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    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 April Session? Check Total Candidates

    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 April Session? Check Total Candidates

    RanjeetaUpdated on 22 Apr 2026, 09:24 AM IST

    The National Testing Agency has completed the JEE Main April session exam. The number of students who have participated in the April session exam has been updated here. A total of 11.23 lakh students participated in the JEE Main 2026 April session. For paper 1, around 11.06 lakh students registered and for paper 2, around 54,953 students registered in India. Further, for the January session, a total of 13,04,653 candidates appeared for the exam. A total of 13,55,293 candidates had registered for the JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam. Read the article for more details on the number of students appearing for the JEE Main 2026 for the session 2 exam.

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    1. How Many Students Appeared for JEE Mains 2026 April Session?
    2. How Many Students are Registered for the JEE Mains 2026 April?
    3. Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 January Session
    4. Students Appearing for JEE Main Exam Over the Years
    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 April Session? Check Total Candidates
    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 April Session

    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Mains 2026 April Session?

    JEE Mains Session 2 concluded on April 8, 2026. The total count of students appearing has been declared. The same numbers have been updated in the table below. Candidates can check the number of students who appeared in the JEE Main April 2026 session.

    JEE Main April Session Student Counts- India

    Aspects

    All Shifts

    Registered candidates

    Ppaer 1- 11.06 lakh

    Paper 2 - 54,953

    Candidates Appeared

    11.23 Lakh

    Attendance (%)

    Paper 1- 93%

    Paper 2- 73%

    Aadhaar Verified Candidates

    To be Notified

    Aadhaar Verification (%)

    97%

    PwD Candidates

    To be Notified

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    How Many Students are Registered for the JEE Mains 2026 April?

    The total number of students registered for JEE Main 2026 April session was 1,165,452. Around 11.06 lakh domestically and 4,229 internationally registered for the BTech paper. And for the BArch, 54,953 students registered domestically and 270 internationally.

    Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026 January Session

    The National Testing Agency conducted the JEE Main 2026 January session from January 21 to 29, 2026. As per the report released by NTA, a total of 13,04,653 students appeared altogether for the session 1 exam for BTech. Check the statistics for the JEE Main 2026 session 1 exam.

    Students appeared for JEE Mains 2026 from January 21 to 28, 2026

    Aspects

    All Shifts

    Registered candidates

    13,55,293

    Candidates Appeared

    13,04,653

    Attendance (%)

    96.26%

    Aadhaar Verified Candidates

    9,96,774

    Aadhaar Verification (%)

    96.19%

    PwD Candidates

    4314

    Related- Total Number of JEE Main 2026 Registrations

    The Gender/Category-wise distribution of Candidates Registered for Paper 1 (B.E. / B. Tech.)

    Category

    Male

    Female

    Total

    General

    3,08,011

    1,65,622

    4,73,633

    Gen-EWS

    1,10,436

    53,824

    1,64,260

    OBC-NCL

    3,47,364

    1,86,607

    5,33,971

    SC

    90,767

    46,440

    1,37,207

    ST

    30,898

    15,324

    46,222

    Total

    8,87,476

    4,67,817

    13,55,293

    The Gender-wise/ Category-wise distribution of Candidates Appeared for Paper 1 (B.E. / B.Tech.)

    Category

    Male

    Female

    Total

    General

    2,95,078

    1,57,747

    4,52,825

    Gen-EWS

    1,08,054

    52,904

    1,60,958

    OBC-NCL

    3,36,860

    1,80,476

    5,17,336

    SC

    85,904

    43,998

    1,29,902

    ST

    29,189

    14,443

    43,632

    Total

    8,55,085

    4,49,568

    13,04,65

    Students Appearing for JEE Main Exam Over the Years

    Here, candidates can check the total number of students who have appeared for the JEE Main from 2025 to 2022. Further, candidates can also check the total registration count from 2022 to 2025.

    Year

    Registered Students

    Appeared Students

    2025

    15,39,848

    14,15,110

    2024

    1162398

    1113325

    2023

    11,62,398

    8.22 Lakh session 1

    2022

    1026799

    905590

    JEE Main Registration Counts Over the Years

    Year

    Session 1 – Registered Candidates

    Session 2 – Registered Candidates

    Total Unique Registered Candidates

    2025

    13,11,544

    10,61,840

    15,39,848

    2024

    12,21,624

    11,79,569

    14,76,557

    2023

    8,60,064

    9,31,334

    11,62,398

    2022

    8,72,970

    6,22,034

    10,26,799

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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

    A total of 11.23 lakh students appeared for the JEE Main 2026 April session exam.

    Q: How many students are registered for the JEE Mains 2026 session 2 Btech paper?
    A:

    For the JEE Main April session, a total of 11.06 lakh students registered for paper 1 in  India. 

    Q: How many SC candidates appeared in JEE Mains April 2026?
    A:

    The exact number of SC candidates appearing in the JEE Main session 2 exam will be released soon. 

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