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JEE Advanced 2026: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 Session 1 is tentatively scheduled from January 21 to 29.  JEE Main 2026 Session 2 is scheduled to be held in April. Candidates appearing for these exams aim to achieve a high score to qualify for JEE Advanced. Those who score well in JEE Advanced get a chance to secure admission to IITs and NITs. However, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, one of India's top institutions, will now also offer admissions based on JEE Advanced scores. Preparations for this have been completed.

Let's learn more about IISc Bangalore. How will IISc Bangalore offer admissions based on JEE Advanced scores? We will also find out when JEE Advanced 2026 will be conducted.

JEE Advanced 2026 on May 17th
The schedule for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026 has been released. This time, IIT Roorkee is conducting JEE Advanced. According to the released schedule, JEE Advanced will be held on May 17, 2026. There will be two papers. Paper 1 will be from 9 AM to 12 PM, while Paper 2 will be from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM.

2.50 Lakh Candidates Appear for JEE Advanced
Only the top-scoring candidates in JEE Main are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced.  The top 2.50 lakh candidates from both sessions of JEE Main get the opportunity to appear for JEE Advanced. Of these, only the top 25,000 candidates get admission to IITs and NITs.

Admission to IISc through JoSAA Counselling
IISc Bangalore has decided to offer admissions based on JEE Advanced scores.  Candidates will be able to participate in JoSAA counselling 2026 to secure admission to the B.Tech program at IISc Bangalore. In fact, admission to 23 IITs, 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs, and more than 47 Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) is done through JoSAA counseling, and now IISc Bangalore has also been added to this list.

IISc Bangalore is the country's top educational institution.
IISc Bangalore is India's top educational institution. It has secured the top position in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, as well as the Ministry of Education's NIRF rankings. In the NIRF rankings, IISc has maintained the second position in the overall category since 2019.

How was admission done previously?
Previously, IISc Bangalore conducted its own admission process, under which students had to appear in person for BTech admissions. In the past, it has often happened that candidates who topped the JEE Advanced exam chose IISc instead of the IITs.

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