to pass the nationwide standardized engineering entrance exam JEE (Main) with high marks, and then take the JEE (Advanced) to qualify for the IITs. In 2018, the JEE (Advanced) exam started being conducted online. Eligibility The eligibility criteria for taking the JEE (Advanced) exam are as follows: Candidates should rank among the top 250,000 candidates in Paper-1 of JEE (Main), broken down per category. For example, for JEE (Advanced) 2019, the top 250,000 were eligible, but only 46.5% of those were open for all, the rest being reserved for special categories: 10% for General-Economically Weaker Sections, 27% for OBC - Non Creamy Layer, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, and the remaining 40.5% OPEN for all. Candidates should be less than 25 years of age, with five-year relaxation for SC, ST, and PwD candidates. Candidates can attempt the examination at most two times in two consecutive years. Candidates should have qualified the Class XII Board Examination (or equivalent) in the same or the previous year. (For Example, For JEE-2023, students must have passed Class XII board (or equivalent) in 2023 or 2022. Candidates should not have accepted admission in any of the IITs earlier. In addition, candidates are required to either be within the category-wise top 20th percentile of successful candidates in the Class XII Board Examination or secure a 75% mark (65% for SC (scheduled castes), ST (scheduled tribes), and PwD (people with disabilities). Foreign Candidates are exempted from the requirement of JEE (Main). Qualifying Percentage Minimum percentage of marks prescribed for inclusion in the rank list Minimum percentage of aggregate/subject marks may be lowered subsequently considering the toughness of the paper and the need of students. For example: Minimum percentage of marks prescribed for inclusion in the rank list in 2022 Number of applicants by year Organizing institute This list shows the organizers of the JEE (Advanced) in recent years. Paper Pattern JEE(Advanced) is conducted in two shifts of three hours each - Paper-1 and Paper-2, both the papers consist questions from three major subjects- Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Unlike most of the other exams, the type of questions being asked in the paper varies from year to year, with an average of about 36-38 questions asked from each subject across both the shifts, For example, the 2021 JEE Advanced paper had 38 questions (19 questions in Paper-1 and the next 19 in Paper-2) from each of the