JEE Mains 2026 – NTA has released an advisory on Oct. 19, notifying that the JEE Main 2026 application form will open anytime now. The advisory also includes the tentative schedule for two sessions – January and April. The JEE Main 2026 exam for January session will be conducted between January 21 and 30, 2026.
Earlier, the NTA had activated the demo registration of JEE Main 2026 to help candidates get familiar with the online JEE Main 2026 application process, including step-wise process, documents required, etc.
Wen filling out the form, go through the JEE Main 2026 advisory for the upload of documents, including the Aadhaar card.
The application will open online at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The link to apply for the exam will be provided here. The JEE Main 2026 application fee for general category is INR 1000 (for one paper) and INR 2000 (for two or more papers). Read here JEE Main 2026 eligibility criteria before applying.
The JEE Main 2026 exam will be conducted in a TWO sessions (January & April); you can appear in any or both the sessions. Paper 1 will be conducted in an online mode, will include 60 multiple-choice questions and 15 Numerical Value questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects. Test duration is 3 hours. Carefully go through the JEE Main 2026 exam pattern and syllabus to prepare for the exam. Reading full details of JEE Main 2026 exam below.
Latest Updates:
- To Read JEE Main 2026 exam advisory, tentative schedule – Click Here
- JEE Main 2026 Application Form (OUT Soon) – Direct Link, Fees, How to Apply
- To Read JEE Main 2026 advisory for upload of documents (released Sept. 29) – Click Here
Table of Contents
JEE Main 2025 – What’s new?
NTA revised the exam pattern for JEE Main 2025 exam. As per the revised pattern, Section B included five questions per section; also all five questions were mandatory.
The pattern was revised for all three papers – Paper 1 (BE/BTech), Paper 2A (BArch) and Paper 2B (BPlan).
Section B of JEE Main 2025 (Paper 1) did have any optional questions. The section included 5 mandatory questions. Paper 2A and 2B didn’t have any optional questions in the Mathematics section.
The JEE Main has two papers – Paper 1 is for admission to B.E/B.Tech courses, while Paper 2 is for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses. Part 1 is conducted in a “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode. Part B will also be conducted in a CBT mode, except for the Drawing Test in B.Arch section, which will be conducted offline.
Also Read:
- JEE Main 2025 Statistics – No. of Registered, Appeared Candidates, Category-wise JEE Advanced qualifying marks
- JEE Main 2025 Topper List (OUT) – 14 candidates secure 100 percentile
JEE Main 2026 – At a Glance
| Particulars | Description |
| Full Exam Name | Joint Entrance Examination (Main) |
| Common Name | JEE Main |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Number of candidates registered / appeared for JEE Main 2025 | January: Registered – 13,11,544 Appeared – 12,58,136 April: Registered – 10,61,840 Appeared – 9,92,350 |
| Total number of unique candidates who registered/ appeared in both sessions of JEE Main 2025 exam | Registered – 15,39,848 Appeared – 14,75,103 |
| Frequency of JEE Main exam in a year | 2 times a year |
| Exam Level | National Level Exam |
| Language | Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu |
| Mode of Application | Online |
| Application Fee (General) | 1000 Rs [Online] |
| Mode of Exam | Online |
| Mode of Counselling | Online |
| Test Duration | 3 Hours |
| Papers | JEE (Main) comprises two papers. Paper 1 – conducted for admission to B.E/B.Tech programs Paper 2 – conducted for admission to B. Arch and B.Planning courses |
| Brochure | JEE Main Information Brochure – Download Here |
| Official Website | Click Here |
| Admission | Paper 1 scores will be considered for admission to: NITs, IIITs, CFTIs, and Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments. Paper 2 scores will be considered for admission to: B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the country. |
| Results | Results can be checked online at jeemain.nta.nic.in & ntaresults.nic.in |
JEE Main Exam 2026 – Important Dates
The JEE Main 2026 exam will be conducted in two sessions – January & April. Check the detailed tentative schedule for the exam below.
