Bhubaneswar, 12 January (H.S.): The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2026 will be conducted from May 11 to May 17, the Skill Development and Technical Education Department announced on Monday.

Releasing the academic calendar for the 2026–27 session, the department stated that the online application process for various undergraduate and postgraduate courses—including BTech, BPharm, MCA, MSc, MBA, Nursing, MTech and MArch—will begin on January 27 and remain open until March 26.

The results of OJEE 2026 are expected to be declared tentatively by May 31. Counselling for all courses, except MBBS, BDS, BAMS and BHMS, will commence in the second week of June.

The department further informed that the Special OJEE for BTech, BPharm and lateral entry into BTech, MBA and MCA programmes is likely to be held between June 25 and June 30. Applications for the Special OJEE will be accepted during the first two weeks of June.

The counselling process for OJEE is scheduled to conclude by July 31. College-level admissions will begin on August 1 and continue till August 15. All entrance examinations will be conducted in computer-based mode.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Monalisa Panda