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    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 B.Arch & B.Planning? Official Stats

    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 B.Arch & B.Planning? Official Stats

    Team Careers360Updated on 25 Apr 2026, 09:07 PM IST

    How many students appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2? The National Testing Agency will release the number of students who appeared for JEE Main 2026 paper 2 session 2 online. Candidates can check the number of students who appeared for JEE Main 2026 session 2 paper along with the session 2 results. As per the session 1 data, 64,786 students registered for the JEE Main 2026 Paper 2A (B.Arch) exam, of which 45,452 appeared. In the case of B.Planning paper 2, out of 32,366 registered candidates, only 21, 067 students have appeared for the exam. The JEE Main 2026 session 2 exam was conducted on April 7, for paper 2. Knowing how many students appeared for the JEE Main exam will help candidates determine their competition.
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    This Story also Contains

    1. How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2?
    2. JEE Main 2026 registration statistics- January Session
    3. JEE Main 2025 Registration Statistics
    4. Number of Candidates Registered and Appeared for JEE Main 2024 Paper 2
    5. Total students appeared in JEE Mains 2023 (January)
    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 B.Arch & B.Planning? Official Stats
    How many students appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2?

    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2?

    NTA will release the details regarding how many students appeared for the JEE Main 2026 session 2 paper 2 on the official portal. The JEE Main 2026 paper 2 will be conducted in 2 sessions. Check below about how many students appeared for the JEE Main 2026 B.Arch/B. Planning for both sessions combined.

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    JEE Main 2026 registration statistics- January Session

    PaperRegistered CandidatesAppeared Candidates%age

    Paper 2A (B. Arch)

    64,786

    45,452

    70.16%

    Paper 2 B (B. Planning)

    32,366

    21,067

    65.09%

    JEE Main 2025 Registration Statistics

    Number of candidates registered and appeared for JEE Main 2025 Paper 2

    PaperRegistered CandidatesAppeared Candidates%age

    Paper 2A (B. Arch)

    63,481

    44,144

    69.54%

    Paper 2 B (B. Planning)

    28,335

    18,596

    65.63%

    Number of Candidates Registered and Appeared for JEE Main 2024 Paper 2

    JEE StatisticsNumber of Candidates

    Number of common candidates registered in two (January/April) Sessions of JEE (Main) - 2024 for Paper 2.

    99086

    Number of common candidates appeared in two (January/April) Sessions of JEE (Main) - 2024 for Paper 2

    71009

    Number of candidates registered in B.Arch (Session 2) for JEE (Main) - 2024 Examination

    73362

    Number of candidates appeared in B.Arch (Session 2) for JEE (Main) - 2024 Examination

    36707

    Number of candidates registered in B.Planning (Session 2) for JEE (Main) – 2024 Examination

    38105

    Number of candidates appeared in B.Planning (Session 2) for JEE (Main) – 2024 Examination

    16228

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    Total students appeared in JEE Mains 2023 (January)

    ParticularDetails

    Total number of students who applied for JEE Main 2023 January session

    0.46 Lakh

    Number of females registered for the JEE Main 2023 exam session 1

    21,000

    Number of males registered for NTA JEE Main 2023 session 1

    25,000

    Why is knowing the number of students who appeared for JEE Main 2026 paper 2 important?

    NTA releases the JEE Main 2026 result in the form of a percentile. The JEE Main 2026 percentile is the relative performance of a candidate compared to the performance of the other candidates, i.e, indicating the percentage of candidates who scored equal to or below the candidate in that particular session. NTA uses a normalisation formula to determine the NTA JEE Main 2026 score. As NTA relies on the number of students who attempted the JEE Main 2026 paper 2 exam, candidates can estimate their NTA percentile by knowing this data.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many students appeared for JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper 2?
    A:

    The authority will release the number of students who appeared for JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper 2 online.

    Q: When will NTA release JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 appeared candidates' data?
    A:

    Yes, NTA will release data about the number of students who appeared for the JEE Main 2026 paper 2 session 2 on the official website.

    Q: How many students appeared for JEE Main Paper 2 last year?
    A:

    In JEE Main 2025, around 62,800 candidates appeared for the B.Arch and B.Planning exams together.

    Q: Will the number of candidates be the same for B.Arch and B.Planning?
    A:

    No. The number of candidates differs for both papers. B.Arch (Paper 2A) usually has a higher number of students compared to B.Planning (Paper 2B).

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    With an SC rank of 40,604, you have no chance of securing admission into top-tier institutes like NIT Surathkal, NIT Calicut, or IIT Calicut. However, you have excellent chances of admission to IIITDM Kancheepuram and NIT Dharwad for core branches.

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    Hello Dear Student,

    With an OBC-NCL category rank of 16,007 in JEE Main, you have a good chance of securing admission to several IIITs, NITs, and GFTIs through JoSAA and CSAB counselling.

    Based on previous years' cutoff trends, some institutes where you may have admission opportunities include:

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    Hello Dear Student,
    With 47.66 percentile in JEE Main , if you are from the General category , getting CSE/AI-ML in NITs, IIITs, or top government colleges is extremely unlikely. Your best options are private universities and some state-level colleges through counseling. At this percentile, your rank is likely above

    Hello Dear Student,

    if you're a female candidate from Haryana with around 86 percentile in JEE Main .

    • J.C. Bose University (YMCA), Faridabad is one of the strongest government engineering options in Haryana and admissions are conducted through HSTES counselling based on JEE Main ranks.
    • DCRUST Murthal and UIET Kurukshetra

    Hello Dear Student,
    Yes, with an SC category rank of 31,370, you have a very strong chance of getting admission to IIITDM Kancheepuram. While highly demanding branches like Computer Science and Engineering may close earlier (around 3,400 - 92,000 depending on the round), your rank is highly competitive for other