How Many Attempts for JEE Mains 2026? Know Total Chances & Rules by NTA

How Many Attempts for JEE Mains 2026? Know Total Chances & Rules by NTA

Team Careers360Updated on 28 Oct 2025, 05:47 PM IST

NTA will allow aspirants to make a total of six attempts for JEE Mains 2026 over three consecutive years. The JEE Main 2026 exam is scheduled for two sessions in January and April 2026. Candidates will be able to participate twice every year. Say candidates appearing for the JEE Main exam in 2026 will be able to appear two times in 2027 and 2028. Hence, JEE Main eligibility criteria 2026 allow candidates to appear in the JEE Mains over three consecutive years, making it a total of six attempts. Further, there are no age restrictions for appearing in the JEE Main 2026 exam per the eligibility criteria. Only candidates who have a valid qualification will be eligible to fill the JEE Main 2026 application form.

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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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How Many Attempts for JEE Mains 2026? Know Total Chances & Rules by NTA
How many attempts for JEE Mains 2026

How many attempts for JEE Mains 2026 in India?

The JEE Main exam attempts in India are up to six times, with two attempts each year over three consecutive years. Since JEE Main is conducted in several international locations, the exam attempt rules remain the same for foreign students as well.

How many attempts for JEE Mains 2026 for OBC?

The JEE Main 2026 attempts for OBC are the same as the general. In fact, all the categories, including SC, ST, PWD, etc., are eligible for six attempts for JEE Mains 2026 over three consecutive years. Further, there are no restrictions on age for students appearing for JEE Main 2026, despite their categories.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2026

NTA will be releasing the eligibility criteria for JEE Main 2026 on their official website. As per the eligibility criteria, students must complete twelve years of school education before applying for the JEE Main 2026. The JEE Main eligibility criteria 2026 are mainly inclusive of educational qualification, age limit, nationality, marks in class 12, required JEE Main percentage, and more.

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Eligibility Criteria for IIT JEE Main 2026

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria Details

Age limit

There is no age limit

Nationality

Indian Nationals, OCI, NRI, and foreign nationals

Academic eligibility

Class 12 or equivalent level

Year of the qualifying exam

2024 / 2025 / 2026

Class 12th subjects

  • BE/BTech – Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry / Biology / Biotechnology / Technical Vocational Subjects

  • B.Arch – Maths, Physics and Chemistry

  • B.Plan – Maths

Required 12th class percentage

  • BTech in NITs/IIITs/GFTIs – 75% (General) or 65% (SC/ST)

  • B.Arch / B.Plan – 50% aggregate scores

Limit of JEE attempts

Three consecutive years

JEE Main 2026 Important Dates

NTA is expected to release the JEE Main 2026 dates in October 2025, and the official notification will be released soon. Recently, the authorities have issued a notification on October 7, 2025, which states that JEE Main sessions 1 and 2 exams will be held in January and April 2026, respectively. Find below the tentative dates for JEE Main 2026.

JEE Mains Application Form 2026 Important Dates for January Session

Events

Tentative Dates

JEE Main 2026 registration date session 1

October 2025

NTA JEE Mains 2026 registration last date

December 2025

JEE Mains application form correction date 2026

December 2025

City intimation slip

January 2026

Admit Card release date

January 2026

NTA JEE Mains 2026 exam date session 1

Last week of January 2026

JEE Mains 2026 Application Important Dates for April Session

Events

Dates

JEE Main 2026 registration date session 2

First week of February 2026

JEE Mains 2026 registration last date

Last week of February 2026

Application Form Correction Dates

February 2026

JEE Main 2026 Session 2 exam date

First week of April 2026

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Hello,

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.

Even if a student is preparing for JEE or any other competitive exam

Hello,

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

Kindly visit this link to access the question papers : Last 10 Years JEE Main Question Papers with Solutions PDF

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Hello Harika,

Firstly, you cannot prepare for JEE in 8 days if you havent studied before. But still, You can try solving the previous year question papers. Here's a Link for the same

Previous Year Questions

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If you are from General category with 57 percent in 12th then to appear for JEE Advanced you need to be in top percentile of your board as the eligibility for JEE advanced you need at least 75 percent in 12th or in the top 20 percentile of your

Hello aspirant,

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