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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

    Gandubilli UnnatiUpdated on 24 Feb 2026, 05:29 PM IST

    How many students appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2? Candidates can know about how many students appeared for JEE Main 2026 paper 2 in this article. The authority has published the data of the number of students attempted the JEE Main paper 2 exam. As per latest records, Among 64,786 registered students only 45,452 have appeared for paper 2A B.Arch. While in case of B.Planning paper 2, among 32,366 registered candidates, only 21, 067 students have appeared for the exam. The JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam for paper 2 was held on January 29, 2026. The JEE Main 2026 session 2 paper 2 exam will be held between April 2 and 9, 2026. Knowing how many students appeared for the JEE Main exam will help candidates determine their competition.
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    1. How many students appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2?
    2. JEE Main 2026 registration statistics
    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 has released the details regarding how many students appeared for the JEE Main 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.

    JEE Main 2026 registration statistics

    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 Paper 2?
    A:

    NTA releases the official data regarding how many students appeared for JEE Main 2026 Paper 2 after the conclusion of both sessions. According to the latest news, Among 64,786 registered students only 45,452 have appeared for paper 2A B.Arch. While in case of B.Planning paper 2, among 32,366 registered candidates, only 21, 067 students have appeared for the exam.

    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 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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