JEE Main Exam Date 2026 (Session 1)
| Events | Dates |
| START of JEE Main 2026 DEMO Registration | October 7, 2025 |
| Registration opens for JEE Main 2026 (Session 1 ) | Expected to START anytime Now JEE Main 2026 Exam Advisory OUT (Released Oct 19) – Download Here |
| Last date to apply | 4th week of November 2025 |
| Correction in Particulars of the online Application Form | January 2026 |
| Release of admit cards | 3 days before the exam |
| JEE Main 2026 exam date – Session 1 | Between 21 – 30 January 2026 |
| Release of answer key | February 2026 |
| Window to challenge the answer key | February 2026 |
| Release of FINAL answer key | February 2026 |
| Declaration of Results | February 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 Exam Date (Session 2)
| Events | Dates |
| JEE Main 2026 application OPENs | Last week of January 2026 onwards |
| Last date to submit applications | 4th week of February 2026 |
| Deadline to pay application fee | 4th week of February 2026 |
| Window to edit NTA JEE Main Application form | 4th week of February 2026 |
| Intimation of exam city | 3rd week of March 2026 |
| Release of admit cards | 3 days before the exam |
| JEE Mains 2026 (Session 2) exam | Between 01 – 10 April 2026 |
| Release of answer key | April 2026 |
| Window to challenge the answer key | April 2026 |
| Release of FINAL answer key | April 2026 |
| Declaration of Results | April 2026 |
JEE Main Application Form Statistics
The following table brings the JEE Main registration, appearance and other statistics in previous editions of the entrance exam.
| Year | Registered | Appeared |
| 2025 | January – 13,11,544 | January – 12,58,136 |
| April – 10,61,840 | April – 9,92,350 | |
| 2024 | January- 1231874 | January- 1170036 |
| April – 1179569 | April – 1067959 | |
| 2023 | January – 860064 | January – 823967 |
| April – 931334 | April – 883367 | |
| 2022 | June – 872970 | June – 769604 |
| July – 622034 | July – 540242 | |
| 2021 | February – 652628 | February – 621033 |
| March – 619641 | March – 556248 | |
| July – 709611 | July – 543553 | |
| August – 767700 | August – 481419 | |
| 2020 | 8,58,000 | 8,00,532 |
| 2019 | January – 9,29,198 | January – 8,74,469 |
| April – 9,35,755 | April – 8,81,096 | |
| 2018 | 10,43,739 | 10,01,543 |
| 2017 | 1186454 | Online Exam – 165635 |
| Offline Exam- 956716 | ||
| 2016 | 12,07,257 | Online Exam- 10,22,808 |
| Offline Exam- 1,72,058 | ||
| 2015 | 13,04,646 | Online Exam- 11,05,135 |
| Offline Exam- 1,87,782 | ||
| 2014 | 13,56,805 | Online Exam- 11,72,538 |
| Offline Exam- 1,72,369 | ||
| 2013 | 12,60,219 | 11,89,777 |
| 2012 | 11,45,353 | 10,70,276 |
| 2011 | 11,14,880 | 10,53,833 |
| 2010 | 11,18,147 | 10,65,100 |
| 2009 | 10,10,061 | 9,62,119 |
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JEE Main Exam Pattern 2026
Candidates appearing in the JEE Main exam must refer to the official exam pattern when preparing for JEE Main.
Check the JEE Main 2026 exam pattern for BTech/BE (Paper 1) and BArch and BPlan (Paper 2) below.
