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    How many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026?

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    How Many Students Appeared for JEE Mains 2026? - The National Testing Agency has released the number of students who appeared for JEE Main 2026 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. According to the notification, 13,04,653 candidates appeared for session 1, while 13, 55,293 candidates had registered. Candidates can check the complete details regarding the number of students who appeared for JEE Main 2026 session 1 on this page. As per news reports regarding JEE Main 2026 registrations, overall 14.5 Lakh students are expected to appear for the NTA JEE Mains across all sessions. Candidates should take a look at the number of candidates appearing for the JEE Mains 2026 to know the level of competition. The JEE Main 2026 exam conducted from January 21 to 29, 2026.
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    According to subject experts, a score of 250 or above in JEE Main 2026 is generally considered a good score. However, a good score in the exam also depended on factors such as the number of candidates appearing for the exam, the difficulty level of the paper, the cut-off marks, and other related parameters. 

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    How many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2026?
    How many students registered for JEE Mains 2026

    In 2025, the number of registered candidates was 13,11,544 for session 1 and 10,61,840 for session 2. The authority releases details about the number of applicants for JEE Main 2026, the number of students who appeared for the IIT JEE Main 2026, and the number of students who qualify for the entrance test. Read the article for all the complete details on how many students appeared in the JEE Mains exam 2026.

    JEE Main 2026 Session 1 & 2: Statistics

    NTA has released the statistics for the JEE Main exam on the official website. Detailed statistics on the number of students who registered for the JEE Main 2026 exam will be released online along with the results. Information about those who appeared for the JEE Main Jan 21 exam to Jan 24 & Jan 28 exam is given below. The number of candidates who qualified will be released online. Candidates can check the complete statistics for how many students appeared for JEE Mains 2026 sessions 1 & 2 here.

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    Students Appeared for JEE Mains 2026 on January 21 to 28, 2026

    AspectsAll Shifts
    Registered candidates13,55,293
    Candidates Appeared13,04,653
    Attendance (%)96.26%
    Aadhaar Verified Candidates9,96,774
    Aadhaar Verification (%)96.19%
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    The Gender/Category-wise distribution of Candidates Registered for Paper 1 (B.E. / B. Tech.)

    CategoryMaleFemaleTotal
    General3,08,0111,65,6224,73,633
    Gen-EWS1,10,43653,8241,64,260
    OBC-NCL3,47,3641,86,6075,33,971
    SC

    90,767

    46,4401,37,207
    ST30,89815,32446,222
    Total8,87,476

    4,67,817

    13,55,293
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    The Gender-wise/ Category-wise distribution of Candidates Appeared for Paper 1 (B.E. / B.Tech.)

    CategoryMaleFemaleTotal
    General2,95,078
    1,57,747
    4,52,825
    Gen-EWS1,08,054

    52,904

    1,60,958
    OBC-NCL

    3,36,860

    1,80,476

    5,17,336


    SC

    85,904

    43,998
    1,29,902
    ST29,189
    14,443
    43,632
    Total

    8,55,085


    4,49,568

    13,04,653

    JEE Main Previous Year Statistics

    According to the previous year's notification, a total of 12,58,126 candidates appeared for the JEE Main 2025 B.Tech exam in the January session. Of these, 44,144 candidates appeared for B.Arch, and 18,596 candidates appeared for B.Planning. The attendance percentage for B.Arch was 69.54%, while for B.Planning, it was 65.63%. The attendance percentage was 95.93% this year. This year, NTA saw an increase of 89920 JEE Main application forms with over 13,11,544 registrations. The attendance rate for the JEE Main exam stood at 94.4%.

