JEE Main Exam Calendar 2026 - The National Testing Agency has released the JEE Main 2026 exam calendar on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main 2026 exam is being conducted from January 21, 22, 23, 24, to 28, 2026, and January 29 (BArch). The session 2 exam dates are April 2 to 9, 2026. Apart from the test dates, the exam calendar of JEE Mains 2026 includes the application, form correction, city slip, admit card, etc. The authority has activated the JEE Main 2026 admit card for session 1 on January 24, 2026. For more information, JEE Main aspirants are advised to go through this page.
Upcoming- JEE Main 2026 City Intimation Slip
A JEE Main score of 70 (around 70–90 percentile) is usually considered average to low for top NITs and IITs in the General category. It may be below the qualifying cutoff for JEE Advanced and popular branches, but it can be a good starting point for state-level colleges, private universities, or reserved categories (SC, ST, OBC).
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Check the following dates. The table given below is updated with the JEE Main 2026 exam calendar for session 1, as per the official schedule. The authority releases the exam calendar for JEE Main 2026 at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Events | Dates |
|---|---|
JEE Main 2026 exam date for registration | October 31, 2025 |
Session 1 JEE Mains 2026 registration last date | November 27, 2025 |
JEE Main 2026 form correction dates | December 1 and 2, 2025 |
JEE Main City intimation slip 2026 | January 8, 2026 |
JEE Main January 2026 admit card release date | January 17, 2026 (January 21 to 24, 2026) January 24, 2026 (January 28 & 29, 2026) |
JEE Main January 2026 exam date | January 21, 22, 23, 24, to 28, 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 answer key release date | February 2026 |
JEE Main answer key challenge period | February 2026 |
Final JEE Mains 2026 answer key | February 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 session 1 result date | February 12, 2026 |
The table given below consists of the session 2 JEE Main exam calendar 2026. The National Testing Agency has announced the exam date for JEE Main 2026 session 2. The same is given here.
Events | JEE April Dates |
|---|---|
JEE Main 2026 April registration dates | Last week of January 2026 |
JEE Main Form correction date | February 2026 |
Advanced JEE Main city slip date 2026 | Second week of March 2026 |
Session 2 JEE Main 2026 admit card | four before the examination |
JEE Mains 2026 exam date session 2 | April 2 to 09, 2026 |
JEE Main session 2 answer key (provisional) | April 2026 |
Session 2 JEE Main 2026 answer key challenge period | April 2026 |
Final JEE Mains answer key 2026 | April 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 session 2 result date | April 20, 2026 |
What is the JEE Main calendar for BTech? Candidates can check this table for the complete JEE Main exam calendar 2026. Note that the authority will announce further dates through an official notification. The authority conducted the JEE Main 2026 registration session 1 between October 31 to November 27, 2025. The form correction period was between December 1 and 2, 2025. The next event, as per JEE Main BTech exam calendar 2026 is the release of city slip. NTA is expected to upload the city slip for JEE Main 2026 BTech in the first week of January.
Most of the events of NTA JEE Main are common for Paper 1 and Paper 2. The point of difference in JEE Main exam calendar 2026 occurs after the conduction of the exam. Since the JEE Main 2026 paper 1 exam includes an offline test as well, their answer key and result is released later than that of JEE Main BTech exam. Check the following table for comparison of JEE Main session 1 exam calendar.
Events | JEE Main 2026 BTech (Paper 1) | JEE Main 2026 BArch/BPlan (Paper 2) |
|---|---|---|
JEE Main 2026 Information Brochure | October 31, 2025 | October 31, 2025 |
JEE Main 2026 exam calendar for BTech application form | October 31 to November 27, 2025 | October 31 to November 27, 2025 |
JEE Main form correction date 2026 | December 1 and 2, 2025 | December 1 and 2, 2025 |
JEE Main city slip 2026 | January 8, 2026 | January 8, 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 admit card | January 17 (January 21 to 24, 2026) | January 28 & 29, 2026 (January 24, 2026) |
JEE Main exam date 2026 | January 21,22, 23, 24, to 28, 2026 | On a single day between January 29, 2026 |
Provisional JEE Main answer key | First Week of February 2026 | Second Week of February 2026 |
Answer Key challenge dates | First Week of February 2026 | Third week of February 2026 |
JEE Main 2026 final answer key | Second Week of February 2026 | Fourth week of February 2026 |
JEE Main result 2026 date | Second Week of February 2026 | Fourth week of February 2026 |
On which date is the JEE Main 2026 exam?
The JEE Main session 1 exam date is January 21,22, 23, 24, to 28, 2026. Whereas, the JEE Main session 2 exam date is April 2 to 9, 2026 (tentative).
Who will set the JEE Mains in 2026?
JEE Main 2026 paper will be set by NTA.
Who can give JEE Mains in 2026?
Those who completed the 10+2 in 2024, 2025 or 2026 are eligible for JEE Mains in 2026.
Is JEE Main 2 times a year?
Yes, JEE Mains is held 2 times a year.
Is the JEE Main exam calendar 2026 out?
NTA released the JEE Mains exam calendar 2026 for events like the application, form correction, exam and session 2 result.
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JEE Mains 2026 result for session 1 will be declared by February 12. For more details check
Below are the day-wise JEE Main session 1 questions and answers
https://engineering.careers360.com/download/ebooks/jee-main-2026-analysis-january-session
The complete analysis for JEE Main Jan 29 shift 1 exam 2026 will be updated soon at https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-2026-january-29-question-paper-with-solutions-pdf
JEE Main 28 Jan shift 2 exam will end at 6 PM. The complete analysis and memory-based questions will solution will be updated in the below article. Keep checking the page-
Math and Chemistry was difficult and Physics was moderate. The complete analysis is available here- https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-2026-january-28-shift-1-question-paper-with-solutions-pdf
You can also check the memory-based questions and detailed solutions for JEE Main Jan 28 shift 1 paper.
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