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    Can We Change JEE Main 2026 City Allotment? - Check Details

    Can We Change JEE Main 2026 City Allotment? - Check Details

    Simran KashyapUpdated on 27 Feb 2026, 05:55 PM IST

    Can We Change JEE Main 2026 City Allotment? - The National Testing Agency doesn't allow the candidates to change their JEE Main 2026 city allotment. The authority has already provided the complete details regarding the change of allotted city for the JEE Main exam. The exam city details will be mentioned in the intimation slip of the exam. The JEE Main 2026 city intimation slip will be released in March 2026. To download the slip, candidates will need their application number and password. The JEE Main city allotment slip contains the exam city, exam date, and other important details for NTA JEE Main 2026. The authority will conduct the JEE Main exam from April 2 to 9, 2026.

    This Story also Contains

    1. Can We Change JEE Main City Allotment 2026?
    2. How to Change the JEE Main City Allotment 2026?
    3. How to Download JEE Main City Intimation Slip 2026?
    4. Details mentioned in the JEE Main 2026 City Slip
    5. Is the JEE Main 2026 City Slip same as the JEE Main Admit card?
    6. JEE Main Exam Cities List 2026
    Can We Change JEE Main 2026 City Allotment? - Check Details
    Can We Change JEE Main City Allotment 2026

    Can We Change JEE Main City Allotment 2026?

    No, once the allotted exam centre is assigned, it cannot be changed. The JEE Main city allotment for 2026 will be released soon. Candidates are often confused about whether NTA will permit a change in JEE Main 2026 city allotment or not. The authority allots the exam centres to candidates based on their state of residence mentioned in the Aadhar card. Hence, it cannot be changed. So, students are requested to fill their city preferences correctly during the JEE Mains registration.

    How to Change the JEE Main City Allotment 2026?

    Applicants will have to submit at least 4 preferred JEE Main exam cities while applying for the JEE Main 2026. The conducting body might not allow candidates to modify their exam city preferences during the JEE application form correction process. However, candidates will only be allowed to choose the exam centres according to the state of residence mentioned on the Aadhar card. Candidates cannot make any changes for the city allotment after the release of JEE Main city intimation slip.

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    How to Download JEE Main City Intimation Slip 2026?

    The JEE Main 2026 session 2 city intimation slip will be released in March 2026. Candidates will be able to check the JEE Main 2026 city intimation slip from the official website. Below are the steps to download the NTA JEE Mains city intimation slip.

    • Visit JEE Main 2026 official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in 2026

    • Click on the JEE Main 2026 city intimation slip link

    • Enter the JEE login credentials such as the application number and date of birth.

    • The candidate's dashboard will appear

    • Download the JEE Main city intimation slip 2026.

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    Details mentioned in the JEE Main 2026 City Slip

    NTA mentions the following details in the JEE Main 2026 city slip. Candidates must verify that these details are correct. In case of any discrepancies, they must contact the authoritites for immediate rectification.

    • JEE Main application number

    • Candidate’s name

    • Guardian's name

    • Gender

    • Date of birth

    • Category

    • Person with disability status

    • Medium of question paper

    • JEE Main exam date 2026

    • Test City

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    Is the JEE Main 2026 City Slip same as the JEE Main Admit card?

    No, the JEE Main city intimation slip and the JEE Main 2026 admit card are completely different documents. The city intimation slip only indicates the exam city of the candidate, whereas the admit card for JEE Main mentions complete details such as the exam centre address, candidate details and guidelines for the exam.

    JEE Main Exam Cities List 2026

    The NTA released the JEE Main 2026 exam cities with the information brochure. The JEE exam cities list comprises all the exam cities where the authority will allot exam centres for JEE Mains. Candidates can check the JEE Main exam cities below