    JEE Main Comparative table (2025 to 2022)

    Candidates can check the table below for the total registered candidates in Session 1 and Session 2 for JEE Main (2022–2025):

    YearSession 1 – Registered CandidatesSession 2 – Registered CandidatesTotal Unique Registered Candidates
    202513,11,54410,61,84015,39,848
    202412,21,62411,79,56914,76,557
    20238,60,0649,31,33411,62,398
    20228,72,9706,22,03410,26,799

    Number of candidates registered and appeared for JEE Main 2025 Paper 1

    Date of ExamPaperRegistered CandidatesAppeared Candidates%age
    22, 23, 24, 28, and 29 January 2025Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech.)13,11,54412,58,13695.93%

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

    CategoryGeneralEWSSCSTOBCTotal
    Female1,67,79045,62742,70413,8331,73,6684,43,622
    Male3,21,41996,15987,55028,7783,34,0148,67,920
    Third Gender100012
    Total4,89,2101,41,7861,30,25442,6115,07,68313,11,544

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

    CategoryGeneralEWSSCSTOBCTotal
    Female1,59,37844,76240,28212,9651,67,4234,24,810
    Male3,06,98093,93782,56326,9943,22,8518,33,325
    Third Gender000011
    Total4,66,3581,38,6991,22,84539,9594,90,27512,58,136

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

    The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2025 Session 1 (January 2025) in 391 Centres in 289 Cities (including 12 cities outside India) for Paper 2 (B. Arch and B. Planning) as per the details given below:

    Date of ExamPaperRegistered CandidatesAppeared Candidates%age
    30 January 2025Paper 2A (B. Arch)63,48144,14469.54%

    Paper 2 B (B. Planning)28,33518,59665.63%

    The Gender/Category-wise distribution of Candidates who Registered for Paper 2 A(B.Arch.)

    CategoryGeneralEWSSCSTOBCTotalPwBD
    Female11,9662,7783,4911,40711,11330,75563
    Male10,9553,8144,2882,14811,52132,726152
    Total22,9216,5927,7793,55522,63463,481215

    The Gender-wise/ Category-wise distribution of Candidates who Appeared for Paper 2A (B.Arch)

    CategoryGeneralEWSSCSTOBCTotalPwBD
    Female8,2962,0762,4029738,06121,80848
    Male7,0112,6782,8361,4008,41122,336112
    Total15,3074,7545,2382,37316,47244,144160

    The Gender/Category-wise distribution of Candidates who Registered for Paper 2B (B. Planning)

    CategoryGeneralEWSSCSTOBCTotalPwBD
    Female4,5551,0161,5986684,50612,34336
    Male5,0142,0532,3209845,62115,99295
    Total9,5693,0693,9181,65210,12728,335131

    The Gender/Category-wise distribution of Candidates who Appeared for Paper 2B (B. Planning)

    CategoryGeneralEWSSCSTOBCTotalPwBD
    Female2,8317941,0264403,0418,13227
    Male2,9021,4961,5095783,97910,46471
    Total5,7332,2902,5351,0187,02018,59698

    Previous Year Comparison of JEE Main Registered and Appeared Candidates for JEE Main 2024

    Candidates can check the complete statistics for how many students appeared for JEE Mains 2024 session 1 and more for the previous years from the table below.

    Number of candidates registered and appeared for JEE Main 2024

    ParticularsDetails

    Number of common candidates registered in both sessions (January/April) of the JEE Main 2024

    9,24,636

    Number of common candidates appeared in both sessions (January/April) of the JEE Main 2024 exam

    8,22,899

    Number of candidates registered in January 2024 Session 1 exam12,21,624
    Number of candidates who appeared in the January 2024 Session 1 exam11,70,048

    Number of candidates registered in the April 2024 exam

    11,79,569

    Number of candidates who appeared in the April Session exam

    10,67,959

    Total number of Unique Candidates Registered in both Sessions (January/April) of the JEE (Main) - 2024 Examination14,76,557
    Total Number of Unique Candidates Appeared in both Sessions (January/April) of the JEE (Main) - 2024 Examination14,15,110

    Number of candidates registered and appeared for JEE Main 2024 paper 2

    ParticularsDetails

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

    99086

    Number of common candidates appeared in all the 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 Examination73362
    Number of candidates appeared in B.Arch (Session 2) for JEE (Main) - 2024 Examination36707

