# JEE Advanced 2026: SC, ST qualification rates jump; highest for women in 6 years

> Overall, 56,880 candidates qualified, including 15,856 SC and 6,379 ST candidates, compared with 12,499 and 5,008 in 2025.

- Published: 2026-10-05T03:31:39.726Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T03:31:58.523Z
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- Topics: Education, Science and technology
- Involves: IIM Lucknow, IISc Bengaluru, IIT Roorkee, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), JEE Advanced 2026, JEE Advanced 2026 ranks, Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) report, Joint Implementation Committee report, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), distribution of marks among candidates and the qualifying threshold fixed for each category

## How it developed

- 2026-10-05T03:31:39.726Z - Hindustan Times: [JEE Advanced 2026: SC, ST qualification rates jump; highest for women in 6 years](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jee-advanced-2026-sc-st-qualification-rates-jump-highest-for-women-in-6-years-101791170119277.html)
- 2026-10-05T23:00:15.453Z - Times of India: [In a record, over 10,000 women clear JEE-Advanced](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/in-a-record-over-10000-women-clear-jee-advanced/articleshow/134719904.cms)
- 2026-10-06T10:02:33.749Z - NDTV: [JEE Advanced 2026: Women's Qualification Rate Highest In Six Years, Above 10,000 Qualify](https://www.ndtv.com/education/jee-advanced-2026-womens-qualification-rate-highest-in-six-years-above-10-000-qualify-12145328#publisher=newsstand)
- 2026-10-07T03:31:58.523Z - Hindustan Times: [JEE Advanced 2026: More qualifiers despite slower seat growth; CSE dominates](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jee-advanced-2026-more-qualifiers-despite-slower-seat-growth-cse-dominates-101791342451032.html)

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