Jyoti started her career in regional theatre and films. She worked in Punjabi language films
Ik Kudi Punjab Di,
Raula Pai Gaya and
Munde Patiala De She played the role of Zoya Farooqui. For the portrayal of the character, she won the award for GR8! Performer of the Year—Female at the Indian Television Academy Awards and Best Début Actress at the
Zee Gold Awards 2013. She also won the Best Jodi Award with
Karan Singh Grover. In 2015, she hosted three seasons of the love drama
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya opposite
Meiyang Chang. At the 2015 Zee Gold Awards,
Karanvir Bohra and Jyoti were given the Best Onscreen Jodi Award. In 2015,
Qubool Hai introduced a 25-year leap, after which she played Mahira, her fifth role in the show.
Qubool Hai ended in January 2016. In 2016, she hosted a travel-based web show
Desi Explorers Taiwan, alongside many other television actors. In 2016, she joined
4 Lions Films' show
Ishqbaaaz opposite
Shaleen Malhotra, in a cameo as Mallika Kabeer Choudhary, a business women and architect. In September 2016, she hosted another travel show instalment
Desi Explorers Yas Island. In 2017, she featured in 4 Lions Films' web show
Tanhaiyan opposite
Barun Sobti, as Meera Kapoor, a non-judgmental and emotionally vulnerable fashion designer. All episodes of the web series were released on
Hotstar on 14 February 2017. In 2017, she starred in
Star Plus's
psychological thriller show
Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai as Geetanjali Singh Shekhari, a girl from a royal family. She was paired opposite
Shoaib Ibrahim, and the cast included actors
Sharad Kelkar,
Sreejita De and
Shaleen Malhotra. The show ended on 18 June 2017. In June 2018, Jyoti portrayed Bela Sehgal in
Balaji Telefilms show
Naagin 3 as the main female lead. The show, which aired on Colors TV, received high TRP's and ended in May 2019. In 2020, she appeared in
Yeh Jaadu Hai Jinn Ka. In 2020, Jyoti featured in the music video for "Aaj Bhi" opposite actor
Ali Fazal. The same year, she featured in another music video for the song "Judaiyaan", opposite
Darshan Raval. In March 2021, she made her comeback in the digital space with the web series
Qubool Hai 2.0, which was a reboot version of her popular Zee TV show
Qubool Hai. She worked alongside actor
Karan Singh Grover, marking their second collaboration after eight years, and reprising their respective roles as Zoya and Asad. In 2021, Jyoti planned her Bollywood debut with
Jassie Gill in
Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? In 2024, she starred opposite Gurnam Bhullar in Punjabi movie
Khadari where she played as Amrit, a Kho Kho team captain. ==Personal life==