Wednesday, January 23, 2026

Supreme Court has ordered the removal of age limit for IIT JEE
Supreme Court has ordered the removal of age limit for IIT JEE

The Supreme Court has ordered the removal of age limit for the IIT JEE examination or the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE Advanced 2019.

The candidates of all ages who were earlier not permitted to appear for the examination may now do so.

However, there is not much clarity about this move that how the order would be implemented and from which year.

With the order, the effect would also lead to removing the age limit on JEE Main examination. Since one attempt of JEE Main 2019 examination has already been conducted by NTA for the year, how would age limit be removed is still to be seen.

JEE Advanced 2019 examination is scheduled for May 19, 2026 and would be conducted by IIT Roorkee, 2019.

Frequently Asked Questions

What did the Supreme Court order about the IIT JEE age limit?

According to this report, the Supreme Court ordered the removal of the age limit for the IIT JEE examination, including JEE Advanced 2019. Candidates of all ages who were earlier not permitted to appear may now do so.

Does the order apply to JEE Main as well as JEE Advanced?

The article states that the effect of the order would also lead to removing the age limit on the JEE Main examination.

Is it clear how the order will be implemented?

No. The report notes there is not much clarity about how the order would be implemented and from which year.

One JEE Main 2019 attempt has already been conducted — what happens now?

The article notes that one attempt of JEE Main 2019 has already been conducted by NTA, and how the age limit would be removed is still to be seen.

When is JEE Advanced 2019 scheduled and who conducts it?

JEE Advanced 2019 is scheduled for May 19 and would be conducted by IIT Roorkee.

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