    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

    Category_wise_no_of_candidates_registered_both_sessions

    1728990663138

    Gender-wise distribution of Registered Candidates for JEE Main Session 1

    Category wiseTotal registration

    Male Candidates

    8,24,945

    Female Candidates

    4,06,920

    Third-Gender Candidates

    9

    Gender-wise distribution of Registered Candidates for JEE Main 2024 Session 2

    Category wiseTotal registration

    Male Candidates

    8,06,045

    Female Candidates

    3,73,515

    Third-Gender Candidates

    9

    Category-wise Distribution of Registered Candidates for JEE Main 2024 Session 1

    Category wiseTotal registration
    General4,16,086
    EWS1,54,840
    OBC-NCL4,98,179
    SC1,21,394
    ST41,375

    Category-wise Distribution of Registered Candidates for JEE Main 2024 Session 2

    Category wiseTotal registration
    General4,19,114
    EWS1,42,564
    OBC-NCL4,58,782
    SC1,17,778
    ST41,331

    JEE Main 2024 Paper 1 Distribution of Appeared Candidates

    Day WiseShiftGenderStudents appearedTotal

    ShiftGenderStudents appearedTotal
    January 271Male82371
    122187
    Female39816
    2Male85659
    125272
    Female39613

    January 29
    1Male82589
    122323
    Female39734
    2Male84089
    124848
    Female40759
    January 301Male80761
    121798
    Female41037
    2Male80936
    121028
    Female40092
    January 311Male83389
    125094
    Female41705
    2Male81088
    120917
    Female39829
    February 11Male81237
    121205
    Female39968
    2Male78568
    116952
    Female38384

    JEE Main 2024 Paper 1 Distribution of Appeared Candidates for Session 2

    Session 2ShiftRegistered candidatesStudents appearedPercentage
    April 41118246105288
    89.04
    2118160105795
    89.54
    April 51118255106970
    90.46
    2118161107160
    90.69
    April 61118378107635
    90.92
    2118084107494
    91.03
    April 81117867106992
    90.77
    2117437106952
    91.07
    April 91118169107254
    90.76
    2116812106419
    91.10

    Appeared_candidates

    Appeared_candidates

    How many students appeared for JEE Main 2023- Past Year Analysis

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    IIT JEE Main 2023 Statistics: How many students appeared for JEE Main?

    The National Testing Agency has released the details on the no. of students who appeared in JEE Mains 2023 in both sessions. As per the NTA official notification, the number of students who appeared in JEE Main 2023 in both sessions is 11,13,325.

    The Number of candidates registered and appeared for JEE (Main)-2023 B.E./B.Tech (Paper 1) in both Sessions:-

    Number of common candidates Registered in both sessions (January/April) of JEE (Main) – 2023 Exam

    629000

    Number of common candidates who Appeared in both sessions (January/April) of JEE (Main) - 2023 Exam

    594013

    Number of candidates registered in January 2023 (Session 1) Examination

    860064

    Number of candidates appeared in January 2023 (Session 1) Examination

    823967

    Number of candidates registered in April 2023 (Session 2) Examination

    931334

    Number of candidates appeared in April 2023 (Session 2) Examination

    883367

    Total Number of unique candidates Registered in both Sessions (January/April) of JEE (Main) - 2023 Exam

    1162398

    Total Number of Unique Candidates Appeared in both Sessions (January/April) of JEE (Main) - 2023 Exam

    1113325

    Gender/Category wise distribution of candidates Registered in both Sessions:-

    Gender

    General

    Gen-EWS

    OBC- NCL

    SC

    ST

    PwD

    Total

    Female

    139417

    35397

    136172

    33198

    12709

    652

    357545

    Male

    303169

    86919

    303919

    80254

    28050

    2537

    804848

    Third Gender

    2

    1

    2

    0

    0

    0

    5

    Total

    442588

    122317

    440093

    113452

    40759

    3189

    1162398

    Gender/Category wise distribution of candidates Appeared in both Sessions:-

    Gender

    General

    Gen-EWS

    OBC- NCL

    SC

    ST

    PwD

    Total

    Female

    132176

    34798

    129190

    30677

    11503

    619

    338963

    Male

    290936

    85696

    293488

    75658

    26154

    2427

    774359

    Third

    Gender

    0

    1

    2

    0

    0

    0

    3

    Total

    423112

    120495

    422680

    106335

    37657

    3046

    1113325

    Total students appeared in JEE Mains 2023 (January)