    JEE Main Exam Centre Allotment List

    STATECITYCITY CODE
    Arunachal PradeshItanagar/NaharlagunAL01
    AssamGuwahatiAM02
    AssamJorhatAM03
    AssamSilchar(Assam)AM04
    AssamTezpurAM05
    AssamDibrugarhAM01
    Andaman & NicobarPort BlairAN01
    Andhra PradeshAnantapurAP01
    Andhra PradeshBhimavaramAP03
    Andhra PradeshChittoorAP05
    Andhra PradeshEluruAP06
    Andhra PradeshGunturAP07
    Andhra PradeshKadapaAP08
    Andhra PradeshKakinadaAP09
    Andhra PradeshKurnoolAP10
    Andhra PradeshNelloreAP11
    Andhra PradeshOngoleAP12
    Andhra PradeshRajahmundryAP13
    Andhra PradeshSrikakulamAP14
    Andhra PradeshTirupathiAP16
    Andhra PradeshVijayawadaAP17
    Andhra PradeshVisakhapatnamAP18
    Andhra PradeshVizianagaramAP19
    Andhra PradeshNarasaraopetAP20
    Andhra PradeshProddaturAP21
    Andhra PradeshSurampalemAP23
    Andhra PradeshMachilipatnamAP27
    Andhra PradeshNandyalAP29
    Andhra PradeshTadepalligudemAP30
    Andhra PradeshAdoniAP33
    Andhra PradeshAmalapuramAP34
    Andhra PradeshMadanapalleAP35
    Andhra PradeshMarkapurAP36
    Andhra PradeshPutturAP37
    Andhra PradeshRayachotyAP38
    Andhra PradeshTadpatriAP39
    Andhra PradeshTiruvuruAP40
    BiharAurangabad(Bihar)BR01
    BiharBhagalpurBR02
    BiharDarbhangaBR04
    BiharGayaBR05
    BiharMuzaffarpurBR06
    BiharPatnaBR07
    BiharPurneaBR08
    BiharArrahBR09
    BiharSamastipurBR12
    BiharBihar SharifBR38
    BiharSasaramBR17
    ChhattisgarhBilaspur(Chhattisgarh)CG02
    ChhattisgarhRaipurCG03
    ChhattisgarhJagdalpurCG08
    ChhattisgarhBhilai Nagar/ DurgCG01
    ChhattisgarhAmbikapurCG04
    ChandigarhChandigarh/ PanchkulaCH01
    Daman & DiuDiuDD02
    DelhiDelhi/New DelhiDL01
    Dadra & Nagar HaveliSilvassaDN01
    GujaratAhmedabadGJ01
    GujaratAnandGJ02
    GujaratJamnagarGJ06
    GujaratJunagadhGJ07
    GujaratRajkotGJ10
    GujaratSuratGJ11
    GujaratVadodaraGJ12
    GujaratMehsanaGJ08
    GujaratGandhinagarGJ23
    GujaratBhujGJ17
    GujaratVapiGJ34
    GujaratBardoliGJ35
    GujaratBhavnagarGJ03
    GujaratGodhraGJ24
    GujaratNavsariGJ15
    GoaPanaji/Madgaon/MargaoGO01
    Himachal PradeshHamirpur(Himachal Pradesh)HP03
    Himachal PradeshShimlaHP06
    Himachal PradeshMandiHP08
    Himachal PradeshUnaHP09
    Himachal PradeshKulluHP10
    Himachal PradeshBilaspur(Himachal Pradesh)HP01
    Himachal PradeshKangra/PalampurHP04
    HaryanaAmbalaHR01
    HaryanaGurugramHR04
    HaryanaFaridabadHR03
    HaryanaHissarHR05
    HaryanaKurukshetraHR07
    JharkhandBokaroJH01
    JharkhandDhanbadJH02
    JharkhandJamshedpurJH03
    JharkhandRanchiJH04
    JharkhandHazaribaghJH05
    JharkhandRamgarhJH06
    Jammu & KashmirJammuJK02
    Jammu & KashmirSrinagar(J & K)JK04
    Jammu & KashmirPulwamaJK06
    Jammu & KashmirSambaJK03
    Jammu and KashmirBaramullaJK01
    KarnatakaBallariKK03
    KarnatakaBelagavi(Belgaum)KK02
    KarnatakaBengaluruKK20
    KarnatakaDavangereKK06
    KarnatakaGulbarga/KalaburgiKK08
    KarnatakaHassanKK09
    KarnatakaDharwadKK10
    KarnatakaMangaluru(Mangalore)KK12
    KarnatakaMysuru(Mysore)KK14
    KarnatakaShivamoga(Shimoga)KK15
    KarnatakaTumakuruKK16
    KarnatakaChikmagalurKK23
    KarnatakaHubliKK27
    KarnatakaUdupi/ManipalKK17
    KarnatakaBidarKK05
    KarnatakaChikaballapurKK22
    KeralaIdukkiKL05
    KeralaKannurKL07
    KeralaKasaragodKL08
    KeralaKollamKL09
