,321 did not fill choices, final allotments exceeded listed capacity by 35 seats across 16 IITs, and several non‑IIT institutes will use JEE Advanced ranks for admissions.