JEE Main 2026 (Paper 1) Exam Pattern
| Particulars | BTech/BE |
| Mode of exam | Online |
| Number of sections and subjects | Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics |
| Duration of exam | 3 hours (180 minutes) |
| Type of questions | MCQs: 4 options with only 1 correct option Numerical Value Questions |
| Section A (MCQ) | Mathematics: 20 Physics: 20 Chemistry: 20 |
| Section B (Numerical Value) | Mathematics: 5 Physics: 5 Chemistry: 5 Note: All five questions will be mandatory |
| How many questions in JEE Mains | 75 |
| JEE Mains Total Marks | 300 marks |
| Language of paper | Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati |
JEE Main 2026 (Paper 2) Exam Pattern
| Particulars | BArch Exam Pattern | BPlanning Exam Pattern |
| Mode of the Exam | Online – Mathematics and Aptitude Offline – Drawing Test | Online |
| Sections | Drawing, Mathematics, Aptitude | Mathematics, Aptitude, Planning |
| Duration of exam | 3 hours (180 minutes) | 3 hours (180 minutes) |
| Section-wise questions | Mathematics (Part I): 20 MCQ and 5 Numerical Value Questions Aptitude Test (Part II): 50 Drawing Test (Part III): 02 | Mathematics: 20 questions and 5 Numerical Value Questions Aptitude: 50 Planning: 25 |
| Number of questions | 77 | 100 |
| Type of questions | Mathematics: MCQs and questions with numerical value as answers Aptitude – MCQs Drawing: Questions to test the candidate’s drawing and sketching skills | Mathematics: MCQs and questions with numerical value as answers Aptitude – MCQs Planning – MCQs |
| Total Marks of JEE Mains | 400 (Drawing section – 100 marks) | 400 |
| Marking Scheme | MCQs: +4 marks for each correct answer and -1 mark for each wrong answer. Questions with numerical value answers: +4 marks for each correct answer and -1 for each wrong answer. Drawing Test: Two questions are evaluated out of 100 marks. | Questions with numerical value answers: +4 marks for each correct answer and -1 for each wrong answer. MCQs: +4 marks for each correct answer and -1 mark for each wrong answer. |
| Language of paper | Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati | Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati |
JEE Main 2026 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria for the JEE Main 2026 are outlined in the JEE Main Information Bulletin.
Check the eligibility criteria for appearing in the JEE Main 2026 exam in the table below.
| Particulars | Details |
| Age limit | There is no age limit for appearing in JEE Main 2026. |
| Qualifying exam | The candidate must have passed 10+2 or an equivalent exam in 2024 or 2025. Candidates appearing in the qualifying exam in 2026 may also apply. |
| Number of attempts | A candidate is allowed to appear in JEE Mains for THREE years consecutively. Given, the exam is conducted twice a year, the candidate has a maximum of 6 attempts. |
| Subject combination in qualifying exam | B.E/B.Tech – Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subjects B.Arch .- Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry B.Planning – Passed 10+2 with Mathematics |
Eligibility criteria for admission to NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs
| Particulars | Description |
| Qualifying exam | The candidate must have secured at least 75% marks in the 10+2 or be in the top 20 percentile. In case of SC / ST candidates, qualifying mark is 65% |
| Subject-wise performance | The candidate must have passed each subject in the qualifying exam. |
Also Read:
- JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2026 – Age Limit, Number of Attempts, Qualification
- JEE Main Top-20 Percentile for NIT + System
- JEE Main Resources for Exam Preparation
JEE Main Exam Admit Card 2026
NTA will release the admit cards of JEE Main 2026 3-days before the exam date.
Admit cards will be issued to all candidates successfully register for the exam.
The direct link to download the admit card will be provided here. Download the admit card using your application no. and DOB/ password to download the admit card.
The JEE Main admit card will carry details like roll number, exam date and timings, name and address of the JEE Main 2025 exam center, exam-center reporting time, and exam-day guidelines.
JEE Main City Intimation Slip 2026
NTA will release the city intimation slip for JEE Main 2025 (Session 2) before the admit card. It can be downloaded at jeemain.nta.nic.in using your application number and password.
The JEE Main city intimation slip 2026 carries information like – Exam city, program applied for, application no., candidate’s name, DOB, category, father’s name, PwD status, date of exam, and medium of question paper.
