JEE Main 2027 registration guide

Families who tried this week saw only DigiLocker-based sign-in with Aadhaar, PAN, driving licence or APAAR. Passport sign-in, available last year, was not offered. Families wrote to the agency, which reportedly said it was working on it.

First replies said no. Families who then tried found sign-in runs through DigiLocker (or JanParichay or e-Pramaan), so an account is needed.

The Indian number linked to the child's Aadhaar. It must be active, with international roaming if the family is abroad. One parent opened DigiLocker from the Gulf this way.

No, families said. Mobile, photo and biometric updates need the person present at an Aadhaar centre in India. Only the address can be changed online.

Reported routes: update the number in India, or get a PAN card online and sign in with it, with APAAR as another option. One alternative sign-in worked for some families and bounced others back to DigiLocker.

No. Documents must be fetched as issued documents. If the consent step says document not found, log in to DigiLocker, fetch the document first, then give consent.

Only the candidate's own DigiLocker is needed. Parent documents are not required.

Start at the official exam site and click through; the sign-in page then opens by itself. Do not use direct links.

The same OTP also goes to the registered email. Check the inbox and spam folder. Families said the email OTP verified both the mobile number and the emergency contact.

A parent or guardian's number can be used. An Indian number is advised, because OTPs are needed again at admission.

Zoom the browser out, use the audio captcha, a mobile hotspot, another browser, or fill early in the morning. A VPN helped a few families in one city; others needed none.

Credentials made now can be reused for the second session. Only Session 1 is open for payment today; Session 2 will be notified later.

Many families saw an empty list on 26 October and browser changes did not help. A volunteer relayed a reply from the agency that the issue was resolved, and several families saw cities on 27 October.

All four must differ, and at least one must be an Indian city. Many families put their home-country city first and Indian cities after.

Families said allotment follows the order, with later choices considered only if earlier ones cannot be used.

Present: the overseas address. Permanent: the Indian address. The country of the present address decides which foreign cities appear, and it cannot be changed after OTP verification. The mobile need not be local.

Families said many did exactly this last cycle. Each session has its own city choices.

Families and volunteers wrote to the authorities asking for more. A volunteer in the EduAakashaA Members Group said additions this year looked doubtful.

One family said capturing on a phone through the QR code failed on size and dimensions, while a laptop webcam worked.

After several failed tries, choose the second option and continue. An email may follow asking for a declaration that both photos show the same person. Cancellation is said to be only for fraud.

Use the name exactly as on the Class 10 marksheet. The form fills from Aadhaar and can be edited.

It is not mandatory for students now in Class 12. Enter the not-available marker shown on the page, a hyphen. Droppers must give the number.

Several families repeatedly chose Private Unaided. For the qualifying board, pick the board named on your certificates, which is CBSE for many schools in the region.

No. Select no if you do not have one. It is also one of the identity options if Aadhaar is unavailable.

Families said choose Indian national, which includes NRI, and keep OCI and foreign national for those categories. One family chose wrongly and found no fix.

No. Only the Central-list OBC-NCL certificate counts for reservation. At registration only the certificate details are typed, not uploaded.

Earlier replies said no. Later a family said salary is not counted and only other income is assessed. DASA has no reservation; JoSAA and CSAB use it. The families did not fully agree.

Families concluded it is not needed for registration, DASA allotment, JoSAA or CSAB. Only direct NRI-quota seats in private colleges may ask. Validity was quoted as six months to one year.

Not Home State. They are treated as All India or Other State.

Overall across the subjects, not PCM alone. A parent said a student with 65% would not qualify.

A forwarded notice said a fresh form is allowed, with only the last paid form counting and the earlier fee not refunded. Other families advised registering once only.

Collect documents, read the bulletin, then register once. A volunteer suggested finishing by mid November instead of the last day.

Several families strongly advised both: the better score counts and the first attempt is practice. Only Session 1 can be paid now.

A claim circulated that it is. It was corrected: both CIWG and non-CIWG are allotted on JEE Main rank. Class 12 marks are an eligibility condition.

Yes, by paying the additional amount. Non-CIWG tuition is higher and payment does not guarantee a seat. If a CIWG seat is allotted, the extra is refundable; a refund was still awaited by some in early October.

Write JEE Main in January and April, meet the Class 12 criterion, follow the bulletin, and join counselling after the results, around July.