The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has released the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) report on the JEE Advanced 2026 results. Women candidates recorded a qualification rate of 23.4 per cent, the highest in six years. The top-performing female candidate scored 280 marks, including 101 in Mathematics, 86 in Physics and 93 in Chemistry, securing All India Rank (AIR) 77.
The number of candidates who appeared for both papers stood at 1,80,422 in 2025 and 1,79,694 in 2026.
A total of 32 cases related to JEE Advanced 2026 and the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2026 were filed before the Supreme Court and various high courts. JoSAA conducts the counselling process using JEE Advanced ranks for admission to IITs and JEE Main ranks for NITs and IIITs.
SC, ST Qualifiers See 27% Rise
The number of successful candidates from the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories increased significantly this year. Of the 56,880 candidates who qualified for JEE Advanced 2026, 15,856 were from the SC category, compared with 12,499 in 2025. The number of ST qualifiers also increased from 5,008 in 2025 to 6,379 in 2026. Together, the two categories recorded an increase of around 27 per cent.
|
Category |
2025 |
2026 |
% Change |
|
ST |
33.99% |
42.14% |
+8.1 |
|
SC |
40.41% |
50.16% |
+9.8 |
|
General |
43.0% |
39.8% |
−3.2 |
|
OBC-NCL |
18.2% |
17.5% |
−0.7 |
|
Women |
– |
23.4% |
Six-year high |
The General category qualification rate declined by 3.2 percentage points, from 43 per cent in 2025 to 39.8 per cent this year. The OBC-NCL qualification rate also saw a marginal fall, dropping from 18.2 per cent to 17.5 per cent.
Women Candidates Record Six-Year High Qualification Rate
The JIC report highlights a substantial rise in the number of women qualifying for JEE Advanced over the past decade. In 2016, 4,570 women qualified, while the corresponding figure in 2026 has more than doubled to 10,107.
|
Year |
Registered |
Qualified and selected |
|
|
2016 |
29,983 |
4,570 |
– |
|
2018 |
33,811 |
4,179 |
800 supernumerary seats; 15.34 per cent admitted vs 14 per cent target |
|
2026 |
43,112 |
10,107 |
3,814 female-only seats; share of 20.22 per cent |
The latest figures show that female participation and success have both expanded considerably. Women registrations increased from 29,983 in 2016 to 43,112 in 2026, while the number of qualifiers rose from 4,570 to 10,107. This means the number of women qualifying has grown by more than 120 per cent over the decade.
The rise in female representation is also reflected in IIT admissions. The institutes introduced 800 supernumerary seats for women in 2018, when women accounted for 15.34 per cent of admitted students, exceeding the 14 per cent target. The proportion has continued to remain around the 20 per cent mark in recent years.
In 2026, IITs allotted 3,814 female-only seats, while 37 women secured admission through the gender-neutral pool. As a result, women accounted for 20.22 per cent of the 18,861 admissions this year. The figures indicate that female representation in IIT admissions has remained substantially higher than it was before the introduction of supernumerary seats.
