JEE Advanced previous-year papers: where to find them and how to use them
The IITs publish JEE Advanced question papers on the official site. Here is where to get them, and how to practise with a format that changes every year.
Where can you get official JEE Advanced papers?
The official source is the Joint Admission Board’s site, jeeadv.ac.in. The 2026 papers, conducted by IIT Roorkee, are published there:
Check jeeadv.ac.in for any other years’ papers it publishes. Copies on other sites may be retyped and can contain errors, so treat the official PDFs as the authority.
What is in the 2026 papers?
Each paper has sections for Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. In 2026:
| Paper 1 | Paper 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 48 (16 per subject) | 54 (18 per subject) |
| Marks | 180 | 180 |
| Question types | Single-correct, multiple-correct, numerical, matching lists | Single-correct, multiple-correct, numerical, paired numerical |
The exam pattern page has the section-by-section marking, including partial marks.
Chapter-wise previous-year questions
For topic-by-topic practice, JEE Notes, our free sister site, has previous-year questions sorted by chapter. Its chapters follow the JEE Main unit list, so they cover the large shared part of the syllabus. Topics that are only in JEE Advanced, such as Solid State, Surface Chemistry and s-Block Elements, need other material. The syllabus page lists them.
How should you use JEE Advanced past papers?
Because the format changes, the goal is not to memorise one year’s structure. It is to get used to thinking hard under time pressure, in whatever format turns up.
Sit them like the real exam
- Take Paper 1 and Paper 2 on the same day, three hours each, with a break between.
- Work with no notes, no solutions and no interruptions.
- Read the marking instructions for each section before starting it, exactly as you will need to on the day.
- Mark using the official scheme for that year, including partial marks and negative marks.
Review every lost mark
For each wrong, partly correct or skipped question, write down:
| Question to ask | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Which idea did I use, and where did it break? | Fixes the concept, not just the question |
| Did I pick a wrong option in a multiple-correct question? | One wrong option turns partial credit into −1 |
| Was it a calculation or rounding slip? | Numerical answers to two decimal places punish careless arithmetic |
| Did I spend too long on it? | Two long papers on one day reward knowing when to move on |
Redo and retest
Redo every wrong question from scratch, without the solution. Then come back to the same ideas a week or two later with fresh questions. If the mistake returns, the fix did not hold.
Use more than one year
Each year’s papers show a slightly different format. Working through several years means a new question type on the day is less of a shock.
Where TestGuru fits
TestGuru JEE Advanced mock tests are not open yet. When they open, the report will name the idea behind each wrong answer, as the JEE Main reports do now. Until then, the JEE Main tests, which are live now, cover much of the shared ground. Our preparation strategy shows how to combine the two.