    KeralaKottayamKL11
    KeralaKozhikode/CalicutKL12
    KeralaMalappuramKL13
    KeralaPalakkadKL15
    KeralaPathanamthittaKL16
    KeralaThiruvananthapuramKL17
    KeralaThrissurKL18
    KeralaWayanadKL19
    KeralaAlappuzha/ChengannurKL01
    KeralaErnakulam/MoovattupuzhaKL04
    LakshadweepKavarattiLD01
    Ladhak (UT)LehLL01
    Ladakh (UT)KargilLL02
    MeghalayaShillongMG01
    MeghalayaTuraMG04
    ManipurImphalMN01
    ManipurChurachandpurMN03
    ManipurKakchingMN04
    Madhya PradeshBalaghatMP01
    Madhya PradeshBhopalMP03
    Madhya PradeshGwaliorMP06
    Madhya PradeshIndoreMP07
    Madhya PradeshJabalpurMP08
    Madhya PradeshSagarMP12
    Madhya PradeshSatnaMP13
    Madhya PradeshUjjainMP15
    Madhya PradeshKhandwaMP29
    Madhya PradeshChhatarpurMP24
    MaharashtraAhilyanagarMR01
    MaharashtraAkolaMR02
    MaharashtraAmravatiMR03
    MaharashtraChhatrapati Sambhaji NagarMR04
    MaharashtraChandrapurMR09
    MaharashtraDhuleMR10
    MaharashtraJalgaonMR13
    MaharashtraKolhapurMR14
    MaharashtraLaturMR15
    MaharashtraNagpurMR17
    MaharashtraNandedMR18
    MaharashtraNashikMR19
    MaharashtraPuneMR22
    MaharashtraSangliMR25
    MaharashtraSataraMR26
    MaharashtraSolapurMR27
    MaharashtraThaneMR28
    MaharashtraWardhaMR29
    MaharashtraBeedMR30
    MaharashtraBhandaraMR31
    MaharashtraBuldhanaMR32
    MaharashtraRatnagiriMR24
    MaharashtraParbhaniMR38
    MaharashtraGadchiroliMR40
    MaharashtraJalnaMR42
    MaharashtraMumbai/Navi MumbaiMR16
    MaharashtraKopargaonMR44
    MaharashtraPandharpurMR45
    MaharashtraRaigadMR23
    MaharashtraSinnarMR46
    MizoramAizawlMZ01
    NagalandDimapurNL01
    NagalandKohimaNL02
    OdishaBalasore (Baleswar)OR02
    OdishaBerhampur / GanjamOR03
    OdishaBhubaneswarOR04
    OdishaCuttackOR05
    OdishaDhenkanalOR06
    OdishaRourkelaOR08
    OdishaSambalpurOR09
    OdishaAngulOR10
    OdishaBhadrakOR11
    OdishaBaripada/MayurbanjOR12
    OdishaJajpurOR13
    OdishaKendraparaOR14
    OdishaKendujhar (Keonjhar)OR15
    OdishaPuriOR16
    OdishaJagatsinghpurOR17
    OdishaJeypore(Odisha)OR19
    OdishaBalangirOR20
    OdishaBaragarhOR21
    OdishaRayagadaOR26
    OdishaJharsugudaOR22
    PunjabAmritsarPB01
    PunjabBhatindaPB02
    PunjabJalandharPB04
    PunjabLudhianaPB05
    PunjabPathankotPB07
    PunjabPatiala/Fatehgarh SahibPB08
    PuducherryPuducherryPO01
    RajasthanAjmerRJ01
    RajasthanAlwarRJ02
    RajasthanBikanerRJ05
    RajasthanJaipurRJ06
    RajasthanJodhpurRJ07
    RajasthanKotaRJ08
    RajasthanSikarRJ09
    RajasthanSriganganagarRJ10
    RajasthanUdaipurRJ11
    RajasthanBhilwaraRJ12
    RajasthanBharatpurRJ16
    RajasthanDausaRJ17
    RajasthanHanumangarhRJ23
    SikkimGangtokSM01
    TripuraAgartalaTA01
    TelanganaKarimnagarTL02
    TelanganaKhammamTL03
    TelanganaMahbubnagarTL04
    TelanganaNalgondaTL05
    TelanganaWarangalTL07
    TelanganaNizamabadTL08
    TelanganaSuryapetTL09
    TelanganaSiddipetTL11
    TelanganaJagtialTL15
    TelanganaKothagudemTL17
    TelanganaHyderabad/SecunderabadTL01
    TelanganaAdilabadTL12
    TelanganaKodadTL25
    TelanganaPeddapalliTL26
    Tamil NaduChennaiTN01
    Tamil NaduCoimbatoreTN02
    Tamil NaduCuddaloreTN03
    Tamil NaduKanchipuramTN05
    Tamil NaduKanyakumari/NagercoilTN06
    Tamil NaduMaduraiTN08
    Tamil NaduNamakkalTN10
    Tamil NaduSalemTN11
    Tamil NaduThanjavurTN12