The city slip is not the JEE Main 2026 admit card. It is merely an advance notification for the allotment of center city. The admit card is issued later.
JEE Main Result 2026
The National Test Agency will declare the JEE Main 2026 results (Session 1) in February 2026. The direct link to check the results will be provided here.
Results can be checked online at jeemain.nta.nic.in or ntaresults.nic.in.
How to check NTA JEE Main Result 2026
To check results for the JEE Main 2025 exam, follow these steps:
- Click on the result link
- In the result window that opens, enter your application number and date of birth
- On successful log-in, JEE Main result would be displayed on the screen
- Download and take a printout of the result.
Details mentioned on JEE Main 2026 result
The NTA JEE Main 2026 scorecard carries the following information.
- The name, application number and roll number (Session) of the candidate
- Name of the parents
- State of eligibility
- Nationality
- Category (under which admission is sought)
- PwD status
- Subject-wise and total NTA JEE Main 2026 scores
- Date of declaration of results
JEE Main 2025 Toppers
14 candidates secured 100 percentile in the JEE Main 2025 (Session 1) exam. The list of these toppers with 100 percentile marks are given in the table below.
The JEE Main 2025 Topper List was released on the NTA portal on February 11, 2025.
JEE Mains 2025 Session 1 Toppers Who Scored 100 percentile
| S.No | Name | State | NTA Score (Percentile) |
| 1 | Ayush Singhal | Rajasthan | 100 |
| 2 | Kushagra Gupta | Karnataka | 100 |
| 3 | Daksh | Delhi (NCT) | 100 |
| 4 | Harsh Jha | Delhi (NCT) | 100 |
| 5 | Rait Gupta | Rajasthan | 100 |
| 6 | Shreyas Lohiya | Uttar Pradesh | 100 |
| 7 | Saksham Jindal | Rajasthan | 100 |
| 8 | Saurav | Uttar Pradesh | 100 |
| 9 | Vishad Jain | Maharashtra | 100 |
| 10 | Arnav Singh | Rajasthan | 100 |
| 11 | Shiven Vikas Toshniwal | Gujarat | 100 |
| 12 | Sai Manogna Guthikonda | Andhra Pradesh | 100 |
| 13 | S.M. Prakash Behera | Rajasthan | 100 |
| 14 | Bani Brata Majee | Telangana | 100 |
JEE Mains 2025 Cutoff
The cut-offs of JoSAA 2025 for the Round I-IV of counseling are now out in the form of opening and closing ranks.
The Category-wise Cut-off of NTA Score for candidates to become eligible for JEE (Advanced) 2025 for Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) is given below
| S. No. | Category | Percentile | Candidates | ||
| From | To | ||||
| 1 | UR-ALL | 100 | 93.1023262 | 97,321 | |
| 2 | UR-PwBD | 93.0950208 | 0.0079349 | 3,950 | |
| 3 | EWS-ALL | 93.0950208 | 80.3830119 | 25,009 | |
| 4 | OBC-ALL | 93.0950208 | 79.4313582 | 67,614 | |
| 5 | SC-ALL | 93.0950208 | 61.1526933 | 37,519 | |
| 6 | ST-ALL | 93.0950208 | 47.9026465 | 18,823 | |
JEE Main Counseling 2026
The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will conduct centralized JoSAA 2026 counseling for JEE Main 2026 qualified candidates.
Candidates who are allotted seats must report online and submit willingness, upload documents, and make fee payment by the given deadline.
The registration for JoSAA counseling will be conducted in June 2026.
The JoSAA counseling is conducted for admissions to IITs, NITs, IIEST, IIITs, and other GFTIs.
As part of the JoSAA counseling registration process, candidates need to participate in a choice-filling process. JoSAA counseling will have around FIVE seat-allotment rounds.
If there are any vacant seats left after the completion of JoSAA counseling, such seats will be filled through CSAB counseling.