Common Mistakes to Avoid During JEE Mains Application Form Filling - How to Avoid These Mistake?

Common Mistakes to Avoid During JEE Mains Application Form Filling - How to Avoid These Mistake?

Chintakuntla Sai GnanUpdated on 28 Nov 2025, 02:51 PM IST

Common Mistakes to Avoid During JEE Main Application Form Filling - Candidates need to know the common mistakes to avoid during JEE Main 2026 application form filling on this page. However, the session 1 of JEE Main 2026 registration was concluded on November 27, 2025. As per a JEE Main 2026 notification, candidates are advised to ensure that their Aadhaar card details are correct and that their category/UDID card is updated and renewed if required. The authority will open the JEE Main form correction window on December 1 & 2, 2025. The session 1 JEE Main 2026 exam will be conducted from January 21 to 30, 2026, while session 2 will be held from April 2 to 9, 2026.

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The last three years’ closing ranks of all NITs for CSE courses are given below.

NIT JEE Mains cut-off

2025

2024

2023

Institute

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

Opening Rank

Closing Rank

NIT Tiruchirappalli

659

1449

299

1224

176

1509

NIT Karnataka, Surathkal

1191

1827

14

1615

966

1984

NIT Warangal

1521

2409

1043

2186

889

2413

NIT Rourkela

2442

3431

591

2940

2529

3786

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

2730

4594

2417

4191

2758

4777

NIT Calicut

3651

5222

2614

4482

2483

5256

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

3027

5601

1501

4711

2684

4909

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur

4442

6359

4555

5795

4920

7087

NIT Kurukshetra

5180

7037

4472

6000

NIT Delhi

2363

7651

2438

8018

4278

9930

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat

6343

8130

5587

7113

5052

7741

NIT Jamshedpur

6378

8902

4935

7944

3260

9204

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal

5942

9249

6217

8830

6409

9370

NIT Durgapur

6565

9836

5973

8765

6848

10070

Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

7991

11262

6330

10957

9028

11017

NIT Hamirpur

9637

12586

8376

12236

9929

12426

NIT Silchar

8010

12665

5736

11930

8606

12818

NIT Raipur

8140

13559

10323

13177

10110

12773

NIT Goa

10279

13640

7914

12511

8584

12604

NIT Patna

10529

14996

9288

14442

8125

13964

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur

13917

16765

6068

14635

8043

13711

NIT Andhra Pradesh

11739

18183

10309

18548

11839

17272

NIT Uttarakhand

16359

18491

14598

18039

14432

18447

NIT Puducherry

11429

19758

6318

18515

12546

17305

NIT Agartala

13104

22013

8121

20298

14010

20102

NIT Meghalaya

20712

24074

14656

20039

15911

19175

NIT Srinagar

15080

26171

12751

21839

12931

22814

NIT Sikkim

15389

26616

23245

28284

19566

24093

NIT Arunachal Pradesh

27500

30607

22046

28514

25273

29087

NIT Manipur

26617

33098

15616

30611

17658

29644

NIT Mizoram

35504

37751

31598

33181

28938

31336

NIT Nagaland

32717

39594

22429

31391

24324


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Common Mistakes to Avoid During JEE Mains Application Form Filling - How to Avoid These Mistake?
Common Mistakes to Avoid During JEE Main Application Form Filling

Candidates who registered successfully will be issued a JEE Mains admit card. The Joint Entrance Examination (Main) will be held as a computer-based test. Careers360 has compiled a list of common mistakes to avoid during JEE Main application form filling.

Common Mistakes to Avoid During JEE Main Application Form Filling

JEE Main application form 2026 registration for session 1 was concluded on November 27, 2025. Candidates had to go through the instructions and procedure of filling out the JEE Mains application form. Moreover, keep all the required documents handy in the specified format to fill out the application form. Applicants can check below for the most common mistakes to avoid during the JEE Main 2026 application form filling.

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List of Common Mistakes to Avoid During JEE Main Application Form Filling

Avoiding the Information Bulletin Information: Detailed information regarding the JEE application form will be mentioned in the JEE information bulletin. Many applicants start filling out the JEE Mains application form without reading the instructions carefully. JEE Main Information Bulletin 2026 comprises detailed information regarding eligibility criteria, documents required while filling out the application form, application fee, syllabus, exam pattern, code of conduct, etc.

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How to avoid the mistake?

  • Visit the official website to download the NTA JEE Main information brochure. Take some time to read the complete information. Gather all the required information that will be required for filling the JEE Mains application form 2026 in the specified format and size.

  • Candidates must have a valid email id, contact number, proper communication details, and education information.

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Invalid Personal Details: While registering for JEE Mains 2026 candidates had to provide valid personal details, communication details, electronic communication details, and permanent address. Applicants must provide their details as mentioned in the Aadhar or Class 10th marksheet. If the information does not match the mentioned documents, the application will be rejected. Also, valid electronic communication details must be provided during registration.

How to avoid the mistake?

Fail to upload Proper Documents: Applicants had to upload recent photographs, signatures, Class 10 or Equivalent Certificate/Mark sheet, a scanned copy of identity proof, and a copy of PwD/PwBD/UDID certificate (PwD Certificate). If the mentioned documents are not in proper format, then the form will get rejected.

How to avoid the mistake?

  • Read the instructions and procedure of filling out the JEE Mains application form carefully before filling out the form.

  • Keep the documents ready in the required format and size. Otherwise, candidates will face issues while uploading the documents.

Failure in fee payment: Candidates might face technical issues during the payment of the JEE Main application fee. The form will be submitted after the successful transactions. Sometimes the amount will be deducted, but the message may display a failure in transactions. In such cases, candidates should wait 24 hours before making the new transaction. Candidates should log in using the JEE login credentials to check the status of their application fee.

How to avoid mistakes?

  • Check the internet connection before making the payment

  • Check the payment status through the candidate's dashboard. If the transaction is not successful, make a new payment.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How to edit JEE Mains application form after submission?
A:

Candidates can make corrections to the JEE Main 2026 application form on the official website.

Q: What is the rule of negative marking in JEE?
A:

For every wrong answer in JEE Main, 1 mark will be deducted.

Q: How do I know if my JEE application is rejected?
A:

After the payment of the application fee, a message will display the application submitted successfully. Also, the information will be sent to the registered email id and contact number upon submission of the JEE form.

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Yes, attendance is compulsory in Class XI and XII.

As per school and board rules, students must maintain minimum attendance, usually around 75%. Schools can stop students from appearing in board exams if attendance is short.

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You can find here the direct links to download the JEE Main last 10 years PYQ PDFs from the Official Careers360 website.

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The JEE Main 2026 admission card will include information about the exam location. On the other hand, students can use the JEE Main 2026 city notification slip, which was made available on January 8, 2026, to check the exam city beforehand. The second week of January 2026 is