    Tamil NaduThoothukudiTN13
    Tamil NaduTiruchirappalliTN14
    Tamil NaduTirunelveliTN15
    Tamil NaduVelloreTN18
    Tamil NaduVirudhunagarTN20
    Tamil NaduKrishnagiriTN21
    Tamil NaduTiruppurTN22
    Tamil NaduViluppuramTN23
    Tamil NaduDharmapuriTN26
    Tamil NaduDindigulTN27
    Tamil NaduErodeTN28
    Tamil NaduKarurTN29
    Tamil NaduPudukkottaiTN31
    Tamil NaduRamanathapuramTN32
    Tamil NaduThiruvallurTN34
    Tamil NaduTiruvannamalaiTN35
    Tamil NaduKallakurichiTN39
    Tamil NaduNagapattinamTN30
    Tamil NaduTheniTN40
    Tamil NaduTirupatturTN41
    UttarakhandDehradunUK01
    UttarakhandHaldwaniUK02
    UttarakhandRoorkeeUK06
    UttarakhandPauri GarhwalUK08
    UttarakhandAlmoraUK09
    Uttar PradeshAgraUP01
    Uttar PradeshAligarhUP02
    Uttar PradeshAllahabad/PrayagrajUP03
    Uttar PradeshBareillyUP04
    Uttar PradeshGhaziabadUP07
    Uttar PradeshGorakhpurUP08
    Uttar PradeshNoida/Greater NoidaUP09
    Uttar PradeshJhansiUP10
    Uttar PradeshKanpurUP11
    Uttar PradeshLucknowUP12
    Uttar PradeshMathuraUP13
    Uttar PradeshMeerutUP14
    Uttar PradeshMoradabadUP15
    Uttar PradeshMuzaffarnagarUP16
    Uttar PradeshVaranasiUP18
    Uttar PradeshAzamgarhUP19
    Uttar PradeshBalliaUP20
    Uttar PradeshAyodhyaUP06
    Uttar PradeshFirozabadUP22
    Uttar PradeshGhazipurUP23
    Uttar PradeshAmbedkar NagarUP25
    Uttar PradeshBulandshahrUP29
    Uttar PradeshMauUP35
    Uttar PradeshRaebareliUP37
    Uttar PradeshSaharanpurUP38
    Uttar PradeshChandauliUP41
    Uttar PradeshPratapgarhUP43
    West BengalAsansolWB01
    West BengalBurdwan(Bardhaman)WB02
    West BengalDurgapurWB04
    West BengalHooghlyWB06
    West BengalHowrahWB07
    West BengalKalyaniWB08
    West BengalKolkataWB10
    West BengalSiliguriWB11
    West BengalKharagpurWB13
    West BengalPurba MedinipurWB14
    West BengalBankuraWB16
    West BengalMurshidabadWB21
    West BengalSuriWB22
    West BengalMaldaWB20
    BaharainManamaZZ01
    QatarDohaZZ03
    UAEDubaiZZ04
    NepalKathmanduZZ05
    OmanMuscatZZ06
    Saudi ArabiaRiyadhZZ07
    UAE - SharjahSharjahZZ08
    SingaporeSingaporeZZ09
    KuwaitKuwait CityZZ10
    MalaysiaKuala LampurZZ11
    NigeriaLagosZZ12
    IndonesiaWest JavaZZ14
    Washington DCWashingtonZZ15
    GermanyMunichZZ16
    UAE - Abu DhabiAbu DhabiZZ17

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    JEE Main exam centres in Abroad

    COUNTRYCITYCITY CODE
    BaharainManamaZZ01
    QatarDohaZZ03
    UAEDubaiZZ04
    NepalKathmanduZZ05
    OmanMuscatZZ06
    Saudi ArabiaRiyadhZZ07
    UAE - SharjahSharjahZZ08
    SingaporeSingaporeZZ09
    KuwaitKuwait CityZZ10
    MalaysiaKuala LampurZZ11
    NigeriaLagosZZ12
    IndonesiaWest JavaZZ14
    Washington DCWashingtonZZ15
    GermanyMunichZZ16
    UAE - Abu DhabiAbu DhabiZZ17

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Can we change city preference in JEE Mains?
    A:

    No, candidates will not be able to change their JEE Main 2026 city preferences during the JEE Main application form correction only, as the exam city wil

    Q: How to change the centre for JEE Mains 2026?
    A:

    To change the JEE Main centre preferences candidates have to visit the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Check the step-by-step guide for how to change the JEE Main exam centre online.

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