    ParticularDetails

    Total number of students applied for JEE Main 2023 January session

    Paper 1 - 8.6 lakh

    Paper 2 - 0.46 Lakh

    Number of females registered for JEE Main 2023 exam session 1

    Paper 1 - 2.6 lakh

    Paper 2 - 21 K

    Number of males registered for NTA JEE Main 2023 session 1

    Paper 1 - 6 Lakh

    Paper 2 - 25 K

    Total number of students who appeared for JEE Main Jan session

    8.22 Lakh

    Total percentage of candidates appeared

    95.79 %

    JEE_mains_students_registration

    candidates_registered

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    NTA JEE Main 2022: How many students appeared in JEE Mains?

    Based on the official notification released by NTA, the number of students who appeared in JEE Main 2022 in both sessions was 1026799. Candidates can check the below table to know detailed information on the no of aspirants who appeared in JEE Main.

    Number of candidates appeared in JEE Main 2022

    ParticularsDetails

    Number of common candidates Registered in both sessions (June/July) of JEE (Main) - 2022 Examination.

    468205

    Number of common candidates Appeared in both sessions (June/July) of JEE(Main) - 2022 Examination.

    404256

    Number of candidates registered in June 2022 (Session 1) Examination

    872970

    Number of candidates appeared in June 2022 (Session 1) Examination

    769604

    Number of candidates registered in July 2022 (Session 2) Examination

    622034

    Number of candidates appeared in July 2022 (Session 2) Examination

    540242

    Total Number of unique candidates Registered in both Sessions (June/July) of JEE (Main) - 2022 Examination.

    1026799

    Total Number of unique candidates Appeared in both Sessions (June/July) of JEE (Main) - 2022 Examination.

    905590

    Total Number of unique candidates Appeared in both Sessions (June/July) of JEE (Main) - 2022 Examination.


    How many students appeared for JEE Main 2022: Gender/Category wise distribution of Registered candidates:-

    Gender General GenGeneralEWSOBCSCSTPWDTotal

    Male

    302486

    63372

    261837

    72825

    26858

    2259

    727378

    Female

    128746

    24712

    107837

    27260

    10862

    545

    299417

    Third Gender

    1

    1

    2




    4

    Total

    431233

    88085

    369676

    100085

    37720

    2804

    1026799

    How many students appeared for JEE Mains 2022: Gender/Category wise distribution of candidates Appeared in both Sessions:-

    Gender General GenGeneralEWSOBCSCSTPWDTotal

    Male

    267982

    60052

    234798

    63125

    22598

    2009

    648555

    Female

    110224

    22990

    92411

    22813

    8593

    471

    257031

    Third Gender

    1

    1

    2




    4

    Total

    378207

    83043

    327211

    85938

    31191

    2480

    905590

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: How many candidates appear in JEE Mains?
    A:

    The number of candidates who appeared for JEE Main Session 1 in 2026 is 13,04,653, according to the official data released by the National Testing Agency. The exam for Session 1 took place from January 21 to 28, 2026.

    Q: How many students appeared for JEE Mains 2025?
    A:

    As per a press release by NTA, 13,11,544 candidates have appeared for the JEE Man 2025 January session exam

    Q: How many students appeared for JEE Mains 2021?
    A:

    As per the official notification by NTA, a total of 2,52,954 students appeared for JEE Main 2021. Refer to the table below for detailed information on the number of aspirants who participated in the exam.

    Q: How many students appeared for JEE Mains 2022?
    A:

    For JEE Main 2022, 10,26,799 unique students registered, and 9,05,590 unique students appeared for the exam.

    Q: How many students appeared for JEE Mains 2023?
    A:

    According to the National Testing Agency, a total of 11,13,325 students appeared in both sessions of JEE Main 2023, as mentioned in the official notification.

    Q: How many students appeared for JEE Mains 2024?
    A:

    In 2024, a total of 12,21,624 students appeared across both sessions of the JEE Main examination.

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