How to Challenge JEE Advanced 2025 Answer Key?

JEE Advanced is the second stage of JEE and is comparatively tougher than JEE Mains. The top 2,50,000 candidates who qualified for JEE Mains 2025 are eligible to appear for the exam. NTA has announced that the JEE Advanced for 2025 will be conducted on 18th May 2025. Aspiring candidates require an all-rounded approach to ace the exam.

While it is important to know the sequence of events from the registration process to the counselling process, candidates need to know about the mistakes in the answer key and how to challenge them. This can improve their scores and might save them from losing valuable marks that decide their admissions. This article will guide you on how to challenge the Jee Advanced 2025 answer key.

Steps to Challenge JEE Advanced 2025 Answer Key

Officials release the window to challenge the answer key after the provisional keys are made available. Candidates can challenge JEE Advanced 2025 answer keys in the specified time frame by paying a minimum fee of 500 per question.

Steps to challenge the answer key are mentioned below:

• Step 1: Access the official website https://jeeadv.ac.in to challenge the answer key
• Step 2: Click on the ‘JEE Advanced 2024 answer key- challenge’ option
• Step 3: Provide your credentials such as Application ID and Date of birth. Enter the security pin and submit.
• Step 4: Look for the question you want to challenge and select.
• Step 5: Upload a copy of the solution for the question and submit it.
• Step 6: Pay the desired amount set by the officials i.e. 500 per question.
• Step 7: Save the confirmation page for reference.

JEE Advanced 2025 Fee for Challenging the Answer Key

Candidates can raise objections against the answer key by paying a fee of INR 500. Challenging the answer key helps improve the accuracy of the exam evaluation and fosters trust in the examination process. It ensures the fairness and transparency of the examination.

Below are the acceptable payment methods for challenging the JEE Advanced 2025 Answer Key:

• Credit Card
• Net Banking
• Debit Card
• UPI
• Paytm

JEE Advanced 2025 Important Events 

s.no	Activity	Date
1	Registrations for JEE Advanced 2025	Wednesday, April 23, 2025(10:00 IST)-Friday, May 02, 2025(23:59 IST)
2	Last date for fee payment	Monday, May 05, 2025 (23:59 IST)
3	Admit Card	Sunday, May 11, 2025 (10:00 IST)toSunday, May 18, 2025 (14:30 IST)
4	Registrations for JEE Advanced 2025	Wednesday, April 23, 2025(10:00 IST)-Friday, May 02, 2025(23:59 IST)
5	Last date for fee payment	Monday, May 05, 2025 (23:59 IST)
6	Choosing of scribe by PwD candidates /candidates with less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing	Saturday, May 17, 2025
7	JEE Advanced Exam Date	Sunday, May 18, 2025 Paper 1: 09:00-12:00 IST Paper 2: 14:30-17:30 IST
8	Response sheet copy	Thursday, May 22, 2025 (17:00 IST)
9	provisional answer keys	Monday, May 26, 2025 (10:00 IST)
10	Feedback and comments on provisional answer keys	Monday, May 26, 2025 (10:00 IST) to Tuesday, May 27, 2025 (17:00 IST)

Eligibility Criteria for JEE Advanced 2025

Eligibility Criteria	Details
JEE Main 2025 Scores	Candidates must be among the top 2,50,000 in the JEE Main 2025 B.E/B.Tech. Paper 1.
Number of Attempts	A candidate is allowed a maximum of two attempts in consecutive years.
Prior Admission to IITs	Candidates who have previously accepted or continued in an IIT program are not eligible.
Age Limit	Candidates must be at least 18 years old and born on or after October 1, 2000. SC/ST/PwD candidates get a 5-year age relaxation (born on or after October 1, 1995).
Class 12 Examination Appearance	Candidates who passed Class 12 in 2024 or 2025 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as mandatory subjects are eligible.

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