# NTA: NRI candidates can use passport for JEE Main 2027 application 2026-11-03T16:18:21+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The National Testing Agency (NTA) has clarified that NRI candidates applying for JEE Main 2027 can use their passport as proof of identity if they do not have an Aadhaar card, PAN card or driving licence. The clarification came in response to a user query on X (formerly Twitter) and addresses a documentation hurdle that had been troubling Indian-origin applicants living abroad. The online application for JEE Main 2027, which is for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes at NITs, IIITs and other centrally-funded institutions, requires applicants to submit a valid identity document. NTA’s response makes clear that a passport is an acceptable alternative for those who lack the commonly listed documents. The agency did not specify a deadline for applications in its reply. ## Indian Opinion Analysis NTA’s clarification removes a specific documentation barrier that was blocking NRI candidates from applying to JEE Main 2027. The problem was concrete: applicants living abroad often lack Aadhaar, PAN or a driving licence, the identity documents the online form typically demands. Without this explicit go-ahead to use a passport instead, many such candidates would have been unable to complete the application at all. The announcement came via an NTA reply on X to a user query, which means the agency did not proactively amend the form instructions. Candidates who rely on this option should still verify that the passport is accepted by the system during submission, since the process remains online. ## Coverage - amarujala.com Leads with relief for NRI students, frames NTA's response as helpful clarification This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: JEE Main 2027, NRI, NTA Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nta-nri-candidates-can-use-passport-for-jee-main-2027-application/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nta-nri-candidates-can-use-passport-for-jee-main-2027-application/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/