She rose to fame after her portrayal of Zoya Farooqui Khan in Qubool Hai, for which she received numerous accolades, including ITA Award for GR8!

In 2021, she made her Hindi film debut with Saurabh Tyagi's comedy-drama Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai?

[5][6] She received her early education from Shiv Jyoti Public School and then graduated from Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya.

[13] At the end of 2012, Jyoti was cast in the television show Qubool Hai, which was produced by 4 Lions Films and was telecasted on Zee TV.

[25] In 2016, she joined 4 Lions Films' show Ishqbaaaz opposite Shaleen Malhotra, in a cameo as Mallika Kabeer Choudhary, a business women and architect.

[27] 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.

She worked alongside actor Karan Singh Grover, marking their second collaboration after eight years, and reprising their respective roles as Zoya and Asad.

[35] In 2021, Surbhi Jyoti planned her Bollywood debut with Jassie Gill in Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai?

[37] Jyoti married her long time boyfriend, actor Sumit Suri on 27 October 2024 in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony at the Jim Corbett Resorts, Uttarakhand.